Dimapur District
District of Nagaland
Ruins of Kachari Rajbari in Dimapur
Nickname:  Commercial District
Dimapur District in Nagaland
Coordinates: 25°48′N 93°47′E / 25.800°N 93.783°E / 25.800; 93.783
Country	India
State	Nagaland
Seat	Dimapur
Government
• Deputy Commissioner	Rajesh Soundararajan, IAS
• Assembly constituencies	3 constituencies
Area
• Total	70 km2 (30 sq mi)
Elevation	260 m (850 ft)
Population  (2011)
• Total	170,000
• Density	2,400/km2 (6,300/sq mi)
Time zone	UTC+05:30 (IST)
PIN	797112, 797113, 797116
ISO 3166 code	IN-NL-DI
Major highways	AH1 AH2 NH 29 NH 129 NH 129A
Website	dimapur.nic.in

Dimapur District (Pron:/ˌdɪməˈpʊə/) is a district of Nagaland state in India. With an area of about 70 km² (27 sq mi), it is the smallest district in the state of Nagaland.^[1]

History

Assam lease Dimapur to Nagaland

In 1918, Dimapur was leased to then Naga Hills District (Now Nagaland) by then erstwhile Assam Province of British India for 30 years for construction of Railways lines (unclear from which district). In 1963, It was again leased to now state of Nagaland for 99 years. Though, there is refute of this claim, as both state government has not come forward to comment on the matter.

On 18 December 2021, two new districts were carved out of Dimapur District namely Chümoukedima District and Niuland District and which became the 14th and 15th district of Nagaland respectively.

Administration

Divisions

• Ao Yimküm
• Aoyimti
• Bamunpukhuri
• Darogajan
• Dimapur Municipality
• Ekranipathar
• Eralibill
• Indisen
• Khusiabill
• Kuda
• Naharbari
• Padumpukhuri
• Phaipijang
• Phevima
• Purana Bazar
• Rilan
• Samaguri
• Sangtamtilla
• Senjüm
• Shozukhü
• Signal Angami
• Thahekhü
• Toluvi
• Zani

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Dimapur district has a population of 170,000,^[1][2] Its population growth rate over the decade 2001–2011 was 0%.^[1] Dimapur has a sex ratio of 916 females for every 1000 males,^[1] and a literacy rate of 85.44%.^[1]

Religion

According to the 2011 official census, Christianity is major religion in Dimapur district, with 234.239 Christians (61.84%), 108.900 Hindus (28.75%), 31.212 Muslims (8.24%), 2.148 Jains (0.57%), 1.270 Buddhists (0.34%), 567 Sikhs (0.15%), 157 did others (0.04%) and 319 did not stated (0.08%).^[3]

Education

The district has ample number of institutions devoted for providing quality education to the residents. Most schools have English as their medium of instruction and are affiliated to the Nagaland Board of School Education.

Sports

Dimapur is also home to Dimapur United a soccer club which plays in Nagaland Premier League. Most schools in Dimapur held friendly football matches and tournaments. Apart from football, many other games are also played in the district. Cricket, Badminton, Wrestling and Angling are other sports played in Dimapur.