District of Nagaland

Mokokchung: 1.9 lakh people, one story

People
1,94,622
Area
1,615 km²
Literacy
91.62%
Sex ratio
925
#1 in NagalandLiteracy rate: 91.62%. Rank 1 of 11 districts.See the numbers →#1 in NagalandFemale literacy: 91.01%. Rank 1 of 11 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in NagalandScheduled Castes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 2 of 11 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in NagalandHousehold industry workers: 3.8 % of workers. Rank 2 of 11 districts.See the numbers →

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MokokchungNagaland

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

Mokokchung in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population1.9 lakh#5/11 in Nagaland
Area1,615 km²#6/11 in Nagaland
Population density121 per km²#4/11 in Nagaland▲ state 119
Sex ratio925 females per 1000 males#7/11 in Nagaland▼ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)949 girls per 1000 boys#4/11 in Nagaland▲ state 943
Literacy rate91.62%#1/11 in Nagaland▲ state 79.55
Female literacy91.01%#1/11 in Nagaland▲ state 76.11
Urban population28.6%#3/11 in Nagaland▼ state 28.9

People & society

91.6% can read. 925 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
92.282.8
Female literacy
91.076.1
Scheduled Castes
0.00.0
Scheduled Tribes
91.786.5
Living in towns
28.628.9

Gender literacy gap: 1.2 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 5.1%
  • Muslim 1.1%
  • Christian 93.4%
  • Buddhist 0.2%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    58 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1 lakh workers, 51.4% of all people

    This district
    Nagaland
    • Cultivators 48.9%
    • Farm labourers 9.2%
    • Household industry 3.8%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 38.2%

      Schemes & development

      Only 73% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      72.661.1
      Latrine at home
      74.357.3
      Tap water
      43.535.3
      LPG / PNG
      13.114.9
      Phone
      41.039.7
      Television
      36.528.4
      Bicycle
      3.95.9
      Two-wheeler
      9.44.7

      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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        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.