With an area of about 70 km2 (27 sq mi), it is the smallest district in the state of Nagaland.

There is a felt need for joint planning and infrastructural development for a future metropolitan area.

[1] Dimapur has a sex ratio of 916 females for every 1000 males,[1] and a literacy rate of 85.44%.

[1] Religion in Dimapur district (2011) According to the 2011 official census, Christianity is major religion in Dimapur district, with 234.239 Christians (61.84%), 108.900 Hindus (28.75%), 31.212 Muslims (8.24%), 2.148 Jains (0.57%), 1.270 Buddhists (0.34%), 567 Sikhs (0.15%), 157 did others (0.04%) and 319 did not stated (0.08%).

[3] The district has ample number of institutions devoted for providing quality education to the residents.