Kohima District () is a

district A district is a type of administrative division that, in some countries, is managed by the local government. Across the world, areas known as "districts" vary greatly in size, spanning regions or counties, several municipalities, subdivisions o ...

of the Indian state of

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 ...

. It is the home of the Angami

Naga Naga or NAGA may refer to: Mythology * Nāga, a serpentine deity or race in Hindu, Buddhist and Jain traditions * Naga Kingdom, in the epic ''Mahabharata'' * Phaya Naga, mythical creatures believed to live in the Laotian stretch of the Mekong Riv ...

s. As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of Nagaland (out of then- 12, now 16), after

Dimapur Dimapur () is the largest city in the Indian state of Nagaland. As of 2011, the municipality had a population of 122,834. The city is the main gateway and commercial centre of Nagaland. Located near the border with Assam along the banks of the ...

with a population of 267,988, 45% of which is urban. The district is home to 13.55% of Nagaland's entire population. The administrative headquarters of the district is located at

Kohima Kohima (; Angami Naga: ''Kewhira'' ()), is the capital of the Northeastern Indian state of Nagaland. With a resident population of almost 100,000, it is the second largest city in the state. Originally known as ''Kewhira'', Kohima was founded ...

, the capital city of Nagaland. Kohima District is also the seventh-largest district in Nagaland with an area of .

History

Prior to India's independence, the area was part of Naga Hills District, with

as the district headquarters. Kohima District was created as one of the three districts of the newly inaugurated of Nagaland state on 1 December 1961. In 1973, the new districts of

Phek Phek (pron:/ˈfɛk/) is a town located in the south-eastern part of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the administrative seat of Phek District. Demographics the 2011 census Phek town had a population of 14,204, of which 44% were female, and ...

and

Wokha Wokha is a town and municipality in the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the headquarters of Wokha District and is located about 75 km north of the state capital Kohima. Wokha literally means ''head count'' or ''census'' in Lotha language ...

were created out of Kohima District, as in 1997

Dimapur District Dimapur District (Pron:/ˌdɪməˈpʊə/) is a district of Nagaland state in India. 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 Nag ...

was similarly carved out.

Peren District 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. History The Peren district was originally a sub-division of the Kohima district. It ...

was carved out in 2003. The 2021 creation of Tseminyü District left Kohima District in its current form.

Geography

Kohima District has a hilly landscape - Kohima Urban Area, typical of the area, is stretched along the top of a mountain. The district is bounded by Tseminyü District to the north,

Zünheboto District Zünheboto District (Pron:/ˌzʌnˈhiːbəʊtəʊ/) is a district in the Indian state of Nagaland. Sümi Nagas are indigenous to this district. History Zünheboto district came into existence on 19 December 1973. Geography It is bordered ...

to the northeast,

Phek District Phek District (pron:/ˈfɛk/) is a district in the Indian state of Nagaland. At , the district is the seventh-most populous district in Nagaland and 596th most populous district in India with 163,418 inhabitants. The district is home to 8.26% ...

to the east, Senapati District of

Manipur Manipur () ( mni, Kangleipak) is a state in Northeast India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. It is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west. It also borders two regions of Myanm ...

to the south, Peren to southwest and

Chümoukedima District Chümoukedima District is the 15th district of the Indian state of Nagaland. It was created on 18 December 2021. The district is bounded by Kohima District to the east, Peren District to the south, Tseminyü District & Niuland District to the ...

to the west. It is headquartered at

, which is at an altitude of above sea level.

Mount Japfü Mount Japfü (, ), is a mountain peak of the Barail Range, located in Kohima District Kohima District () is a district of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the home of the Angami Nagas. As of 2011, it is the second most populous district of ...

at elevation of , the highest peak in the district is located in the Southern Angami Region of the district.

Flora and fauna

In 1980, Kohima District became home to the

Pulie Badze Wildlife Sanctuary Pulie Badze Wildlife Sanctuary is located in Kohima District of Nagaland. It was first designated as a protected area in 1980. The park is named after the mountain Pulie Badze Pulie Badze, is a mountain peak in Kohima District of Nagaland ...

