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Village snapshot
Quick panchayat-at-a-glance
Yoruba is a village in Chozuba mandal, Phek district, Nagaland, with a population of 3,353 across 690 households. The village has a literacy rate of 74.3% and is located at coordinates 25.736°N, 94.332°E with PIN code 797104.
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- LGD code
- 267843
- Pincode
- 797104
- Post office
- Chozuba
- Population
- 3,353
- Households
- 690
- Literacy rate
- 74.3%
- Sex ratio
- 914 ♀/1000♂
- Workers
- 1,878
- Distance to district centre
- 18 km
- Distance to Kohima
- 23 km
- Distance to Kolkata
- 700 km
- Nearest railway station
- Molvom · 48 km
- Nearest hospital / PHC
- General Hospital · 2 km
Census 2011 · in context
How Yoruba compares
By population, Yoruba ranks #3 of 6 villages in Chozuba mandal.
Literacy rate
%
74.3%
+0.1% vs mandal average
- Yoruba
- 74.3%
- Chozuba mandal
- 74.2%
- Phek district
- 64.8%
Sex ratio
♀ per 1000 ♂
914
−41 vs mandal average
- Yoruba
- 914
- Chozuba mandal
- 955
Household size
people per home
4.9
+0.3 vs mandal average
- Yoruba
- 4.9
- Chozuba mandal
- 4.6
Source: Census of India 2011 (village PCA; mandal and district aggregates).
Yoruba at a glance
Yoruba is a village of 3,353 people in 690 households (Census 2011) in Chozuba block, Phek district, Nagaland, the 3rd-largest of 6 villages in Chozuba block. Literacy is 74%, about the same as the block average of 74% and the sex ratio is 914 women per 1,000 men. It lies 18 km from the Phek district centre, 48 km from Molvom railway station (straight-line distances). The pincode is 797104, served by Chozuba post office; the LGD village code is 267843. The nearest hospital or health centre is General Hospital, 2 km away. The village votes in Phek assembly constituency, represented by MLA Kuzholuzo Nienu. The population is estimated at 3,953 in 2026, up 18% since the 2011 Census.
Nearby villages compared
Compare side by side →| village | Population | Literacy | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yoruba · this village | 3,353 | 74% | — |
| Chozuba Hq · Chozuba | 3,543 | 75% | 0.6 km E |
| Ighanumi · Ghathashi | 1,331 | 70% | 3.3 km NW |
| Iphonumi · Ghathashi | 464 | 67% | 3.3 km NW |
| Kijumetouma · Kezocha | 638 | 58% | 10.6 km W |
| Upper Khomi · Sakraba | 730 | 67% | 12.2 km SE |
| Lower Khomi · Sakraba | 236 | 56% | 12.2 km SE |
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Amenities · Census 2011 village directory · Yoruba
- Treated tap water
- No
- Untreated tap water
- No
- Well water
- No
- Hand pump
- No
- Tube well / borewell
- No
- Electricity for homes
- Yes
- Electricity for farms
- No
- Power hours (summer)
- 10
- Power hours (winter)
- 8
- Primary school
- 2
- Middle school
- 1
- Secondary school
- 1
- Senior secondary
- 0
- Degree college
- 0
- Primary health centre
- 1
- 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
- Yes
- Anganwadi centre
- Yes
- ASHA worker
- Yes
- Fair-price shop
- No
- Mandi / regular market
- No
- Weekly haat
- No
- Nearest statutory town
- PHEK TOWN
- Distance to nearest town (km)
- 68
- Distance to district HQ (km)
- 68
- Distance to sub-district HQ (km)
- 2
- 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 · Yoruba
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Key facts — Yoruba
- LGD code
- 267843
- Pincode
- 797104
- Post office
- Chozuba
- Population (Census 2011)
- 3,353
- Population (projected 2026)
- 3,953
- Households
- 690
- Sex ratio (per 1,000 males)
- 914
- Literacy rate
- 74.3%
- Coordinates
- 25.73626°N, 94.33167°E
- Lok Sabha constituency
- Nagaland
- Vidhan Sabha constituency
- Phek
- Member of Parliament
- S. Supongmeren Jamir
- Member of Legislative Assembly
- Kuzholuzo Nienu
- Block / Mandal
- Chozuba
- Nearest PHC
- Vese Clinic (13.5 km)
Getting there
How to reach Yoruba
Distance to cities · straight line
- Kohima23 kmcapital
- Kolkata700 km
- Delhi1722 km
- Hyderabad1881 km
Nearest by kind · anywhere in the region
- Railway stationMolvom48 km
- Bus stopKezieke23 km
- Hospital / PHCGeneral Hospital2 km
- ATM / bankSBI22 km
- Petrol pumpSKV Petrol Pump24 km
- CollegeModern Christian College24 km
- Police stationCRPF Camp23 km
Same pincode
Villages sharing pincode 797104
Villages near Yoruba
Other villages in Chozuba mandal
View all 6 →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, 2026-09-24
- Weather: OpenWeatherMap / Open-Meteo, live
- Places nearby: OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL)