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CENSUS OF 1971

Sl!RIES--13

NAGALAND

Paper-I

PI~OVISIONAL POI>ULATION TO"I'ALS

DANIEL KENT of the Indian Frontier Administrative Service DIRECTOR OF CENSUS OPERATIONS, , 1971

CONTENTS PAGE

1. Preface V 2. Figures at a glance VI 3. Introductory Note 1 4. Statement showing a comparative picture of the population of State/Union territories of India 2-3 5. Charts & Maps: (i) Pie-chart showing the comparative Population size of the Districts, Nagaland 7 (ii) Map of Nagaland showing Decennial Population Growth Rates 1961-71 9 (iii) Explanatory note to the map of Nagaland showing Decennial Population Growth Rates 1961-71 11 (iv) Explanatory note to the map of Nagaland showing Density of Population 12 (v) Map of Nagaland showing Density of Population 13

6. Provisoinal Population Tables & Analysis of Figures: (i) TABLE-I Distribution of Population, Sex Ratio, Growth Rates and Density of Population by Districts 16-17 (ii) TABLE-II Decadal Variation in Population since 1901 18 (iii) TABLE-III Rural and Urban composition of Population 19 (iv) TABLE-IV Population of Towns 21 (v) TABLE-V Literacy 22-23 (vi) TABLE-VI Distribution of Population by Workers and Non-Workers 4 (vii) TABLE-VII DistributioB of Working Population by Agricultural & Other Workers 25 PREFACE--

AT A GLANCE as pre<:ented in this P<.Iper-I are some ofth:! basic par.ticulars.of the population of 1\l;:'tg3hnd, the 16th Stat\! of the Indian Union. The figures are still crude -and p~ovisional having "J:lo'('n compiled basing on counts from the records mad::- av'~ bIe by teams of Census workers \,.'llg'ged during the entire operation. The d~ta here h3" tl-tei .. r11lit-ti,~ .',:nd <;ubject to v"1riation 3t later stages "'hen t1}~ proce";> of TabulHion is tak('n up.

In this issue I would like to expr~ss .n.)' grJtitud~ to Shri J. C. D:'utta, Stati.,tic_!l A>!:i~t"int, Shri D. C. Pathak, Computor and Shn 1. Raj Baruah, Draug1_-tt~'1l.an, they along with other members of my !>taff have spared no pains to com,?lete and enSUl..! t Ie j,n"umpt release of this Pro,>isional Population Totals of the 1971 Census of the St"\te of Nagah-u.d.

The last but not the least my personal than1... i to the Deput)" Commissioner:., the Sub-divisional Officers, the Extra A~sist nt C'~m'nissi Joers anJ Circle Officers who along with their te:lIJlS of Enu­ merators and SupervisJrs irdd \" it'! s~nse of duty Qn~ great enthu-siasrn came forward to take acting part in this gigantic task and PC'£' _' ,t n S'lcce"" inspite of the very many odds and challenging cir­ cumstances pre"ailing in 0Ui- ~ a

DANIEL KENT. I.F.A.S_ Director of Census Operations, 29th April, 1971 Nagalaud FIGuRES AT A GLANCE

(Census of India 1971 -Provisional Population Totals-Nagaland State)

A. POPl Lt\TION OF NAGALAND Total 515,561 Males 275,359

F' male~ 240,202

B DE(· 1\:1\1\...1:'\1 POPL L:'\TlC N G: JVlTH RA. rE (1961 71) 39.64 Per c, nt

C D- "S]T" uF POl-lLATION PI-- Sfll ARF KTlOMETRl: 31 P(~rsOllS

D ~_. R .T10 PFR 1,000 MALES 872 FeT 'ales

E. PROPORTION Oi- uRBAN ,POPU- L t\TION TO TOTAL POPULATION: 9.91 Per cent

F. LITERACY RATE Total 27.33 Per cent Males 34.42 Per cent Females 19.21 Per cent

G. WORK PARTICIPATION RATE (i. e. PROPORTION OF ECONOMICALLY ACTIVE WORKERS TO TOTAL POPULATION) Total 52.0~ Per cent Males 56.16 Per ceRt Females 47.,B Per cellt INTRODUCTORY NOTE

