District of Nagaland

Kohima: 2.7 lakh people, one story

People
2,67,988
Area
1,463 km²
Literacy
85.23%
Sex ratio
928
#1 in NagalandChild sex ratio (0–6): 985 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 1 of 11 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in NagalandPopulation density: 183 per km². Rank 2 of 11 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in NagalandUrban population: 45.2%. Rank 2 of 11 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in NagalandPopulation: 2,67,988. Rank 2 of 11 districts.See the numbers →

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KohimaNagaland

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

Kohima in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population2.7 lakh#2/11 in Nagaland
Area1,463 km²#7/11 in Nagaland
Population density183 per km²#2/11 in Nagaland▲ state 119
Sex ratio928 females per 1000 males#6/11 in Nagaland▼ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)985 girls per 1000 boys#1/11 in Nagaland▲ state 943
Literacy rate85.23%#4/11 in Nagaland▲ state 79.55
Female literacy81.48%#5/11 in Nagaland▲ state 76.11
Urban population45.2%#2/11 in Nagaland▲ state 28.9

People & society

85.2% can read. 928 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
88.782.8
Female literacy
81.576.1
Scheduled Castes
0.00.0
Scheduled Tribes
83.986.5
Living in towns
45.228.9

Gender literacy gap: 7.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 9.5%
  • Muslim 1.6%
  • Christian 87.7%
  • Sikh 0.4%
  • Buddhist 0.6%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    41 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1.1 lakh workers, 42.8% of all people

    This district
    Nagaland
    • Cultivators 38.9%
    • Farm labourers 1.9%
    • Household industry 1.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 57.4%

      Schemes & development

      Only 67% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      66.761.1
      Latrine at home
      49.257.3
      Tap water
      32.935.3
      LPG / PNG
      27.214.9
      Phone
      50.639.7
      Television
      38.228.4
      Bicycle
      1.95.9
      Two-wheeler
      2.64.7

      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.