District of Nagaland

Dimapur: 3.8 lakh people, one story

People
3,78,811
Area
927 km²
Literacy
84.79%
Sex ratio
919
#1 in NagalandPopulation density: 409 per km². Rank 1 of 11 districts.See the numbers →#1 in NagalandUrban population: 52.2%. Rank 1 of 11 districts.See the numbers →#1 in NagalandPopulation: 3,78,811. Rank 1 of 11 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in NagalandChild sex ratio (0–6): 966 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 2 of 11 districts.See the numbers →

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DimapurNagaland

The history, places and schemes of Dimapur are being written. Everything below comes from Census 2011, so it is already exam-ready.

Dimapur in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population3.8 lakh#1/11 in Nagaland
Area927 km²#10/11 in Nagaland
Population density409 per km²#1/11 in Nagaland▲ state 119
Sex ratio919 females per 1000 males#8/11 in Nagaland▼ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)966 girls per 1000 boys#2/11 in Nagaland▲ state 943
Literacy rate84.79%#5/11 in Nagaland▲ state 79.55
Female literacy81.77%#4/11 in Nagaland▲ state 76.11
Urban population52.2%#1/11 in Nagaland▲ state 28.9

People & society

84.8% can read. 919 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
87.582.8
Female literacy
81.876.1
Scheduled Castes
0.00.0
Scheduled Tribes
59.186.5
Living in towns
52.228.9

Gender literacy gap: 5.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 28.7%
  • Muslim 8.2%
  • Christian 61.8%
  • Sikh 0.1%
  • Buddhist 0.3%
  • Jain 0.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.1%

    Sectors at a glance

    22 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1.5 lakh workers, 40.0% of all people

    This district
    Nagaland
    • Cultivators 16.2%
    • Farm labourers 5.9%
    • Household industry 3.4%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 74.5%

      Schemes & development

      Only 64% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      63.861.1
      Latrine at home
      64.757.3
      Tap water
      9.435.3
      LPG / PNG
      37.814.9
      Phone
      53.639.7
      Television
      45.128.4
      Bicycle
      16.85.9
      Two-wheeler
      9.74.7

      This is the 2011 baseline. Schemes like Saubhagya, Ujjwala, Swachh Bharat and Har Ghar Jal came to close exactly these gaps.

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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.