| Census
2011
District population : 3,78,811
Growth : 127.29%
Sex Ratio : 919
Literacy : 84.79
Brief About Dimapur District
Dimapur District, was inaugurated as eight districts
of Nagaland in December, 1997 from Kohima District.
The District draws its name from the Kachari dialect;
‘di’ - meaning river, ‘ma’ - meaning great or big, and ‘pur’ - meaning
city, together connoting ‘the city near the great river’. That the
Kachari kingdom flourished in Dimapur in the days of old is evident
from the existence of the Kachari Rajbari Fort ruins, housing the
ancient stone monoliths, and the many excavated tanks dug by the
royalty known even today as the Rajpukhuri, Padampukhuri, Bamunpukhuri,
Jorpukhuri etc. to name a few. History and legends trace their civilization
to the epic age of the Mahabharata, where Bheema the second Pandava,
while in exile, married the Kachari princess Hidimba. Dimapur, before
the advent of the British, was known as Hidimbapur, which would
throw light on the gradual corruption of the original name to its’
present ‘Dimapur’.
Dimapur today is the commercial hub of the state,
besides being referred to as the gateway of Nagaland and Manipur.
The infrastructure developed is unequaled throughout the state,
having the only airport in Nagaland, an important railhead, besides
the National Highway 39 - which connects it to Kohima, Imphal and
Moreh on the Myanmar border - which runs through Dimapur. Dimapur
town is distinct in its character where all the different communities
have congregated into a mini India. Although the notified town area
of Dimapur has remained the same, the neighbouring villages/ settlements
have expanded considerably over the years merging with the town
boundary to form a continuous urban/semi urban area extending across
the length of more than 13 sq. kms
Genaral
A large area of the District is in the plains with an average elevation
of 260 m above sea level excepting the Medziphema sub-division and
a few villages of Niuland sub-division, which are located in the
foothills. The total area of Dimapur is 927 Sq. Km(Source-Deptt.
of Land Record & Survey). The district is bounded by Kohima
District on the south and east; the Karbi Anglong and the DAB (
Disputed Area Belt ) stretch of Golaghat District of Assam, in the
west and the north
25º 54’ 45” N Latitude 93º 44’ 30” E Longitude.
Climate
Dimapur Climate is hot and humid in the plains during
summer ( reaching a maximum of 36ºC , with humidity upto 93% ) while
the winter months are cool and pleasant.The average annual rainfall
is 1504.7 mm
Population
The District has a heterogeneous population with the
majority comprising Naga tribes from all over Nagaland. The total
population of the district is estimated at 3,08,382. |
