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Town · Census 2011 · code 801459

Medziphema 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.
Population8,738people
Households1,751PCA households
Literacy rate90.31%% of people aged 7+
Work participation42.69%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople8,7384,7603,978
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–61,279658621
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+6,7363,8242,912
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.31%93.22%86.74%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople5,1022,4822,620
Total workersCensus workers3,7302,5651,165
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population42.69%53.89%29.29%
Main workersworked at least 6 months3,2782,376902
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months452189263
Non-workerspeople5,0082,1952,813

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 8613; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 1,751 households and 8,738 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 14.64% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 93.22% for males and 86.74% for females.
  • Of 3,730 workers, 87.88% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators39642
Agricultural labourers128130
Household industry workers5919
Other workers2,695261

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
Medziphema (TC)265017998,738

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.