,--___J The particulars pertaining to the State o f Nagaland as presented in this P aper-I of 1971 Cen- ' sus have been compiled and tabulated from the Charge Abstracts and District Abstracts furnished by the ('.-barge Superintendents and Dist rict Census Officers of the respective district. It is needless to mention that these data are crude and purely provisional. . The final population figures will be· made available only after the Schedules duly filled in by the Enumerators are processed systematically from the Tabulation Office. 2. In this Publication we have presented Dist rictwise figures only. But in the Primary Census Abstract the Census figures will be made available down to the village level in rural areas and Enu­ m erator's block in urban a reas a part from presenting. the data by sex, educational level, broad agt)ot group etc. in the subsequent publications. 3. The tables and maps presented in this P ublica tion have been briefly analysed. 2

STATEMENT SHOWING A COMPARATIVE PICTURE OF THE POPULATION QF STATES/UNION TERRITORIES OF INDIA

(1971 CENSUS-Provisional Figures)

TOTAL POPtJLAT,lON • Decennial Growth Rates Indiru'States and Union __Percentage Density of po- , Territories Population it! Population in pulation 1971 1961 and Rank 1971 and Rank 1951-61 1961-71 per Sq. Km. 2 3 4 5 «I

IN D I A 439,235,082 546,955.945 + :2i.64 + 24.57 182 STATES

1. Andhra Pradesh 35,983,446 43,394.951 j_ 15.65 + 20.60 157 (4) (5)

-I- 35.06 149 2. ]1,872,772 14,857314 , " 33.51 (14) (13) 3". Bihar 46.455,610 56,387,296 -,- 19(f/7 + 21.38 324 (2) (2) ? 4: Gujarat 20,633,350 26,660.929 + 2~.(~8 + 29.21 136 (9) (9) 5: Haryana 9,971,165 + 33.79 l-- 31.36 225 (I 5) 6. Himachal Pradesh 1,351,144 3,424,332 + 17.87 + 21.76 62 (17) (I 8) 7. Jammu "& Kashmir 3,560,976 4,615.176 + 9.44 + 29.60 (15) (16) 8. Kerala 16,903,715 21,280,397 + 24.76 + 25.89 541 (13) (12) 9. Madhya Pradesh 32,372.408 41,449,729 + 24.17 + 28.04 9' (7) (6) 10. Maharashtra 39,553,718 50,295,081 + 23.60 + 27.16 1611 (3) (3) fi. Mysore 23,586,772 29,224,045 + 21.57 + 23.90 15! (8) (8) 12. Nag.land 369,200 515,561 + 14.07 + 39.64 31 (21) (23) 13. Orissa 17,548,846 21,934,827 + 19.82 + 24.99 141 (12) (11) 14. Punjab 20,306,812 13,472,972 + 21.56 t- 21.00 26& (10) (14) 15. Rajasta8 20,155,602 25,724,142 + 26.20 + 27.63 11 (11) (10) 16. Tamil Nadll 33,686,953 41,103,125 + 11.85 + 22.01 316 (6) (7) 17. Uttar Pradesh 73,746,401 S8,299,453 + 16.6' + 14.73 300 (1) (1) 3

STATEMENT SHOWING A COMPARATIVE PICTURE OF THE POPULATION OF STATES/UNION TERRITORIES OF INDIA-cone/d. ( 1971 CENSUS-Provisional figures)

TOTAL POPULATION Decennial Growth Rate India/States and Union Population in Population in Percentage Densityof po- Territories 1961 and Rank 1971 and Rank 1951.61 1961-71 pulation 1971 per Sq. Km. 2 3 4 S 6

18. West Bengal 34,926,279 44,440,095 + 32.80 + 27.24 S07 (5) (4) UNION TERRITORIES 19. Andaman & Nicobar 63,548 115,090 +105.19 + 81.11 14 Islands (24) (27) 20. Chandigarh 256,979 J56,979 +394.13 +114.36 2,254 (26) (26)

