Zunheboto Sadar Circle - Zunheboto, Nagaland

Zunheboto Sadar is an administrative circle in the Zunheboto district of Nagaland, India. It includes various villages governed through Gram Panchayats and forms part of the district's rural administration. The nearest railway station is situated at Barpathar, while the nearest airport is Dimapur Airport, located at an approximate aerial distance of 62.2 km.

According to the 2011 Census, the total area of the circle was 129 km², including 117.08 km² of rural area and 12.00 km² of urban area. The sex ratio was 961 females per 1,000 males.

List of Villages in Zunheboto Sadar Circle

Zunheboto Sadar Circle has a total of 23 villages. The table below includes all villages in the Circle, along with their Gram Panchayat and category details:

Sl. No.Village NameCategoryGram Panchayat
1AshukhumiRuralNot applicable
2BaimbhoRuralNot applicable
3GhukiyeRuralNot applicable
4HekiyeRuralNot applicable
5KawotoRuralNot applicable
6KheshepuUnmappedNot applicable
7KulhopuRuralNot applicable
8Lizu (New)RuralNot applicable
9Lizu (Old)RuralNot applicable
10Lizu AvigatoRuralNot applicable
11Lizu NaghutoRuralNot applicable
12LochamiRuralNot applicable
13Natha (New)RuralNot applicable
14Natha (Old)RuralNot applicable
15New LandRuralNot applicable
16NikutoRuralNot applicable
17SheipuRuralNot applicable
18ShotomiRuralNot applicable
19SukhaluRuralNot applicable
20XukhepuRuralNot applicable
21YemisheRuralNot applicable
22YezamiRuralNot applicable
23ZungtiRuralNot applicable

Population of Zunheboto Sadar Circle

According to the 2011 Census, Zunheboto Sadar Circle had a total population of 35,977 people living in 6,703 households. The population comprised 18,345 males and 17,632 females, with an average population density of 279 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population35,97713,34422,633
Male Population18,3456,63011,715
Female Population17,6326,71410,918
Total Households6,7032,7293,974
Population Density279 / km²114 / km²1,886 / km²

Zunheboto Sadar Circle had 27,466 literate people and 4,701 children in the 0–6 age group. The Scheduled Tribe (ST) population was 33,629. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)4,7011,6893,012
Literate Population27,4669,05518,411
Illiterate Population8,5114,2894,222
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population000
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population33,62913,25120,378

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.