Year: 2016 | Month: June | Volume 61 | Issue 2
A study on the changing population structure in Nagaland
DOI:10.5958/0976-4666.2016.00029.2
Abstract:
This paper reviews the changing population profile of Nagaland by examining its size, growth and structure and also makes a comparative study among the districts. The study finds that the compound annual growth rate of population from 1901-2011 is 2.74%. The highest compound annual growth rate was recorded during 1951-61 with 5.66% and the lowest during 2001-2011 with -0.05%. Almost half of the population resides in three districts viz- Kohima, Dimapur and Mon constituting 46% of the total population. Nagaland recorded the highest growth rate in India during 1981-1991 and 1991-2001 with a decadal growth of 56.08% 64.53% which was not only highest in India but highest among the world and during 2001-2011 it recorded the lowest growth rate in India, in fact, it recorded a negative growth of -0.05%. During the last decade, 2001-2011 the state witnessed almost 12% increase in urban population, but the growth was mainly concentrated in Kohima and Dimapur districts. Literacy rate increased from 22 % to 80 % during 1961-2011, while sex ratio declined to 931 from 973 during 1901-2011.
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