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

Kohima is a Municipal Council city situated in Kohima Sadar circle of Kohima district. The Kohima city is divided into 19 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are total 22,312 families residing in the Kohima city. The total population of Kohima is 99,039 out of which 51,626 are males and 47,413 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kohima is 918.

The population of Children of age 0-6 years in Kohima city is 12044 which is 12% of the total population. There are 6026 male children and 6018 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kohima is 999 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (918).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kohima is 90.8%. Thus Kohima has higher literacy rate compared to 85.2% of Kohima district. The male literacy rate is 92.61% and the female literacy rate is 88.73% in Kohima.

Kohima Municipal Council has total administration over 22,312 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.

Kohima Municipal Council

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

Total Male Female
Children 12,044 6,026 6,018
Literacy 90.8% 81.8% 77.5%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 71,119 34,593 36,526
Illiterate 20,078 9,395 10,683

Caste-wise Population - Kohima

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 71.8% of total population in Kohima.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 71,119 34,593 36,526

Religion-wise Population - Kohima

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kohima is 15,934 which is 16.09% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kohima is 3,028 which is 3.06% of the total population. Below is religion-wise population of Kohima as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 15,934 (16.09%) 10,177 5,757
Muslim 3,028 (3.06%) 2,294 734
Christian 79,450 (80.22%) 38,821 40,629
Sikh 83 (0.08%) 57 26
Buddhist 450 (0.45%) 226 224
Jain 12 (0.01%) 7 5
Other Religion 45 (0.05%) 25 20
No Religion Specified 37 (0.04%) 19 18

Literacy Rate - Kohima

The total literacy rate of Kohima was 90.76% in 2011 which is greater than average literacy rate 79.55% of Nagaland. Population-wise, out of total 78,961 literates, males were 42,231 while females were 36,730. Also the male literacy rate was 92.61% and the female literacy rate was 88.73% in Kohima.

  Kohima Nagaland
Female 88.73% 76.11%
Male 92.61% 82.75%
Total 90.76% 79.55%

Sex Ratio - Kohima

The Sex Ratio of Kohima is 918. Thus per every 1000 men there were 918 females in Kohima. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 999 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 918 ) of Kohima.

Child Population - Kohima

According to Census 2011, there were 12,044 children between age 0 to 6 years in Kohima. Out of which 6,026 were male while 6,018 were female.

Working Population - Kohima

In Kohima Municipal Council out of total population, 34,935 were engaged in work activities. 93.8% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 6.2% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 34,935 workers engaged in Main Work, 287 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 72 were Agricultural labourer.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 32,770 22,906 9,864
Cultivators 287 108 179
Agriculture Labourer 72 49 23
Household Industries 261 135 126
Other Workers 32,150 22,614 9,536
Marginal Workers 2,165 1,205 960
Non Working 64,104 27,515 36,589

Kohima Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kohima is further divided into 19 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 7,082 79.3% 915
2 Ward No - 2 5,207 83.9% 1,017
3 Ward No - 3 5,692 78.6% 968
4 Ward No - 4 3,568 71.1% 884
5 Ward No - 5 3,197 76.8% 1,053
6 Ward No - 6 5,381 79.9% 588
7 Ward No - 7 2,721 78.2% 795
8 Ward No - 8 2,348 69% 934
9 Ward No - 9 4,808 80.8% 856
10 Ward No - 10 4,820 79.7% 919
11 Ward No - 11 5,267 81.7% 985
12 Ward No - 12 3,848 82.1% 988
13 Ward No - 13 3,228 84.9% 1,063
14 Ward No - 14 6,101 77.9% 881
15 Ward No - 15 7,970 80.4% 932
16 Ward No - 16 11,603 79.5% 991
17 Ward No - 17 7,775 83.5% 952
18 Ward No - 18 4,809 79.9% 923
19 Ward No - 19 3,614 77.9% 855

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