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district · Census 2011 · code 267

Tuensang 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.
Population196,596people
Households36,742PCA households
Literacy rate73.08%% of people aged 7+
Work participation49.93%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople196,596159,82236,774
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds36,74229,7826,960
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–635,79030,0615,729
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%18.2%18.81%15.58%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males929938889
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6933927962
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+117,51188,95228,559
Literacy rate%73.08%68.55%91.99%
Male literacy rate%76.31%71.95%93.89%
Female literacy rate%69.59%64.93%89.82%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople190,916157,44833,468
Total workersCensus workers98,15484,74713,407
Work participation rate%49.93%53.03%36.46%
Main workersworked at least 6 months73,51864,0499,469
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months24,63620,6983,938
Non-workerspeople98,44275,07523,367

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 842, 843, 844; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 36,742 households and 196,596 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 18.71% of the population. Rural residents made up 81.29%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 18.2% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 76.31% for males and 69.59% for females.
  • Of 98,154 workers, 74.9% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators57,47917,733
Agricultural labourers9452,968
Household industry workers541563
Other workers14,5533,372

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Towns connected to this district

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Census code 801462

Tuensang

36,774 people within this district · Town