Tuli is a town in the

Mokokchung District Mokokchung District (Pron:/ˌməʊkɒkˈtʃʌŋ/) is a districts of Nagaland, district of Nagaland state in India. The town of Mokokchung is its headquarters. The district is the home of the Ao Nagas. It is bounded by the state of Assam to its ...

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. It is located on the right bank of Milak river and is 80 km north of

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. It is here that the Langpangkong Range gently rises above the Melak plains. As such the topography of Tuli is marked by low rolling hills and a gentle plain. The town consists of two main areas, Tuli headquarters and Tzüdikong (Tuli Paper Mill Township).

Demographics

the 2011 census, Tuli town had a population of 7,864.

Wider definition

It is one of the three components that make up the town of Tuli. Together with Tuli Lenden and Tuli Paper Mill Township (Tzüdikong, population was 6,393), it forms the conglomerate of Tuli town which has a population of 15,252. This wider definition makes it the second largest town in the Mokokchung district after Mokokchung and the largest non-district headquarters town in Nagaland.

Transport and Communication

The National Highway-61 passes through Tuli. The town is the junction of host of other state and district highways. The foothill-state highway to Naginimora (in Mon) as also highways to

Longleng district Longleng District (Pron:/ˈlɒŋˌlɛŋ/) is one of the eleven districts of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is the eighth least populous district in the country (out of 640). The district is the home of the Phom Nagas, they are one of the maj ...

and Changkikong. The Japukong and Asetkong ranges converge here. The Tuli Pulp and Paper industry is located here. A railway line connects Tuli Paper mill to

Amguri Amguri (IPA: æmˈgʊərɪ) is a town and municipal area committee in Sivasagar district in the state of Assam, India. Geography Amguri is located in the state of Assam, near the border of Nagaland, in north-east India. It has an average elev ...

in neighbouring

Assam Assam (; ) is a state in northeastern India, south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of . The state is bordered by Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur ...

Administration

The town is a sub-divisional headquarters under an Additional Deputy Commissioner, stationed at Tuli headquarters.

References

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External links

Govt. Of Nagaland Official website
Mokokchung Cities and towns in Mokokchung district