North East States
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
Arunachal Pradesh borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south and shares international borders with Bhutan in the west, Myanmar in the east and is separated from China in the north by the disputed McMahon Line. It has an area of 83,743 Sq. Km. Itanagar is the State Capital. As per the 2011 census, the total population of Arunachal Pradesh was 13,83,727. The literacy rate in the state was 65%. The male literacy rate was 73% and the female literacy rate was 58%. Key Industries include Arts and Crafts, weaving, cane and bamboo, carpet weaving, wood carving, ornaments, tourism and horticulture.
ASSAM
Assam is situated south of the eastern Himalayas along the Brahmaputra and Barak River valleys. Assam covers an area of 78,438 Sq.Km. The state is bordered by Bhutan and the state of Arunachal Pradesh to the north; Nagaland and Manipur to the east; Meghalaya, Tripura, Mizoram and Bangladesh to the south; and West Bengal to the west via the Siliguri Corridor. Dispur is the State Capital. As per the 2011 census, the total population of Assam was 3,12,05,576. The literacy rate in the state was 72%. The male literacy rate was 78% and the female literacy rate was 66%. Key Industries include tea, coal, oil and gas, Limestone and Cement, agriculture, horticulture, food processing and tourism.
MANIPUR
Manipur shares boundaries with Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south, and Assam to the west; Burma (Myanmar) lies to its east. It covers an area of 22,327 Sq.Km. Imphal is the State Capital. As per the 2011 census, the total population of Manipur was 28,55,794. The literacy rate in the state was 77%. The male literacy rate was 84% and the female literacy rate was 70%. Key Industries include handlooms, handicrafts, sericulture, food processing, bamboo processing, Information Technology, hydro power, tourism and mineral-based products.
MEGHALAYA
Meghalaya is bounded to the south by the Bangladeshi divisions of Mymensingh and Sylhet, to the west by the Bangladeshi division of Rangpur, and to the north and east by India's State of Assam. It covers an area of 22,429 Sq.Km. The capital of Meghalaya is Shillong. As per the 2011 census, the total population of Meghalaya was 29,66,889. The literacy rate in the state was 74%. The male literacy rate was 76% and the female literacy rate was 73%. Key Industries include agriculture and food processing, floriculture, horticulture, mining, cement, tourism, hydroelectric power, handlooms, handicrafts and sericulture.
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MIZORAM
Mizoram shares the borders with three of the Seven Sister States, namely Tripura, Assam and Manipur and international borders with the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Myanmar. It covers an area of 21,081 Sq.Km. The capital of Mizoram is Aizawl. As per the 2011 census, the total population of Mizoram was 10,97,206. The literacy rate in the state was 91%. The male literacy rate was 93% and the female literacy rate was 89%. Key Industries include bamboo, energy, sericulture agriculture and horticulture, tourism, food processing, IT and medicinal plants.
NAGALAND
Nagaland borders the state of Assam to the west, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam to the north, Myanmar to the east, and Manipur to the south. It covers an area of 16,579 Sq.Km. The state capital is Kohima. As per the 2011 census, the total population of Nagaland was 19,78,502. The literacy rate in the state was 80%. The male literacy rate was 83% and the female literacy rate was 76%. Key Industries include bamboo, agriculture and allied industries, horticulture, sericulture, tourism, minerals and mining.
SIKKIM
It borders the Tibet Autonomous Region of China in the north and northeast, Bhutan in the east, Nepal in the west and the Indian state of West Bengal in the south. It covers an area of 7,096 Sq.Km. The state capital is Gangtok. As per the 2011 census, the total population of Sikkim was 6,10,577. The literacy rate in the state was 81%. The male literacy rate was 87% and the female literacy rate was 76%. Key Industries include tourism, agriculture, floriculture, agro-processing, hydroelectric power, tea, large cardamom, minerals, electronics and pharmaceuticals.
TRIPURA
Tripura is bordered by Bangladesh to the north, south, and west, and the Indian states of Assam and Mizoram to the east. It covers an area of 10,486 Sq.Km. The state capital is Agartala. As per the 2011 census, the total population of Tripura was 36,73,917. The literacy rate in the state was 87%. The male literacy rate was 92% and the female literacy rate was 83%. Key Industries include food processing, rubber, tea, bamboo, handloom and handicrafts, sericulture and tourism.