, which has an area of . It is a natural habitat for Blyth’s Tragopan.

Climate

Administration

Kohima District is administered by a Deputy Commissioner, who has a number of Additional Deputy Commissioners (ADCs) and Sub-Division officers (SDOs) with responsibilities for each of the administrative circles. There exists also a District Urban Development Agency for Kohima. The current Deputy Commissioner of Kohima District is Shanavas C. Kohima District is subdivided into the five administrative circles of Chiephobozou, Botsa, Kezocha,

Jakhama Jakhama is a Southern Angami Naga village located 18 km south of Kohima, the capital of Nagaland. It hosts the St. Joseph's College, Jakhama. Demographics Jakhama is located in Jakhama Circle of Kohima District, Nagaland with total 953 ...

, Kohima Sadar and Sechü–Zubza. These administrative circles are grouped into three Rural Development Blocks, which are Kohima (for Kohima Sadar and Sechü–Zubza), Chiephobozou (for Chiephobozou, Botsa and some of Kezocha) and Jakhama (for Jakhama and the rest of Kezocha).

Urban and rural centres

Kohima Sadar circle comprises two towns: * Kohima (99,039),

Kohima Village Kohima Village is an Angami Naga village in Kohima District of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is located in the northeastern part of the present-day Kohima Urban Area. The village is widely considered to be the second biggest village in Asia. ...

(15,734), and the two villages of Chiedema (1,820), Chiede Model Village (277). Jakhama circle comprises ten towns and villages: *

Viswema Viswema (), is a Southern Angami Naga village located 22 km south of Kohima, the capital of Nagaland, India. With a resident population of 7417, it is the second biggest village in the state and is part of the contiguous built-up of the K ...

(7,417), Jakhama HQ (5,216),

Khuzama Khuzama is a Southern Angami Naga village on the inter-state border with Manipur located 28 km south of Kohima, the capital of Nagaland. Demographics Khuzama is situated in Jakhama circle of Kohima District in Nagaland. As per the Popul ...

(5,160), Jakhama Village (4,695),

Kigwema Kigwema is a village in the southern region of Nagaland, India. It is located in Jakhama Circle of Kohima District. The village is located south of Kohima, the capital of Nagaland. Etymology The name ''Kigwema'' originates from the words ''k ...

(3,872), Phesama (3,061), Mima (2,149), Kigwe Town (1,228), Pfuchama (870), Swe–ba (388). Chiephobozou circle comprises eighteen villages: * Zhadima (3,184), Chiechama (3,172), Rüsoma (1,903), Chiephobozou (1,841), Nerhema (1,678), Tsiese Basa (1,563), 4th NAP Battalion Thizama (1,505), Meriema (1,233), Thizama (803), Tsiese Bawe (620), Viphoma (456), Nachama (422), Phekerkrie Bawe (301), Nerhe Model (301), Phezha (285), Ziezou (245), Phekerkrie Basa (147), Viphoma Basa (33). Sechü–Zubza circle comprises sixteen villages: *

Sechü Zubza Sechü-Zubza is a town in the Kohima District of the Indian state of 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, Ma ...

(4,460),

Jotsoma Jotsoma is an Angami Naga village located about west from the state capital, Kohima. The total population of the village is about 2,458. Kohima Science College, Doordharshan Kendra Kohima, Water Supply Reservoir (Public Health Engineering), ...

(2,458), Phezhu (2,391), Mezoma (2,177),

Khonoma Khonoma is an Angami Naga village located about 20 km west from the state capital, Kohima in Nagaland, India. The village is referred to as Khwüno-ra (named after the Angami term for a local plant, Glouthera fragrantisima). The total popul ...

