Major State Indicators

• Called as the land of Nagas and comprises of 16 odd tribes and many sub-tribes
• Lies in the extreme Northeastern end of India
• 358138.7 hectares of the total land area is under forests
• Population:1,988,636
• Per capita income is Rs 13,052
• Economy is predominantly based on agriculture
• Ranks 11th in human resource development index and 22nd in poverty index in India
• Literacy rate is 67.11%, higher than the national average of 65.20%
• Infant Mortality Rate is 42.1
• Maternal Mortality Rate is < 1/1000 live births
• Under-five Mortality Rate is 63.8
• Dimapur is the 2nd highest AIDS virus contracting point of the region, next only to Imphal.