# Akhen Village, Meluri, Phek (Nagaland) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Meluri, Phek 

# Akhen

Akhen is a village in Meluri sub-district of Phek district, Nagaland, PIN code **797114**. The 2011 Census counted **128 people in 23 households**, the 12th largest of 13 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 63.1%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 61.4%.

- 128people (2011)
- 23households
- 63.1%literacy
- 797114PIN code

## Akhen PIN code and other codes

**The PIN code of Akhen is 797114.** Akhen falls in Meluri sub-district, Phek district, Nagaland.

- PIN code797114
- Community development blockMeluri
- Census village code267821

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## How far is Akhen from nearby towns?

- Meluri (sub-district HQ)59 km by road
- Phek (district HQ)125 km by road
- Phek Town (nearest town)125 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What facilities are there in Akhen?

4 services counted by the Census are inside Akhen; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●ASHA health workerIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Phek
- ○Degree college10+ km · Phek
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Kohima
- ○Primary health centre10+ km
- ○Allopathic hospital10+ km
- ○Dispensary10+ km
- ○Post office10+ km
- ○Public bus service10+ km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM10+ km
- ○Commercial bank10+ km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop10+ km
- ○Mandi / regular market10+ km
- ○Public library10+ km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water
- Electricity (2011)18 h summer · 13 h winter

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

Surveyed for the 2011 Census; facilities may have changed.

## What is Akhen known for?

The main crops are **paddy, millet and yam**. Products made here include wooden craft and dao handle. 

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – village directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Akhen

Of every 100 households in Akhen in 2011, 91 had electricity, 56 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 48 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 4 a car.

■ Akhen · ■ Meluri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****91%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****56%**

**67%

No toilet (open defecation) ****44%**

**28%

Tap water ****100%**

**42%

Drinking water within premises ****100%**

**7%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****0%**

**2%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****100%**

**97%

Use banking services ****26%**

**35%

Television ****9%**

**21%

Mobile phone ****48%**

**49%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**2%

Car / jeep / van ****4%**

**3%

None of these assets ****48%**

**44%

Own their home ****96%**

**70%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Akhen?

■ Akhen · ■ Meluri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****63.1%**

**61.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1032**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****1778**

**971

Working population ****53.1%**

**39.1%

### Women and men

Literacy is 72.2% for men and 53.1% for women. 52% of men and 54% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

********

**■** Cultivators 33 (49%) · **■** Farm labourers 3 (4%) · **■** Other work 4 (6%) · **■** Marginal 28 (41%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Meluri

- Mollen430 people
- Khumiasu407 people
- New Akhegwo305 people
- Kukhegwo288 people
- Akhegwo Junction113 people

[All 13 villages in Meluri](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/phek/meluri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the PIN code of Akhen?797114
- How far is Akhen from Phek?125 km by road
- What is the population of Akhen?128 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Akhen in?Phek district (Meluri sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Akhen?63.1% (Census 2011)