Issues income, caste, domicile, residence and EWS certificates, and maintains land records under the state revenue code.
11.6% of women in Kohima own land in their name, behind the typical district. 20.6% own a house in their name, behind the typical district. The Tehsil Office maintains the land records that underlie ownership like this.
79% of registered enterprises are in services while 21% are in manufacturing. Only 2% of employment is in small and medium enterprises. 87% of school-age children are enrolled in higher secondary school (classes 9–12).
In Kohima, which ranks 3 of 17 in Nagaland for youth opportunity, the overall opportunity score is 54.4 out of 100. It runs ahead of the national picture on households in the poorest wealth group at 14.6%. On women with a bank account at 83.8%, it sits close to the national mark.