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district · Census 2011 · code 262

Mokokchung population.
Households, literacy and work.

A detailed district profile in Nagaland, using the original Primary Census Abstract. Every figure on this page belongs to the source’s 2011 population and 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.
Population194,622people
Households42,690PCA households
Literacy rate91.62%% of people aged 7+
Work participation51.42%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople194,622138,89755,725
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds42,69029,96012,730
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–620,53614,9075,629
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%10.55%10.73%10.1%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males925946875
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6949949951
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+159,494112,61146,883
Literacy rate%91.62%90.82%93.59%
Male literacy rate%92.18%91.5%93.81%
Female literacy rate%91.01%90.11%93.33%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople178,431131,61946,812
Total workersCensus workers100,06778,03022,037
Work participation rate%51.42%56.18%39.55%
Main workersworked at least 6 months81,04662,28518,761
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months19,02115,7453,276
Non-workerspeople94,55560,86733,688

Calculated percentages retain the denominator named in each row. Counts are reported people or households, and are not estimates for a later year.

Census of India · original Primary Census Abstract
Sheet1! rows 827, 828, 829; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 42,690 households and 194,622 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 28.63% of this area’s population, compared with 71.37% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 10.55% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 92.18% and female literacy was 91.01%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 100,067 Census workers, 80.99% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators42,2366,689
Agricultural labourers4,8634,303
Household industry workers1,9391,859
Other workers32,0086,170

Cultivators, agricultural labourers, household industry workers and other workers are separate Census activity categories. A worker count is not a count of employees on a company payroll.

Using the profile in research

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Definitions, calculation methods and source access

Literacy uses people aged 7 and above; work participation uses all residents. Main workers worked at least six months. Households are the PCA household count, not houses. Rates with zero denominators are unavailable. Names and boundaries belong to Census 2011.

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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 801454

Mokokchung

35,913 people within this district · Town

Census code 801452

Tuli

7,864 people within this district · Town

Census code 801453

Changtongya

7,532 people within this district · Town

Census code 267135

Tsudikong

4,416 people within this district · Town