# Nikuto Village, Zunheboto Sadar, Zunheboto (Nagaland)

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Village · Zunheboto Sadar, Zunheboto 

# Nikuto

Nikuto is a village in Zunheboto Sadar sub-district of Zunheboto district, Nagaland. The 2011 Census counted **265 people in 47 households**, the 21st largest of 23 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 59.1%, below the sub-district's rural average of 77.7%.

- 265people (2011)
- 47households
- 59.1%literacy
- 1,103females per 1,000 males

## Nikuto PIN code and other codes

Nikuto falls in Zunheboto Sadar sub-district, Zunheboto district, Nagaland.

- Community development blockSatakha
- Census village code267310

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

## How far is Nikuto from nearby towns?

- Zunheboto Sadar (sub-district HQ)9 km by road
- Zunheboto (district HQ)9 km by road
- Zunheboto (nearest town)9 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 Nikuto?

6 services counted by the Census are inside Nikuto; the rest show the distance to the nearest one.

### In the village

- ●Primary schoolIn village · 1 govt
- ●Mobile phone coverageIn village
- ●Anganwadi centreIn village
- ●Community centreIn village
- ●Sports fieldIn village
- ●Polling stationIn village

### Nearest outside

- ○Senior secondary school5–10 km · Zunheboto
- ○Degree college5–10 km · Zunheboto
- ○ITI / vocational school10+ km · Mokokchung
- ○Primary health centre5–10 km
- ○Allopathic hospital5–10 km
- ○Dispensary5–10 km
- ○Post office5–10 km
- ○Public bus service5–10 km
- ○Railway station10+ km
- ○ATM5–10 km
- ○Commercial bank5–10 km
- ○Ration (PDS) shop5–10 km
- ○Mandi / regular market5–10 km
- ○Public library5–10 km

### Water and power

- Drinking wateruntreated tap water and tanks / ponds
- Electricity (2011)12 h summer · 16 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 Nikuto known for?

The main crops are **paddy, maize and ginger**. Products made here include traditional shawls. 

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

## Homes and amenities in Nikuto

Of every 100 households in Nikuto in 2011, 100 had electricity, 71 a toilet at home and 0 cooked with LPG; 22 had a mobile phone, 0 a two-wheeler and 0 a car.

■ Nikuto · ■ Zunheboto Sadar rural average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**96%

Toilet within the home ****71%**

**88%

No toilet (open defecation) ****29%**

**10%

Tap water ****100%**

**81%

Drinking water within premises ****44%**

**9%

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

**1%

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

**98%

Use banking services ****7%**

**15%

Television ****10%**

**23%

Mobile phone ****22%**

**32%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****0%**

**3%

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

**6%

None of these assets ****73%**

**49%

Own their home ****78%**

**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 Nikuto?

■ Nikuto · ■ Zunheboto Sadar rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****59.1%**

**77.7%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1103**

**1013

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****957**

**908

Working population ****47.2%**

**62.8%

### Women and men

Literacy is 62.1% for men and 56.4% for women. 47% of men and 47% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

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**■** Cultivators 58 (46%) · **■** Farm labourers 13 (10%) · **■** Household industry 2 (2%) · **■** Other work 5 (4%) · **■** Marginal 47 (38%)

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 Zunheboto Sadar

- Natha466 people
- Shotomi407 people
- Kawoto381 people
- New Land291 people
- Hekiye130 people
- Kheshepu91 people

[All 23 villages in Zunheboto Sadar](https://wherepedia.org/india/nagaland/zunheboto/zunheboto-sadar/villages/)

## Quick answers

- How far is Nikuto from Zunheboto?9 km by road
- What is the population of Nikuto?265 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Nikuto in?Zunheboto district (Zunheboto Sadar sub-district), Nagaland
- What is the literacy rate of Nikuto?59.1% (Census 2011)