District of Nagaland

Mon: 2.5 lakh people, one story

People
2,50,260
Area
1,786 km²
Literacy
56.99%
Sex ratio
899
#1 in NagalandScheduled Castes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 1 of 11 districts.See the numbers →#1 in NagalandWorkers in farming: 84.2 % of workers. Rank 1 of 11 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in NagalandSex ratio: 899 females per 1000 males. Rank 11 of 11.See the numbers →Lowest in NagalandLiteracy rate: 56.99%. Rank 11 of 11.See the numbers →

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MonNagaland

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

Mon in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population2.5 lakh#3/11 in Nagaland
Area1,786 km²#3/11 in Nagaland
Population density140 per km²#3/11 in Nagaland▲ state 119
Sex ratio899 females per 1000 males#11/11 in Nagaland▼ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)912 girls per 1000 boys#10/11 in Nagaland▼ state 943
Literacy rate56.99%#11/11 in Nagaland▼ state 79.55
Female literacy52.58%#11/11 in Nagaland▼ state 76.11
Urban population13.8%#11/11 in Nagaland▼ state 28.9

People & society

57.0% can read. 899 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
60.982.8
Female literacy
52.676.1
Scheduled Castes
0.00.0
Scheduled Tribes
95.286.5
Living in towns
13.828.9

Gender literacy gap: 8.4 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 3.2%
  • Muslim 1.4%
  • Christian 94.5%
  • Buddhist 0.5%
  • Jain 0.1%
  • Other / not stated 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    84 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    1.5 lakh workers, 59.0% of all people

    This district
    Nagaland
    • Cultivators 76.9%
    • Farm labourers 7.3%
    • Household industry 1.1%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 14.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 28% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      28.261.1
      Latrine at home
      54.257.3
      Tap water
      40.935.3
      LPG / PNG
      2.114.9
      Phone
      25.539.7
      Television
      11.128.4
      Bicycle
      4.25.9
      Two-wheeler
      3.14.7

      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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        Sources

        Districts are shown with their 2011 Census boundaries.