Dimapur

This page provides an overview of Dimapur: population, literacy, households and a list of sub-districts (tehsils) and major villages.

Quick facts

1,696,186
Population
350,925
Households
921
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
73.04%
Approx. literacy

Dimapur has an aggregated population of 1,696,186. Approximately 44.67% live in rural areas (757,622) and 23.33% live in urban areas (395,738).

Tehsils / Sub-districts

Below are the tehsils (sub-districts) in this district. Click a tehsil to view village listings and details.

Tehsil / Sub-districtPopulationVillages
Taluk 0 757,622 3
Aquqhnaqua 27,579 42
Chumukedima 332,684 56
Dhansiripar 52,086 36
Dimapur Sadar 363,224 14
Kuhoboto 37,557 26
Medziphema 63,709 24
Nihokhu 26,097 13
Niuland 35,628 35

Population summary

Dimapur has a population of 1,696,186 (883,011 males and 813,175 females). The sex ratio is about 921 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population1,696,186
Male883,011
Female813,175
Rural population757,622 (44.67%)
Urban population395,738 (23.33%)
Households350,925

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 73.04%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates1,238,970
Total illiterates457,216

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 0 (0%). ST: 1,026,952 (60.54%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC00%
ST1,026,95260.54%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 229,655 (13.54%). Workers: 682,258 (40.22%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)229,65513.54%
Total workers682,25840.22%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Dimapur 378,811
Dimapur 197,869
Dimapur 180,942
Dimapur Sadar 169,613
Dimapur Sadar 145,615
Chumukedima 125,400
Chumukedima 81,884
Chumukedima 43,516
Medziphema 24,149
Dimapur Sadar 23,998