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

Kiphire is a Town Committee city situated in Kiphire Sadar circle of Kiphire district. The Kiphire city is divided into 11 wards for which elections are held every 5 years. As per the Population Census 2011, there are a total 3,109 families residing in the Kiphire city. The total population of Kiphire is 16,487 out of which 8,587 are males and 7,900 are females thus the Average Sex Ratio of Kiphire is 920.

The population of Children aged 0-6 years in Kiphire city is 2924 which is 18% of the total population. There are 1486 male children and 1438 female children between the age 0-6 years. Thus as per the Census 2011 the Child Sex Ratio of Kiphire is 968 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio (920).

As per the Census 2011, the literacy rate of Kiphire is 87.3%. Thus Kiphire has a higher literacy rate compared to 69.5% of Kiphire district. The male literacy rate is 90.41% and the female literacy rate is 83.95% in Kiphire.

Population
16,487
Literacy
87.3%
Sex Ratio
920

Kiphire Town Committee has total administration over 3,109 houses to which it supplies basic amenities such as water and sewerage. It is also authorized to build roads within Town Committee limits and impose taxes on properties coming under its jurisdiction.

Kiphire Town Committee

As per the Population Census 2011 data, following are some quick facts about Kiphire Town Committee.

Total Male Female
Children 2,924 1,486 1,438
Literacy 87.3% 74.8% 68.7%
Scheduled Caste 0 0 0
Scheduled Tribe 15,298 7,813 7,485
Illiterate 4,642 2,167 2,475

Caste-wise Population - Kiphire

Schedule Caste (SC) constitutes 0% while Schedule Tribe (ST) were 92.8% of total population in Kiphire.

Total Male Female
Schedule Caste 0 0 0
Schedule Tribe 15,298 7,813 7,485

Religion-wise Population - Kiphire

As per the Census 2011, the total Hindu population in Kiphire is 675 which is 4.09% of the total population. Also the total Muslim population in Kiphire is 316 which is 1.92% of the total population. Below is the religion-wise population of Kiphire as per Census 2011.

Religion Total Male Female
Hindu 675 (4.09%) 443 232
Muslim 316 (1.92%) 220 96
Christian 15,443 (93.67%) 7,899 7,544
Sikh 7 (0.04%) 4 3
Buddhist 35 (0.21%) 15 20
Jain 0 (0%) 0 0
Other Religion 0 (0%) 0 0
No Religion Specified 11 (0.07%) 6 5

Literacy Rate - Kiphire

The total literacy rate of Kiphire was 87.33% in 2011 which is greater than the average literacy rate of 79.55% of Nagaland. Population-wise, out of total 11,845 literates, males were 6,420 while females were 5,425. Also the male literacy rate was 90.41% and the female literacy rate was 83.95% in Kiphire.

  Kiphire Nagaland
Female 83.95% 76.11%
Male 90.41% 82.75%
Total 87.33% 79.55%

Sex Ratio - Kiphire

The Sex Ratio of Kiphire is 920. Thus per every 1000 men there were 920 females in Kiphire. Also as per Census 2011, the Child Sex Ration was 968 which is greater than Average Sex Ratio ( 920 ) of Kiphire.


Child Population - Kiphire

According to Census 2011, there were 2,924 children between aged 0 to 6 years in Kiphire. Out of which 1,486 were male while 1,438 were female.


Working Population - Kiphire

In Kiphire Town Committee out of total population, 4,657 were engaged in work activities. 76.4% of workers describe their work as Main Work (Employment or Earning more than 6 Months) while 23.6% were involved in Marginal activity providing livelihood for less than 6 months. Of 4,657 workers engaged in Main Work, 983 were cultivators (owner or co-owner) while 75 were Agricultural labourers.

Total Male Female
Main Workers 3,558 2,484 1,074
Cultivators 983 493 490
Agriculture Labourer 75 45 30
Household Industries 21 12 9
Other Workers 2,479 1,934 545
Marginal Workers 1,099 467 632
Non Working 11,830 5,636 6,194

Kiphire Wards

A ward is a local authority area, typically used for electoral purposes. Kiphire is further divided into 11 wards where elections are held every 5 years.

# Ward Population Literacy Sex Ratio
1 Ward No - 1 2,364 80.1% 900
2 Ward No - 2 1,881 71.8% 957
3 Ward No - 3 1,039 74.2% 839
4 Ward No - 4 1,187 74.7% 899
5 Ward No - 5 1,179 70.1% 992
6 Ward No - 6 1,192 74.3% 935
7 Ward No - 7 1,100 73.4% 900
8 Ward No - 8 1,230 60% 928
9 Ward No - 9 2,050 67.4% 971
10 Ward No - 10 1,638 67.8% 943
11 Ward No - 11 1,627 73.4% 840

Map of Kiphire, Kiphire, Nagaland


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