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Mon District
Area, Population & Sex Ratio
Geographical Area : 1786.0 Km2
Population in Mon (Census 2011)
Total Population
Total : 132062
Male : 118609
Female : 250671
Under 6 population
Total : 39,538
Male : 20,808
Female : 18,730
Disabled population
Total disabled population : 3741
In seeing : 1244
In speech : 629
In hearing : 852
In movement : 594
Mental : 422
Rank ( VoiceOfBharat.org Analysis
)
Backwardness : Does not figure in list of 447 backward
districts
Sex Ratio Rank : 101
(Rank one is least sex ratio - Cenus 2001)
HIV Category District : A
(HIV Sentinel Surveillance 2004 - 2006)
Disability : 546 (Census 2001)
Literacy Ratio : 562 (Census 2001)
Minority : Does not figure in MCD
Brief About Mon District
The District of Mon, which covers an area of 1786 Sq.km., is bounded
on the North by Sibsagar District of Assam, on the South by Tuensang
District of Nagaland and Myanmar (Burma), on the East by Myanmar
(Burma) and on the West by Tuensang and Mokokchung Districts of
Nagaland. On her Northeast lies the Tirap District of Arunachal
Pradesh. The altitude of Mon district headquarters is 897.64 meters
above sea level
HISTORY
The
area, which is now known as MON DISTRICT and is placed on the Northeastern
part of the State of Nagaland, was not brought under the Civil Administration
till 1948. Even in the beginning of the 19th Century, a vast tract
of land lying between the administered areas of Assam and Myanmar
(Burma) was not brought under the Civil Administration by the British.
By the year 1914, the Foreign and Political Department of the Government
of India, by a Notification, extended the Assam Frontier Tract Regulation
of 1880 to the Hills, which were either inhabited or frequented
by Abors, Mishmis, Singphos, Nagas, Khamptis, Bhutias, Akas and
Daflas. It is by this extension of the aforesaid Regulation, the
Government of India brought the area under some administration in
1914 and the area was named as the North East Frontier Tract. Hence,
the present MON DISTRICT was also brought under same Notification
but practically, there was no Civil Administration till 1948.
In
1951, the plains portion of Balipara Frontier Tract, Tirap Frontier
Tract, Abor Hills District and Mishmi Hills were transferred to
the administrative jurisdiction of the Government of Assam. Thereafter,
the remaining areas of the said North East Frontier together with
the Naga Tribal Area of Tuensang including the present Mon (District)
were re-named as the North East Frontier Agency. The Mon Sub-division
under the Tuensang Frontier Division was created and the officer
who was first posted, as the Assistant Political Officer was Mr.
W.H. RYNJAH.
The
district was carved out of the Tuensang district (Nagaland) on 21st
December 1973. The district was enlarged in 1991 by transferring
some villages from the Tuensang district and creating some new administrative
circle headquarters at Tobu (head by the Additional Deputy Commissioner),
Mopong and Muknyakshu (headed by the Extra Assistant Commissioner
each).
CLIMATE
AND RAINFALL
The
Mon District has a fairly moderate climate. Days are warm and nights
are cool. Rainy season sets in the month of May and lasts till October.
From November to April, the District has dry weather with relatively
cool nights and bright and sunny days. The average relative humidity
is 76 per cent and the average temperature is 24.4 degrees Celsius.
In
the higher altitude, summers are pleasantly warm while winter is
quite cold. The lower altitude especially those adjoining the plains
of Assam experience hot summers but pleasant winters.
The
average annual rainfall ranges from 2000mm to 3000mm, mostly occurring
between May and October.
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