(1,943), Peducha (1,087), Mengujuma (537), Kiruphema Basa (462), Sechüma (419), Thekrejüma (316), Sirhi Angami (286), Mezo Basa (285), Kiruphema Bawe (237), Dzuleke (156), Khonoma Basa (96), Hydro Project Station (59). Kezocha circle comprises ten villages: * Kidima (7,160), Sakhabama (2,857), Kezoma (2,117), Dihoma (1,550), Kezo Town (1,122), Kijümetouma (638), Kezo Basa (490), Mitelephe (245), Kijümetou Basa (149), Kezocha Hq (139). Botsa circle comprises ten villages: * Tuophema (2,236), Botsa (1,063), Gareiphema (952), Seiyhama (903), Teichüma (610), Tsiemekhuma Bawe (288), Tsiemekhuma Basa (283), Tuophe Phezou (132), Gareiphe Basa (122), Seiyha Phesa (106).

Demographics

According to the

2011 census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

Kohima District has a

population Population typically refers to the number of people in a single area, whether it be a city or town, region, country, continent, or the world. Governments typically quantify the size of the resident population within their jurisdiction using a ...

of 267,988, of which 121,088 or 45% lived in urban areas. This gives it a ranking of 576th in India (out of a total of 640). Kohima district 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 928

females Female (symbol: ♀) is the sex of an organism that produces the large non-motile ova (egg cells), the type of gamete (sex cell) that fuses with the male gamete during sexual reproduction. A female has larger gametes than a male. Females a ...

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%. The main indigenous inhabitants of Kohima District are the

Angami Naga The Angamis are a major Naga ethnic group native to the Northeast Indian state of Nagaland. The Angami Nagas are predominantly settled in Kohima District, Chümoukedima District and Dimapur District of Nagaland and are also recognized as one ...

Religion

Christianity Christianity is an Abrahamic monotheistic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth. It is the world's largest and most widespread religion with roughly 2.38 billion followers representing one-third of the global pop ...

is the largest religion in the district, followed by 85% of the people.

Hinduism Hinduism () is an Indian religion or '' dharma'', a religious and universal order or way of life by which followers abide. As a religion, it is the world's third-largest, with over 1.2–1.35 billion followers, or 15–16% of the global p ...

is the second-largest religion with 11% adherents.

Islam Islam (; ar, ۘالِإسلَام, , ) is an Abrahamic religions, Abrahamic Monotheism#Islam, monotheistic religion centred primarily around the Quran, a religious text considered by Muslims to be the direct word of God in Islam, God (or ...

and Other religions form 1.8% and 0.57% of the population respectively.

Languages

The following languages are spoken in Kohima District: *''

Angami–Pochuri languages The Angami–Pochuri languages are a small family of Sino-Tibetan languages spoken in southern Nagaland and Northern Manipur of northeast India. Conventionally classified as "Naga", they are not clearly related to other Naga languages, and are co ...

'' **

Angami language Angami (also: Gnamei, Ngami, Tsoghami, Tsugumi, Monr, Tsanglo, Tenyidie) is a Naga language spoken in the Naga Hills in the northeastern part of India, in Kohima district, Nagaland. In 2001, there is an estimate of 125,000 first language (L1) ...

Government and Politics

The district has seven vidhan sabha constituences, namely, Western Angami, Northern Angami-I, Northern Angami II, Kohima Town, Southern Angami-I and Southern Angami-II. The last

elections An election is a formal group decision-making process by which a population chooses an individual or multiple individuals to hold public office. Elections have been the usual mechanism by which modern representative democracy has operate ...

were held in 2018. The next legislative assembly election will be held in 2023. As part of the

Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-past ...

, Kohima District is part of the Nagaland Lok Sabha constituency. In the

2019 Indian general election General elections were held in India in seven phases from 11 April to 19 May 2019 to elect the members of the 17th Lok Sabha. Votes were counted and the result was declared on 23 May. Around 912 million people were eligible to vote, and voter ...

Tokheho Yepthomi Tokheho Yepthomi (born 1 April 1956) is an Indian politician from Nagaland. He is a former Cabinet Minister of Nagaland and currently Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha for Nagaland. Early life and personal life Tokheho Yepthomi was born and rai ...

of the NDPP won by 16,000 votes over his rival K.L. Chishi of the

Indian National Congress The Indian National Congress (INC), colloquially the Congress Party but often simply the Congress, is a political party in India with widespread roots. Founded in 1885, it was the first modern nationalist movement to emerge in the British Em ...

