Social,
Environmental & Economic Sustainability
Our analysis of the rank of the district
Backwardness : Does not figure in list of 447 backward
districts
Sex Ratio Rank : 234
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 572 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : NA
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Challenges of the district : Our research with local communities
Insurgency and militancy issues are still prevalent.
Unemployment is issue is also very high. Educated youths without
a job take solace in anti social activities.
People are hooked on to various kinds of addictions.
Women face lot of atrocities at the hands of the men. Men are alcoholic
and resort to violence on their wives.
Many facilities provided by the government have not yet reached
the rural people.
Brief About Wokha
District
Wokha History
In the year 1876, the British Government occupied Wokha as the
District Hq. Of the
Naga Hills under
Assam
. In the year 1878 , the Hq. Was shifted to
Kohima and Wokha remained as a Sub-Division. Again in 1889, the
Sub-Division was shifted to Mokokchung. Only in the year 1957, when
Mokokchung became a District through the creation of N.H.T.A., Wokha
again became a Sub-Division. During the first General Election of
January 1964, there were 5 (five) Assembly Constituencies in the
Sub-Division among the total of 40 (forty) Constituencies for the
State of Nagaland, then Mon and Tuensang were under the direct supervision
of the Governor for a limit of 10 (ten) years. In the year 1973,
Wokha District was created and the third General Election was held
in 1974, with the additional 20 (twenty) Constituencies for Tuensang
and Mon Districts. It was during this elections, in the re-distribution
of Constituencies, the number of Assembly Constituency for the Wokha
District was reduced to 4 (four) and it remains so till date.
The Wokha district is situated in the mid-western
part of the Nagaland
State , adjacent to
the Sibsagar plains of the Assam
State . It is bounded
by Mokokchung district in the North, Kohima district in the South,
Zunheboto district in the East and the State of Assam in the west.
The Wokha district is situated at a latitude of 26º 8’ North and
a Longitude of 94º 18’ East.The topography of the district is
more or less similar with that of other district in the State,
having hill ranges and ridges di-sected by seasonal streams. The
altitude ranges from 303.3 Mts. To 1313.67 Mtrs. The climate is
warm in the lower plain areas, moderately warm in the upper region
during summer but cold in winter. The monsoon season starts from
May and continues till October. The annual rainfall varies from
200 cms. To 250 cms. The district is divided into three
ranges, which are as follows :-
a) Wokha
Range
or Upper Range
, which falls in the upper north eastern parts
of the district.b) Sanis
Range or Middle
Range , which covers
the middle part of the districtc) Bhandari
Range
or Lower
Range . It is the outer
most part of the district which extends from the Japukong range
of Mokokchung district and gradually slopes down to the Assam
plains in the north western side. Two of
the most fertile valleys are in this range and they are the Baghty
and Tchiying valleys.
The highest mountain peak is the Tiyi Enung,
with an altitude of 1970 mtrs. Important rivers which flow through
the district are Doyang, Chubi, Nzhu and Nruk. The district lie
in a seismically active earthquake zone
WOKHA THE DISTRICT
Wokha
is the district headquarters of the Lothas. It is equidistant
at 80 Km both from Kohima as well as Mokokchung. It is 58 Km from
Furkating Railway Station (Assam). Wokha literally means census
in Lotha. It was the place where the ancient Lothas counted heads
before spreading out into the villages during their waves of migrations.
There are monoliths (LOngzu) erected by their rich ancestors to
exhibit their status. Lothas are know for their colourful dances
and songs particularly Shanta. Tokhu Emong and Pikhuchak are their
main festivals. The former takes place on the 7th November every
year. Opvuram and Longpensu are their prestigious social shawls
for women and men, respectively. Some of the villages which have
the remnants of the old culture are Longsa, Nrung Longidang, Longsachung
anf Yanthamo. The land of the death can be seen from Yanthamo.
In the middle range, at Lakhuti village, one can find TIYULONG
(a rock). It is believed that if the area around this rock is
cultivated drought occurs. Wokha is also famous for fruits like
oranges, plum, passion fruits and bananna. Fresh vegetables and
bamboo shoots are also easily available.
