As per 2011 census,[1] the village has a total of 802 households with 4058 persons of which 2031 are male while 2037 are female.

Neighbouring villages of Teinem are Phalee, Seikhor, Sirarakhong, Ngainga and Lamlang.

Teinem is one of the Tangkhul villages that embraced Christianity very early.

For this, the villagers got access to western education right from the coming of Christian missionaries to Ukhrul district.

According to 2011 census, the literacy rate of the village was 83.09% which is higher than the state's average of 76.94%.