21. Dadra and Nagar 57,963 94,165 + 39.56 + 27.95 l~l Haveli (25) (28) 22. Dehli 2,658,612 41,044,338 + 52.44 + 52.12 2,723 (16) (17) 23. Goa, Daman & Diu 626,978 857,180 + 5.14 + 36.78.1 225 (20) (22) 24. L.M. & A Islands 24,108 31,798 + 14.61 + 31.90 994 (26) (29) 25. 780,037 1,069,555 + 35.04 + 37.12 48 (19) (20) 26. Meghalaya 983,336 + 25.97 + 32.02 44 (21) 27. N. E. F. A. 336,558 444,744 + 32.14 (23) (25) 28. Pondicherry 369,079 471,347 + 16.34 + 27.71 982 (22) (24) 29. Tripura 1,142,005 1;556,822 + 78.71 + 36.32 149 (18) (19)

CHARTS AND MAPS

CHART SHOWING THE COMPARATIVE POPULATION SIZE OF THE DISTRICTS NAGALAND (1971 CEN SUS - PROVISIONAl )

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:' : : : : '. : : 0 . . . ., t--- »0 ---+------4 ...... NAGAL AND~ :::::::::::E: ::::'...... 5,15,561

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NAGALAND DECENNIAL POPULATION GROWTH RATES 19~1-71 • PROVISIDN~L 20 10 20 30 !ILOIo£TftES

MILES 10 I~ 20

BOUKOAN' , INTERNATIONAl SlUE. OISTRICT OISTRICT HEADQUARTERS

OCCEliNIAL POPUUTlON GROWTH 1%1-11

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)IPC-M?C I ABOVE 60PC

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,11 DECENNIAL POPULATION GROWTH RATES ]961-71 .( ;Explanatory Note)

Purpf)~e : The maR ,presents the districtwise decennial population groytll ef Nagala.t.

,Methptf : The percentage of population growth in each district for-the decade 1961-11 js~tnl'at'by Choropleth method. The percentage growth of population hss b~D grouped into three- ..categories and is shown by different shades for different districts., :'1. l ):,,; Salient During this decade tli~ total population b>ls increll')ed from 369,200 to 515,561 i.e. th. Feature. : population has increased by 39.64 per cent over 1961 Census Population in Naga'alld. Spectucalar itlcrease of population is recorded in ('0.)8% ).\ The population of Mokokcbung district has increased by 33.86 per cent aDd Tuensallg district by 28.08 per cent. 12

DENSITY OF POPULATION (Explanatory Note)

The map presents the districtwise density of population of Nagaland.

Method: The density~ of population in each district is shown by Choropleth method. The density of population has been grouped into three categories and is sho\vn by different shades for different districts. ,Salient The density of population of Nagaland is 31. It is highest in district Features (44) and lowest in Kohima district (24); being 31. .~o I NAGALAND DENSITY OF POPULATION 1971 (PROVISIONAL) 20 10 0 10 20 30 Kil.O~ETRES

HILES 10 10 20

BOUNDARY INTERNATIONU _._._ STATE ...... _._. _._ DISTRICT .•• DISTRICT HEADQUARTERS...... •

DENSITY OF POPUlATION _21-30 _31-40 _"II-SO

STATE AVERAGE 31

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PROVISIONAL POPULATION TABLES & ANALYSIS OF FIGURES If)

TABLE .DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION, SEX RATIO, GROWTH

:ftate(Diltrict Population 1971 Sex Ratio i.e. females per 1,000 malea

~-- _------Persons Males Pcs&lec 1961 1,.,t --2--- 3 4 5 6

NAGALAND 515,561 275,359 240,202 933 872

Kohima 174,910 96,95~ 17,952 SSS 804

Mokokchung 168,671 88,462 Sf),2~ 958 907

Tuensang 171,!>s'O t k9~939~ 82~Ml 947 912

1. The ,total number of persons enumerated in ihe State of Nagaland at the sunrise of ist April. 1971 was 515,561 (provisional) with 215,359 malCi and 240.202 females. Among the districts. Kohima .district records the highest populatioJOl (174.919) while Mokok:chun~ district records the lowest (168,671). Tuensang being 171,980.

