Wokha Sadar Circle Population, Caste, Religion Data - Wokha district, Nagaland

Wokha Sadar Circle of Wokha district has total population of 58,186 as per the Census 2011. Out of which 29,467 are males while 28,719 are females. In 2011 there were total 10,878 families residing in Wokha Sadar Circle. The Average Sex Ratio of Wokha Sadar Circle is 975.

As per Census 2011 out of total population, 60.2% people lives in Urban areas while 39.8% lives in the Rural areas. The average literacy rate in urban areas is 95.8% while that in the rural areas is 86.8%. Also the Sex Ratio of Urban areas in Wokha Sadar Circle is 937% while that of Rural areas is 1,034.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Wokha Sadar Circle is 6949 which is 12% of the total population. There are 3505 male children and 3444 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Wokha Sadar Circle is 983 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 975 ) of Wokha Sadar Circle.

The total literacy rate of Wokha Sadar Circle is 92.28%. The male literacy rate is 83.61% and the female literacy rate is 78.84% in Wokha Sadar Circle.

Population
58,186
Families
10,878
Literacy
92.28%
Sex Ratio
975

To facilitate the administration, Wokha Sadar Circle is further divided into 1 town and 21 villages.

Wokha Sadar Circle Data

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Wokha Sadar Circle.

Total Male Female
Children (Age 0-6) 6,949 3,505 3,444
Literacy 92.28% 83.61% 78.84%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 54,550 27,082 27,468
Illiterate 10,906 4,830 6,076

Caste-wise Population - Wokha Sadar Circle

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 93.8% of total population in Wokha Sadar Circle of .

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 54,550 27,082 27,468

Religion-wise Population - Wokha Sadar Circle

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 2,023 (3.48%) 1,347 676
Muslim 854 (1.47%) 609 245
Christian 55,061 (94.63%) 27,388 27,673
Sikh 30 (0.05%) 18 12
Buddhist 189 (0.32%) 92 97
Jain 3 (0.01%) 3 0
Other Religion 5 (0.01%) 1 4
No Religion Specified 21 (0.04%) 9 12

Literacy Rate - Wokha Sadar Circle

Average literacy rate of Wokha Sadar Circle in 2011 were 92.28% in which, male and female literacy were 94.9% and 89.59% respectively. Total literate in Wokha Sadar Circle were 47,280 of which male and female were 24,637 and 22,643 respectively.

Sex Ratio - Wokha Sadar Circle

The Sex Ratio of Wokha Sadar Circle is 975 . Thus for every 1000 men there were 975 females in Wokha Sadar Circle. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 983 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 975 ) of Wokha Sadar Circle.

Child Population - Wokha Sadar Circle

According to Census 2011, there were 6,949 children between age 0 to 6 years in Wokha Sadar Circle. Out of which 6,949 were male while 6,949 were female.

Urban/Rural Population - Wokha Sadar Circle

As per Census 2011, there are total 6,273 families under Wokha Sadar Circle living in urban areas while 6,273 families are living within Rural areas. Thus around 60.2% of total population of Wokha Sadar Circle lives in Urban areas while 39.8% lives under Rural areas. Population of children (0 - 6 years) in urban region is 3,700 while that in rural region is 3,249.

Total Urban Rural
Population 58,186 35,004 23,182
Children (0 - 6 years) 6,949 3,700 3,249
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 54,550 31,570 22,980
Literacy 92.28% 95.79% 86.76%
Sex Ratio 975 937 1,034

Working Population - Wokha Sadar Circle

In Wokha Sadar Circle out of total population, 22,294 were engaged in work activities. 83.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 16.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 22,294 workers engaged in Main Work, 7,420 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 129 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 18,604 11,378 7,226
Cultivators 7,420 3,259 4,161
Agriculture Labourer 129 60 69
Household Industries 255 183 72
Other Workers 10,800 7,876 2,924
Marginal Workers 3,690 1,404 2,286
Non Working 35,892 16,685 19,207

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