Dimapur Population, Religion, Caste, Working Data Dimapur, Nagaland - Census 2011

Dimapur is a Municipal Council city situated in Dimapur Sadar circle of Dimapur district. The Dimapur city is divided into 23 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 27,165 families residing in the Dimapur city. The total population of Dimapur is 122,834 out of which 64,300 are males and 58,534 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Dimapur is 910.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Dimapur city is 15201 which is 12% of the total population. There are 7790 male children and 7411 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Dimapur is 951 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (910).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Dimapur is 86%. Thus Dimapur has higher literacy rate compared to 84.8% of Dimapur district. The male literacy rate is 88.05% and the female literacy rate is 83.79% in Dimapur.

Dimapur Municipal Council has total administration over 27,165 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorize to build roads within Municipal Council limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Dimapur Municipal Council

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Dimapur Municipal Council.

Total Male Female
Children 15,201 7,790 7,411
Literacy 86% 77.4% 73.2%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 48,548 23,610 24,938
Illiterate 30,240 14,542 15,698

Caste-wise Population - Dimapur

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 39.5% of total population in Dimapur.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 48,548 23,610 24,938

Religion-wise Population - Dimapur

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Dimapur is 50,492 which is 41.11% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Dimapur is 13,765 which is 11.21% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Dimapur as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 50,492 (41.11%) 27,923 22,569
Muslim 13,765 (11.21%) 7,660 6,105
Christian 55,397 (45.1%) 27,096 28,301
Sikh 229 (0.19%) 131 98
Buddhist 591 (0.48%) 282 309
Jain 2,122 (1.73%) 1,090 1,032
Other Religion 41 (0.03%) 20 21
No Religion Specified 197 (0.16%) 98 99

Literacy Rate - Dimapur

The total literacy rate of Dimapur was 86.03% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 79.55% of Nagaland. Population-wise, out of total 92,594 literates, males were 49,758 while females were 42,836. Also the male literacy rate was 88.05% and the female literacy rate was 83.79% in Dimapur.

  Dimapur Nagaland
Female 83.79% 76.11%
Male 88.05% 82.75%
Total 86.03% 79.55%

Sex Ratio - Dimapur

The Sex Ratio of Dimapur is 910. Thus per every 1000 men there were 910 females in Dimapur. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 951 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 910 ) of Dimapur.

Child Population - Dimapur

According to Census 2011, there were 15,201 children between age 0 to 6 years in Dimapur. Out of which 7,790 were male while 7,411 were female.

Working Population - Dimapur

In Dimapur Municipal Council out of total population, 43,734 were engaged in work activities. 84.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 15.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 43,734 workers engaged in Main Work, 218 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 202 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 37,102 29,609 7,493
Cultivators 218 144 74
Agriculture Labourer 202 154 48
Household Industries 647 465 182
Other Workers 36,035 28,846 7,189
Marginal Workers 6,632 3,452 3,180
Non Working 79,100 31,239 47,861

Dimapur Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Dimapur is further divided into 23 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 4,741 77.4% 845
2 Ward No - 2 3,114 69.5% 804
3 Ward No - 3 5,301 60.2% 943
4 Ward No - 4 7,748 50.2% 889
5 Ward No - 5 7,074 79.4% 915
6 Ward No - 6 2,859 78.8% 852
7 Ward No - 7 7,867 82.2% 901
8 Ward No - 8 4,019 79.9% 838
9 Ward No - 9 6,310 82.7% 934
10 Ward No - 10 4,449 73.8% 1,016
11 Ward No - 11 4,107 87% 1,045
12 Ward No - 12 8,234 84.2% 817
13 Ward No - 13 8,238 85.6% 967
14 Ward No - 14 6,213 65.7% 973
15 Ward No - 15 4,930 76.1% 877
16 Ward No - 16 6,954 73.7% 987
17 Ward No - 17 2,678 74.7% 723
18 Ward No - 18 4,089 72% 804
19 Ward No - 19 1,229 81.9% 771
20 Ward No - 20 6,256 75.5% 956
21 Ward No - 21 5,246 82.3% 973
22 Ward No - 22 4,569 75.2% 911
23 Ward No - 23 6,609 70.8% 958

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