District of Nagaland

Longleng: 50,484 people, one story

People
50,484
Area
562 km²
Literacy
72.17%
Sex ratio
905
Lowest in NagalandChild sex ratio (0–6): 885 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 11 of 11.See the numbers →Lowest in NagalandPopulation: 50,484. Rank 11 of 11.See the numbers →Lowest in NagalandArea: 562 km². Rank 11 of 11.See the numbers →Top 3 in NagalandWorkers in farming: 77.9 % of workers. Rank 3 of 11 districts.See the numbers →

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LonglengNagaland

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

Longleng in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population50,484#11/11 in Nagaland
Area562 km²#11/11 in Nagaland
Population density90 per km²#7/11 in Nagaland▼ state 119
Sex ratio905 females per 1000 males#10/11 in Nagaland▼ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)885 girls per 1000 boys#11/11 in Nagaland▼ state 943
Literacy rate72.17%#9/11 in Nagaland▼ state 79.55
Female literacy69.63%#8/11 in Nagaland▼ state 76.11
Urban population15.1%#8/11 in Nagaland▼ state 28.9

People & society

72.2% can read. 905 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
74.582.8
Female literacy
69.676.1
Scheduled Castes
0.00.0
Scheduled Tribes
96.386.5
Living in towns
15.128.9

Gender literacy gap: 4.8 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 1.7%
  • Muslim 1.3%
  • Christian 96.8%
  • Buddhist 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    78 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    30,568 workers, 60.5% of all people

    This district
    Nagaland
    • Cultivators 73.6%
    • Farm labourers 4.3%
    • Household industry 2.0%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 20.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 42% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      42.461.1
      Latrine at home
      53.557.3
      Tap water
      7.835.3
      LPG / PNG
      1.214.9
      Phone
      25.239.7
      Television
      11.328.4
      Bicycle
      1.75.9
      Two-wheeler
      2.44.7

      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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