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Administrative Level 3 • Districts Directory

Districts of Nagaland

Nagaland comprises 17 officially notified revenue districts. Each district serves as the primary administrative unit for land records, magisterial executive powers, disaster management, and public service delivery.

17 Profiled • 17 Total Notified

Administrative District Profiles (17)

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Chumoukedima District

Chumoukedima is a district of Nagaland with 3 sub-districts.

Population
Area
Sub-districts3 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
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Dimapur District

Dimapur is a district of Nagaland with 1 sub-districts.

Population
Area
Sub-districts1 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
Dimapur
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Kiphire District

Kiphire is a district of Nagaland with 8 sub-districts and a population of 74,004 (Census 2011).

Population74,004
Area1,130 km²
Sub-districts8 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
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Southern Division

Kohima District

HQ: Kohima
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Kohima is a district of Nagaland with 6 sub-districts.

RTODistrict Transport Office (DTO)
Population
Area
Sub-districts6 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN Prefixes797
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Longleng District

Longleng is a district of Nagaland with 5 sub-districts and a population of 50,484 (Census 2011).

Population50,484
Area562 km²
Sub-districts5 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
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Meluri District

Meluri is a district of Nagaland with 4 sub-districts.

Population
Area
Sub-districts4 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
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Mokokchung District

Mokokchung is a district of Nagaland with 11 sub-districts and a population of 194,622 (Census 2011).

Population1,94,622
Area1,615 km²
Sub-districts11 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
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Mon District

Mon is a district of Nagaland with 14 sub-districts and a population of 250,260 (Census 2011).

Population2,50,260
Area1,786 km²
Sub-districts14 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
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Niuland District

Niuland is a district of Nagaland with 4 sub-districts.

Population
Area
Sub-districts4 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
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Noklak District

Noklak is a district of Nagaland with 4 sub-districts.

Population
Area
Sub-districts4 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
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Peren District

Peren is a district of Nagaland with 7 sub-districts and a population of 95,219 (Census 2011).

Population95,219
Area1,651 km²
Sub-districts7 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
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Phek District

Phek is a district of Nagaland with 12 sub-districts.

Population
Area
Sub-districts12 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
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Shamator District

Shamator is a district of Nagaland with 5 sub-districts.

Population
Area
Sub-districts5 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
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Tseminyu District

Tseminyu is a district of Nagaland with 3 sub-districts.

Population
Area
Sub-districts3 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
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Tuensang District

Tuensang is a district of Nagaland with 7 sub-districts.

Population
Area
Sub-districts7 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
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Wokha District

Wokha is a district of Nagaland with 12 sub-districts and a population of 166,343 (Census 2011).

Population1,66,343
Area1,628 km²
Sub-districts12 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
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Zunheboto District

Zunheboto is a district of Nagaland with 14 sub-districts and a population of 140,757 (Census 2011).

Population1,40,757
Area1,255 km²
Sub-districts14 Talukas / Tehsils
PIN PrefixesN/A
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District Administration Hierarchy in Nagaland

In Nagaland, revenue districts are headed by the District Magistrate (DM) / Deputy Commissioner (DC) of the Indian Administrative Service (IAS). Districts are sub-divided into sub-divisions headed by the Sub-Divisional Magistrate (SDM), and further into Talukas / Tehsils administered by Tehsildars who oversee land mutation, revenue collection, and local law enforcement coordination.