Noklak district

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Noklak District
District of Nagaland
Patsho at night.jpg
Patsho village
Nickname: 
The Frontier District
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Noklak District in Nagaland
Country Flag of India.svg  India
State Nagaland State flag.png Nagaland
Headquarters Noklak
Government
 •  Lok Sabha Constituency Nagaland
 •  MP [1] Tokheho Yepthomi, NDPP
 •  Deputy Commissioner [2] Hiazu Meru (NCS)
 •  Assembly constituencies 3 constituencies
Area
[4]
 • Total1,152 km2 (445 sq mi)
Population
 (2011) [6]
 • Total59,300
 • Density51/km2 (130/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
Website noklak.nic.in

Noklak District is the 12th district of the Indian state of Nagaland. It was established on January 20, 2021. Noklak, the eponymous town, is the headquarters of the district. [5]

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History

Noklak district was created on 21 December 2017 as the 12th district of Nagaland. The new district has the same boundaries as the former Noklak sub-division of Tuensang district. [7] Noklak sub-division contained the five admin circles of Noklak, Thonoknyu, Nokhu, Panso and Chingmei. [8] [9]

Demands for upgrading the ADC office in Noklak town had been made by the Eastern Nagaland Peoples' Organisation (ENPO) in 2008. [10]

Geography

Noklak district covers an area of 1,152 km2. [11] Noklak district is a hilly region, with broad leaved forests. [5] It is bordered by Mon district to the north, Tuensang and Shamator districts to the west, Kiphire district to the south and the Naga SAZ of Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. The climate is sub-tropical with a monsoon season. [5]

Administration

The district covers five taluks (administrative circles), which are Noklak, Thonoknyu, Nokhu, Panso and Chingmei. [9] While a subdivision of Tuensang, an Additional Deputy Commissioner (ADC) office was located in Noklak circle, a Sub-Divisional Officer (SDO) was located in Thonoknyu circle, and Extra Assistant Commissioner EAC headquarters were located in Nokhu, Panso and Chingmei circles. [12]

There are also police stations in Noklak and Panso Headquarters and a police outpost at Thonoknyu. [13]

Noklak district contains three rural development blocks (RD blocks), which are Noklak, covering Noklak, Nokhu, and Chingmei taluks, Panso RDB covering Panso taluk and Thonoknyu RDB covering Thonoknyu taluk. [5] : 68 

The district has two seats in the state legislature. [14] [15]

Dr. Pritpal Kaur, IPS [16] assumed charge as the first Superintendent of Police of Noklak District which is Nagaland's youngest district and the last district that borders Myanmar. [17] [18]

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India, the present population of Noklak district is 59,300. Nokhu, Noklak, Panso, Chingmei and Thonoknyu subdivisions are parts of the present Noklak district. Noklak district has a sex ratio of 922 females per 1000 males. Scheduled Tribes make up 57,868 (97.59%) of the population. [5]

Christianity is the religion of 99.07% of the inhabitants. Other religions followed are Hinduism by 0.4% of the population, Islam by 0.3%, Buddhism by 0.2%, and a few Sikhs. [19]

At the time of the 2011 census, 90.59% of the population spoke Khiamniungan, 6.18% Chang and 1.69% Tikhir as their first language. [20]

Towns and villages

As of 2011, the 2011 census the erstwhile sub-division held 39 villages, spread over four administrative circles as follows:

CirclePopulation [5] : 24 Area
km2 [3] 		VillagesSource
Noklak19,507164.92Noklak HQ (7,674), Noklak Village (4,205), New Pangsha (2,575), Nokyan (1,542), Old Pangsha (1,121), Wansoi (924), Pang (674), Dan (636), Kusong (467), Nokyan B (363).
Thonoknyu18,600491.36Sanglao (3,881), Peshu (3,447), Chipur (2,973), Thonoknyu Hq (1,485), Pang (1,174), Kenjong (1,035), Thonoknyu Vill. (923), Chilliso (839), Thoktsur (757), Wui (756), New Sanglao (331), Thongsonyu (296), Thongtsou (239), Jejeiking (238), Peshu Nokya (226).
Nokhu6,291218.94Choklangan (2,027), Nokhu (1,875), Langnok (1,307), Aniashu (568), Nokhu Hq. (306), Kingpao (148), Kenking (60).
Panso 11,036148.33 Pathso Nokeng (2,880), Pathso (2,117), Lengnyu (1,255), Yokao (1,083), Panso Hq (1,063), Kingniu (1,026), Tsuwao (901), Ekhao (390), Tsangkoi (213), Lumoking (108).
Chingmei3,866128.79Chingmei (1,685), Chendang Saddle (801), Waoshu (512), Yimpang (387), Taknyu (309), Chingmei Hq. (172)
Total59,3001,152

Transportation

Air

The nearest airport is Jorhat Airport in Assam located 250 kilometres from district headquarters Noklak. There is a helipad in Noklak as well. [21]

Rail

The nearest railway stations are Amguri railway station and Jorhat Town railway station located 206 kilometres and 243 kilometres from Noklak respectively.

Road

The district is connected with roads. The Noklak Road passes through the district alongside other intra-district roads. The NH 202 and NH 702B are the nearest highways to the district. Both the highways pass through Tuensang.

See also

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