2. The State average for sex ratio is 872 females per I,OOe males in 1971 Census which has falle. to a considerable extent than that of the 1961 Cens'qs (933). Among the districts highest sex-ratio is recorded in (912) and the lowest in Kohima district (804), Mokokchung being 907, which shows fall in sex ratio in all the distdcts in the present Census than that of previous Cemus.

3. The density of population per sq. km_ in Nllgaland ill 1971 Censwi is 31 which is higher tha!l that of 1961 Census. Among the districts it varies from 24 to « and Mokokehung district recorda tht highcst (44) aDd Kohima distrilO:t the loweat (24) i. respect of density per iq. km. T"cJalaac bciag 131. 17

1971 CENSUS ( Provisional figures) RATE AND DENSITY OF POPULAUON BY DISTRICTS

Donsity of Population Decennial Growth Rate of Population per Sq. Km.

1(161 1971 1951-1961 1961'-1971

7 ------8 9 ______1_0______22 31 +14.07 +39.64

24 +11.08 +60.sa 44 +16.79 +3.3.86 31 +28.01

4. The decennial growth rdte of popUlation in Tuensang district in between 1951-61 could not be estimated for the reasons as under.:-

\ "The Tuensang district (former Naga Trib::tl Area) was censused for the first tjme in 1951 for 50.6 sq. miles with a population of 7,02S. As it is quite impossible to estimate what this newly censused population would have amounted to in previous censuses, no attempt has been made to determine the population of this small area in the previous censuses" (page-49 of Part II-A-Nagaland-1961 CellSUsj.

The higbest growth rate of population in between 1961-71 is recorded in Kohima district (60.58%) while the lowest is recorded in Tuensang distric~ (28.08%). The growth rate of populatioll for the State of Nagaland is 39.64%. This high growth rate in Kohima district may be due to migration of people from the adjoining districts of the State and also from the other States of India. is

TABLE II 1971 CENSUS Provisional figures) DECADAL VARIATION IN POPULATION SINCE 1901

State/pistrict Percentage Decadal Variation in Population

1901-11 6911-21 1921-31 1931--41 1941-51 1951-61 1961-71

2 3 4 5 6 7 8

NAGALAND +46.76 + 6.55 +12.62 + 6.04 + 8.60 +14.07 +39.64

K~hima +49.09 + 3.19 +11.80 + 0.49 + 0.70 +11.08 +60.58 Mokbkchung +43.70 +11.13 . + 13;67 +14.17 +'16.79 +16.79 +33.86 Tuensang * +28.08 • * "The Tuensang District (former Naga Tribal Area )\ was Censused for the first time in 1951 for 50.0 sq. miles w~th a population 6f7,025. As it is quite imp,?ssible to estimate what this newly Censused p'opulation"would have amounted to in previous Censuses, n,\> attempt has been made to determine/the population of this small area in the previous Censuses." (PagC(-49 of Part II-A- Nagaland-1961, Censfis)

'The percent,age vl!riat~qn of pOp'ulation during the seven decades ,does n!>t reveal the exact nature of P9putation growt4. Kol,1ima djstrict ~as witne~sed the most spectacular growth (60.58 %) in the d~ca:d's ];9fi\.,.1J apd staJld~ on·second position. Tht:;, state _growth rate in between 1961!71 is 39.64 percent. 19

TABUm 1971 CENSUS ( Provisional figures) RURAL AND URBAN COMPOSITION OF POPULATION

Percentage of Urban to Decennial Growth rate state/Distri :t Population ]971 Total Population 1961-71

Total Rural Urban 1961 1971 Total Rural Urban

2 3 4 5 6 7 3 9

NAGALAND 515,561 464,490 51,071 5.19 9.91 39.64 32.70 16.66-

Koh~ma 174,910 141,220 33;690 11.93 19.26 60.58 47.21 15.'2 I Mokokchung 168,671 151,290 17,381 4.89 10.30 33.86 26.24 182.25 Tuensang 171,980 171,980 28.08 2&.08

90.09 percent of the total population of Nagaland are confined iIi rural areas and only 9.91 percent live in Urban areas. In comparing with the percentage of urban population to total population in 1961 and 197,1 Censuses it is observed that it has increased for all the districts and also the State.

