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district · Census 2011 · code 271

Peren 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.
Population95,219people
Households18,475PCA households
Literacy rate77.95%% of people aged 7+
Work participation64.47%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople95,21981,42913,790
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds18,47515,6152,860
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–615,41513,1372,278
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%16.19%16.13%16.52%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males9159001,012
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–69359221,012
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+62,20452,3559,849
Literacy rate%77.95%76.66%85.55%
Male literacy rate%82.84%81.61%90.6%
Female literacy rate%72.58%71.14%80.57%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople84,24273,00511,237
Total workersCensus workers61,39052,2419,149
Work participation rate%64.47%64.16%66.35%
Main workersworked at least 6 months36,55532,4644,091
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months24,83519,7775,058
Non-workerspeople33,82929,1884,641

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 854, 855, 856; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 18,475 households and 95,219 residents.
  • Urban residents made up 14.48% of the population. Rural residents made up 85.52%.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 16.19% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 82.84% for males and 72.58% for females.
  • Of 61,390 workers, 59.55% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators25,69813,973
Agricultural labourers1,2322,507
Household industry workers3492,222
Other workers9,2766,133

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 801467

Jalukie

8,706 people within this district · Town

Census code 801468

Peren

5,084 people within this district · Town