Nagaland

Nagaland is State located in the Northeastern region of India. This article provides infomation about Nagaland's overview, population, demographic information, household data, administration, and a list of its sub-districts.

Nagaland Overview

Nagaland State is established on December 1, 1963 and the capital of Nagaland is Kohima. Total area of Nagaland is 16,579 km² including 16,336 km² rural area and 243 km² urban area. English is the official language of Nagaland, which is spoken by the majority of the population. As per ISO 3166-2:IN standard, The ISO code of Nagaland is IN-NL.

Nagaland State is further divided in to districts for administrative purposes. Tuensang is the largest district of Nagaland which covers area of 2536 km² while Longleng is the smallest district of Nagaland which covers area of 562 km². Dimapur is the most populated whereas Longleng is the least populous district in Nagaland State.

Population of Nagaland

As of the 2011 census, Nagaland has a population of approximately 1,978,502 peoples which is divided into urban population of 570,966 and rular population of 1,407,536. The population density in Nagaland region is about 119 persons per square kilometer.

Household in Nagaland

There are about 396,002 houses in the district, including 118,511 urban houses and 277,491 rural houses. The average household size is about 5 people per house.

List Of District in Nagaland

As per 2011 stats, there are 11 districts in Nagaland. Here is the list of all Nagaland districts along with area & population information.

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