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NSDC Skill Gap Study of the North East - Nagaland
6.7 Wokha
The Wokha district is situated in the mid-western part of Nagaland, adjacent to the Sibsagar district of
Assam. It is bounded by Nagaland‟s Mokokchung district in the North, Kohima district in the south,
Zunheboto district in the east and the Assam in the west. In 2006, it was named as one of the 250 most
backward districts of India.
6.7.1 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 as of 2005-06, Wokha district made the
second lowest contribution to Nagaland‟s agriculture GSDP at Rs149 lakh.
In terms of industrial activity, of the 704 SSIs registered in Nagaland in 2007, Wokha‟s proportion of
SSIs was at 8.7 per cent. However, there is a significant presence of the informal sector.
6.7.2Demography
Wokha district has a share of 10 per cent in Nagaland‟s land area. Its share in State‟s population is eight
per cent. The population density in the district is 102. The district is mostly rural, with rural population at
79 per cent of the total population.
Most of the population is tribal at 96 per cent of the total population. Total population in the district is
166,239 persons. Literacy rate is high at 88 per cent. Population is young, with 37 per cent of the
population in the age-group of 0-14 year and 59 per cent of the population in the age-group of 15-59
years.
6.7.3Infrastructure
As of 2008-09, Wokha district had a road length of 1,099 km under PWD. There is no railway or airport
connectivity. Drinking water facilities are available in all the 128 inhabited villages in the district.
Electricity supply is available in 105 villages.
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