Indian Village Directory

Nagaland (NL) Village Directory

The Nagaland (NL) village directory brings together 1,428 Census 2011 village records from 11 districts and 114 sub-districts. It helps you find villages by district, sub-district, Census village code, population, households, area and nearest-town details. Across these records, Nagaland has 1,400 inhabited villages, 28 uninhabited village entries, 1,407,536 people, 254,168 households and 101,253 hectares of recorded village area. For quick comparison, Dimapur has the highest number of village records; Mon has the largest listed village population; nearest-town names are reported for 44 local references. The facility summary adds local context: primary school is reported for 1,400 villages, mobile coverage is reported for 1,276 villages, all-weather road is reported for 706 villages. The village figures are prepared from Census 2011 and District Census Handbook (DCHB) records published under the Registrar General of India, Government of India; postal context is available for 403 post offices and 46 PIN codes; banking context uses Reserve Bank of India (RBI) ATM, Cash Deposit Machine (CDM) and Cash Recycler Machine (CRM) access records.

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Quick answer: Nagaland has 1,428 Census 2011 village records in this directory, organised across 11 districts and 114 sub-districts. The page also compares population, households, area, facilities, postal references and bank service context where available.

Districts11

Local Admin Units114

Villages1,428

Population1,407,536

Households254,168

Key Facts

Village Records: 1,428 Census 2011 village records
Districts Covered: 11
Sub-districts: 114
Inhabited Villages: 1,400
Listed Population: 1,407,536
Households: 254,168
Recorded Village Area: 101,253 hectares
Most Village Records: Dimapur (222 villages)
Largest Listed Population: Mon (215,816 people)

District-wise Village List

Nagaland's district table compares 11 districts by village count, Census code, population, households and recorded area. Dimapur has the most village records with 222 entries. Mon has the largest listed village population at 215,816 people. Zunheboto has the highest recorded village area in this directory.

District-wise Village List
District	Census Code	Villages	Village Share	Inhabited %	Population	Population Share	Avg Pop / Village	Households	Area (ha)	Area Share	Pop / sq km	Largest Village	Official Site
Dimapur	265	222	16%	99%	180,942	13%	815	36,505	11,303	11%	1,600.8	Chekiye	Official Site
Kiphire	269	96	6.7%	94%	57,517	4.1%	599	11,662	0	0%	—	Pungro Hq	Official Site
Kohima	270	105	7.4%	100%	146,900	10%	1,399	27,636	4,500	4.4%	3,264.4	Tesophenyu	Official Site
Longleng	268	49	3.4%	100%	42,871	3%	875	10,295	0	0%	—	Yachem	Official Site
Mokokchung	262	108	7.6%	99%	138,897	9.9%	1,286	29,960	0	0%	—	Ungma	Official Site
Mon	261	131	9.2%	100%	215,816	15%	1,647	35,822	0	0%	—	Monyakshu Village	Official Site
Peren	271	112	7.8%	91%	81,429	5.8%	727	15,615	0	0%	—	Samzuram	Official Site
Phek	266	117	8.2%	100%	138,843	9.9%	1,187	8,259	0	0%	—	Kikruma	Official Site
Tuensang	267	144	10%	96%	159,822	11%	1,11	29,782	0	0%	—	Tuensang Village	Official Site
Wokha	264	153	11%	99%	131,339	9.3%	858	25,618	23,405	23%	561.2	Pangti	Official Site
Zunheboto	263	191	13%	100%	113,160	8%	592	23,014	62,045.10	61%	182.4	Lazami	Official Site

Districts with the most village records

The ranking shows where village records are most concentrated in Nagaland. Dimapur, Zunheboto and Wokha appear near the top by village count, so they are useful starting points for district-wise village search and local comparison.

