Shamator district

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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; 94.9Coordinates: 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 CommissionerThsüvisie Phoji
 • 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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

According to the 2011 census of India the then Shamator circle of Tuensang District had a population of 12,726. Shamator circle had a sex ratio of 988 females per 1000 males and a literacy rate of 66.25%. Scheduled Tribes make up 99.03% of the population. The majority of the inhabitants are the Tikhir and Yimkhiung Nagas.[4]

Yimkhiung Naga Cultural Troupe





Towns and villages[edit | edit source]

  • Chassir (601), Lasikiur (242), Liangkonger (785), Muleangkiur (887), Sangphur (2,314), Shamator Hq (4,257), Shamator Village (1,159), Waphur (996), Yakor (1,078).

Religion[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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

Transportation[edit | edit source]

Road[edit | edit source]

The NH 202 passes through the district.

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]

  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. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "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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