Kohima District Population, Nagaland - Census India 2011

Kohima is one of district of Nagaland in India. There are 8 Taluks, 105 villages and 3 towns in Kohima district.

As per the Census India 2011, Kohima district has 54,391 households, population of 267,988 of which 138,966 are males and 129,022 are females. The population of children between age 0-6 is 36,286 which is 13.54% of total population.

The sex-ratio of Kohima district is around 928 compared to 931 which is average of Nagaland state. The literacy rate of Kohima district is 73.69% out of which 77.02% males are literate and 70.11% females are literate. The total area of Kohima is 1,463 sq.km with population density of 183 per sq.km.

Out of total population, 54.82% of population lives in Urban area and 45.18% lives in Rural area. There are 0 Scheduled Caste (SC) and 83.86% Scheduled Tribe (ST) of total population in Kohima district.

Kohima Religion Population

DescriptionPopulationPercentage
Total267,988100%
Christian234,95587.67%
Hindu25,4969.51%
Muslim4,3841.64%
Buddhist1,5190.57%
Sikh9980.37%
Other religions and persuasions3350.13%
Religion not stated2210.08%
Jain800.03%

Kohima Urban & Rural Population

Out of total population, 50% of population lives in Urban area and 60% lives in Rural area
DescriptionUrbanRural
Area(sq.km)311,432
Number of households26,75527,636
Total Population121,088146,900
Population (%)51.7%48.01%
Male Population62,59776,369
Female Population58,49170,531
Sex Ratio934924
Literacy (%)78.87%69.42%

List of Taluks in Kohima

Check out complete list of all Taluks of Kohima district, Nagaland
TalukPopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Kohima Sadar116,870412861930
Tseminyu51,3142562001022
Jakhama34,056148231932
Chiephobozou19,69231463893
Sechu-Zubza17,36935849814
Kezocha16,467134123779
Botsa6,695128521001
Tsogin5,5258565954

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Kohima Population Facts

Number of Households54,391
Population267,988
Male Population138,966 (51.86%)
Female Population129,022 (48.14%)
Children Population36,286
Area1,463 km2
Population density/km2183
Sex-ratio928
Literacy73.69%
Male Literacy77.02%
Female Literacy70.11%
Scheduled Tribes (ST) %83.86%
Scheduled Caste (SC) %0

Map of Kohima, Nagaland