Our Correspondent
Kohima | June 29
The Sixth Economic Census, Nagaland has revealed that there are 60,937 establishments in the state engaged in economic activities other than crop production, plantation, public administration, defence and other social security activities.
Releasing the Sixth Economic Census, Nagaland during 11th National Statistics Day here, Parliamentary Secretary for Economics and Statistics, Tovihoto Ayemi stated that the report on the Sixth Economic Census holds significance in the context of the country’ planning and budgetary works, framing of key policies, projects and schemes.
“The Sixth Economic Census presents several facts and indicators, which hold the key to our state’s overall economic growth. The Census data throws light the secondary and tertiary sector of the economy in terms of their development, scale, structure and economic benefit accrued from establishments and enterprises,” Ayemi stated.
Along with the rest of the country, Nagaland conducted the Sixth Economic Census during 2013, stated Kevileno Angami, secretary for Government of Nagaland.
Out of the total 60, 937 establishments, 33, 446 (54.89%) were located in the rural areas and the remaining 27, 491 (45.11%) in the urban areas.
Amongst the 11 districts, Dimapur has the highest number of establishments with 15, 326 (25.2%) and Kiphire has the least number of establishments numbering to 901 (1.5%).
Total number of establishments for other districts: Mon- 7529, Mokokchung- 5465, Zunheboto- 2916, Wokha- 4391, Phek- 3353, Tuensang- 3377, Longleng- 3504, Kohima- 10,808, Peren- 3367.
A total of 39, 733 (65.2%) establishment both rural and urban combined were Own Account Establishment (OAE) without any hired workers and the remaining 21, 205 (34.8%) establishments were with at least one hired worker.
Out of the total establishments 1, 624 (2.67%) were engaged in agricultural activities and the remaining 59, 313 (97.33%) establishments were engaged in non-agricultural activities.
Further in the rural areas, 1,439 establishments are engaged in agricultural activities and 32, 007 establishments were engaged in non agricultural activities.
In urban areas, 1,334 establishments were engaged in agriculture activities and 27, 306 establishments engaged in non-agriculture activities.
Employment
The Sixth Economic Census captured 60, 937 establishments employing 1, 61, 818 persons across the state. Out of the total persons employed 98.00 per cent were employed in non-agricultural activity and 2 per cent were employed in the agricultural activity.
Further, 32.94 per cent of the persons employed were engaged in own account establishment while 67.06 per cent were engaged in establishment with at least one hired worker.
Again, the number of persons employed were higher in the rural areas with 54.61 per cent and 45.39 per cent in the urban areas out of the total persons employed in establishment engaged in economic activity in the state.
Dimapur district with 15, 326 establishment employed 41, 899 persons while Kohima with 10, 808 establishment employed 25, 767 persons.
Kiphire has the least number of establishments with 901 employing 3334 persons.
