Peren district
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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 declared a separate district on 24 October 2003.[1]
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 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
Religions in Peren district (2011)[4] | ||||
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Religion | Percent | |||
Christianity | 90.47% | |||
Hinduism | 4.28% | |||
Tribal religion | 2.62% | |||
Islam | 1.94% | |||
Buddhism | 0.48% | |||
Other or not stated | 0.21% | |||
Distribution of religions |
According 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
At 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
In Peren district is the home to Ntangki National Park, which has an area of 202 km2 (78.0 sq mi).[6]
References
- ^ "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.
External links
- Official site