| Voice of Kohima
Kohima District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 3114.0 Km2
Population in Kohima (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 140118
Male : 129945
Female : 270063
Under 6 population
Total : 36157
Male : 18277
Female : 17880
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 3394
In seeing : 1336
In speech : 500
In hearing : 611
In movement : 597
Mental : 350
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : Does not figure in list of 447 backward
districts
Sex Ratio Rank : 188
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 550 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : NA
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Kohima District
The capital city of Nagaland is a picturesque hill station surrounded
by green hills and mountains. It lies in the southern part of Nagaland,
covering an area of 1041 sq.kms. The average altitude of the district
is 1444 m above sea level. Kohima lies north of the Japfü Barail
intersection. The climate is salubrious - winters cold and summers
warm. Kohima receives an average annual rainfall of 2000mm. Summer
temperatures range from 80 – 90 Fahrenheit. December and January
are the coldest months when frost occurs.
Kohima, situated in the south
at an altitude of 1444 m above sea level, occupies pride of place
as the capital city of Nagaland. One of the eight districts of the
state, Kohima is the first seat of modern administration as the
Headquarter of Naga Hills District (then under Assam) with the appointment
of G.H. Damant as Political Officer in 1879. When Nagaland became
a full fledged state on 1st December 1963, Kohima was christened
as the state capital. Since then, parts of Kohima had been carved
out twice - once in 1973 to create Phek District and in 1998 when
Dimapur was declared as a separate district. The total area of the
district is 1041 Sq. kms including Dimapur,a s territories are yet
to be clearly demarcated.
Location
Kohima has the advantage of being centrally located
- being bounded by the state of Assam on the west, Wokha district
on the north, Zunheboto and Phek districts on the east and Manipur
state on the south.
Climate
Kohima has a pleasant and moderate climte - not
tool cold in winters nd pleasant summers. December nd January are
the coldest months when frost occurs and in the higher altitudes
snowfall occurs occassionally. During the height of summers, from
July-August, temperature ranges an average of 80-90 Farenheit. Heavy
rainfll occurs during summer and Kohima receives an average annual
rainfall of 2000 mm.
Population
The Angami, Rengma and Zeliangrong
communities mainly inhabit Kohima District. However, Kohima being
the capital city, has a cosmopolitan mix of people from all the
different communities of Nagaland. The total population of the district
stands at 314,366 (according to 2001 census). The sex ratio stands
at 944 females per 1000 male.
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