# Zipu Village, Phokhungri, Phek (Nagaland) – PIN Code, Facilities & Population

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Village · Phokhungri, Phek 

# Zipu

Zipu is a village in Phokhungri sub-district of Phek district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **387 people in 104 households**, the 5th largest of 11 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 46.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 61.2%.

- 387people (2011)
- 104households
- 46.9%literacy
- 1,005females per 1,000 males

## Zipu PIN code and other codes

Zipu falls in Phokhungri sub-district, Phek district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockMeluri
- Census village code267837

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

## How far is Zipu from nearby towns?

- Phokhungri (sub-district HQ)45 km by road
- Phek (district HQ)137 km by road
- Phek Town (nearest town)137 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 Zipu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Zipu; 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
- ●Polling stationIn 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)5 h summer · 4 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 Zipu known for?

The main crops are **maize, cabbage and maize**. Products made here include bamboo baskets and earthen pot. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Zipu

Of every 100 households in Zipu in 2011, 87 had electricity, 25 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 68 had a mobile phone, 1 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Zipu · ■ Phokhungri rural average

Electricity for lighting ****87%**

**93%

Toilet within the home ****25%**

**82%

No toilet (open defecation) ****75%**

**18%

Tap water ****99%**

**99%

Drinking water within premises ****3%**

**16%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****13%**

**22%

Television ****13%**

**16%

Mobile phone ****68%**

**50%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****1%**

**1%

Car / jeep / van ****0%**

**1%

None of these assets ****31%**

**38%

Own their home ****66%**

**87%

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 Zipu?

■ Zipu · ■ Phokhungri rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****46.9%**

**61.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1005**

**954

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****906**

**1036

Working population ****53.0%**

**47.6%

### Women and men

Literacy is 67.1% for men and 27.3% for women. 53% of men and 53% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

******

**■** Cultivators 175 (85%) · **■** Other work 18 (9%) · **■** Marginal 12 (6%)

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 Phokhungri

- Phokhungri Vill.629 people
- Sutsu485 people
- Laruri472 people
- New Thewati457 people
- Phokhungri Hq259 people
- Mokie214 people
- Washelo200 people
- Old Thewati187 people

[All 11 villages in Phokhungri](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/phek/phokhungri/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Zipu from Phek?137 km by road
- What is the population of Zipu?387 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Zipu in?Phek district (Phokhungri sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Zipu?46.9% (Census 2011)