Top Districts by Village Count
Rank	District	Villages	Village Share	Population	Population Share	Area (ha)	Area Share
1	Dimapur	222	16%	180,942	13%	11,303	11%
2	Zunheboto	191	13%	113,160	8%	62,045.10	61%
3	Wokha	153	11%	131,339	9.3%	23,405	23%
4	Tuensang	144	10%	159,822	11%	0	0%
5	Mon	131	9.2%	215,816	15%	0	0%
6	Phek	117	8.2%	138,843	9.9%	0	0%
7	Peren	112	7.8%	81,429	5.8%	0	0%
8	Mokokchung	108	7.6%	138,897	9.9%	0	0%
9	Kohima	105	7.4%	146,900	10%	4,500	4.4%
10	Kiphire	96	6.7%	57,517	4.1%	0	0%

Largest Villages by Population

This table lists the most populated villages in Nagaland based on Census 2011 village records. Tesophenyu is the largest listed village by population here, with 11,116 people and 1,836 households.

Largest Villages by Population
Rank	Village	Population	State Pop Share	Households	Avg Household Size	Pop / sq km	Nearest Town	Town Distance km
1	Tesophenyu	11,116	0.8%	1,836	6.1	—	Tseminyu	13.0
2	Ungma	9,443	0.7%	2,294	4.1	—	Mokokchung	3.0
3	Tuensang Village	8,974	0.6%	1,513	5.9	—	Tuensang	5.0
4	Pangti	7,825	0.6%	1,209	6.5	—	Wokha	50.0
5	Noklak Hq	7,674	0.5%	1,384	5.5	—	Tuensang	56.0
6	Lakhuti	7,614	0.5%	1,077	7.1	—	Wokha	52.0
7	Viswema	7,417	0.5%	1,369	5.4	—	Kohima	21.0
8	Kikruma	7,298	0.5%	12	608.2	—	Pfutsero Town	12.0
9	Phusachodu	7,275	0.5%	8	909.4	—	Pfutsero	8.0
10	Chekiye	7,250	0.5%	1,293	5.6	—	Chumukedima	7.0

Largest Villages by Area

This table compares villages with the largest recorded geographical area in Nagaland. Kiyekhu has the largest listed area here at 9,025 hectares.

Largest Villages by Area
Rank	Village	Area (ha)	State Area Share	Population	Pop / sq km	Households	Households / ha	Nearest Town	Town Distance km
1	Kiyekhu	9,025	8.9%	611	6.8	132	0.01	Zunheboto	33.0
2	Chanaka	7,700	7.6%	82	1.1	27	0	Wokha	80.0
3	Hozhukhe	6,540	6.5%	1,460	22.3	289	0.04	Dimapur	40.0
4	Zukeshe	6,500	6.4%	355	5.5	66	0.01	Wokha	90.0
5	Khrimtomi	6,100	6%	581	9.5	131	0.02	Zunheboto	41.0
6	Ralan (New)	5,000	4.9%	402	8	107	0.02	Dimapur	60.0
7	Chiedema	4,500	4.4%	1,820	40.4	390	0.09	Kohima	8.0
8	Chandalashung (Old)	4,000	4%	231	5.8	80	0.02	Dimapur	64.0
9	Lazami	3,443	3.4%	2,936	85.3	654	0.19	Tseminyu	18.0
10	Khehoyi	2,900	2.9%	834	28.8	155	0.05	Dimapur	30.0

Post Offices and PIN Codes in Nagaland

This section gives a state-level postal summary from the available post office dataset.

The postal summary adds PIN code and India Post context for Nagaland. It includes 403 post offices, 46 PIN codes, 398 delivery offices and 357 branch offices. Use this for address reference, then verify important postal details with India Post.

Please verify important address details with India Post before using PIN or post office information for postal, legal, banking or official work.

Post Offices / 100 Villages28.2

PIN Codes / 100 Villages3.2

Delivery Office %99%

Branch Office %89%

Coordinate Coverage %99%

Post Offices: 403
Unique PIN Codes: 46
Delivery Offices: 398
Non-delivery Offices: 5
Head Offices: 1
Sub Offices: 45
Branch Offices: 357

District-wise Postal Summary

District-wise post office and PIN code summary
Postal District	Post Offices	Unique PIN Codes	Delivery Offices	Branch Offices
Dimapur	51	8	46	43
Kiphire	21	1	21	20
Kohima	50	12	50	38
Longleng	11	1	11	10
Mokokchung	53	8	53	45
Mon	32	4	32	28
Noklak	9	1	9	9
Peren	25	6	25	23
Phek	39	4	39	35
Tuensang	41	4	41	39
Wokha	29	4	29	27
Zunheboto	42	6	42	40

