Mon
District in Nagaland
Population
2.5 Lakh
State: 19.8 Lakh
Area
2,095 km²
Literacy Rate
47.8%
State: 67.9%
Sex Ratio
899
State: 931
Density
119 /km²
State: 124 /km²
Mon is a district in Nagaland with a population of 2.5 Lakh spread across 2,095 sq km. Its literacy rate of 47.8% is below the state average of 67.9% and below the national average of 63.0%. The district has a sex ratio of 899 females per 1,000 males, below the state average of 931. Some values for this district are area-proportional estimates based on parent district data.
Demographics
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Population Density
119 /km²
▼
124 /km²
379 /km²
Sex Ratio
899
▼
931
943
Literacy Rate
47.8%
▼
67.9%
63.0%
SC Population
0.0%
—
0.0%
16.6%
ST Population
95.2%
▲
86.5%
8.7%
Worker Participation
59.0%
▲
49.2%
39.8%
Health & Development
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Child Stunting
35.5%
▲
32.7%
33.2%
Child Wasting
7.8%
▼
20.3%
18.4%
Underweight Children
23.3%
▼
27.6%
29.1%
Child Anaemia
39.4%
▼
42.9%
65.2%
Women Anaemia
30.2%
▲
28.9%
55.3%
Full Vaccination
62.4%
▲
57.8%
77.4%
Institutional Delivery
21.4%
▼
47.5%
88.5%
Improved Sanitation
86.4%
▼
87.7%
72.4%
Clean Cooking Fuel
13.0%
▼
39.9%
54.6%
Health Insurance
39.3%
▲
19.6%
41.3%
Safe Drinking Water
86.7%
▼
90.3%
93.6%
Electricity Access
96.4%
▼
98.5%
97.0%
Women & Gender
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Child Marriage
3.0%
▼
7.0%
20.6%
Teen Pregnancy
2.8%
▼
4.3%
6.6%
Female Literacy Gap
7.1%
▲
6.1%
14.1%
Female Work Gap
2.7%
▼
6.5%
23.9%
Economy & Infrastructure
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
MSME Density
13.0 per 1k pop
▼
113.0 per 1k pop
42.6 per 1k pop
Total MSMEs
3.2k
▼
5.2k
61.7k
Manufacturing Share
25.4%
▼
31.5%
24.9%
Governance
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Pending Cases
42 per lakh
▼
1044 per lakh
3585 per lakh
Cases Delayed (%)
19.1%
▼
19.2%
35.5%
Monthly Disposal Ratio
1.25
▲
1.07
0.81
Safety & Crime
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
SC/ST Atrocities
0.0 per lakh
—
0.0 per lakh
17.4 per lakh
Domestic Violence
0.0 per lakh
—
0.0 per lakh
12.6 per lakh
Child Abuse (POCSO)
3.0 per lakh
▼
3.6 per lakh
89.0 per lakh
Cyber Crime
2.0 per lakh
▲
1.3 per lakh
55.7 per lakh
Climate Vulnerability
Indicator
District
State Avg
National
Climate Vulnerability Index
0.60
▲
0.49
0.56
All Indicators
| Indicator | District | State Avg | National Avg | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Population | 1.3 L | 64,040.563 | 8 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Households | 41,978 | 24,750.125 | 3.2 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Literacy | 67,432 | 45,247.313 | 5.6 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Children | 21,099 | 9,361.563 | 1.1 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Scheduled Castes | — | — | 1.4 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Scheduled Tribes | 1.2 L | 54,126.688 | 73,030.1 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Worker Participation | 79,425 | 34,209.813 | 4.2 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Cultivators | 43,463 | 13,013.813 | 94,025.601 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Agricultural Laborers | 2,111 | 806.188 | 71,160.644 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Other Workers | 12,751 | 13,522.063 | 1.7 L | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Sex Ratio | 899.463 | 943.62 | 949.448 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Child Sex Ratio (0–6) | 912.034 | 949.675 | 925.852 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Female Literacy Gap | 7.1 | 6.1 | 14.1 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Female Work Gap | 2.7 | 6.5 | 23.9 | Census 2011 (2011) |
| Hospitals & Health Centres ~ | 3 | 2.9 | 26.8 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Schools ~ | 48 | 50.6 | 448.822 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Banking ~ | 9 | 8.2 | 81.1 | Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011) |
| Child Stunting | 35.5% | 32.7% | 33.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Wasting | 7.8% | 20.3% | 18.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Underweight | 23.3% | 27.6% | 29.1% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Anaemia | 39.4% | 42.9% | 65.2% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women Anaemia | 30.2% | 28.9% | 55.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Full Vaccination | 62.4% | 57.8% | 77.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Institutional Births | 21.4% | 47.5% | 88.5% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Improved Sanitation | 86.4% | 87.7% | 72.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Clean Cooking Fuel | 13.0% | 39.9% | 54.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Health Insurance | 39.3% | 19.6% | 41.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Drinking Water | 86.7% | 90.3% | 93.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Electricity Access | 96.4% | 98.5% | 97.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Iodized Salt | 99.5% | 98.9% | 95.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women Literacy | 78.2% | 84.6% | 73.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Women 10+ Yr Schooling | 24.3% | 41.7% | 40.3% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Child Marriage | 3.0% | 7.0% | 20.