State · Northeast

Nagaland

State profile

🎭Fun factNagaland's Hornbill Festival showcases all 17 of the state's recognised Naga tribes.

Factsheet

Capital: Kohima
Language(s): English
Formed: 1963
Area: 16,579 km²
Districts: 17
Head (2025): Neiphiu Rio
State animal: 🐾 Mithun
State bird: 🐦 Blyth's tragopan
State flower: 🌸 Rhododendron
State tree: 🌳 Alder

Report Card

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SDG India Index

63

#34 of 36India: 71

NITI Aayog· 2023-24

Economy

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Per-Capita NSDP

₹1.46 L

#22 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Unemployment Rate

7.1%

#31 of 36India: 3.2%

Labour Force Participation

73.3%

#4 of 36India: 60.1%

Healthcare

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Infant Mortality Rate

No verified data yet for this indicator.

Life Expectancy at Birth

No verified data yet for this indicator.

Total Fertility Rate

1.7

#24 of 35India: 2.0

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Institutional Births

45.7%

#35 of 35India: 88.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Child Stunting (under 5)

32.7%

#22 of 35India: 35.5%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Full Immunisation (12-23 mo)

31.0%

#31 of 31India: 76.4%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Education

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Literacy Rate

79.6%

#14 of 35India: 74.0%

Census 2011· 2011

Female Literacy Rate

76.1%

#10 of 34India: 65.5%

Census 2011· 2011

Higher Education GER

18.8%

#30 of 36India: 28.4%

AISHE· 2021-22

Law & Order

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IPC Crime Rate

45.4 per lakh

#1 of 36India: 258.1 per lakh

Crimes Against Women Rate

4.6 per lakh

#1 of 36India: 66.4 per lakh

Government Budget

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Debt-to-GSDP Ratio

49.3%

#30 of 31India: 28.1%

Demographics

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Population

19,78,502

#26 of 36India: 1,21,08,54,977

Census 2011· 2011

Sex Ratio

931 per 1,000 men

#22 of 36India: 943 per 1,000 men

Census 2011· 2011

Urban Population Share

28.9%

#21 of 35India: 31.2%

Census 2011· 2011

Decadal Population Growth

-0.6%

#34 of 34India: 17.7%

Census 2011· 2011

Infrastructure

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Electricity Access

92.3%

#30 of 31India: 96.8%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Improved Sanitation

81.6%

#17 of 31India: 70.2%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Clean Cooking Fuel

60.0%

#20 of 31India: 58.6%

NFHS-5· 2019-21

Agriculture

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Agriculture Share of GSVA

25.1%

#9 of 33

MoSPI· 2022-23

Foodgrain Yield

1,700 kg/ha

#28 of 35India: 2,494 kg/ha

DA&FW· 2022-23

Net Irrigated Area

32.7%

#19 of 30India: 56.4%

DA&FW· 2022-23

Average Landholding Size

4.85 ha

#1 of 34India: 1.08 ha

Agri Census· 2015-16

Sports

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Khelo India Medals

6

#23 of 33

Khelo India· 2025

Tourism

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Domestic Tourist Visits

1,00,000

#34 of 36India: 2,50,96,27,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023

Foreign Tourist Visits

5,000

#29 of 36India: 1,92,46,000

Ministry of Tourism· 2023