About Kohima - Nagaland

About Kohima

Kohima the capital city of nagaland is situated in the north eastern part of India. Kohima city was built in by the British as a watch post for the eastern region.

The name Kohima is so called because the Britishers could not pronounce its original name "KEWHIRA" which is the name of the village where Kohima town is located. Kohima village , also called 'Bara Basti' which is the second largest village in Asia forms the North-Eastern part of Kohima Urban area today.


How to Reach Kohima:
By Air : Dimapur Airport is the nearest Airport which is 68 kms away from Kohima.
By Rail : Dimapur is the nearest railhead to reach Kohima which is 74 kms away from Kohima.
By Road : Kohima is well connected by State Transport buses & Private bus services.