Kiphire (District)
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| State | Nagaland |
| Administrative headquarters : | Kiphire |
| Area : | 1130 km² |
| Residents : | 74,004 (2011) |
| Population density : | 65 people / km² |
| Website : | www.kiphire.nic.in |
Kiphire is a district in the east of the northeast Indian state of Nagaland .
The area is 1130 km². The administrative seat is the city of the same name, Kiphire .
population
According to the 2011 census, the Kiphire district has 74,004 inhabitants. With 65 inhabitants per square kilometer, the district is only sparsely populated. The district is rural. Of the 74,004 residents, 57,517 people (77.72%) live in rural areas and 16,487 people in urban communities.
The district of Kiphire belongs to the areas of India that are almost entirely populated by members of the "tribal population" ( scheduled tribes ). Among them (2011) were 71,429 people (96.52 percent of the district population). There is not a single Dalit ( scheduled castes ) in the district.
The population consists almost entirely of people who were born in the district. Of the residents, 71,274 people (96.31 percent of residents) were born in the district. A total of 1,111 people were born in other Indian states (including 384 people in Assam, 352 people in Bihar and 77 people in Manipur). Of the 92 foreign-born people, 44 are from Nepal and 37 are from Myanmar.
Population development
As everywhere in India, the population in the Kiphire district grew strongly over decades. Between 2001 and 2011, however, there was a decrease of almost 31 percent (30.57%). In those ten years the population decreased by over 32,000 people. The following table illustrates the development:
Significant places
With the district capital Kiphire (16,487 inhabitants) there is only one place with more than 10,000 inhabitants in the district.
District population by gender
As is common in India, the district usually had more male than female residents. Among the youngest residents (under 7 years of age) the proportions are 51.32% male to 48.68% female.
| Distribution of the population by gender in Kiphire district | ||||||||||||||
| 1961 census | 1971 census | 1981 census | 1991 census | 2001 census | 2011 census | |||||||||
| number | proportion of | number | proportion of | number | proportion of | number | proportion of | number | proportion of | number | proportion of | |||
| TOTAL | 15,635 | 100% | 18,398 | 100% | 28,931 | 100% | 51,845 | 100% | 106,591 | 100% | 74.004 | 100% | ||
| Men | 7,881 | 50.41% | 9.122 | 49.58% | 15.174 | 52.45% | 27,061 | 52.20% | 56.092 | 52.62% | 37,830 | 51.12% | ||
| Women | 7,754 | 49.59% | 9,276 | 50.42% | 13,757 | 47.55% | 24,784 | 47.80% | 50,499 | 47.38% | 36,174 | 48.88% | ||
District population by language
The population of the Kiphire district is linguistically mixed. The four main languages Sangtam, Yimchungre, Tikhir and Chirr account for almost 80% of the district's population. Yimchungre as a whole (Chirr, Tikhir, actual Yimchungre, other Yimchungre languages) is spoken by a total of 28,069 people (37.93 percent of the population). Sangtam dominates 3 of the 8 circles. Tikhir dominates the Circle Kiusam (93.81 percent of the population). In the Sitimi Sumi (Naga) circle. In the Circle Pungro, on the other hand, Yimchungre (54.69 percent of the population). And in the circle Khongsa Chirr (47.59 percent of the population) and Yingchungre (44.71 percent of the population). The most common languages are shown in the following table:
| year | Sangtam | Yimchungre | Tikhir | Chirr | Bengali | Khasi | Hindi | Sema | Total | |||||||||
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| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | |
| 2011 | 33,942 | 45.87 | 13,242 | 17.89 | 8,174 | 11.05 | 3,344 | 4.52 | 386 | 0.52 | 381 | 0.51 | 380 | 0.51 | 364 | 0.49 | 74.004 | 100.00% |
| Source: 2011 census result | ||||||||||||||||||
Population of the district by confession
The Tibetan Burmese residents have converted almost entirely to Christianity in the past 100 years. The most important communities within Christianity are the Baptists, Presbyterians (Reformed), and Catholics. The Hindus and Muslims form small religious minorities and are mainly immigrants from other regions of India. The following table shows the exact religious composition of the population:
| year | Buddhists | Christians | Hindus | Jainas | Muslims | Sikhs | Other | not specified | Total | |||||||||
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| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | |
| 2011 | 210 | 0.28 | 71,803 | 97.03 | 1,040 | 1.41 | 1 | 0.00 | 564 | 0.76 | 13 | 0.02 | 1 | 0.00 | 372 | 0.50 | 74.004 | 100.00% |
| Source: 2011 census result | ||||||||||||||||||
education
Thanks to significant efforts, literacy has risen sharply in recent decades. However, it is very low compared to the other districts of Nagaland state. In urban areas, seven out of eight people can read and write. In rural areas, only around 64 percent can read and write. The strong differences between the sexes and the urban / rural population are typical of Indian conditions.
| Literacy in the Kiphire District | ||||||
| unit | 2011 census | |||||
| number | proportion of | |||||
| TOTAL | 41,232 | 69.54% | ||||
| Men | 22,675 | 74.88% | ||||
| Women | 18,557 | 63.96% | ||||
| TOTAL CITY | 11,845 | 87.33% | ||||
| City men | 6,420 | 90.41% | ||||
| City women | 5,425 | 83.95% | ||||
| TOTAL COUNTRY | 29,387 | 64.26% | ||||
| Country men | 16,255 | 70.13% | ||||
| Country women | 13,132 | 58.23% | ||||
| Source: 2011 census result | ||||||
economy
Agriculture is the dominant form of economy. The main crops grown include rice , corn and millet .
Administrative division
The district was divided into 8 circles at the last census in 2011.
| Population in the Circles | ||||||||||||||||
| Amahator | Khongsa | Kiphire Sadar | Kiusam | Longmatra | Pungro | Seyochung | Sitimi | |||||||||
| number | proportion of | number | proportion of | number | proportion of | number | proportion of | number | proportion of | number | proportion of | number | proportion of | number | proportion of | |
| TOTAL | 9,075 | 100% | 4,646 | 100% | 21,939 | 100% | 5,171 | 100% | 4,723 | 100% | 14,464 | 100% | 9,951 | 100% | 4,035 | 100% |
| Men | 4,567 | 50.33% | 2,364 | 50.88% | 11,370 | 51.83% | 2,657 | 51.38% | 2,409 | 51.01% | 7,555 | 52.23% | 4,906 | 49.30% | 2.002 | 49.62% |
| Women | 4,508 | 49.67% | 2,282 | 49.12% | 10,569 | 48.17% | 2,514 | 48.62% | 2,314 | 48.99% | 6,909 | 47.77% | 5,045 | 50.70% | 2,033 | 50.38% |
| city | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 16,487 | 75.15% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| country | 9,075 | 100% | 4,646 | 100% | 5,452 | 24.85% | 5,171 | 100% | 4,723 | 100% | 14,464 | 100% | 9,951 | 100% | 4,035 | 100% |