. The next general election is in 2024.

Economy

Agriculture

Agriculture forms the major economic activity in the district. Most of the agriculturists in the district practice

Shifting cultivation Shifting cultivation is an agricultural system in which plots of land are cultivated temporarily, then abandoned while post-disturbance fallow vegetation is allowed to freely grow while the cultivator moves on to another plot. The period of cul ...

or ''Jhum'' cultivation. The main crop in the district is Paddy.

Maize Maize ( ; ''Zea mays'' subsp. ''mays'', from es, maíz after tnq, mahiz), also known as corn (North American and Australian English), is a cereal grain first domesticated by indigenous peoples in southern Mexico about 10,000 years ago. Th ...

is another cereal produced in the district. Other major crops grown in the district are

Potato The potato is a starchy food, a tuber of the plant ''Solanum tuberosum'' and is a root vegetable native to the Americas. The plant is a perennial in the nightshade family Solanaceae. Wild potato species can be found from the southern Unit ...

es,

Ginger Ginger (''Zingiber officinale'') is a flowering plant whose rhizome, ginger root or ginger, is widely used as a spice A spice is a seed, fruit, root, bark, or other plant substance primarily used for flavoring or coloring food. Spices ...

Soybean The soybean, soy bean, or soya bean (''Glycine max'') is a species of legume native to East Asia, widely grown for its edible bean, which has numerous uses. Traditional unfermented food uses of soybeans include soy milk, from which tofu an ...

and Ricebean. Among vegetables and fruits,

Pineapple The pineapple (''Ananas comosus'') is a tropical plant with an edible fruit; it is the most economically significant plant in the family Bromeliaceae. The pineapple is indigenous to South America, where it has been cultivated for many centuri ...

Oranges An orange is a fruit of various citrus species in the family Rutaceae (see list of plants known as orange); it primarily refers to ''Citrus'' × ''sinensis'', which is also called sweet orange, to distinguish it from the related ''Citrus × ...

Cabbage Cabbage, comprising several cultivars of ''Brassica oleracea'', is a leafy green, red (purple), or white (pale green) biennial plant grown as an annual vegetable crop for its dense-leaved heads. It is descended from the wild cabbage ( ''B.&nb ...

Tomato The tomato is the edible berry of the plant ''Solanum lycopersicum'', commonly known as the tomato plant. The species originated in western South America, Mexico, and Central America. The Mexican Nahuatl word gave rise to the Spanish word ...

es,

Papaya The papaya (, ), papaw, () or pawpaw () is the plant species ''Carica papaya'', one of the 21 accepted species in the genus ''Carica'' of the family Caricaceae. It was first domesticated in Mesoamerica, within modern-day southern Mexico and ...

s, etc. are grown throughout the district.

Animal husbandry

Animal husbandry Animal husbandry is the branch of agriculture concerned with animals that are raised for meat, fibre, milk, or other products. It includes day-to-day care, selective breeding, and the raising of livestock. Husbandry has a long history, starti ...

acts as a supplementary income for the people in Kohima district. The sector also provides employment to small and marginal farmers. As per the Livestock Census in 2007, the most prevalent type of livestock in the district are

Fowl Fowl are birds belonging to one of two biological orders, namely the gamefowl or landfowl (Galliformes) and the waterfowl (Anseriformes). Anatomical and molecular similarities suggest these two groups are close evolutionary relatives; together ...

Cattle Cattle (''Bos taurus'') are large, domesticated, cloven-hooved, herbivores. They are a prominent modern member of the subfamily Bovinae and the most widespread species of the genus ''Bos''. Adult females are referred to as cows and adult mal ...

s and

Pig The pig (''Sus domesticus''), often called swine, hog, or domestic pig when distinguishing from other members of the genus '' Sus'', is an omnivorous, domesticated, even-toed, hoofed mammal. It is variously considered a subspecies of ''Sus ...

Industry

There are no large industries in the district. However, there are numerous

Small and medium-sized enterprises Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) or small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) are businesses whose personnel and revenue numbers fall below certain limits. The abbreviation "SME" is used by international organizations such as the World Bank ...

