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Dimapur 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.
Population 378,811 people
Households 78,605 PCA households
Literacy rate 84.79% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 39.95% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 378,811 180,942 197,869 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 78,605 36,505 42,100 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 50,898 26,063 24,835 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.44% 14.4% 12.55% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 919 937 903 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 966 970 962 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 278,037 126,822 151,215 Literacy rate% 84.79% 81.88% 87.39% Male literacy rate% 87.54% 85.2% 89.6% Female literacy rate% 81.77% 78.32% 84.92% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 0 0 0 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 223,989 130,996 92,993 Total workersCensus workers 151,350 76,858 74,492 Work participation rate% 39.95% 42.48% 37.65% Main workersworked at least 6 months 122,358 59,169 63,189 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 28,992 17,689 11,303 Non-workerspeople 227,461 104,084 123,377
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What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 78,605 households and 378,811 residents. Urban residents made up 52.23% of the population. Rural residents made up 47.77%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.44% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 87.54% for males and 81.77% for females. Of 151,350 workers, 80.84% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 20,591 3,926 Agricultural labourers 4,506 4,484 Household industry workers 2,338 2,735 Other workers 94,923 17,847
The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.
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 801457 122,834 people within this district · Town
Census code 801458 25,885 people within this district · Town
Census code 267667 16,108 people within this district · Census town
Census code 267723 10,246 people within this district · Census town
Census code 801459 8,738 people within this district · Town
Census code 267722 7,385 people within this district · Census town
Census code 267668 6,673 people within this district · Census town