Kohima

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

Quick facts

1,218,852
Population
245,200
Households
928
Sex ratio (F per 1000 M)
73.18%
Approx. literacy

Kohima has an aggregated population of 1,218,852. Approximately 43.97% live in rural areas (535,976) and 19.87% live in urban areas (242,176).

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 0 535,976 3
Botsa 20,085 13
Chiephobozou 59,076 21
Jakhama 102,168 13
Kezocha 49,401 13
Kohima Sadar 235,837 5
Sechu-Zubza 52,107 19
Tseminyu 147,627 35
Tsogin 16,575 10

Population summary

Kohima has a population of 1,218,852 (632,233 males and 586,619 females). The sex ratio is about 928 females per 1000 males.

CategoryNumber
Total population1,218,852
Male632,233
Female586,619
Rural population535,976 (43.97%)
Urban population242,176 (19.87%)
Households245,200

Literacy

Approximate literacy rate is 73.18%.

CategoryNumber
Total literates891,940
Total illiterates326,912

Scheduled Castes & Tribes

SC: 0 (0%). ST: 1,032,524 (84.71%).

CategoryPopulationShare
SC00%
ST1,032,52484.71%

Children & Workforce

Children (0–6): 166,355 (13.65%). Workers: 531,118 (43.58%).

CategoryCountShare
Children (0-6)166,35513.65%
Total workers531,11843.58%

Largest villages by population

VillagePopulation
Kohima 267,988
Kohima 146,900
Kohima 121,088
Kohima Sadar 116,870
Kohima Sadar 114,773
Tseminyu 51,314
Tseminyu 44,999
Jakhama 34,056
Jakhama 34,056
Chiephobozou 19,692