Dimapur District (Pron:/ˌdɪməˈpʊə/) is a

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Nagaland Nagaland () is a landlocked state in the northeastern region of India. It is bordered by the Indian states of Arunachal Pradesh to the north, Assam to the west, Manipur to the south and the Sagaing Region of Myanmar to the east. Its capital cit ...

state in

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. With an area of about , it is the smallest district in the state of Nagaland.

History

Assam lease Dimapur to Nagaland

In 1918, Dimapur was leased to then Naga Hills District (Now Nagaland) by then erstwhile

Assam Province Assam Province was a province of British India, created in 1912 by the partition of the Eastern Bengal and Assam Province. Its capital was in Shillong. The Assam territory was first separated from Bengal in 1874 as the 'North-East Frontier' n ...

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for 30 years for construction of Railways lines (unclear from which district). In 1963, It was again leased to now state of Nagaland for 99 years. Though, there is refute of this claim, as both state government has not come forward to comment on the matter. On 18 December 2021, two new districts were carved out of Dimapur District namely

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and

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and which became the 14th and 15th district of Nagaland respectively.

Administration

Divisions

* Ao Yimküm * Aoyimti * Bamunpukhuri * Darogajan * Darogapathar * Dimapur Municipality * Ekranipathar * Eralibill * Indisen * Khusiabill * Kuda * Naharbari * Padumpukhuri * Phaipijang * Phevima * Purana Bazar * Rilan * Samaguri * Sangtamtilla * Senjüm * Shozukhü * Signal Angami * Thahekhü * Toluvi * Zani

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Dimapur district has a

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of 378,811,https://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/DCHB_A/13/1305_PART_A_DCHB_DIMAPUR.pdf roughly equal to the nation of

Maldives Maldives (, ; dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖެ, translit=Dhivehi Raajje, ), officially the Republic of Maldives ( dv, ދިވެހިރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ, translit=Dhivehi Raajjeyge Jumhooriyyaa, label=none, ), is an archipelag ...

. This gives it a ranking of 563rd in India (out of a total of 640). Its

population growth rate Population growth is the increase in the number of people in a population or dispersed group. Actual global human population growth amounts to around 83 million annually, or 1.1% per year. The global population has grown from 1 billion in 1800 to ...

over the decade 2001–2011 was 0%. Dimapur has a

sex ratio The sex ratio (or gender ratio) is usually defined as the ratio of males to females in a population. As explained by Fisher's principle, for evolutionary reasons this is typically about 1:1 in species which reproduce sexually. Many species devia ...

of 916

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for every 1000 males, and a

literacy rate Literacy in its broadest sense describes "particular ways of thinking about and doing reading and writing" with the purpose of understanding or expressing thoughts or ideas in written form in some specific context of use. In other words, huma ...

of 85.44%.

Religion

According to the 2011 official census, Christianity is major religion in Dimapur district, with 234.239

Christians Christians () are people who follow or adhere to Christianity, a monotheistic Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ. The words ''Christ'' and ''Christian'' derive from the Koine Greek title ''Christós'' (Χρι ...

(61.84%), 108.900

Hindus Hindus (; ) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism.Jeffery D. Long (2007), A Vision for Hinduism, IB Tauris, , pages 35–37 Historically, the term has also been used as a geographical, cultural, and later religious identifier for ...

(28.75%), 31.212

Muslims Muslims ( ar, المسلمون, , ) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition. They consider the Quran, the foundational religious text of Islam, to be the verbatim word of the God of Abraha ...

(8.24%), 2.148 Jains (0.57%), 1.270 Buddhists (0.34%), 567

Sikhs Sikhs ( or ; pa, ਸਿੱਖ, ' ) are people who adhere to Sikhism (Sikhi), a monotheistic religion that originated in the late 15th century in the Punjab region of the Indian subcontinent, based on the revelation of Guru Nanak. The term ...

(0.15%), 157 did others (0.04%) and 319 did not stated (0.08%).

Education

The district has ample number of institutions devoted for providing quality education to the residents. Most schools have English as their medium of instruction and are affiliated to the Nagaland Board of School Education.

Sports

Dimapur is also home to Dimapur United a soccer club which plays in Nagaland Premier League. Most schools in Dimapur held friendly football matches and tournaments. Apart from football, many other games are also played in the district. Cricket, Badminton, Wrestling and Angling are other sports played in Dimapur.

References

External links

Official site
{{Authority control Districts of Nagaland 1997 establishments in Nagaland