Peren 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 county, counties, several municipality, municipa ...
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 ...
, India. With headquarters the town of
Peren, the district was formed by the partition of
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 Nagaland (out of then- 12, now 16), after Dimapur with a population of 267,988, 45% of ...
in 2003.
History
The Peren district was originally a sub-division of the
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 Nagaland (out of then- 12, now 16), after Dimapur with a population of 267,988, 45% of ...
. It was declared a separate district on 24 October 2003.
Administration
Peren district is divided into 3 subdivisions and 7 blocks.
Subdivisions
* Jalukie subdivision
* Peren subdivision
* Tening subdivision
*
Circle Blocks
# Jalukie
# Ngwalwa
# Athibung
# Peren
# Tening
# Kebai-Khelma
# Nsong
Demographics
According to the
2011 census, Peren district has a
population
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of 95,219,
roughly equal to the nation of
Seychelles
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.
This gives it a ranking of 616th in India (out of a total of
640).
[ Peren has a ]sex ratio
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of 917 females
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A female has larger gametes than a male. Females ...
for every 1000 males,[ and a ]literacy rate
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of 79%.[
]
Religion
According to the 2011 official census, Christianity is major religion in Peren District with 86.145 Christians
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(90.47%), 4.076 Hindus
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(4.28%), 2.493 Animists
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(2.62%), 1.850 Muslims
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(1.94%), 459 Buddhists (0.48%), 15 Sikhs (0.02%), 10 Jains
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(0.01%) and 171 did not answer (0.18%).
Languages
At the time of the 2011 census, 57.20% of the population spoke Zeilang, 11.37% Zemi
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Theology
Taíno religi ...
, 10.15% Kuki, 3.95% Kabui, 3.84% Liangmai, 2.54% Nepali, 1.94% Bengali
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*something of, from, or related to Bengal, a large region in South Asia
* Bengalis, an ethnic and linguistic group of the region
* Bengali language, the language they speak
** Bengali alphabet, the w ...
, 1.67% Chakeshang and 1.08% Ao as their first language.
Flora and fauna
In Peren district is the home to Ntangki National Park, which has an area of .
References
External links
Official site
{{Authority control
Districts of Nagaland
2003 establishments in Nagaland