Shamator District
District of Nagaland
Nickname: 
Brotherhood District
Shamator District in Nagaland
Shamator District in Nagaland
Coordinates: 26°06′N 94°54′E / 26.1°N 94.9°E / 26.1; 94.9
CountryIndia
StateNagaland
HeadquartersShamator
Government
 • Lok Sabha ConstituencyNagaland
 • MP[1]Tokheho Yepthomi, NDPP
 • Deputy CommissionerY. Chingyak Konyak, NCS
 • Assembly constituencies1 constituencies
Population
 (2011)
 • Total34,223
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
Major highways NH 202

Shamator District is the 16th district of the Indian state of Nagaland.[2] It was created on 19 January 2022 and was officially inaugurated on 4 March 2022.[3] The district headquarter is located in the town of Shamator.

History

Shamator District was created on 19 January 2022 as the 16th district of Nagaland. The new district has the same boundaries as the former Shamator sub-division of Tuensang District, Chessore Sub-division including Mangko EAC Circle, Administrative area of Sotokur EAC Circle excluding Chingmelen, Helipong and Sipongsang villages, Tsurungto EAC Circle under Shamator sub-division, including Hutanger, Anatongre, Pungrungru, Nutsu, Maihpok and Tsuthu, under Kiphire district, which stand transferred to Tsurungto EAC circle.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census of India Shamator District had a population of 34,223 and has a sex ratio of 984 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 52.83%. Scheduled Tribes make up 99.03% of the population. The majority of the inhabitants are the Yimkhiung Nagas and Tikhir Nagas.[4]

Yimkhiung Naga Cultural Troupe





Towns and villages

Religion

Religions in Shamator district (2011)[5]
Religion Percent
Christianity
 
 98.88%
Islam
 
 0.65%
Other or not stated
 
 0.47%
Distribution of religions

Christianity is the major religion here, with 98.88% of the population.[5]

Language

At the time of the 2011 census, 90.44% of the population spoke Yimkhiungrü and 7.85% Tikhir as their first language.[6]

Transportation

Road

The NH 202 passes through the district.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Lok Sabha Members". Lok Sabha. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  2. ^ "Nagaland govt grants district status to Shamator". ThePrint. 19 January 2022. Retrieved 19 January 2022.
  3. ^ "Rio inaugurates Shamator district". Nagaland Post. 5 March 2022. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
  4. ^ "District Census Hand Book – Tuensang" (PDF). Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. ^ a b "Population by Religion - Nagaland". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  6. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Nagaland". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
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