Tuensang

District in Nagaland

Population

1.2 Lakh

State: 19.8 Lakh

Area

773 km²

Literacy Rate

63.9%

State: 67.9%

Sex Ratio

920

State: 931

Density

152 /km²

State: 124 /km²

Tuensang is a district in Nagaland with a population of 1.2 Lakh spread across 773 sq km. Its literacy rate of 63.9% is below the state average of 67.9% and above the national average of 63.0%. The district has a sex ratio of 920 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

152 /km²

▲

124 /km²

379 /km²

Sex Ratio

920

▼

931

943

Literacy Rate

63.9%

▼

67.9%

63.0%

SC Population

0.0%

—

0.0%

16.6%

ST Population

96.5%

▲

86.5%

8.7%

Worker Participation

46.0%

▼

49.2%

39.8%

Health & Development

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Child Stunting

37.1%

▲

32.7%

33.2%

Child Wasting

24.6%

▲

20.3%

18.4%

Underweight Children

34.2%

▲

27.6%

29.1%

Child Anaemia

38.8%

▼

42.9%

65.2%

Women Anaemia

28.8%

▼

28.9%

55.3%

Full Vaccination

39.9%

▼

57.8%

77.4%

Institutional Delivery

34.8%

▼

47.5%

88.5%

Improved Sanitation

92.0%

▲

87.7%

72.4%

Clean Cooking Fuel

19.7%

▼

39.9%

54.6%

Health Insurance

22.0%

▲

19.6%

41.3%

Safe Drinking Water

90.4%

▲

90.3%

93.6%

Electricity Access

96.6%

▼

98.5%

97.0%

Women & Gender

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Child Marriage

10.4%

▲

7.0%

20.6%

Teen Pregnancy

6.7%

▲

4.3%

6.6%

Female Literacy Gap

4.8%

▼

6.1%

14.1%

Female Work Gap

5.9%

▼

6.5%

23.9%

Economy & Infrastructure

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

MSME Density

17.8 per 1k pop

▼

113.0 per 1k pop

42.6 per 1k pop

Total MSMEs

2.1k

▼

5.2k

61.7k

Manufacturing Share

32.3%

▲

31.5%

24.9%

Governance

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Pending Cases

31 per lakh

▼

1044 per lakh

3585 per lakh

Cases Delayed (%)

16.7%

▼

19.2%

35.5%

Monthly Disposal Ratio

0.00

▼

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

0.0 per lakh

▼

1.3 per lakh

55.7 per lakh

Climate Vulnerability

Indicator

District

State Avg

National

Climate Vulnerability Index

0.52

▲

0.49

0.56

All Indicators

Indicator	District	State Avg	National Avg	Source
Population	61,366	64,040.563	8 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Households	21,645	24,750.125	3.2 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Literacy	40,601	45,247.313	5.6 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Children	10,746	9,361.563	1.1 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Scheduled Castes	—	—	1.4 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Scheduled Tribes	58,503	54,126.688	73,030.1	Census 2011 (2011)
Worker Participation	29,944	34,209.813	4.2 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Cultivators	14,731	13,013.813	94,025.601	Census 2011 (2011)
Agricultural Laborers	400	806.188	71,160.644	Census 2011 (2011)
Other Workers	8,467	13,522.063	1.7 L	Census 2011 (2011)
Sex Ratio	920.314	943.62	949.448	Census 2011 (2011)
Child Sex Ratio (0–6)	938.675	949.675	925.852	Census 2011 (2011)
Female Literacy Gap	4.8	6.1	14.1	Census 2011 (2011)
Female Work Gap	5.9	6.5	23.9	Census 2011 (2011)
Hospitals & Health Centres ~	1	2.9	26.8	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Schools ~	13	50.6	448.822	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Banking ~	1	8.2	81.1	Town Amenities Census 2011 (2011)
Child Stunting	37.1%	32.7%	33.2%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Wasting	24.6%	20.3%	18.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Underweight	34.2%	27.6%	29.1%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Anaemia	38.8%	42.9%	65.2%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women Anaemia	28.8%	28.9%	55.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Full Vaccination	39.9%	57.8%	77.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Institutional Births	34.8%	47.5%	88.5%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Improved Sanitation	92.0%	87.7%	72.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Clean Cooking Fuel	19.7%	39.9%	54.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Health Insurance	22.0%	19.6%	41.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Drinking Water	90.4%	90.3%	93.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Electricity Access	96.6%	98.5%	97.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Iodized Salt	98.2%	98.9%	95.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women Literacy	77.8%	84.6%	73.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Women 10+ Yr Schooling	27.0%	41.7%	40.3%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Child Marriage	10.4%	7.0%	20.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Teen Pregnancy	6.7%	4.3%	6.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Menstrual Hygiene	72.8%	79.3%	78.6%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
4+ Antenatal Visits	4.4%	21.2%	60.4%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
C-Section Rate	1.5%	5.6%	23.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Exclusive Breastfeeding	27.1%	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	24.3%	28.3%	25.0%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Diabetes	10.5%	12.5%	14.7%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Male Tobacco Use	50.2%	48.5%	40.7%	National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5) (2019–21)
Pending Cases per Lakh	30.5	1,043.842	3,585.273	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Cases Delayed in Disposal	16.7%	19.2%	35.5%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Chronic Backlog (5+ Yr)	19.4%	19.3%	19.5%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Monthly Disposal Ratio	—	1.1	0.8	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Case Density	36	418.063	64,978.341	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Women's Court Cases	—	4.2%	9.4%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Cases at Evidence Stage	36.1%	28.6%	39.0%	National Judicial Data Grid (2024)
Climate Vulnerability Index	0.5	0.5	0.6	Climate Vulnerability Index (2021)
MGNREGA Days per Household	45.2	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	6.5	5.0	1.5	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Marginal Farmers (%)	0.9%	4.0%	59.8%	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Agricultural Intensity	—	32.0%	49.8%	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Fallow Ratio	0.1	0.3	0.1	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
SC/ST Land Equity Gap	3.5	10.4	11.3	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Holdings per 1,000 People	206.828	316.993	157.705	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Cultivated Land per Capita	0.9	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	0.4	0.4	0.5	Agricultural Census 2015-16 (2015–16)
Sowing Efficiency	0.9	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	17.8	112.951	42.6	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Total MSMEs	2,098	5,179.125	61,725.66	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Manufacturing Share	32.3%	31.5%	24.9%	Udyam Registration (MSME) (2026)
Small Enterprise Share	—	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)	29	19.7	147.763	National Crime Records Bureau — SLL Crimes (2022)
Cybercrime	—	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 Tuensang district?

Tuensang has a population of 1.2 Lakh according to the Census 2011, with a density of 152 people per sq km across 773 sq km.

What is the literacy rate of Tuensang?

Tuensang has a literacy rate of 63.9%, which is below the Nagaland average of 67.9% and above the national average of 63.0%.

How does Tuensang compare to Nagaland?

Tuensang has a sex ratio of 920 (below state average of 931) and a literacy rate of 63.9% (below state average of 67.9%).

What data sources are used for Tuensang?

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)