Niuland District | |
Settlement Type: | District of Nagaland |
Nickname: | Land of Diversity |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Nagaland |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Niuland |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Water Km2: | 483.82 |
Population Total: | 42'287 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Leader Title: | Lok Sabha Constituency |
Leader Name: | Nagaland |
Leader Title1: | MP[1] |
Leader Name1: | Supongmeren Jamir INC |
Leader Title2: | Deputy Commissioner |
Leader Name2: | Sara S Jamir |
Leader Title3: | Assembly constituencies |
Leader Name3: | 1 constituencies |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
Niuland District is the 14th district of the Indian state of Nagaland. It was created on December 18, 2021. The district headquarter is located in the town of Niuland. It is tagged the "Land of diversity" being home to all Tribes of the state and a commercially potential district as it is connected to Chümoukedima, Dimapur, Kohima, Wokha and Tseminyü district and Golaghat district of Assam.[2]
Niuland District was created on December 18, 2021 as the 14th district of Nagaland. The new district has boundary with Chumukedima, Dimapur, Kohima, Wokha and Tseminyu District of Nagaland and Golaghat District of Assam..[3]
The climate is sub-tropical with a monsoon season.
Most of the inhabitants of the district are Nagas, with majority populations of Sümi, followed by Yimkhiung Nagas and various other Naga ethnic groups.
The total literacy rate of Niuland is 93.62% above the state literacy rate of 79.48%. The Child sex ratio is 1,036 which is greater than the Average Sex Ratio of 1,011.[4]
According to the 2011 census, Christianity is the religion of Niuland with 85.3% of the population.
The nearest airport is Dimapur Airport.
The nearest railway station is the Dimapur railway station.