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district · Census 2011 · code 263

Zunheboto population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this district in Nagaland, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Historical Census 2011 district boundary. This record does not represent a present-day district unless the boundaries are independently shown to match.
Population140,757people
Households27,835PCA households
Literacy rate85.26%% of people aged 7+
Work participation56.46%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople140,757113,16027,597
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds27,83523,0144,821
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–620,09316,5523,541
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%14.27%14.63%12.83%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males976993912
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–69489291,042
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+102,88180,14922,732
Literacy rate%85.26%82.96%94.5%
Male literacy rate%87.85%85.84%95.51%
Female literacy rate%82.62%80.1%93.36%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople136,561111,87524,686
Total workersCensus workers79,46670,1549,312
Work participation rate%56.46%62%33.74%
Main workersworked at least 6 months49,38242,1437,239
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months30,08428,0112,073
Non-workerspeople61,29143,00618,285

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 830, 831, 832; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 27,835 households and 140,757 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 19.61% of the population. Rural residents made up 80.39%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.27% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.85% for males and 82.62% for females.
  • Of 79,466 workers, 62.14% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators30,73813,985
Agricultural labourers1,76310,192
Household industry workers6131,412
Other workers16,2684,495

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Towns connected to this district

The population displayed here counts only the source components within this district. A linked full-town profile can include components in other districts.

Census code 801455

Zunheboto

22,633 people within this district · Town

Census code 267382

Satakha Hq.

4,964 people within this district · Census town