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 | |
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District of Nagaland | |
A Liangmai dance in Peren | |
| Nickname: Green District | |
Peren District's location in Nagaland | |
| Coordinates: 25°31′N 93°44′E | |
| Country | |
| State | Nagaland |
| Seat | Peren |
| 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 |
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| Website | http://peren-district.nic.in/ |
The Peren district was originally a sub-division of the Kohima district. It was declared a separate district on 24 October 2003.[1]
Peren district is divided into 3 subdivisions and 7 blocks.
Subdivisions
Circle Blocks
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 in Peren District (2011)
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]
In Peren district is the home to Ntangki National Park, which has an area of 202 km2 (78.0 sq mi).[5]
Seychelles 89,188 July 2011 est.
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