.K~hima District has witnessed the most spectacular growth 60.58 % in the decade t961-71 for total and rural (47.22 %). The highest growth rate for urban is recorded in Mokokchung district ( 182.25%). The State growth rate for total is 39.64 percent, for rural 32.70 percent and for Urban 16.66 percent.

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TABLE IV 1971 CENSUS POPULATION OF TOWNS (Provisional figures)

Total of each size class} proportion of Population Sex Towns of population Population 1971 in each size Class to total Growth Rate Ratio size 20,000+ Urban PopuLltion Persons Males Females 196C~-- -~197f --- 1~~1-61 1961-71 1911 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9

ALL CLASSES (No of towns-3) 51,071 34,780 16,291 100.00 100.00 +364.41 +166.59 468 (3) (3)

A. Total Class I (100,000+) (No. of town-s~Nil) ... .). B. Total Class II (50,000-99,999) (No. of towns-Nil) ...

C. Total Class III (20,000-49,999) (No.oftown,,-l) 1 21 ,398 14,168 7,230 41.90 +75.66 +195.31 510 (1) 1. K )hima 21,398 14,168 7,230 41,90 +75.66 +195.31 510 I I I D. Total Class IV (10,000-19,999) (No. oftowns-2) 29,673 20,612 9,061 58.10 ;\-149.12 440 (2) 1. Mokokchung 17,381 12,277 5,104 34.03 +182.25 416 2.Dim:lpur 12,292 8,335 3,957 24.07 .+ 133.66 475 E. Total Class V (5,000-9,999) (No. of towns-Nil) 100.00 .. '. ... (3) F. Total Class VI (less than 5,000) (No. of towns Nil)

Nagaland is, having only three town as were in 1961 Census nilmely Kohima, Mokokchung and . No new town is consituted in 1971 Cemus. Out of three towns only Kohima has got its promotion to class III town which wa'l class V in 196L Rest two other towns also g9t their promotion to class IV in this Census from Class V of 1961. The highest population growth rate amongst the towns of Nagaland in 1961-71 is coming in Kohima town (+195.31 % ) which is higher than the Nagaland urban population growth rate ( +166.59%). The growth rate in 1951-61 of this town was only (+75.66%). The lowest growth rate among the towns in 1961-71 is coming in Dimapur town (+133.66%). The highest sex ratio, females per every 1,000 males amongst the towns of Nagaland is coming in Kohima town (510) which is higher than that of Nagaland State urban average (468) and the lowest m MokokchuD2' town (416). 22

TABLE LlTE

Total population Literate tState/District Pc;rsons Males .Females Persons Males 2 . 3 4' 5 6 NAGALAND 515,561 275,359 240,202 140,911 94,769

Kohima 174,91Q. 96,958 77,952 53,439 38,920 Mokokchung 168,671 88,462 80,209 65,490 40,276 Tuensang 171,980 89,939 82,041 21,982 15,573

Out of the total provisional popUlation of 5-15,561, 140,911 persons- are literates in Nagaland as rcorded in the 1971 Census and out oftbe total literates of 140,911 persons 94,769 are males and 46,142 are females_

It is seen that K'Ohima district and .Mokokchung district have literacy rates of 30.55% and 38.83% respectively which are above the State average (27.33 percent). Tuensang district records the lowest literacy rates ('12.78%). Sex-wise literacy rates are highest in Mokokchung district. A comparison with the corresponding figures of 1961 shows that literacy rates in all the districts have increased almost uniformly in the 1971 Census. 23

V (1971 CENSUS) RACY ( Provisional figures)

- - .. .,..-..... :.~pplation Percentage of literates to total population 1961 1971 Females Pdrsons Male, Females Persons Males Females 7 & ,i' 9 10 11 12 13 - 46:142 17.91 24.04 11.34 27.33 34.42 19.21 -,'