. The number of MSMEs registered in the district till 2009-10 numbered to 52 which employed around 571 persons. The

s in the district are skilled artisans and craftsmen.

Education

As per the

2011 Census of India The 2011 Census of India or the 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing and population enumeration. The House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved the collection of information about all buildings. Information ...

, Kohima District as a literacy rate of 85.23%. Literacy among the

Scheduled Tribes The Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) are officially designated groups of people and among the most disadvantaged socio-economic groups in India. The terms are recognized in the Constitution of India and the groups are designa ...

stands at 83.86% with male literacy at 79.6% and female literacy at 88.45%. There are numerous colleges in the district.

Colleges

* Alder College, Kohima * Baptist College, Kohima * Capital College of Higher Education, Kohima * College of Arts and Technology, Nerhe–Phezha *Faith Theological Seminary, Kohima * Japfü Christian College,

*Kohima Bible College, Kohima *Kohima College, Kohima * Kohima Law College, Kohima *

Kohima Science College The Kohima Science College, Jotsoma (KSCJ) is an autonomous government institute for undergraduate and postgraduate science education located at Jotsoma in the state of Nagaland, India. The college was established in 1961 with science educatio ...

* Kros College, Kohima * Model Christian College, Kohima * Modern College *Modern Institute of Teacher Education, Kohima *Mount Olive College, Kohima *Mountain View Christian College, Kohima *National Institute of Electronics & Information Technology (NIELIT), Kohima *Oriental College, Kohima *

Sazolie College Sazolie College, is a college in Jotsoma, Kohima District, Nagaland, India. The college was established in 2005. It offers undergraduate courses in arts and is affiliated to Nagaland University. Departments Arts *English *History *Political Scie ...

, Jotsoma * Shalom Bible Seminary,

* St. Joseph's College,

*State College of Teacher Education, Kohima

Universities

Indira Gandhi National Open University Indira Gandhi National Open University, known as IGNOU, is a Central University located at Maidan Garhi, New Delhi, India. Named after former Prime Minister of India Indira Gandhi, the university was established in 1985 with a budget of 20& ...

(IGNOU) Regional Centre, Kohima *

Nagaland University Nagaland University is a Central University established in the state of Nagaland by an Act of Parliament by the Government of India in 1989. It is headquartered at Lumami, Zünheboto District. Two other permanent campuses are located at Merie ...

, Meriema Campus *The Global Open University, Kohima

Sports

Football

Kohima District is home to Kohima Komets, a professional

football Football is a family of team sports that involve, to varying degrees, kicking a ball to score a goal. Unqualified, the word ''football'' normally means the form of football that is the most popular where the word is used. Sports commonly c ...

club that plays in the Nagaland Premier League. The

Indira Gandhi Stadium, Kohima Indira Gandhi Stadium is a football stadium in Kohima, 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 t ...

is a multipurpose stadium mainly used for football. It has an

artificial turf Artificial turf is a surface of synthetic fibers made to look like natural grass. It is most often used in arenas for sports that were originally or are normally played on grass. However, it is now being used on residential lawns and commer ...

Wrestling

Kene Kene is a given name and surname of various origins. Notable people with this name include: * Kene Eze (born 1992), American soccer player * Kene Holliday (born 1949), American actor * Kéné Ndoye (born 1978), Senegalese athlete * Kene Nwangwu ...

or Naga Wrestling is the most popular traditional sport in the region. The Naga Wrestling Championship held biennially at the Khuochiezhie Local Ground in Kohima.

Tourism

Dzukou valley in the Nagaland-Manipur border

Kohima District has various tourist places to visit. Below are few of the tourist attractions in the district:

Dzüko Valley

The Dzüko Valley is situated 25 kilometres south of Kohima at an altitude of . Between November and March, the valley is dotted with red and white rhododendrons and wildflowers.

