# Puranabazar 'A', Dimapur (Nagaland) – Town Population

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Town · Dimapur, Nagaland 

# Puranabazar 'A'

Puranabazar 'A' is a town in Chumukedima sub-district of Dimapur district, Nagaland (census town). The 2011 Census counted **7,385 people** in 1,445 households. Literacy was 92.6%.

- 7,385people (2011)
- 1,445households
- 92.6%literacy
- 977females per 1,000 males

## Population of Puranabazar 'A'

■ Puranabazar 'A' · ■ Dimapur urban average

Literacy (age 7+) ****92.6%**

**87.4%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****977**

**903

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****943**

**962

Working population ****31.2%**

**37.6%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Homes and amenities in Puranabazar 'A'

Of every 100 households in Puranabazar 'A' in 2011, 100 had electricity, 100 a toilet at home and 76 cooked with LPG; 87 had a mobile phone, 20 a two-wheeler and 24 a car.

■ Puranabazar 'A' · ■ Dimapur urban average

Electricity for lighting ****100%**

**98%

Toilet within the home ****100%**

**97%

No toilet (open defecation) ****0%**

**1%

Tap water ****1%**

**16%

Drinking water within premises ****88%**

**80%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****76%**

**74%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****20%**

**22%

Use banking services ****73%**

**66%

Television ****81%**

**75%

Mobile phone ****87%**

**82%

Computer with internet ****6%**

**6%

Two-wheeler ****20%**

**15%

Car / jeep / van ****24%**

**14%

None of these assets ****6%**

**7%

Own their home ****59%**

**30%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What people in Puranabazar 'A' work as

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**■** Services, trade & industry 1,915 (83%) · **■** Household industry 33 (1%) · **■** Farming 53 (2%) · **■** Marginal 300 (13%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Puranabazar 'A' in numbers and road distances

- Annual rainfall200 mm
- Temperature range15 °C to 36 °C

### Road distances

- Kohima (state capital)72 km by road
- Dimapur (district HQ)3 km by road
- Dimapur TOWN (city of 1 lakh+)3 km by road
- Guwahati (city of 5 lakh+)363 km by road
- Dimapur (railway station)3 km by road

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Services and economy in Puranabazar 'A'

### Civic services

- Pucca roads20 km
- DrainageOpen drains
- Flush toilets950
- Electricity — homes1,362

### Hospitals

- ●Allopathic hospitals1 · 110 beds · 16 doctors

### Schools and colleges

- ●Primary schools1 govt · 11 private
- ●Senior secondary schools2 private

### Banks

- Nationalised banks3
- Private banks2
- Co-operative banks1

**Main manufactured goods:** cane furniture, wooden furniture and mineral water bottling plant.

Source: [Census of India 2011, District Census Handbook – town directory](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Puranabazar 'A'?7,385 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Puranabazar 'A' in?Dimapur district, Nagaland