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Kohima 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 267,988 people
Households 54,391 PCA households
Literacy rate 85.23% % of people aged 7+
Work participation 42.85% % of all residents
Total, rural and urban population Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Indicator · Census 2011 Total Rural Urban Populationpeople 267,988 146,900 121,088 Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds 54,391 27,636 26,755 Children aged 0–6people aged 0–6 36,286 21,211 15,075 Children aged 0–6 as a share of population% 13.54% 14.44% 12.45% Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males 928 924 934 Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6 985 981 991 Literate populationliterate people aged 7+ 197,489 101,984 95,505 Literacy rate% 85.23% 81.14% 90.09% Male literacy rate% 88.69% 85.7% 92.26% Female literacy rate% 81.48% 76.15% 87.74% Scheduled Castes populationpeople 0 0 0 Scheduled Tribes populationpeople 224,738 133,572 91,166 Total workersCensus workers 114,825 71,818 43,007 Work participation rate% 42.85% 48.89% 35.52% Main workersworked at least 6 months 99,408 60,240 39,168 Marginal workersworked less than 6 months 15,417 11,578 3,839 Non-workerspeople 153,163 75,082 78,081
Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.
Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract Source access notes and archived workbooks
What stands out in this profile? Census 2011 recorded 54,391 households and 267,988 residents. Urban residents made up 45.18% of the population. Rural residents made up 54.82%. Children aged 0–6 made up 13.54% of residents. Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.69% for males and 81.48% for females. Of 114,825 workers, 86.57% were main workers. What kinds of work were recorded? Scroll the table sideways to see every column.
Economic activity Main workers Marginal workers Cultivators 38,017 6,667 Agricultural labourers 911 1,287 Household industry workers 1,131 941 Other workers 59,349 6,522
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 801466 99,039 people within this district · Town
Census code 268273 15,734 people within this district · Census town
Census code 801465 6,315 people within this district · Town