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Town · Census 2011 · code 801457

Dimapur population.
Households, literacy and work.

Primary Census Abstract for this town in Nagaland, using 2011 geography.

Historical geographic unit. Census 2011 town boundary and classification. The primary total is the single published town row. This is not a present-day population or an urban-agglomeration total.
Population122,834people
Households27,165PCA households
Literacy rate86.03%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.6%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople122,83464,30058,534
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–615,2017,7907,411
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+92,59449,75842,836
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+86.03%88.05%83.79%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople48,54823,61024,938
Total workersCensus workers43,73433,06110,673
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.6%51.42%18.23%
Main workersworked at least 6 months37,10229,6097,493
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months6,6323,4523,180
Non-workerspeople79,10031,23947,861

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 8600; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 27,165 households and 122,834 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.38% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 88.05% for males and 83.79% for females.
  • Of 43,734 workers, 84.84% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators218204
Agricultural labourers202199
Household industry workers647806
Other workers36,0355,423

The Census counts economic activity, including qualifying unpaid work.

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Source components of this town

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Published componentDistrict codeSubdistrict codePeople
Dimapur (MC)26501796122,834

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