Top PIN codes by post office count
PIN Code	Post Offices
798612	33
798620	33
797111	23
798611	21
798601	16
797107	15
797109	15
797112	13
797110	13
798603	12
798604	12
797106	11
798628	11
798625	11
797115	10
797104	10
798621	10
798618	9
797003	8
797114	8

Office Type Summary

Post office type summary
Office Type	Post Offices
Head Office	1
Sub Office	45
Branch Office	357

ATM, CDM and CRM Access in Nagaland

The banking section summarises Reserve Bank of India (RBI) access records for Nagaland. It includes 354 ATM, Cash Deposit Machine (CDM) and Cash Recycler Machine (CRM) records, 22 banks and 35 PIN codes. These records are useful for local banking access checks, but they do not prove that a facility is inside a village. Verify the current address, service status and timings with the bank before visiting.

Please verify with the bank before visiting any ATM, CDM or CRM location, including the current address, service status and timings.

Records / 100 Villages24.8

ATM Share77%

CDM Share0%

CRM Share23%

Records / Bank16.1

ATM/CDM/CRM Records: 354
ATMs: 272
CRMs: 82
Banks: 22
PINs: 35

Device Type Summary

ATM, CDM and CRM device type summary
Device Type	Records	Share
ATM	272	77%
CRM	82	23%

Top Banks in This Area

Top banks by ATM/CDM/CRM record count
Bank	Records	Share
State Bank of India	225	64%
Axis Bank Limited	27	7.6%
Bank of Baroda	17	4.8%
ICICI Bank Limited	14	4%
Hdfc Bank Ltd.	13	3.7%

Top PIN Codes by Banking Access Records

Top PIN codes by bank ATM, CDM and CRM service records
PIN Code	Records	Share
797112	129	36%
797001	84	24%
798601	29	8.2%
797115	16	4.5%
797103	15	4.2%
798621	9	2.5%
798620	8	2.3%
797111	7	2%
798612	7	2%
797110	5	1.4%
797004	4	1.1%
797116	4	1.1%
798611	4	1.1%
797005	3	0.8%
797107	3	0.8%
798625	3	0.8%
798622	2	0.6%
797109	2	0.6%
797106	2	0.6%
798626	2	0.6%

District-wise ATM/CDM/CRM Summary

District-wise ATM/CDM/CRM Summary
District	Records	ATMs	CRMs	Banks	PINs
Chumoukedima	42	29	13	9	4
Dimapur	123	97	26	21	5
Kiphire	4	3	1	1	1
Kohima	93	73	20	19	5
Longleng	3	2	1	1	1
Meluri	1	1	0	1	1
Mokokchung	34	28	6	6	6
Mon	12	9	3	5	3
Niuland	1	1	0	1	1
Noklak	1	1	0	1	1
Peren	6	5	1	2	2
Phek	5	5	0	1	3
Tseminyu	2	2	0	2	1
Tuensang	8	6	2	1	2
Wokha	9	5	4	6	3
Zunheboto	10	5	5	3	3

Selected Bank ATM, CDM and CRM Service Records

These selected rows show bank ATM, Cash Deposit Machine (CDM) and Cash Recycler Machine (CRM) service records from the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) banking access dataset. They are shown for local reference and should be verified with the bank before visiting.

