District of Nagaland

Peren: 95,219 people, one story

People
95,219
Area
1,651 km²
Literacy
77.95%
Sex ratio
915
#1 in NagalandHousehold industry workers: 4.2 % of workers. Rank 1 of 11 districts.See the numbers →Lowest in NagalandPopulation density: 58 per km². Rank 11 of 11.See the numbers →Lowest in NagalandScheduled Castes: 0.0 % of people. Rank 11 of 11.See the numbers →Lowest in NagalandUrban population: 14.5%. Rank 10 of 11.See the numbers →

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PerenNagaland

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

Peren in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population95,219#9/11 in Nagaland
Area1,651 km²#4/11 in Nagaland
Population density58 per km²#11/11 in Nagaland▼ state 119
Sex ratio915 females per 1000 males#9/11 in Nagaland▼ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)935 girls per 1000 boys#7/11 in Nagaland▼ state 943
Literacy rate77.95%#7/11 in Nagaland▼ state 79.55
Female literacy72.58%#6/11 in Nagaland▼ state 76.11
Urban population14.5%#10/11 in Nagaland▼ state 28.9

People & society

77.9% can read. 915 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
82.882.8
Female literacy
72.676.1
Scheduled Castes
0.00.0
Scheduled Tribes
88.586.5
Living in towns
14.528.9

Gender literacy gap: 10.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 4.3%
  • Muslim 1.9%
  • Christian 90.5%
  • Buddhist 0.5%
  • Other / not stated 2.8%

    Sectors at a glance

    71 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    61,390 workers, 64.5% of all people

    This district
    Nagaland
    • Cultivators 64.6%
    • Farm labourers 6.1%
    • Household industry 4.2%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 25.1%

      Schemes & development

      Only 57% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      57.161.1
      Latrine at home
      61.257.3
      Tap water
      30.735.3
      LPG / PNG
      2.514.9
      Phone
      33.039.7
      Television
      17.928.4
      Bicycle
      8.25.9
      Two-wheeler
      3.44.7

      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.