Nagaland
Nagaland State India:
Area : 16,579 sq km
Population: 19,88,636; growth rate (19911-2001): 64.41%
Density per sq km: 120
Sex ratio (females per 1,000 males): 909
Literacy rate: 67.11% (males: 71.77%; females: 61.92%)
Capital: Kohima
No. Of Districts: 8
Legislature: Unicameral
Principal Languages: Ao, Chang, Chakhesang, Sangtam, Konyak, Angami, Sema and Lotha.
Important Cities, Towns and Religious/Tourist Places: Kohima, Mokokchung, Mon, Phek, Tuensang, Wokha, Zunhoboto.
Judicature: Situated in the extreme northeast of the country, Nagaland is bound by Arunachal Pradesh in the north, Manipur in the south, Myanmar in the east and Assam in the west.
History: Nagaland was constituted by the Union Government in September 1962. It comprises the former Naga Hills district of Assam and the former Tuensang Frontier division of the North-East Frontier Agency; these had been made a centrally administered area in 1957, administered by the President through the governor of Assam. In January 1961, the area was renamed and given the status of a State of the Indian Union, which was officially inaugurated on December1, 1963.
Economy: Agriculture is the main occupation of 84 percent of the people of Nagaland. Rice is the only important food grain grown in the State. Forests cover 17.56 percent of the area of the State. Clay, coal, glass, limestone and sand are the minerals found in Nagaland. Handloom and sericulture are the important cottage industries. In 1999-2000, about 84,800 hectares of land was under Jhum cultivation.
Nagaland State India
