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Town · Census 2011 · code 801466

Kohima 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.
Population99,039people
Households22,312PCA households
Literacy rate90.76%% of people aged 7+
Work participation35.27%% of all residents

Population, children, literacy and work by sex

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalMalesFemales
Populationpeople99,03951,62647,413
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–612,0446,0266,018
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+78,96142,23136,730
Literacy rate% of the corresponding population aged 7+90.76%92.61%88.73%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople71,11934,59336,526
Total workersCensus workers34,93524,11110,824
Work participation rate% of the corresponding total population35.27%46.7%22.83%
Main workersworked at least 6 months32,77022,9069,864
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months2,1651,205960
Non-workerspeople64,10427,51536,589

Percentages use the denominator shown in the table.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Data! rows 8786; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • Census 2011 recorded 22,312 households and 99,039 residents.
  • Children aged 0–6 made up 12.16% of residents.
  • Among people aged 7 and above, literacy was 92.61% for males and 88.73% for females.
  • Of 34,935 workers, 93.8% were main workers.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators287108
Agricultural labourers72155
Household industry workers26199
Other workers32,1501,803

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
Kohima (MC)2700184999,039

The profile combines non-overlapping source components.