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Sample Copy. Not For Distribution. 1 NORTH-EAST AT A GLANCE Total Area 2,62,179 sq. kms ( 7.9 % of total land area of India) Total Population 455,87,982 (2011 census) ( 3.77 % of total population of India) Density (per sq. km) 148 (National Figure: 324) Geographical Location Situated between longitude 89.46’E to 97.30’E latitude 21.57’ N to 29.30’ N. States in Northeast (8) Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim Major Cities & Towns Guwahati, Jorhat, Dibrugarh, Gangtok, Shillong, Imphal, Agartala, Kohima, Dimapur, Aizawl, Itanagar Northeast has open borders with China in the North, Myanmar in the East, Bangladesh in the South West and Bhutan to the North West Sex Ratio 936 females to 1000 males ( National figure: 933 females to 1000 males) Literacy rate (2006-2007) 69% (National Figure: 67.6%) Per capita GSDP (2004-05) Rest. 18,032 (National figure: Rs. 25,944) Growth in per capita GSDP (1990-91 to 2004- 4.4 % 05) Growth in per capita income (1990-91 to 2004- 2.5 % 05) No. of Districts 86 No. of Towns (as per 2001 Census) 245 No. of Villages (as per 2001 Census) 42134 Birth Rate (2006) 19.5 (National Figure: 23.1) Death Rate (2006) 6 (National Figure: 7.4) Infant Mortality Rate (2007) 48 (National Figure: 55) Railway Density per 1000 sq. km 10.9 (National Figure: 21.3) Road Density per1000 sq., km 395 (National Figure: 839) Major plantation Tea Major crop Rice Major minerals Coal, Petroleum & Natural Gas Major religions Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism Languages spoken English, Hindi, Assamese, Khasi, Nagames, Jaintia, Garo, Mizo, Bengali, Nepali, Bhutia (Sikkimese),Lepcha, Manipuri, Bhutia (Tibetan), Lepcha, Limboo, Local dialects Sample Copy.
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