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 : 49
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 -2006)
Disability : 552 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 92 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Challenges of the district : Our research with local communities
Firstly, there are no industries in our state. We
are the business capital of Nagaland. People have their own businesses;
they earn their livelihood through business. The employment avenues
are very limited for the poor or the weaker sections of Dimapur.
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.
