Poilwa

Poilwa
Village
Poilwa Location in Nagaland, India Show map of Nagaland Poilwa Poilwa (India) Show map of India
Coordinates: 25°33′49″N93°52′46″E / 25.563678°N 93.879382°E / 25.563678; 93.879382
Country	India
State	Nagaland
District	Peren
Circle	Pedi (Ngwalwa)
Population  (2011)
• Total	2,103
Time zone	UTC+5:30 (IST)
Census code	268300

Poilwa is a village in the Peren district of Nagaland, India. It is located in the Pedi (Ngwalwa) Circle. ^[1] Under its territory and jurisdiction sub-village - Poilwa Namci and Heunambe Village, and hamlet - Zieboizang and Helagem settles.

Poilwa is home to many historical and tourist attractions. It includes - Sheep Farm, Poilwa Namci, the only sheep farm in Nagaland; One of the three educational institutions set up by and during British colonization; Hausum Khel Resort, Heunambe Village ; Hepuidoi, Poilwa Namci; Mraikabadui or Lovers Waterfall etc.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, Poilwa has 384 households. The effective literacy rate (i.e. the literacy rate of population excluding children aged 6 and below) is 71.56%. ^[2]

Demographics (2011 Census) ^[2]

	Total	Male	Female
Population	2103	1044	1059
Children aged below 6 years	218	116	102
Scheduled caste	0	0	0
Scheduled tribe	1990	974	1016
Literates	1349	739	610
Workers (all)	1275	629	646
Main workers (total)	844	394	450
Main workers: Cultivators	697	287	410
Main workers: Agricultural labourers	1	0	1
Main workers: Household industry workers	6	5	1
Main workers: Other	140	102	38
Marginal workers (total)	431	235	196
Marginal workers: Cultivators	411	225	186
Marginal workers: Agricultural labourers	0	0	0
Marginal workers: Household industry workers	1	1	0
Marginal workers: Others	19	9	10
Non-workers	828	415	413

References

1. "Nagaland revenue village directory" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
2. "District Census Handbook - Peren" (PDF). 2011 Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations, Nagaland. Retrieved 22 July 2015.