Population of Kohima

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Kohima is the capital city of India’s northeastern state of Nagaland. It is the second-largest city in Nagaland after Dimapur. As per provisional reports of Census India, the population of  Kohima Sadar in 2011 was 116,870 (1.16 Lakh)

👉 Projected population of Kohima in 2026 ~ 1.50 lakh.

Census 2011 Details​

The initial provisional data released by census India 2011, shows that the density of Kohima for 2011 is 5844 people per sq. km. Kohima city administers area is 20 sq. km

Kohima CityTotalMaleFemale
Population (Census 2011)116,870 60,551 56,319 
Children (0-6)14,35972097150
Average Literacy (%)89.90%92.20%87.50%
Sex ratio930 
Child Sex ratio892 

Sources: Census 2011

Kohima District Population

Kohima District is the most populous district of Nagaland state in India. As per the census 2011, the Kohima District population is 267,988 (2.68 Lakh), and its estimated population in 2026 is  3.10 lakh.

Kohima districtCensus 2011
Total Population267,988
Male Population138,966
Female Population129,022
Average Literacy (%)85%
Sex Ratio928
Child Sex Ratio909

Religion in Kohima District

Christianity is the largest religion in the district, followed by 85% of the people. Hinduism is the second-largest religion, followed by 11% of the population. Islam and other religions are followed by 1.8% and 0.57% of the population, respectively.

ReligionPercent
Christianity  85.1%
Hinduism 11.8%
Islam 1.80%
Others1.30%

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