Khonoma Village

Khonoma is an ancient Angami village known for its greenery and terraced fields. The village lies 20 kilometres west of

Kisama Heritage Village

Kisama Heritage Village is a heritage village located 13 kilometres south of

city. The Heritage Village is the venue of the annual

Hornbill Festival The Hornbill Festival is an annual festival celebrated from 1 to 10 of December in the Northeastern Indian state of Nagaland. The festival represents all ethnic groups of Nagaland for which it is also called the ''Festival of Festivals''. Back ...

Kohima War Cemetery

Kohima War Cemetery is a

World War 2 World War II or the Second World War, often abbreviated as WWII or WW2, was a world war that lasted from 1939 to 1945. It involved the vast majority of the world's countries—including all of the great powers—forming two opposing ...

cemetery. It is maintained by the

Commonwealth War Graves Commission The Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) is an intergovernmental organisation of six independent member states whose principal function is to mark, record and maintain the graves and places of commemoration of Commonwealth of Nations mil ...

Mount Japfü

Mount Japfü is the highest peak in the district. The world's tallest

Rhododendron ''Rhododendron'' (; from Ancient Greek ''rhódon'' "rose" and ''déndron'' "tree") is a very large genus of about 1,024 species of woody plants in the heath family (Ericaceae). They can be either evergreen or deciduous. Most species are nati ...

trees are found in the Japfü ranges. The range is also known for its trails and treks. Located 15 kilometres from

, the Japfü peak offers views of Kohima city and the Himalayas.

Nagaland State Museum

Nagaland State Museum or Kohima State Museum was established in 1970 as a multi-purpose stadium. The museum today presents ancient traditional Naga weaponry, traditional Naga clothes, etc.

Tuophema Tourist Village

Tuophema is a heritage village located 36 kilometres north of Kohima.

Transportation

Air

The nearest airport is

Dimapur Airport Dimapur Airport is a domestic airport serving Chümoukedima–Dimapur and its neighbouring areas. It is located between the districts of Chümoukedima and Dimapur, from where National Highway 29 (formerly NH-39) passes just beside the airpor ...

, located 65 kilometres from the district headquarters

. There are several helipads in Kohima District. Kohima Chiethu Airport is a planned airport to be built in Kohima. The

Ministry of Defence {{unsourced, date=February 2021 A ministry of defence or defense (see spelling differences), also known as a department of defence or defense, is an often-used name for the part of a government responsible for matters of defence, found in states ...

gave the No-Objection Certificate (NOC) to construct the civil airport. It will be the second airport in Nagaland after

Rail

The nearest railway stations are the Chümoukedima Shokhuvi Railway Station and

Dimapur Railway Station Dimapur Railway Station is a railway station on the Lumding–Dibrugarh section. It is located in Dimapur District in the Indian state of Nagaland. It serves Dimapur and its surrounding areas. History The -wide metre-gauge railway earlier ...

. The

Dhansiri–Zubza line The Dhansiri–Zubza Line is a single-track railroad under construction between the two major cities of the Indian state of Nagaland— Dimapur and Kohima. The line starts from Dhansiri junction near Dimapur Railway Station to Kohima Zubza Railw ...

is an under-construction railway line which will connect Kohima with

via railways. The

Kohima Zubza railway station Kohima Zubza Railway Station coded ZUBA is a railway station currently under construction in Kohima District of Nagaland in India, which will serve Kohima, the capital of Nagaland on the Dhansiri–Zubza line The Dhansiri–Zubza Line is a sing ...

in Zubza, 17 kilometres from Kohima City is currently under-construction. The

Government of India The Government of India (ISO: ; often abbreviated as GoI), known as the Union Government or Central Government but often simply as the Centre, is the national government of the Republic of India, a federal democracy located in South Asia, c ...

has set 2023 as the deadline to connect all Northeastern state capitals with railways.

Road

The district is well-connected with roads and highways. The NH 2 and NH 29 pass through the district alongside other intra-district roads. Nagaland State Transport buses are available from Dimapur for Kohima. Private taxis can be availed as well.

Notable people

Notes

References

External links

* *

Official sites

Official site

Nagaland Tourism

Tourist Places in Kohima district
{{Authority control Kohima district Districts of Nagaland 1963 establishments in Assam