Wokha District, Nagaland

Wokha District is an administrative district in the state of Nagaland, India. It is situated about 100 km from Kohima, the state capital of Nagaland. The district headquarters is located at Wokha. Lotha and Nagamese are the main languages spoken in the district. The district covers a total geographical area of 1,628 km², including 1,611.00 km² of rural area and 17.00 km² of urban area.

List of Circles in Wokha District

Wokha District is divided into 12 Circles for administrative and revenue purposes. In total, there are 170 villages under these circles. The table below lists each circle along with village count and geographical area.

Sl. No.CircleVillagesArea (km²)
1Aitepyong 8141.01
2Baghty 341.54
3Bhandari 39332.13
4Changpang 23188.70
5Chukitong 10107.93
6Englan 874.12
7Lotsu 672.91
8Ralan 1766.78
9Sanis 1189.66
10Sungro 10100.67
11Wokha Sadar 21265.75
12Wozhuro 14146.80

Population of Wokha District

As per the Census 2011, Wokha District has a total population of 1,66,343 people, consisting of 84,505 males and 81,838 females. There are 31,891 households in the district with an average population density of 102 people per km². The table below shows the rural and urban breakup of population and households:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Total Population1,66,3431,31,33935,004
Male Population84,50566,43518,070
Female Population81,83864,90416,934
Total Households31,89125,6186,273
Population Density102 / km²82 / km²2,059 / km²

Beyond these basic counts, the district has 1,28,208 literate people and 20,138 children (0–6 years). The demographic distribution also includes 0 from Scheduled Caste (SC) and 1,56,621 from Scheduled Tribe (ST) communities. Detailed rural and urban data for these categories is provided below:

ParticularsTotalRuralUrban
Child Population (Age 0–6)20,13816,4383,700
Literate Population1,28,20898,22129,987
Illiterate Population38,13533,1185,017
Scheduled Caste (SC) Population000
Scheduled Tribe (ST) Population1,56,6211,25,05131,570

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.