City in Nagaland
Kohima Population 2026
City and district figures
City · 1 March 2026
≈ 1.28 lakh Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection 1 March 2026 How this is made →
1,28,000 128,000 1 March 2026
Kohima is estimated at ≈1.28 lakh within its 2011 municipal limits on 1 March 2026. Census 2011 counted 99,039.
Estimates: method M1 on 2011 boundaries, not official figures. Census: ORGI.
Which number do you mean?
Three areas share the name. Quoting the district figure as the “city population” is the most common mistake.
City
Kohima (municipal limits)
- Census 2011
- 99,039
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 1.28 lakh
District
Kohima district
- Census 2011
- 2,10,863
- 2026 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- ≈ 2.73 lakh
Key figures
- City 2026
- ≈ 1.28 lakh 1,28,000 Estimate Our estimate, method M1, constrained to the official state projection How this is made →
- City · Census 2011
- 99 thousand 99,039 Census 2011 Final count, Census of India 2011 (ORGI) How this is made →
- Sex ratio
- 918 Nagaland: 931
- Child sex ratio (0–6)
- 999 Nagaland: 943
- Literacy rate
- 90.8% Male 92.6% · Female 88.7%
- Households
- 22.3 thousand 4.4 people per household
- Area
- 15.0km² Census 2011 (A-4)
- Density
- 6,603per km² 2011
- Work participation
- 35.3% 2011
- Children 0–6
- 12 thousand 0–6 · 2011
- Children 0–6
- 12 thousand 0–6 · 2011
- Children 0–6
- 12 thousand 0–6 · 2011
Where it ranks
Population over time
Census counts within the limits of each year, then our estimates on 2011 boundaries.
- Census
- Estimate
› Show the numbers as a table
| Year | City |
|---|---|
| 1951 | 4,125 |
| 1961 | 7,246 |
| 1971 | 21,545 |
| 1981 | 34,340 |
| 1991 | 51,418 |
| 2001 | 77,030 |
| 2011 | 99,039 |
| 2016 * | 1,08,000 |
| 2021 * | 1,18,000 |
| 2026 * | 1,28,000 |
| 2031 * | 1,38,000 |
| 2036 * | 1,47,000 |
* Estimate
What the numbers say
- The city accounts for 47.0% of the population of the district it lies in.
- Literacy in the city was 90.8% in 2011, against 79.6% for Nagaland.
- By 2011 population it ranks 157th among the 150+ cities on this site and 1st in Nagaland.
- Our 2026 estimate for the city is ≈1.28 lakh, on 2011 boundaries; it is not an official figure.
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Census 2027 status
Results pending-
Phase I: houselisting
Done (1 July 2026 – 30 July 2026)
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Phase II: counting people
February 2027 (reference date 1 March 2027)
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Results
Not yet released. In 2011, first figures came about a month after counting ended.
When the Registrar General publishes Census 2027 figures for Kohima, they will appear on this page, at this address. Census 2027 explained →