District of Nagaland

Wokha: 1.7 lakh people, one story

People
1,66,343
Area
1,628 km²
Literacy
87.69%
Sex ratio
968
Top 3 in NagalandSex ratio: 968 females per 1000 males. Rank 2 of 11 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in NagalandLiteracy rate: 87.69%. Rank 2 of 11 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in NagalandFemale literacy: 84.48%. Rank 2 of 11 districts.See the numbers →Top 3 in NagalandChild sex ratio (0–6): 956 girls per 1000 boys. Rank 3 of 11 districts.See the numbers →

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WokhaNagaland

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

Wokha in 8 numbers

Census 2011 · rank among the state's districts

Population1.7 lakh#6/11 in Nagaland
Area1,628 km²#5/11 in Nagaland
Population density102 per km²#6/11 in Nagaland▼ state 119
Sex ratio968 females per 1000 males#2/11 in Nagaland▲ state 931
Child sex ratio (0–6)956 girls per 1000 boys#3/11 in Nagaland▲ state 943
Literacy rate87.69%#2/11 in Nagaland▲ state 79.55
Female literacy84.48%#2/11 in Nagaland▲ state 76.11
Urban population21.0%#5/11 in Nagaland▼ state 28.9

People & society

87.7% can read. 968 women for every 1000 men.

Society in numbers (%)

DistrictState
Male literacy
90.882.8
Female literacy
84.576.1
Scheduled Castes
0.00.0
Scheduled Tribes
94.286.5
Living in towns
21.028.9

Gender literacy gap: 6.3 percentage points

People by religion

  • Hindu 3.4%
  • Muslim 1.2%
  • Christian 95.1%
  • Buddhist 0.2%

    Sectors at a glance

    69 of every 100 workers live off the land

    How people earn a living

    78,412 workers, 47.1% of all people

    This district
    Nagaland
    • Cultivators 60.5%
    • Farm labourers 8.2%
    • Household industry 2.5%
    • Other (industry, services, construction, trade) 28.7%

      Schemes & development

      Only 54% of homes had electricity in 2011. Here is what changed.

      What homes had in 2011 (% of households)

      DistrictState
      Electricity
      54.161.1
      Latrine at home
      47.457.3
      Tap water
      17.635.3
      LPG / PNG
      6.914.9
      Phone
      31.839.7
      Television
      23.428.4
      Bicycle
      6.25.9
      Two-wheeler
      3.74.7

      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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