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district · Census 2011 · code 266

Phek 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.
Population163,418people
Households36,639PCA households
Literacy rate78.05%% of people aged 7+
Work participation49.12%% of all residents

Total, rural and urban population

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Indicator · Census 2011TotalRuralUrban
Populationpeople163,418138,84324,575
Households recorded in the PCAhouseholds36,63931,5825,057
Children aged 0–6people aged 0–627,75224,3103,442
Children aged 0–6 as a share of population%16.98%17.51%14.01%
Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males951969860
Child sex ratiogirls per 1,000 boys aged 0–6913906966
Literate populationliterate people aged 7+105,89387,23318,660
Literacy rate%78.05%76.16%88.3%
Male literacy rate%83.66%81.93%92.38%
Female literacy rate%72.21%70.29%83.46%
Scheduled Castes populationpeople000
Scheduled Tribes populationpeople157,146136,35120,795
Total workersCensus workers80,27770,7459,532
Work participation rate%49.12%50.95%38.79%
Main workersworked at least 6 months63,64555,5568,089
Marginal workersworked less than 6 months16,63215,1891,443
Non-workerspeople83,14168,09815,043

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 839, 840, 841; original PCA field codes are documented in field-definitions.json.
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What stands out in this profile?

  • The source records 36,639 households and 163,418 residents. These household and person counts are separate measures.
  • Urban residents accounted for 15.04% of this area’s population, compared with 84.96% in rural areas.
  • Children aged 0–6 accounted for 16.98% of residents. This historical age group helps describe the age structure in 2011; it does not measure today’s children.
  • Male literacy was 83.66% and female literacy was 72.21%, each calculated among the corresponding population aged 7 and above.
  • Of 80,277 Census workers, 79.28% were main workers. Census work includes more than salaried employment.

What kinds of work were recorded?

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Economic activityMain workersMarginal workers
Cultivators44,06911,022
Agricultural labourers1,3111,848
Household industry workers609666
Other workers17,6563,096

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 801460

Phek

14,204 people within this district · Town

Census code 801461

Pfutsero

10,371 people within this district · Town