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State Profile · Administrative Code: IN-NL

Nagaland

Capital: KohimaArea: 16,579 km²
79.6
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Gazetted & Survey Indicators Breakdown

21 Indicators
IndicatorReference YearClassificationNagaland ValueNational BenchmarkState Rank
Projected Population (Real-Time 2026)
MoHFW Projections 2011-2036
Real-Timeprojection22,50,0001,43,19,00,000#26 / 36
Total Population (Census 2011)
Census 2011
2011observed19,78,5021,21,08,54,977#26 / 36
Sex Ratio (Females per 1,000 Males)
Census 2011
2011observed931 / 1,000943 / 1,000#22 / 36
Urban Population Proportion (%)
Census 2011
2011observed28.9%31.2%#21 / 36
Overall Literacy Rate (%)
Census 2011
2011observed79.6%73.0%#15 / 36
Women with 10+ Years of Schooling (%)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
2019-21survey_estimate44.4%41.0%#22 / 36
Per Capita Net State Domestic Product (INR at Current Prices)
MoSPI GSDP / NSDP
2022-23survey_estimate₹1,45,000₹1,72,000#26 / 36
Worker Population Ratio (WPR) - Usual Status (%)
PLFS 2022-23
2022-23survey_estimate52.3%56.0%#23 / 36
Unemployment Rate (UR) - Usual Status (%)
PLFS 2022-23
2022-23survey_estimate8.5%3.2%#34 / 36
Institutional Births (%)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
2019-21survey_estimate45.7%88.6%#36 / 36
Children (12-23 months) Fully Immunized (%)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
2019-21survey_estimate57.9%76.4%#36 / 36
Annual Per Capita Electricity Consumption (kWh)
CEA Power 2023
2022-23observed4901,255#33 / 36
Households with Clean Cooking Fuel (%)
NFHS-5 (2019-21)
2019-21survey_estimate43.0%58.6%#27 / 36
Annual Average PM2.5 Concentration (µg/m³)
CPCB Air Quality 2023
2023observed23.454#6 / 36
Lok Sabha 2024 Voter Turnout (%)
ECI Lok Sabha 2024
2024observed57.72%65.79%#32 / 36
Teledensity (Telephone Subscriptions per 100 Population)
TRAI Telecom 2024
2024observed71.885.7#31 / 36
Cropping Intensity (% of Net Sown Area)
MoA&FW Agri 2023
2022-23observed135.0%142.0%#16 / 36
Foodgrain Productivity (kg per Hectare)
MoA&FW Agri 2023
2022-23observed2,1802,419#28 / 36
Rural Households with Tap Water Connections (%)
Jal Jeevan Mission 2024
2024observed74.6%76.5%#27 / 36
Infant Mortality Rate (Deaths per 1,000 Live Births)
SRS Vital Stats 2020
2020observed2328#24 / 36
Renewable Power Share (% of Total Grid Capacity)
CEA Power 2023
2023observed28.5%43.1%#18 / 36
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Demographic & Economic Context for Nagaland

According to official Census of India 2011 records, Nagaland had an enumerated population of 19,78,502 persons with an urban proportion of 28.9% and a sex ratio of 931 females per 1,000 males.

On economic output, the Directorate of Economics and Statistics and MoSPI report a per-capita Net State Domestic Product of ₹1,45,000 per resident for FY 2022-23. The Periodic Labour Force Survey (PLFS 2022-23) records an unemployment rate of 8.5% with a worker-population ratio of 52.3%.

In healthcare access, the National Family Health Survey (NFHS-5, 2019-21) measured an institutional delivery rate of 45.7% and a full child immunization coverage of 57.9%.