Longleng (District)
| Longleng District | |
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| State | Nagaland |
| Administrative headquarters : | Longleng |
| Area : | 562 km² |
| Residents : | 50,484 (2011) |
| Population density : | 121 people / km² |
| Website : | www.longleng.nic.in |
Longleng is a district in the northeast Indian state of Nagaland .
The area is 562 km². The administrative seat is the city of the same name Longleng .
population
According to the 2011 census, the Longleng district has 50,484 inhabitants. With 121 inhabitants per square kilometer, the district is densely populated. The district is predominantly rural. Of the 50,484 residents, 42,871 people (84.92%) live in rural areas and 7,613 people live in urban communities.
The Longleng District is one of the areas of India that are mostly populated by members of the "tribal population" ( scheduled tribes ). Among them were (2011) 48,615 people (96.30 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, 48,785 people (96.63 percent of residents) were born in the district. A total of 832 people were born in other Indian states (including 525 people in Assam, 127 people in Bihar and 45 people in Manipur). Of the 36 foreign-born people, 28 are from Nepal.
Population development
As everywhere in India, the number of inhabitants in the Longleng District has grown rapidly for decades. Between 2001 and 2001, however, the number of residents fell by 58.5 percent (58.48%). During these ten years the population decreased by over 71,000 people. From 1961 there was a strong immigration into the then sparsely populated area. This resulted in a population growth of 745% in just 40 years by 2001. The following table illustrates the development:
Significant places
With the district capital Longleng (7,631 inhabitants) there is only one city (notified town) in the district.
District population by gender
As is common in India, the district always had significantly more male than female residents. Due to the high level of immigration, however, it has been well above the Indian average until recently. Among the youngest residents (under 7 years of age) the proportions are 53.04% male to 46.96% female.
| Distribution of the population by gender in Longleng 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 | 14,390 | 100% | 19,423 | 100% | 25,704 | 100% | 67,703 | 100% | 121,581 | 100% | 50,484 | 100% | ||
| Men | 7,346 | 51.05% | 10.167 | 52.35% | 13,630 | 53.03% | 36,268 | 53.57% | 64,371 | 52.94% | 26,502 | 52.50% | ||
| Women | 7,044 | 48.95% | 9,256 | 47.65% | 12,074 | 46.97% | 31,435 | 46.43% | 57.210 | 47.06% | 23,982 | 47.50% | ||
District population by language
The population of the Tuensang district is linguistically uniform. Because Phom is given as the main language by almost 94% of the population. The following table shows the most widely used languages:
| year | Phom | Konyak | Bengali | Nepali | Sema | Ao | Assami | Hindi | Total | |||||||||
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| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % |% | number | % | |
| 2011 | 47.294 | 93.68 | 925 | 1.83 | 447 | 0.89 | 379 | 0.75 | 376 | 0.74 | 261 | 0.52 | 209 | 0.41 | 173 | 0.34 | 50,484 | 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 Presbyterians (Reformed), Baptists, and Catholics. The Hindus and Muslims form small religious minorities and are mainly immigrants from other regions of India and from Bangladesh. 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 | 77 | 0.15 | 48,849 | 96.76 | 873 | 1.73 | 0 | 0.00 | 635 | 1.26 | 5 | 0.01 | 0 | 0.00 | 45 | 0.09 | 50,484 | 100.00% |
| Source: 2011 census result | ||||||||||||||||||
education
Thanks to significant efforts, literacy has risen sharply in recent decades. Still, literacy is low compared to the other districts in Nagaland state. In urban areas, almost 92 percent of people can read and write. In the countryside, on the other hand, only around 69 percent can read and write. The strong differences between the sexes and the urban / rural population are typical of Indian conditions.
| Literacy in Longleng District | ||||||
| unit | 2011 census | |||||
| number | proportion of | |||||
| TOTAL | 29,859 | 72.17% | ||||
| Men | 16,139 | 74.48% | ||||
| Women | 13,720 | 69.63% | ||||
| TOTAL CITY | 5,841 | 91.45% | ||||
| City men | 3.123 | 92.48% | ||||
| City women | 2,718 | 90.30% | ||||
| TOTAL COUNTRY | 24,018 | 68.65% | ||||
| Country men | 13,016 | 71.15% | ||||
| Country women | 11.002 | 65.90% | ||||
| Source: 2011 census result | ||||||
Administrative division
The district was divided into five circles at the last census in 2011.
| Population in the Circles | ||||||||||
| Longleng | Namsang | Sakshi | Tamlu | Yongnyah | ||||||
| number | proportion of | number | proportion of | number | proportion of | number | proportion of | number | proportion of | |
| TOTAL | 23,184 | 100% | 3,518 | 100% | 8,615 | 100% | 5,336 | 100% | 9,831 | 100% |
| Men | 12,153 | 52.42% | 1,841 | 52.33% | 4,586 | 53.23% | 2,785 | 52.19% | 5,137 | 52.25% |
| Women | 11,031 | 47.58% | 1,677 | 47.67% | 4.029 | 46.77% | 2,551 | 47.81% | 4,694 | 47.75% |
| city | 7,613 | 32.84% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| country | 15,571 | 67.16% | 3,518 | 100% | 8,615 | 100% | 5,336 | 100% | 9,831 | 100% |
