Tseminyü District is the 13th

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, municip ...

of the Indian state of

Nagaland Nagaland () is a States and union territories of India, state in the northeast India, north-eastern 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 Naga Sel ...

. It was created on December 18, 2021. The district headquarters is located in the town of Tseminyü. It is home to the

Rengma Naga The Rengma Naga are a Tibeto-Burman ethnic group inhabiting the Northeast Indian states of Nagaland and Assam. According to the 2011 Census of India, the population of Rengmas in Nagaland stands at 62,951 and the population of Rengmas in Assam ...

s, with a population of 63,269 (2011) and an area of 256 square kilometres.

History

Tseminyü District was created on December 18, 2021 as the 13th district of Nagaland. The new district has the same boundaries as the former Tseminyü sub-division of Kohima District.

Geography

Tseminyü District covers an area of 256 km. The climate is sub-tropical with a monsoon season.

Administration

The district covers two

taluk A tehsil (, also known as tahsil, taluk, or taluka () is a local unit of administrative division in India and Pakistan. It is a subdistrict of the area within a district including the designated populated place that serves as its administrative ...

s (administrative circles), which are Tseminyü and Tsogin. Tseminyü District contains two rural development blocks, which are Tseminyü and Nsunyu.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India the then Tseminyü circle of Kohima District had a

population Population is a set of humans or other organisms in a given region or area. Governments conduct a census to quantify the resident population size within a given jurisdiction. The term is also applied to non-human animals, microorganisms, and pl ...

of 63,629. The majority of the inhabitants are the

s. The total literacy rate of Niuland is 81.71%. The

Child sex ratio The human sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population in the context of anthropology and demography. In humans, the natural sex ratio at birth is slightly biased towards the male sex. It is estimated to be about 1.05 worldwide or ...

is 980 which is greater than the Average Sex Ratio of 1,011.

Religion

According to the 2011 official census, Christianity is major religion in Tseminyu with small population of other religious minorities.

Towns and villages

the 2011 census the erstwhile sub-division held 39 villages, spread over two administrative circles as follows: Tseminyü circle comprises the one town of Tseminyü (6,315), and the thirty-two villages of : * Tesophenyü (11,116), Kandinu (3,938), Nsünyü (2,868), Tseminyü Vill. (2,863), Zisunyü (2,840), Phenshunyü (2,675), Sishunu (2,236), K. Station (2,169), Chunlikha (1,604), Terogunyü (1,559), Ziphenyü (1,495), Ehunnu (1,139), Kashanyü (833), Tseminyü South (765), Phenwhenyü (729), Rumensinyü (712), Khenyü (569), Sewanu (540), New Tesophenyü (516), Kashanyishi (428), Tsonsa (417), Ngvuphen (379), Gukhanyü (340), Yikhanu (331), Tseminyü Old Town (329), Henbenji (278), New Terogunyü (269), Khonibenzun (242), Likhwenchu (241), Guzinyü (222), Phenda (207), Zunpha Mission Centre (150). Tsogin circle comprises seven villages : * Sendenyü (2,548), New Sendenyü (730), Tsosinyü (696), Rengmapani (627), Thongsunyü (464), Longwesunyü (429), Tsogin HQ (31).

Transportation

Air

The nearest airport is

Dimapur Airport Dimapur Airport is a domestic airport serving Chümoukedima–Dimapur and its neighbouring areas in the state of Nagaland, India. It is located between the districts of Chümoukedima and Dimapur, from where National Highway 29 (formerly NH- ...

located about 100 kilometres from the district headquarters at Tseminyü. The currently under construction airport at

Kohima Chiethu Airport Kohima Chiethu Airport is a greenfield airport currently under construction at Chiethu, 25 kilometres north of Kohima, the capital of Nagaland in India. It will operate as a second airport for Nagaland with the existing Dimapur Airport continuing ...

once completed will serve as the nearest airport to Tseminyü District.

Rail

The nearest railway station is the Chümoukedima Shokhüvi Railway Station located 100 kilometres away from Tseminyü.

Road

The NH 2 passes through the district.

References

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