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.
Peren District | |
|---|---|
 A Liangmai dance in Peren | |
| Nickname: Green District | |
 Peren District's location in Nagaland | |
| Coordinates: 25°31′N 93°44′E / 25.517°N 93.733°E | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Nagaland |
| Seat | Peren |
| Government | |
| • Assembly constituencies | 2 constituencies |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,300 km2 (900 sq mi) |
| Elevation | 1,445 m (4,741 ft) |
| Population (2011) | |
• Total | 95,219 |
| • Density | 41/km2 (110/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+05:30 (IST) |
| ISO 3166 code | IN-NL-PE |
| Major highways |  NH 129A |
| Website | http://peren-district.nic.in/ |
History
editThe Peren district was originally a sub-division of the Kohima district. It was declared a separate district on 24 October 2003.[1]
Administration
editPeren 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
editAccording to the 2011 census, Peren district has a population of 95,219,[2] roughly equal to the nation of Seychelles.[3] This gives it a ranking of 616th in India (out of a total of 640).[2] Peren has a sex ratio of 917 females for every 1000 males,[2] and a literacy rate of 79%.[2]
Religion
editAccording to the 2011 official census, Christianity is major religion in Peren District with 86.145 Christians (90.47%), 4.076 Hindus (4.28%), 2.493 Animists (2.62%), 1.850 Muslims (1.94%), 459 Buddhists (0.48%), 15 Sikhs (0.02%), 10 Jains (0.01%) and 171 did not answer (0.18%).[4]
Languages
editAt the time of the 2011 census, 57.20% of the population spoke Zeilang, 11.37% Zemi, 10.15% Kuki, 3.95% Kabui, 3.84% Liangmai, 2.54% Nepali, 1.94% Bengali, 1.67% Chakeshang and 1.08% Ao as their first language.[5]
Flora and fauna
editIn Peren district is the home to Ntangki National Park, which has an area of 202 km2 (78.0 sq mi).[6]
References
edit- ^ "District Census Handbook - Peren" (PDF). 2011 Census of India. Directorate of Census Operations, Nagaland. Retrieved 22 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
- ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison: Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011.
Seychelles 89,188 July 2011 est.
- ^ a b "Population by Religion - Nagaland". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
- ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Nagaland". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
- ^ Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment. "Protected areas: Nagaland". Archived from the original on 23 August 2011. Retrieved 25 September 2011.