Peren district | |
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 ALiangmai dance in Peren | |
| Nickname: Green District | |
.svg) Peren District's location in Nagaland | |
| Coordinates:25°31′N93°44′E / 25.517°N 93.733°E /25.517; 93.733 | |
| Country |  India |
| State |  Nagaland |
| Seat | Peren |
| Government | |
| • Assembly constituencies | 2 constituencies |
| Area | |
• Total | 2,300 km2 (890 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 |
| Major highways |  NH 129A |
| Website | http://peren-district.nic.in/ |
Peren district is adistrict ofNagaland, India. With headquarters the town ofPeren, the district was formed by the partition ofKohima District in 2003.
The Peren district was originally a sub-division of theKohima 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 the2011 census, Peren district has apopulation of 95,219,[2] roughly equal to the nation ofSeychelles.[3] This gives it a ranking of 616th in India (out of a total of640).[2] Peren has asex ratio of 917females for every 1000 males,[2] and aliteracy rate of 79%.[2]
| 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 86.145Christians (90.47%), 4.076Hindus (4.28%), 2.493Animists (2.62%), 1.850Muslims (1.94%), 459Buddhists (0.48%), 15Sikhs (0.02%), 10Jains (0.01%) and 171 did not answer (0.18%).[4]
At the time of the 2011 census, 57.20% of the population spokeZeme, 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.[5]
In Peren district is the home toNtangki National Park, which has an area of 202 km2 (78.0 mi2).[6]
Seychelles 89,188 July 2011 est.
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