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NSDC <strong>Skill</strong> Gap Study of the North East - Nagaland 6.1.Dimapur Dimapur district was formed in the year 1997. Earlier, it was a sub-division under Kohima district. It is referred to as the gateway of Nagaland. It is also the main commercial centre of the State. The district is bounded by Kohima district on the south and east, Karbi Anglong district of Assam on the west, and the Karbi Anglong and stretch of Golaghat district of Assam, in the west and the north.The only railhead and airport of the State is located in Dimapur district. 6.1.1 Economy Data on district wise contribution to Nagaland‟s GSDP is not available. However, district wise contribution to the agriculture GSDP of the State indicates that Dimapur made third biggest contribution to Nagaland‟s agriculture GSDP. As of 2005-06, Dimapur‟s agriculture GSDP was Rs 215 lakh. Dimapur is also the key economic centre of Nagaland. Of the 704 SSIs registered in Nagaland in 2007, maximum at almost half (48.4 per cent) were concentrated in the Dimapur district alone. 6.1.2Demography Dimapur‟s share in Nagaland‟s land area is 6 per cent. However, its share in State‟s population is high at 19 per cent. Thus, the district has a high population density at 410, the highest population density as compared to other districts in the State. Most of the population in the district is urban, at 52 per cent. At 61 per cent, majority of the population is tribal. As per the Census 2011, total population is 379,769. Literacy rate is high at 85 per cent. Population is young, with 36.2 per cent of the population in the age- group of 0 to 14 years and 60.4 per cent of the population in the age-group of 15-59 years. 6.1.3Infrastructure Infrastructure in Dimapur is developed as compared to other districts in the State. As of 2008-09, road length in the district under the Public Works Department (PWD) is 756 km. In terms of transport connectivity, the district also has the State‟s only rail head which connects Nagaland to the other parts of the country via Assam. The district is also home to the State‟s only airport. Drinking water facilities are available in 215 of the 216 inhabited villages in the district. Electricity supply is, however, available in 178 villages. 46
NSDC <strong>Skill</strong> Gap Study of the North East - Nagaland Education Infrastructure: TABLE 19: INFRASTRUCTURE FACILITIES IN DIMAPUR Facilities Number of villages Drinking water facilities 215 Safe drinking water 201 Electricity - supply 178 Electricity - domestic 176 Electricity - agriculture 1 Source: Census 2001, IMaCS Analysis Most of the education infrastructure in the State is concentrated in the Dimapur district. It has 185 primary schools, 57 middle schools and 24 secondary and senior secondary schools. For higher education, the district has seven colleges and one Women‟s ITI. 6.1.4 Employment Pattern TABLE 20: EDUCATION INFRASTRUCTURE IN DIMAPUR Institute No. of Villages Primary school 185 Middle schools 57 Secondary/Sr Secondary schools 24 College 7 Source: Census 2001, IMaCS Analysis Dimapur has a total of 103,306 workers, with 33 per cent working population. About 85 per cent of the workers are main workers, while the remaining are marginal workers. Of the total workers, 29 per cent are cultivators, 5 per cent are agricultural labourers, 3 per cent are workers in household industry and the majority (63 per cent)are other workers. The category of „other workers‟ include all government servants, municipal employees, teachers, factory workers, plantation workers, those engaged in trade, commerce, business, transport banking, mining, construction, political or social work, priests and entertainment artists. 47
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