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.<ref name="census_2011">{{cite news |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/dchb/1311_PART_B_DCHB_PEREN.pdf |title=District Census Handbook - Peren |work=2011 Census of India |publisher=Directorate of Census Operations, Nagaland |access-date=2015-07-22 }}</ref>

== 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,<ref name=districtcensus>{{cite web | url = http://www.census2011.co.in/district.php | title = District Census 2011 | access-date = 2011-09-30 | year = 2011 | publisher = Census2011.co.in}}</ref> roughly equal to the nation of Seychelles.<ref name="cia">{{cite web | author = US Directorate of Intelligence | title = Country Comparison: Population | url = https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070613004507/https://www.cia.gov/library/publications/the-world-factbook/rankorder/2119rank.html | url-status = dead | archive-date = 13 June 2007 | access-date = 2011-10-01 | quote = Seychelles 89,188 July 2011 est.}}</ref> This gives it a ranking of 616th in India (out of a total of 640).<ref name=districtcensus/> Peren has a sex ratio of 917 females for every 1000 males,<ref name=districtcensus/> and a literacy rate of 79%.<ref name=districtcensus/>

=== Religion ===

{{bar box |title=Religions in Peren district (2011)<ref name="religion"/> |titlebar=#Fcd116 |left1=Religion |right1=Percent |float=left |bars= {{bar percent|Christianity|dodgerblue|90.47}} {{bar percent|Hinduism|darkorange|4.28}} {{bar percent|Tribal religion|chartreuse|2.62}} {{bar percent|Islam|green|1.94}} {{bar percent|Buddhism|yellow|0.48}} {{bar percent|Other or not stated|black|0.21}} |caption=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%).<ref name="religion">{{Cite web |date=2011 |title=Population by Religion - Nagaland |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/11386/download/14499/DDW13C-01%20MDDS.XLS |website=Census of India |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}</ref>

=== Languages === At the time of the 2011 census, 57.20% of the population spoke Zeme, 11.37% Rongmei, 10.15% Lianglad, 3.95% Kuki, 3.84% Mzieme, 2.54% Nepali, 1.94% Bengali, 1.67% Chakeshang and 1.08% Ao as their first language.<ref name="language">{{Cite web |title=Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Nagaland |url=https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog/10193/download/13305/DDW-C16-STMT-MDDS-2800.XLSX |website=Census of India |publisher=Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India}}</ref> {{Pie chart | label1 = Zeme| value1 = 57.20| color1 = red | label2 = Rongmei| value2 = 11.37| color2 = royalblue | label3 = Lianglad| value3 = 10.15| color3 = yellow | label4 = Kuki-Chin| value4 = 3.95| color4 = purple | label5 = Mzieme| value5 = 3.84| color5 = Maroon | label6 = Nepali| value6 = 2.54| color6 = orange | label7 = Bengali| value7 = 1.94| color7 = Moccasin | label8 = Chakhesang| value8 = 1.67| color8 = aquamarine | label9 = Ao| value9 = 1.08| color9 = indigo }}

==Flora and fauna== In Peren district is the home to Ntangki National Park, which has an area of {{convert|202|km2|mi2|abbr=on|1}}.<ref name=parks>{{cite web|author=Indian Ministry of Forests and Environment|title=Protected areas: Nagaland|url=http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm|access-date=25 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110823163836/http://oldwww.wii.gov.in/envis/envis_pa_network/index.htm|archive-date=23 August 2011}}</ref>

==References== {{Reflist}}

== External links == * [http://peren-district.nic.in/ Official site]

{{Geographic location |Centre = Peren district |North = Dimapur district |Northeast = Kohima district |East = Senapati district, Manipur |Southeast = |South = Tamenglong district, Manipur |Southwest = |West = Karbi Anglong district, Assam |Northwest = }}

Category:Peren district Category:Districts of Nagaland Category:2003 establishments in Nagaland