,l4,519 20.9.1 29~8-7· 10.81 30.55 40.14 18.63 45,214 29.63 37.08 21.84 38.83 45.53 31.44 ,... .f"" ... ~ ..... ",16,409 4':'41' :- 6:97" 1.84 12.78 17.32 7.81 24

TABLE VI 1971 CEr,-ySUS ( Provisional figures) DISTRIBUTION OF POPULATION BY WORKERS AND NON-WORKERS

State/District Persons Total Workers Percentage of workers tD •.Total Males Population Population Females

1961 1971

2 3 4. 5 6

NAGALAND P 515,561 268',557 59.~tO ~2.09 M 275,359. 154,929 60.49 5(f.16 F 240,202 lQ,918 58:23 47.43

Kohma p 174,910 91,320 56:1~, 52.2 M 96,958 55,821 57.64 57.57 F 17,952 35,499 54.55 45.54

Mok@kchung P 168,671 80,437 56.18 47.69 M 88,462 44,695 56.84 '50.52 F 80,209 35,742 55.50 44.56

Tuensang P 171,980 96.800 65.03 56.29 M 89,939 54,123 66.28 60.18 F 82,041 42,677 63.70 52.02

Out of the total population of 515,561, 268,557 are workers which constitue 52.09 per cent. In 1961, .the percentage of workers to total population was 59.40. Tuensang District records the highest percentage of workers to total population ( 56.29 ) in the State followed by Kohima 52.21 percent and Mokokchung 47·69 percent. In 1961 also Tuensang, recorded the highest percentage of workers amongst the districts of the State. While comparing the percentage of \y,0rkers of 1961 and 1971 Census it is observed that it has fallen in all the districts and also in the.State. 25

TABLE VII 1971 CENSUS. ( Provisional figures) DISTRIBUTION OF WORKING POPULAnON BY AGRICULTURAL & OTHER WORKERS

State/ Persons Total Cultjva- Agricul- Workers Percenta'ge of Agricultural & Other Workers to Total District Males Workers tors tural other than Workers Females Labou- cultivators Cultivators Agricultural Other Workers rers and agricul- Labourers tural labou- rers ----- 1961 1971 1961 1971 1961 1971

2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12

NAGALANDP 268,557 209,984 3,877 54,696 88.22 78.19 1.14 1.44 10.64 20.37 M 154,639 ]00,626 2,50~ 51,508 79,36 65.07 1.05 , 1.62 19.59 33.31 F 113,918 ]09.358 ],372 3,188 98.10 96.00 1.24 1.20 0.66 2.80

Kohima P 91,320 63,343 1,355 26,622 83.81 69.36 0.51 1.49 15.68 29.15 M 55,821 29,593 1,137 25,091 71.12 53.01 0.84 2.04 28.04 44.95 F 35,499 33,750 218 1,531 98.93 95.07 0.11 0.62 0.96 4.31

~1okokchung P 80,437 59,627 1,907 18,903 84.40 74.13 2.93 '1..37 12.67 23.50 M 44,695 25,978 1,050 17,667 73.81 58.12 2.41 2.35 23.78 39.53 F 35,742 33,649 857 1,236 95.74 94.14 3.47 2.40 0.79 3.46

Tuensang P 96,800 87,014 615 9,171 94.41 89.89 0.14 0.63 5.45 9.48 M 54,123 45,055 318 8,750 89.80 83.24 0.11 0.59 10.09 16.17 F 42,677 41,959 297 421 99.47 98.32 0.17 0.69 0.36 0.99

209,984 persons are cultivators out of the total workers of 268,557 which constiutes 78.19 percent in Nagaland. The percentage of cultivators to total workers has diminished in 1971 than that of 1961 Census (88.22), Amongst the distircts, highest percentage is recorded in Tuensang Distict (89.89) followed by Mokokchung (74.13) and Kohima (69.36). Again the highest percentage of female culti"lators to total workers is recorded in Tuensang Distict (98.32) which is higher than that of the State average (96.00), Other than cultivators and agricultural1abourers, other workers share 20.37 percent to total working popUlation in Nagaland.