Peren district

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Peren District
Liangmai Dance.jpg
A Liangmai dance in Peren
Nickname: 
Green District
Peren in Nagaland (India).svg
Peren District's location in Nagaland
Coordinates: 25°31′N93°44′E / 25.517°N 93.733°E / 25.517; 93.733 Coordinates: 25°31′N93°44′E / 25.517°N 93.733°E / 25.517; 93.733
CountryFlag of India.svg  India
State Nagaland
Seat Peren
Area
  Total2,300 km2 (900 sq mi)
Elevation
1,445 m (4,741 ft)
Population
 (2011)
  Total95,219
  Density41/km2 (110/sq mi)
Time zone UTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 code IN-NL-PE
Major highways NH129A-IN.svg NH 129A
Website http://peren-district.nic.in/

Peren District is a district of Nagaland, India. With headquarters the town of Peren, the district was formed by the partition of Kohima District in 2003.

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History

The Peren district was originally a sub-division of the Kohima district. It was declared a separate district on 24 October 2003. [1]

Administration

Peren district is divided into 3 subdivisions and 7 blocks.

Subdivisions

Circle Blocks

  1. Jalukie
  2. Ngwalwa
  3. Athibung
  4. Peren
  5. Tening
  6. Kebai-Khelma
  7. Nsong

Demographics

According to the 2011 census, Peren district has a population of 95,219, [2] roughly equal to the nation of Seychelles. [3] This gives it a ranking of 616th in India (out of a total of 640). [2] Peren has a sex ratio of 917 females for every 1000 males, [2] and a literacy rate of 79%. [2]

Religion

Religions in Peren district (2011) [4]
ReligionPercent
Christianity
90.47%
Hinduism
4.28%
Tribal religion
2.62%
Islam
1.94%
Buddhism
0.48%
Other or not stated
0.21%
Distribution of religions

According to the 2011 official census, Christianity is major religion in Peren District with 86.145 Christians (90.47%), 4.076 Hindus (4.28%), 2.493 Animists (2.62%), 1.850 Muslims (1.94%), 459 Buddhists (0.48%), 15 Sikhs (0.02%), 10 Jains (0.01%) and 171 did not answer (0.18%). [4]

Languages

At the time of the 2011 census, 57.20% of the population spoke Zeilang, 11.37% Zemi, 10.15% Kuki, 3.95% Kabui, 3.84% Liangmai, 2.54% Nepali, 1.94% Bengali, 1.67% Chakeshang and 1.08% Ao as their first language. [5]

Flora and fauna

In Peren district is the home to Ntangki National Park, which has an area of 202 km2 (78.0 sq mi). [6]

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References

  1. "District Census Handbook - Peren" (PDF). 2011 Census of India . Directorate of Census Operations, Nagaland. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 4 "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  3. US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison: Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Seychelles 89,188 July 2011 est.
  4. 1 2 "Population by Religion - Nagaland". Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  5. "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Nagaland". Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  6. Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Nagaland". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.