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Phek 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 163,418 people
Households 36,639 PCA households
Literacy rate 78.05% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 49.12% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 163,418 138,843 24,575 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 36,639 31,582 5,057 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 27,752 24,310 3,442 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 16.98% 17.51% 14.01% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 951 969 860 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 913 906 966 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 105,893 87,233 18,660 Literacy rate% 78.05% 76.16% 88.3% Male literacy rate% 83.66% 81.93% 92.38% Female literacy rate% 72.21% 70.29% 83.46% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 0 0 0 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 157,146 136,351 20,795 Total workersCensus workers 80,277 70,745 9,532 Work participation rate% 49.12% 50.95% 38.79% Main workersworked at least 6 months 63,645 55,556 8,089 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 16,632 15,189 1,443 Non-workerspeople 83,141 68,098 15,043
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Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 36,639 households and 163,418 residents. Urban residents made up 15.04% of the population. Rural residents made up 84.96%. Children aged 0–6 made up 16.98% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 83.66% for males and 72.21% for females. Of 80,277 workers, 79.28% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 44,069 11,022 Agricultural labourers 1,311 1,848 Household industry workers 609 666 Other workers 17,656 3,096
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 801460 14,204 people within this district · Town
Census code 801461 10,371 people within this district · Town