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Teen Pregnancy | 2.8% | 4.3% | 6.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Menstrual Hygiene | 66.5% | 79.3% | 78.6% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| 4+ Antenatal Visits | 9.7% | 21.2% | 60.4% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| C-Section Rate | 1.4% | 5.6% | 23.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Exclusive Breastfeeding | 48.4% | 37.2% | 66.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| ORS for Diarrhoea | — | — | 61.8% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Hypertension | 35.7% | 28.3% | 25.0% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Diabetes | 13.0% | 12.5% | 14.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Male Tobacco Use | 52.4% | 48.5% | 40.7% | National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21) |
| Pending Cases per Lakh | 42.0 | 1,043.842 | 3,585.273 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Cases Delayed in Disposal | 19.1% | 19.2% | 35.5% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Chronic Backlog (5+ Yr) | 20.0% | 19.3% | 19.5% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Monthly Disposal Ratio | 1.3 | 1.1 | 0.8 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Case Density | 105 | 418.063 | 64,978.341 | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Women's Court Cases | 0.9% | 4.2% | 9.4% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Cases at Evidence Stage | 18.1% | 28.6% | 39.0% | National Judicial Data Grid (2024) |
| Climate Vulnerability Index | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.6 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| MGNREGA Days per Household | 51.2 | 46.3 | 43.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Food Grain Yield Variability | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Infant Mortality Rate (CVI 2021) | — | — | 56.4 | Climate Vulnerability Index (2021) |
| Average Holding Size | 4.2 | 5.0 | 1.5 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Marginal Farmers (%) | 2.2% | 4.0% | 59.8% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Agricultural Intensity | 39.4% | 32.0% | 49.8% | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Fallow Ratio | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.1 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| SC/ST Land Equity Gap | 4.3 | 10.4 | 11.3 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Holdings per 1,000 People | 115.604 | 316.993 | 157.705 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Cultivated Land per Capita | 0.3 | 1.1 | 0.2 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Leased Area Share | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Land Gini Coefficient | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.5 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Sowing Efficiency | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| Uncultivated Ratio | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16) |
| MSME Density | 13.0 | 112.951 | 42.6 | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Total MSMEs | 3,241 | 5,179.125 | 61,725.66 | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Manufacturing Share | 25.4% | 31.5% | 24.9% | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| Small Enterprise Share | 0.1% | 0.4% | 0.8% | Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026) |
| POCSO Cases | 3 | 3.6 | 89.0 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| SC/ST Atrocities | — | — | 17.4 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Domestic Violence | — | — | 12.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Dowry Crimes | — | — | 51.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Drug Crimes (NDPS) | 28 | 19.7 | 147.763 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Cybercrime | 2 | 1.3 | 55.7 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Environmental Crimes | — | — | 10.4 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Safety-Relevant Crime Rate | 3 | 3.6 | 93.6 | National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022) |
| Blood Banks per Lakh | — | 1.3 | 4.1 | eRaktKosh Blood Bank Registry (2024) |
| Biogas Plants per Lakh | — | 1 | 1.3 | GOBARdhan Biogas Plants (2026) |
~ Values marked with ~ are area-proportional estimates or inherited from a parent district.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Mon district?
Mon has a population of 2.5 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 119 people per sq km across 2,095 sq km.
What is the literacy rate of Mon?
Mon has a literacy rate of 47.8%, which is below the Nagaland average of 67.9% and below the national average of 63.0%.
How does Mon compare to Nagaland?
Mon has a sex ratio of 899 (below state average of 931) and a literacy rate of 47.8% (below state average of 67.9%).
What data sources are used for Mon?
Data comes from Census 2011, NFHS-5 (2019-21), NJDG (2024), Udyam/MSME (2026), NCRB SLL (2022), CVI (2021), Ag Census 2015-16, RBI BSR (2026), and other official sources.
Data Sources
Census 2011
NFHS-5 (2019–21)
NJDG (2024)
CVI (2021)
Ag Census 2015–16
Udyam/MSME (2026)
NCRB SLL (2022)
eRaktKosh (2024)
GOBARdhan (2026)
Town Amenities (2011)
RBI BSR (2026)