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Longleng district

Coordinates: 26°31′N 94°56′E / 26.517°N 94.933°E / 26.517; 94.933
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This article is about the district. For its eponymous headquarters, see Longleng.

Longleng District
District of Nagaland
Nickname: 
Land of Handicrafts & Land of Clouds
Longleng District's location in Nagaland
Longleng District's location in Nagaland
Coordinates: 26°31′N 94°56′E / 26.517°N 94.933°E / 26.517; 94.933
Country India
StateNagaland
SeatLongleng
Government
 • Assembly constituencies2 constituencies
Area
 • Total
1,066.80 km2 (411.89 sq mi)
Population
 (2022)
 • Total
66,639 (estimated data)
Time zoneUTC+05:30 (IST)
ISO 3166 codeIN-NL
Major highways NH 702, NH 702B
Websitelongleng.nic.in

Longleng District (Pron:/ˈlɒŋˌlɛŋ/) is a mountainous district of the Indian state of Nagaland. It is home to the Phom Nagas. The boundary of the district is well demarcated by natural rivers such as Dikhu(Yungnyiu) and Yongmon with Mokokchung and Mon districts respectively. It lies between 94°E - 95°E longitude and 26°N - 27°N latitude of the equator. The mount Yingnyiüshang in the south-eastern part of the district with an approximate height of 2500 meters above sea level is the highest peak in Longleng district.

Geography

Carved out of Tuensang district, Longleng is the tenth district of Nagaland. It is bordered by Mon District to the east, Mokokchung District to the west and Tuensang District to the south. The district's headquarters is at Longleng, which is located at an altitude of about 1,066 m above sea level. Tamlu and Longleng are the major towns of the district. Its main river is the Dikhu River.

Demographics

According to the 2011 census Longleng District has a population of 50,484,[1] roughly equal to the nation of Saint Kitts and Nevis.[2] This gives it a ranking of 632nd in India (out of a total of 640).[1] Longleng has a sex ratio of 903 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 73.1%. Scheduled Tribes make up 96.30% of the population. 15.08% of the population lives in urban areas.[1]

Religion

Religions in Longleng district (2011)[3]
Religion Percent
Christianity
 
 96.76%
Hinduism
 
 1.73%
Islam
 
 1.26%
Other or not stated
 
 0.25%
Distribution of religions

According to the 2011 official census, Christianity is the major religion in Longleng District with 48.849 Christians (96.76%), following by 873 Hindus (1.73%), 635 Muslims (1.26%), 77 Buddhists (0.15%), 5 Sikhs (<0.01%) and Not stated 45 (0.09%).[3]

Language

At the time of the 2011 census, 93.68% of the population spoke Phom and 1.83% Konyak as their first language.[4]

Banking facilities in Longleng

List of banks functioning in Longleng.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "District Census 2011". Census2011.co.in. 2011. Retrieved 30 September 2011.
  2. ^ US Directorate of Intelligence. "Country Comparison:Population". Archived from the original on 13 June 2007. Retrieved 1 October 2011. Saint Kitts and Nevis 50,314 July 2011 est.
  3. ^ a b "Population by Religion - Nagaland". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India. 2011.
  4. ^ "Table C-16 Population by Mother Tongue: Nagaland". Census of India. Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
  5. ^ "STATE BANK OF INDIA, LONGLENG".
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