Shamator district

Shamator District
Shamator District
District of Nagaland
	View of Shamator hills
	Nickname: Brotherhood District
	Shamator District in Nagaland
	Coordinates: 26°06′N94°54′E / 26.1°N 94.9°E
Country	India
State	Nagaland
Headquarters	Shamator
Government
• Lok Sabha Constituency	Nagaland
• MP	Tokheho Yepthomi, NDPP
• Deputy Commissioner	Y. Chingyak Konyak, NCS
• Assembly constituencies	1 constituencies
Population (2011)
• Total	34,223
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways	NH 202

Last updated December 04, 2024

Shamator District is the 16th district of the Indian state of Nagaland.^[2] It was created on 19 January 2022 and was officially inaugurated on 4 March 2022.^[3] The district headquarter is located in the town of Shamator.

History

Shamator District was created on 19 January 2022 as the 16th district of Nagaland. The new district has the same boundaries as the former Shamator sub-division of Tuensang District, Chessore Sub-division including Mangko EAC Circle, Administrative area of Sotokur EAC Circle excluding Chingmelen, Helipong and Sipongsang villages, Tsurungto EAC Circle under Shamator sub-division, including Hutanger, Anatongre, Pungrungru, Nutsu, Maihpok and Tsuthu, under Kiphire district, which stand transferred to Tsurungto EAC circle.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India Shamator District had a population of 34,223 and has a sex ratio of 984 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 52.83%. Scheduled Tribes make up 99.03% of the population. The majority of the inhabitants are the Yimkhiung Nagas and Tikhir Nagas.^[4]

Towns and villages

Chassir (601), Lasikiur (242), Liangkonger (785), Muleangkiur (887), Sangphur (2,314), Shamator Hq (4,257), Shamator Village (1,159), Waphur (996), Yakor (1,078).

Religion

Religions in Shamator district (2011)^[5]
Religion			Percent
Christianity			98.88%
Islam			0.65%
Other or not stated			0.47%
Distribution of religions

Christianity is the major religion here, with 98.88% of the population.^[5]

Language

At the time of the 2011 census, 90.44% of the population spoke Yimkhiungrü and 7.85% Tikhir as their first language.^[6]

Transportation

Road

The NH 202 passes through the district.

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References

↑ "Lok Sabha Members". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
↑ "Nagaland govt grants district status to Shamator". ThePrint . 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
↑ "Rio inaugurates Shamator district". Nagaland Post . 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
↑ "District Census Hand Book – Tuensang" (PDF). Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
1 2 "Population by Religion - Nagaland". Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
↑ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Nagaland". Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

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[1] "Lok Sabha Members". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

[2] "Nagaland govt grants district status to Shamator". ThePrint . 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.

[3] "Rio inaugurates Shamator district". Nagaland Post . 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.

[demographics-4] "District Census Hand Book – Tuensang" (PDF). Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

[religion-5] 1 2 "Population by Religion - Nagaland". Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.

[language-6] "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Nagaland". Census of India . Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.

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v t e State of Nagaland
Capital: Kohima
State symbols	Emblem: Emblem of Nagaland Animal: Mithun Bird: Blyth's tragopan Flower: Rhododendron Tree: Alder Fish: Chocolate mahseer	Emblem of Nagaland
Governance	Governors Chief Ministers Legislative Assembly Political parties High Court Police
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Divisions	Nagaland
Districts	Dimapur Kiphire Kohima Longleng Mokokchung Mon Noklak Peren Phek Shamator Tuensang Wokha Zunheboto
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