Dimapur District, Nagaland

Dimapur is an administrative district in Nagaland, India. The district is located about 75 km from Kohima, the capital of Nagaland. Its administrative headquarters is in Dimapur. Ao, Nagamese, Bengali and Hindi are the major languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total area of 927 km², including 859.87 km² of rural area and 67.13 km² of urban area.

List of Circles in Dimapur District

Dimapur District has 1 Circle for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 32 villages under this circle. The table below lists each circle along with village count and area.

Sl. No.CircleVillagesArea (km²)
1Dimapur Sadar3231.46

Population of Dimapur District

According to the 2011 Census, Dimapur District had a population of 3,78,811 people living in 78,605 households. The population comprised 1,97,394 males and 1,81,417 females, with an average population density of 409 people per km². The table below provides a rural-urban comparison of these statistics.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Total Population3,78,8111,80,9421,97,869
Male Population1,97,39493,4351,03,959
Female Population1,81,41787,50793,910
Total Households78,60536,50542,100
Population Density409 / km²210 / km²2,948 / km²

Dimapur District had 2,78,037 literate people and 50,898 children in the 0–6 age group. The Scheduled Tribe (ST) population was 2,23,989. The table below presents their rural and urban distribution.

CategoryTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)50,89826,06324,835
Literate Population2,78,0371,26,8221,51,215
Illiterate Population1,00,77454,12046,654
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population000
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population2,23,9891,30,99692,993

NOTE: Population and area figures shown here are based on Census 2011. Administrative boundaries may have changed, so the figures may include combined values for areas that were reorganized later.