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Nerhema is a village in Chiephobozou mandal, Kohima district, Nagaland, with a population of 1,678 across 310 households. The village has a literacy rate of 74.6%.
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- LGD code
- 268233
- Pincode
- 797105
- Post office
- Chiechama
- Population
- 1,678
- Households
- 310
- Literacy rate
- 74.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1041 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 697
- Distance to district centre
- 6 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 6 km
- Distance to Kohima
- 12 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 684 km
- Nearest railway station
- Molvom · 27 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Regimental Hospital · 5 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Nerhema compares
By population, Nerhema ranks #5 of 18 villages in Chiephobozou mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.6%
+3.8% vs mandal average
- Nerhema
- 74.6%
- Chiephobozou mandal
- 70.8%
- Kohima district
- 73.7%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,041
+148 vs mandal average
- Nerhema
- 1,041
- Chiephobozou mandal
- 893
Household size
people per home
5.4
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Nerhema
- 5.4
- Chiephobozou mandal
- 5.1
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Nerhema at a glance
Nerhema is a village of 1,678 people in 310 households (Census 2011) in Chiephobozou block, Kohima district, Nagaland, the 5th-largest of 18 villages in Chiephobozou block. Literacy is 75%, 4 points above the block average of 71% and the sex ratio is 1,041 women per 1,000 men. It lies 6 km from the Kohima district centre, 27 km from Molvom railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 797105, served by Chiechama post office; the LGD village code is 268233. The nearest hospital or health centre is Regimental Hospital, 5 km away. The village votes in Northern Angami-II assembly constituency, represented by MLA Neiphiu Rio. The population is estimated at 1,978 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nerhema · this village | 1,678 | 75% | — |
| Chiephobozou · Chiephobozou | 1,841 | 78% | 2.6 km NW |
| Thizama · Chiephobozou | 803 | 68% | 4.1 km S |
| Tsiesema Bawe · Chiephobozou | 620 | 52% | 5.2 km SW |
| Zhadima · Chiephobozou | 3,184 | 70% | 5.7 km W |
| Seiyhama · Botsa | 903 | 62% | 9.3 km N |
| Teichuma · Botsa | 610 | 56% | 9.3 km N |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Nerhema
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- Yes
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 13
- Power hours (winter)
- 12
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 1
- Dispensary
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- Yes
- Private bus service
- No
- Railway station
- No
- Pucca (paved) road
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- Yes
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- KOHIMA
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 21
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 21
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 1
- All-weather road
- Yes
- Total area (ha)
- 0
- Irrigated area (ha)
- 0
- Forest area (ha)
- 0
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
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Key facts — Nerhema
- LGD code
- 268233
- Pincode
- 797105
- Post office
- Chiechama
- Population (Census 2011)
- 1,678
- Population (projected 2026)
- 1,978
- Households
- 310
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1041
- Literacy rate
- 74.6%
- Coordinates
- 25.77989°N, 94.11960°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nagaland
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Northern Angami-II
- Member of Parliament
- S. Supongmeren Jamir
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Neiphiu Rio
- Block / Mandal
- Chiephobozou
Getting there
How to reach Nerhema
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kohima12 kmcapital
- Kolkata684 km
- Delhi1700 km
- Hyderabad1864 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMolvom27 km
- Bus stopGHS Jn10 km
- Hospital / PHCRegimental Hospital5 km
- ATM / bankHDFC8 km
- Petrol pumpIndian Oil12 km
- CollegeModern Christian College13 km
- Police stationCRPF Camp8 km
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View all 19 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Mandi prices: Agmarknet via data.gov.in, 2026-09-18
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)