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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Old Tesen is a village in Tening mandal, Peren district, Nagaland, with a population of 2,145 spread across 333 households. The village has a literacy rate of 64.6% and is situated at coordinates 25.468°N, 93.665°E.
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- LGD code
- 268374
- Pincode
- 797101
- Post office
- Peren
- Population
- 2,145
- Households
- 333
- Literacy rate
- 64.6%
- Sex ratio
- 1049 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,158
- Distance to district centre
- 3 km
- Distance to mandal centre
- 13 km
- Distance to Kohima
- 50 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 627 km
- Nearest railway station
- Sukhovi · 33 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- Azailong, PHC · 7 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Old Tesen compares
By population, Old Tesen ranks #4 of 21 villages in Tening mandal.
Literacy rate
%
64.6%
+1.9% vs mandal average
Old Tesen64.6%
Tening mandal62.7%
Peren district65.3%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
1,049
+135 vs mandal average
Old Tesen1,049
Tening mandal914
Household size
people per home
6.4
+0.7 vs mandal average
Old Tesen6.4
Tening mandal5.7
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Old Tesen at a glance
Old Tesen is a village of 2,145 people in 333 households (Census 2011) in Tening block, Peren district, Nagaland, the 4th-largest of 21 villages in Tening block. Literacy is 65%, 2 points above the block average of 63% and the sex ratio is 1,049 women per 1,000 men. It lies 3 km from the Peren district centre, 33 km from Sukhovi railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 797101, served by Peren post office; the LGD village code is 268374. The nearest hospital or health centre is Azailong, PHC, 7 km away. The village votes in Tenning assembly constituency, represented by MLA Namri Nchang. The population is estimated at 2,529 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Old Tesen · this village | 2,145 | 65% | — |
| New Tesen · Tening | 2,093 | 82% | 5.1 km SW |
| Old Chalkot · Athibung | 499 | 75% | 5.8 km NW |
| Azailong · Tening | 1,147 | 61% | 6.2 km S |
| Beisumpuikam · Athibung | 2,904 | 58% | 6.2 km N |
| Mbaulwa · Tening | 1,236 | 90% | 7 km SW |
| Heiranglwa · Tening | 476 | 63% | 7.3 km SW |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Old Tesen
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- Yes
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 5
- Power hours (winter)
- 4
- Primary school
- 1
- Middle school
- 0
- Secondary school
- 0
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 0
- Health sub-centre
- 0
- Community health centre
- 0
- Dispensary
- 1
- 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
- No
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PEREN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 25
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 25
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 23
- 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.
Notice board · Old Tesen
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Old Tesen
- LGD code
- 268374
- Pincode
- 797101
- Post office
- Peren
- Population (Census 2011)
- 2,145
- Population (projected 2026)
- 2,529
- Households
- 333
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 1049
- Literacy rate
- 64.6%
- Coordinates
- 25.46818°N, 93.66462°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nagaland
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Tenning
- Member of Parliament
- S. Supongmeren Jamir
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Namri Nchang
- Block / Mandal
- Tening
Getting there
How to reach Old Tesen
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kohima50 kmcapital
- Kolkata627 km
- Delhi1665 km
- Hyderabad1808 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationSukhovi33 km
- Hospital / PHCAzailong, PHC7 km
- ATM / bankSBI20 km
- CollegePatkai Christian College40 km
- Police stationpolice reserve playground47 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 797101
Villages near Old Tesen
Other villages in Tening mandal
View all 25 →Sources & freshness
- Population, literacy, households: Census 2011 (PCA)
- Village directory: Local Government Directory, record updated 2026-05-09
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)