Selected bank ATM, CDM and CRM service records
Bank	Type	PIN	District	Local Area	Centre	Address
Axis Bank Limited	ATM	797103	Chumoukedima	Chumoukedima	Chumukedima (Tc)	Chumukedima District Dimapur 797 103 Nagaland Axis Bank ATM Patkai Christian College Campus, Chumoukedima, Nagaland, 79…
State Bank of India	ATM	798611	Kiphire	Kiphire Sadar	Kiphire (Tc)	Kiphire D C Office Complex, Kiphire, Nagaland, 798611
Bank of Baroda	ATM	797110	Peren	Athibung	Athibung	State-Nagaland Ahthibung Town, Block Ahthibung Dist: Peren, Peren, Nagaland, 797110
Axis Bank Limited	CRM	797001	Kohima	Jakhama	Jakhama Hq (Ur)	Jakhama, Kohima, Nagaland ST Joseph's College, Kohima, Nagaland, 797001
State Bank of India	ATM	798625	Longleng	Longleng	Longleng (Tc)	Longleng B. P. O.longleng Via Changtongia PIN 798613, Longleng, Nagaland, 798625
State Bank of India	ATM	797114	Meluri	Meluri	Meluri Hq	Nagaland Meluri, Meluri, Nagaland, 797114
State Bank of India	ATM	798613	Mokokchung	Changtongya	Changtongya (Tc)	Nagaland Changtongya, Mokokchung, Nagaland, 798613
State Bank of India	ATM	798621	Mon	Aboi	Ao Pao	Mon Mon 2nd Cd, Mon, Nagaland, 798621

Full forms: ATM means Automated Teller Machine, CDM means Cash Deposit Machine, and CRM means Cash Recycler Machine.

ATM, Cash Deposit Machine (CDM) and Cash Recycler Machine (CRM) details are based on Reserve Bank of India (RBI) banking access records and should be verified with the bank before visiting. PIN code, district or sub-district matches do not prove that a facility is inside the village.

Population Summary

The population summary gives a quick demographic view of Nagaland's village records. It shows 1,407,536 people and 254,168 households, with male, female, sex ratio, Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe figures where they are reported.

Average Population / Village986

Average Household Size5.5

Inhabited Village %98%

Population Density / sq km1,390.1

Male Share0%

Female Share0%

SC Share0%

ST Share0%

Total Population1,407,536

Administrative Coverage

Administrative coverage shows how Nagaland's villages connect with local governance and nearby towns. The records include 52 CD blocks and 0 Gram Panchayats, with nearest-town names reported for 44 local references.

CD Blocks Reported52

Gram Panchayats Reported0

Nearest Town Names Reported44

CD blocks reported: Akuluto, Bhandari, Changtongya, Chare, Chen, Chessore, Chiephobozou, Chukitong, Dhansiripar, Ghathashi, Jakhama, Jalukie and more.

Village Facility Coverage

Village facility coverage shows reported amenities from Census 2011 and District Census Handbook (DCHB) fields for Nagaland. The strongest reported signals are primary school in 1,400 villages (98% of all villages), mobile coverage in 1,276 villages (89% of all villages), all-weather road in 706 villages (49% of all villages). Treat this as a historical village amenities guide, not a live service guarantee.

Facility Coverage Summary

Facility Coverage Summary
Facility	Villages with Facility	Reported Villages	Gap Count	% of All Villages
Primary School	1,400	1,400	28	98.04
Mobile Coverage	1,276	1,400	152	89.36
All-Weather Road	706	1,400	722	49.44
PDS Shop	275	1,400	1,153	19.26
Domestic Power Supply	1,218	1,400	210	85.29

Median Nearest Town Distance32 km

Villages within 5 km99

Villages over 25 km833

Nearest Town Distance Bands

Nearest Town Distance Bands
Distance Band	Villages	Share
Within 5 Km	99	7%
5-10 Km	121	8.5%
10-25 Km	364	26%
Over 25 Km	833	59%

Location and Distance Highlights

Location and distance highlights help explain how Nagaland's villages relate to towns and administrative headquarters. Nearest-town distance is reported for 1,417 villages, with an average of 40.6 km. Use these figures for general orientation, not for land survey, emergency travel or legal decisions.

Distance Summary
Distance Type	Reported Villages	Average km	Maximum km	Village	Place / HQ
Nearest Town Distance	1,417	40.60	290	Avankhu	Phek

About the Available Data

This data coverage section explains what is available for Nagaland. Across the visible sections, the page summarises 25 data fields and 35,265 reported values from Census 2011 and District Census Handbook (DCHB) public records. Some values may be blank, old or not listed, so important decisions should be checked with official records.

