Tseminyü District | |
Settlement Type: | District of Nagaland |
Nickname: | Historical District |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | India |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Nagaland |
Seat Type: | Headquarters |
Seat: | Tseminyü |
Unit Pref: | Metric |
Area Total Km2: | 256 |
Population Total: | 63,269 |
Population As Of: | 2011 |
Population Density Km2: | auto |
Leader Title: | Lok Sabha Constituency |
Leader Name: | Nagaland |
Leader Title1: | MP[1] |
Leader Title2: | Deputy Commissioner |
Leader Name2: | Zasekuolie Chüsi (IAS) |
Leader Title3: | Assembly constituencies |
Leader Name3: | 1 constituencies |
Timezone1: | IST |
Utc Offset1: | +05:30 |
Blank Name Sec1: | Major highways |
Blank Info Sec1: | NH 2 |
Tseminyü District is the 13th district of the Indian state of Nagaland. It was created on December 18, 2021. The district headquarter is located in the town of Tseminyü. It is home to the Rengma Nagas, with a population of 63,269 (2011) and an area of 256 square kilometres.
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.[2]
Tseminyü District covers an area of 256 km. The climate is sub-tropical with a monsoon season.
The district covers two taluks (administrative circles), which are Tseminyü and Tsogin.
Tseminyü District contains one rural development blocks, which are Tseminyü and Tsogin.
According to the 2011 census of India the then Tseminyü circle of Kohima District had a population of 63,629. The majority of the inhabitants are the Rengma Nagas.
The total literacy rate of Niuland is 81.71%. The Child sex ratio is 980 which is greater than the Average Sex Ratio of 1,011.
According to the 2011 official census, Christianity is major religion in Tseminyu with small population of other religious minorities.[3]
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 :
Tsogin circle comprises seven villages :
The nearest airport is Dimapur Airport located about 100 kilometres from the district headquarters at Tseminyü. The currently under construction airport at Kohima Chiethu Airport once completed will serve as the nearest airport to Tseminyü District.
The nearest railway station is the Chümoukedima Shokhüvi Railway Station located 100 kilometres away from Tseminyü.
The NH 2 passes through the district.