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district · Census 2011 · code 265

Dimapur 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.
Population378,811people
Households78,605PCA households
Literacy rate84.79%% of people aged 7+
Work participation39.95%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople378,811180,942197,869
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds78,60536,50542,100
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–650,89826,06324,835
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%13.44%14.4%12.55%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males919937903
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6966970962
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+278,037126,822151,215
Literacy rate%84.79%81.88%87.39%
Male literacy rate%87.54%85.2%89.6%
Female literacy rate%81.77%78.32%84.92%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople223,989130,99692,993
Total workersCensus workers151,35076,85874,492
Work participation rate%39.95%42.48%37.65%
Main workersworked at least 6 months122,35859,16963,189
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months28,99217,68911,303
Non-workerspeople227,461104,084123,377

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 836, 837, 838; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 78,605 households and 378,811 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 52.23% of this area’s population, compared with 47.77% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 13.44% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 87.54% and female literacy was 81.77%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 151,350 Census workers, 80.84% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators20,5913,926
Agricultural labourers4,5064,484
Household industry workers2,3382,735
Other workers94,92317,847

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 801457

Dimapur

122,834 people within this district · Town

Census code 801458

Chumukedima

25,885 people within this district · Town

Census code 267667

Kuda

16,108 people within this district · Census town

Census code 267723

Diphupar 'A'

10,246 people within this district · Census town

Census code 801459

Medziphema

8,738 people within this district · Town

Census code 267722

Puranabazar 'A'

7,385 people within this district · Census town

Census code 267668

Rangapahar

6,673 people within this district · Census town