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%.
By population, Nerhema ranks #5 of 18 villages in Chiephobozou mandal.
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
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.
| 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 |
Source: Census of India 2011, Village Directory. Facilities may have changed since.
Water supply timings, gram sabha dates, camps and drives — residents post them here and they expire on their own.
Sources: Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India (Census 2011 + Population Projections 2011-2036) · International Institute for Population Sciences (NFHS-5) · Election Commission of India · data.gov.in (Jal Jeevan Mission, PMAY-G, SBM-G dashboards). Projections may differ from on-the-ground reality by ±20% for individual villages. An asterisk next to a sex-ratio value (—*) flags a Census 2011 figure outside the plausible range of 300–2000 ♀/1000♂; the underlying source row is suppressed pending review.
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