# Taknyu Village, Chingmei, Tuensang (Nagaland) – PIN Code

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Village · Chingmei, Tuensang 

# Taknyu

Taknyu is a village in Chingmei sub-district of Tuensang district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **309 people in 60 households**, the 5th largest of 6 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 41.9%, below the sub-district's rural average of 63.2%.

- 309people (2011)
- 60households
- 41.9%literacy
- 919females per 1,000 males

## Taknyu PIN code and other codes

Taknyu falls in Chingmei sub-district, Tuensang district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockNoklak
- Census village code267972

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

## How far is Taknyu from nearby towns?

- Chingmei (sub-district HQ)24 km by road
- Tuensang (district HQ)56 km by road
- Tuensang (nearest town)56 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 Taknyu?

5 services counted by the Census are inside Taknyu; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt · 1 private
- ●ASHA health workerIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school10+ km · Tuensang
- ○Degree college10+ km · Tuensang
- ○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 watertreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)5 h summer · 7 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 Taknyu known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and millet**. Products made here include hand loom, carpentry and bamboo craft. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Taknyu

Of every 100 households in Taknyu in 2011, 1 had electricity, 88 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 0 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Taknyu · ■ Chingmei rural average

Electricity for lighting ****1%**

**50%

Toilet within the home ****88%**

**43%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**53%

Tap water ****100%**

**97%

Drinking water within premises ****43%**

**18%

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

**0%

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

**100%

Use banking services ****0%**

**0%

Television ****0%**

**9%

Mobile phone ****0%**

**12%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**0%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**1%

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

**0%

None of these assets ****74%**

**76%

Own their home ****98%**

**92%

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 Taknyu?

■ Taknyu · ■ Chingmei rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****41.9%**

**63.2%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****919**

**945

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****615**

**971

Working population ****68.9%**

**50.0%

### Women and men

Literacy is 48.4% for men and 35.5% for women. 69% of men and 69% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 102 (48%) · **■** Farm labourers 2 (1%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 10 (5%) · **■** Marginal 98 (46%)

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 Chingmei

- Chingmei1,685 people
- Chendang Saddle801 people
- Waoshu512 people
- Yimpang387 people
- Chingmei Hq.172 people

[All 6 villages in Chingmei](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/tuensang/chingmei/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Taknyu from Tuensang?56 km by road
- What is the population of Taknyu?309 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Taknyu in?Tuensang district (Chingmei sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Taknyu?41.9% (Census 2011)