Tuensang (district)
| Tuensang District | |
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| State | Nagaland |
| Administrative headquarters : | Tuensang |
| Area : | 2536 km² |
| Residents : | 196,596 (2011) |
| Population density : | 78 people / km² |
| Website : | www.tuensang.nic.in |
Tuensang is a district in the east of the northeast Indian state of Nagaland .
The area is 2536 km². The administrative seat is the city of the same name Tuensang .
population
According to the 2011 census, the Tuensang district has 196,596 inhabitants. With 78 inhabitants per square kilometer, the district is rather sparsely populated. The district is predominantly rural. Of the 196,596 residents, 159,822 people live in rural areas (81.29%) and 36,774 people live in urban communities.
The Tuensang district is one of the areas of India that are mostly populated by members of the "tribal population" ( scheduled tribes ). (2011) 190,916 people (97.11 percent of the district's population) were among them. 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, 191,965 people (97.64 percent of residents) were born in the district. A total of 1,906 people were born in other Indian states (including 765 people in Assam, 405 people in Bihar and 194 people in Uttar Pradesh). Of the 296 foreign-born people, 572 are from Nepal.
Population development
As everywhere in India, the population in the Tuensang district has been growing rapidly for decades. The increase in the years 2001–2011 was only 5.7 percent. In those ten years the population increased by over 10,000 people. From 1950 onwards, there was strong immigration to the then sparsely populated area. This resulted in a population growth of 2699% in just 60 years. The following table illustrates the development:
Significant places
With the district capital Tuensang (36,774 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 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 51.74% male to 48.26% female.
| Distribution of the population by gender in Tuensang 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 | 44.172 | 100% | 58,078 | 100% | 82.114 | 100% | 113.041 | 100% | 186.003 | 100% | 196,596 | 100% | ||
| Men | 22,737 | 51.47% | 30,882 | 53.17% | 43,494 | 52.97% | 59,805 | 52.91% | 97,879 | 52.62% | 101,933 | 51.85% | ||
| Women | 21,435 | 48.53% | 27,196 | 46.83% | 38,620 | 47.03% | 53,236 | 47.09% | 88.124 | 47.38% | 94,663 | 48.15% | ||
District population by language
The language of the population in Tuensang District is very mixed. The four main languages Chang, Khiemnungan, Yimchungre and Sangtam make up almost 95 percent of the population. Chang is the main language or one of the major languages in the Circles Chingmei (3,532 people; 91.36 percent of residents), Ngoungchung (6,041 people; 98.85 percent of residents), Noksen (14,044 people; 99.03 percent of residents), Sangsangnyu (6,580 people; 99.26 percent of residents), Sotokur (3,173 people; 29.63 percent of residents) and Tuensang Sadar (26,374 people; 55.08 percent of residents). Khiemnungan is the main language or one of the major languages in the Circles Nokhu (6,275 people; 99.75 percent of residents), Noklak (19,067 people; 97.74 percent of residents), Panso (10,983 people; 99.52 percent of residents), Thonoknyu (17,376 people; 93.42 percent of residents) and Tuensang Sadar (4,181 people; 8.73 percent of residents). Yimchungre is the main language or one of the major languages in the Circles Chessore (5,391 people; 99.14 percent of residents), Chingmei (261 people; 6.75 percent of residents), Mangko (3,017 people; 99.77 percent of residents), Shamator (11,509 people; 90.44 percent of residents), Sotokur (7,471 people; 69.78 percent of residents), Tuensang Sadar (7,270 people; 15.18 percent of residents) and Tsurungto (849 people; 39.82 percent of Residents). Sangtam is the main language or one of the major languages in the Circles Chare (10,765 people; 96.50 percent of residents), Longkhim (17,001 people; 98.24 percent of residents) and Tuensang Sadar (4,491 people; 9.38 percent of residents) . The following table shows the most widely used languages:
| year | Chang | Khiemnungan | Yimchungre | Sangtam | Tikhir | Ao | Bengali | Hindi | Nepali | Total | ||||||||||
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| number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | number | % | |
| 2011 | 59,979 | 30.51 | 58,018 | 29.51 | 35,968 | 18.30 | 32,392 | 16.48 | 2,493 | 1.27 | 1,381 | 0.70 | 821 | 0.42 | 635 | 0.32 | 481 | 0.24 | 196,596 | 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 | 572 | 0.29 | 191,864 | 97.59 | 2,979 | 1.52 | 5 | 0.00 | 1,052 | 0.54 | 27 | 0.01 | 1 | 0.00 | 96 | 0.05 | 196,596 | 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, 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 Tuensang District | ||||||
| unit | 2011 census | |||||
| number | proportion of | |||||
| TOTAL | 117,511 | 73.08% | ||||
| Men | 63,653 | 76.31% | ||||
| Women | 53,858 | 69.59% | ||||
| TOTAL CITY | 28,559 | 91.99% | ||||
| City men | 15,540 | 93.89% | ||||
| City women | 13,019 | 89.82% | ||||
| TOTAL COUNTRY | 88,952 | 68.55% | ||||
| Country men | 48.113 | 71.95% | ||||
| Country women | 40,839 | 64.93% | ||||
| Source: 2011 census result | ||||||
Administrative division
The district was divided into 16 circles at the last census in 2011.
| Population in the Circles | ||||||||||||||||
| Chare | Chessors | Chingmei | Longkhim | Mangko | Ngoungchung | Nokhu | Noklak | |||||||||
| 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 | 11,156 | 100% | 5,438 | 100% | 3,866 | 100% | 17.306 | 100% | 3,024 | 100% | 6.111 | 100% | 6,291 | 100% | 19,507 | 100% |
| Men | 5,767 | 51.69% | 2,815 | 51.77% | 1,988 | 51.42% | 8,903 | 51.44% | 1,496 | 49.47% | 3,200 | 52.36% | 3,319 | 52.76% | 10,066 | 51.60% |
| Women | 5,389 | 48.31% | 2,623 | 48.23% | 1,878 | 48.58% | 8,403 | 48.56% | 1,528 | 50.53% | 2,911 | 47.64% | 2,972 | 47.24% | 9,441 | 48.40% |
| city | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% |
| country | 11,156 | 100% | 5,438 | 100% | 3,866 | 100% | 17.306 | 100% | 3,024 | 100% | 6.111 | 100% | 6,291 | 100% | 19,507 | 100% |
| Population in the Circles | ||||||||||||||||
| Noksen | Panso | Sangsangnyu | Shamator | Sotokur | Thonoknyu | Tsurungto | Tuensang Sadar | |||||||||
| 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 | 14,182 | 100% | 11,036 | 100% | 6,629 | 100% | 12,726 | 100% | 10,707 | 100% | 18,600 | 100% | 2.132 | 100% | 47,885 | 100% |
| Men | 7,436 | 52.43% | 5,687 | 51.53% | 3,429 | 51.73% | 6,403 | 50.31% | 5,423 | 50.64% | 9,783 | 52.60% | 998 | 46.81% | 25,220 | 52.67% |
| Women | 6,746 | 47.57% | 5,349 | 48.47% | 3,200 | 48.27% | 6.323 | 49.69% | 5,284 | 49.36% | 8,817 | 47.40% | 1,134 | 53.19% | 22,665 | 47.33% |
| city | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 0 | 0% | 36,774 | 76.80% |
| country | 14,182 | 100% | 11,036 | 100% | 6,629 | 100% | 12,726 | 100% | 10,707 | 100% | 18,600 | 100% | 2.132 | 100% | 11,111 | 23.20% |