Data Available by Section
Data Section	Fields	Reported Values	Available / Positive Values
Census Codes and Administrative Details	5	7,140	5,712
Location and Distance	3	4,269	1,491
Population and Social Groups	3	4,256	4,200
Education Facilities	8	11,200	3,229
Connectivity, Roads and Transport	2	2,800	1,982
Financial, Market and Public Services	1	1,400	275
Power Supply	3	4,200	3,640

Official Reference Links

Use official portals to verify current government information, land records, revenue details or administrative updates.

Nagaland official state portal Land Records Ror land records portal

Data Method and Verification

This page is built as a reference guide, not as an official government record. The village figures come mainly from Census 2011 and District Census Handbook (DCHB) public data. DCHB is published under the Registrar General of India, Government of India.

Last Reviewed: 30 May 2026
Main Source: Census 2011 village records and District Census Handbook data
Postal Context: Use India Post for current address confirmation
Banking Context: Use the bank or RBI source record for current service status

Use Vill for village search, Census code lookup, population context and local comparison. For land ownership, revenue records, postal delivery, banking service, emergency travel or legal work, confirm the latest details through the official portal or local office.

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Frequently Asked Questions

How many villages are listed for Nagaland?

Nagaland has 1,428 Census 2011 village records in this directory. They are grouped across 11 districts and 114 sub-districts.

Which district has the most village records in Nagaland?

Dimapur has the most village records in Nagaland, with 222 entries. The district table also shows village share, population share, households, area and density.

Which district has the largest listed village population in Nagaland?

Mon has the largest listed village population in this Nagaland directory, with 215,816 people. Use this with the population-share column for a quick district comparison.

Which village has the highest population in Nagaland?

Tesophenyu is the highest-population village shown for Nagaland, with 11,116 people and 1,836 households.

What population details are available for Nagaland villages?

The Nagaland population summary includes total population, households, male and female population, sex ratio, SC and ST figures where reported. For this page, average household size is 5.5 and population density is 1,390.1 people per sq km.

What village facilities are reported for Nagaland?

The facility section uses Census 2011 and District Census Handbook (DCHB) village amenities fields. High-coverage signals for Nagaland include primary school in 1,400 villages (98% of all villages), mobile coverage in 1,276 villages (89% of all villages), domestic power supply in 1,218 villages (85% of all villages). These are historical records, not live service guarantees.

Does this page show post offices and PIN codes for Nagaland?

Yes. The postal summary includes 403 post offices and 46 PIN codes for Nagaland. That is about 28.2 post offices per 100 village records. Verify important address details with India Post.

What do the bank ATM, CDM and CRM records mean for Nagaland?

The banking section uses Reserve Bank of India (RBI) access records for ATM, Cash Deposit Machine (CDM) and Cash Recycler Machine (CRM) locations. Nagaland has 354 banking access records in this summary, about 24.8 records per 100 village records. These records do not prove that a facility is inside a village.

How do I find a Census village code in Nagaland?

Start from the Nagaland district table, open the district and sub-district page, then choose the village. Village profiles show the Census village code where it is listed in the Census 2011 record.

What does sub-district mean on this page?

In Census data this level is recorded as a sub-district. In local use, states may call it sub-district, tehsil, taluka, mandal, block or tahasil. This page follows the common wording used for Nagaland where possible.

How can I verify land records for villages in Nagaland?

Use Land Records Ror for official land-record checks in Nagaland. Most land portals ask for district, sub-district, village and a record number such as khata, khatiyan, plot, khasra or owner name depending on the state. Vill is for village directory context, not land ownership proof.

Is the Nagaland village data live or historical?

The village details are mainly based on Census 2011 and District Census Handbook (DCHB) public records. Some administrative names, facilities, PIN codes or services may have changed after 2011, so verify important details with official sources.

Source note: Vill prepares village pages mainly from Census 2011 and District Census Handbook (DCHB) public records published under the Registrar General of India, Government of India. Postal context is for address reference, and banking context uses available Reserve Bank of India (RBI) access records where shown. Some values may be blank, old or not listed. Please verify important details with official records before using them for legal, land, revenue, postal, financial or administrative work. Page last reviewed: 30 May 2026.