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- LGD code
- 267647
- Pincode
- 797103
- Post office
- Chumukedima
- Population
- 280
- Households
- 47
- Literacy rate
- 25.4%
- Sex ratio
- 986 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 135
Census 2011 · in context
How Sukhato compares
By population, Sukhato ranks #8 of 10 villages in Nihokhu mandal.
Literacy rate
%
25.4%
−11.3% vs mandal average
- Sukhato
- 25.4%
- Nihokhu mandal
- 36.7%
- Dimapur district
- 73.4%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
986
−14 vs mandal average
- Sukhato
- 986
- Nihokhu mandal
- 1,000
Household size
people per home
6.0
+0.8 vs mandal average
- Sukhato
- 6.0
- Nihokhu mandal
- 5.2
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Sukhato at a glance
Sukhato is a village of 280 people in 47 households (Census 2011) in Nihokhu block, Dimapur district, Nagaland, the 8th-largest of 10 villages in Nihokhu block. Literacy is 25%, 11 points below the block average of 37% and the sex ratio is 986 women per 1,000 men. The pincode is 797103, served by Chumukedima post office; the LGD village code is 267647. The village votes in Ghaspani-I assembly constituency, represented by MLA N. Jacob Zhimomi. The population is estimated at 330 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Sukhato
- 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)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 7
- 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
- 0
- Veterinary hospital
- 0
- Post office
- No
- Sub post office
- No
- Commercial bank
- No
- Cooperative bank
- No
- ATM
- No
- Public bus service
- No
- 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
- Yes
- Nearest statutory town
- DIMAPUR TOWN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 35
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 39
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 3
- 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 · Sukhato
No notices this weekWater supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Key facts — Sukhato
- LGD code
- 267647
- Pincode
- 797103
- Post office
- Chumukedima
- Population (Census 2011)
- 280
- Population (projected 2026)
- 330
- Households
- 47
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 986
- Literacy rate
- 25.4%
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nagaland
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Ghaspani-I
- Member of Parliament
- S. Supongmeren Jamir
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- N. Jacob Zhimomi
- Block / Mandal
- Nihokhu
- Nearest PHC
- Dr. Belho's Clinic (20.0 km)
- Nearest bank
- State Bank of India (20.5 km)
- Nearest railway station
- Khotkhoti (19.3 km)
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 797103
Other villages in Nihokhu mandal
View all 9 →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, 2026-09-16
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)