Facts About North East India

North-east India falls in the distinctive part of Indo Burma hotspots which ranks 6th among the 25 biodiversity region of the world. The region is a treasure trove for herbs, plants, animals and microbial resources. Despite of all the natural resources, North East remain one of the most secluded terrain of India with all the possibilities of economy rise. Realizing that some one has to take the initiative first, Association for Promoting North-East India (APNEI) stepped forward with unique ideas and concepts to attract attention of globetrotters to this part of the world.

North-East India lie deep in the lap of easternmost Himalayan hills in north-eastern part of India. Connected to rest of India by merely 20 km of wide land (at Siliguri, West Bengal) the North-East India shares over 2,000 km of border with Bhutan, China, Myanmar and Bangladesh.

Important Facts about North-East

The Union Government set up the Department of Development of North Eastern Region in September, 2001 and upgraded it to a Ministry in May, 2004 underscoring the its complete commitment to ensure development with equity for the NER to unleash the potential of its human and natural resources.

Dr Jitendra Singh is present Development of North Eastern Region (Independent Charge).  His Constituency : Udhampur (Jammu & Kashmir)

States constituting the North-East, India

• Assam
• Arunachal Pradesh
• Meghalaya
• Mizoram
• Manipur
• Nagaland
• Sikkim
• Tripura

Capital/CM/Governors/No of Districts in North-East, India

SL No	States	Capitals	Chief Ministers	Governors	No of Districts
1.	Assam	Dispur	Sarbananda Sonowal	P B Acharya	27
2.	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar	Kalikho Pul	J P Rajkhowa	16
3.	Meghalaya	Shillong	Dr Mukul Sangma	V Shanmuganathan	7
4.	Mizoram	Aizawl	Lal Thanhawla	Lt. Gen. Nirbhay Sharma	8
5.	Manipur	Imphal	Okram Ibobi Singh	V Shanmuganathan	9
6.	Nagaland	Kohima	TR Zeliang	PB Acharya	11
7.	Sikkim	Gangtok	Pawan Kumar Chamling	Shriniwas Patil	4
8.	Tripura	Agartala	Manik Sarkar	Tathagata Roy	4

High Courts of North-East, India

SL No	States	High Court  HQ	Chief Justice	Remarks (if any)
1.	Assam	Guwahati	Ajit Singh
2.	Arunachal Pradesh	Gauhati High Court		Itanagar Permanent Bench
3.	Meghalaya	Shillong	Justice Dinesh Maheshwari
4.	Mizoram	Gauhati High Court		Aizawl Bench
5.	Manipur	Imphal	Justice Rakesh Ranjan Prasad
6.	Nagaland	Gauhati High Court		Kohima Bench
7.	Sikkim	Gangtok	Justice Satish Kumar Agnihotri
8.	Tripura	Agartala	Justice T. Vaiphei

North-East at a glance

SL NO	States	Official Language	Date of Attaining Statehood	Tribes	Rivers	International Borders
1.	Assam	Assamese, Bengali, Bodo & English	15th August, 1947	Negritos, Dravidians, Alpines, Tibeto Burmese and Aryans, etc	Brahmaputra Subansiri Buridehing Pagladia Borak Kushiyara Surma	Bhutan , Bangladesh
2.	Arunachal Pradesh	English	20 February, 1987	Minyongs, Karkos, Shimongs,Bogum and Bomis, etc	Subansiri Lohit Dihang Kameng	Bhutan China Myanmar
3.	Meghalaya	Khasi, Puar and Garo with Engilish	21 January 1972	Khasis, Garos and Pnars or Jaintias, etc	Kopili	Bangladesh
4.	Mizoram	Mizo, English	20th February, 1987	Ralte, Paite, Dulien, Poi, Sukte, etc	Tlawng   Tlau Chhimtuipui	Myanmar Bangladesh
5.	Manipur	Manipuri	21st January, 1972	Aimol, Anal, Chiru, Chothe, Gangte,etc	Thoubal, Fril, Sekmai, Kongba, Chakpi, Khuga	Myanmar
6.	Nagaland	English	1st December, 1963	Sangtam, Sema, Yimchunger and Zeliang,etc	Tsurong, Nanung, Tsurang or Disai, Tsumok, Menung, Dzu, Langlong, Zunki,	Myanmar
7.	Sikkim	English	May 16, 1975	Lepchas, Bhutias and Nepalese ,etc.	Teesta	Bhutan Nepal China
8.	Tripura	English and Bengali	21st January, 1972	Garo, Lusai, Reang, Garo, etc	Longai Juri Deo	Bangladesh

National Park/Wildlife Sanctuary/Folk Dance/Power Plant/Dam

SL No	States	National Parks/Wildlife Sanctuaries	Folk Dances	Power Plants	Dams	Stadium
1.	Assam	Kaziranga National Park , Manas National Park, Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary	Bihu	Kopili Hydro Electric Power Plant Khandong power station	Subansiri dam	Nehru Stadium Guwahati- Paradise for Cricket lovers
2.	Arunachal Pradesh	Namdapha National Park, Mouling National Park	Bardo Chham	Ranganadi Hydro Electric Project	Ranganadi Dam
3.	Meghalaya	Selbagre Hoolock Gibbon Reserve, Nokrek National Park	Nongkrem		Umiam Dam	Jawaharlal Nehru stadium, Meghalaya- A place for gifted footballers
4.	Mizoram	Ngengpui Wildlife Sanctuary	Bizu, BizuKhuangchawi		Tuirial Dam	Rajiv Gandhi Stadium, Aizawl- A destination for football and athletic games
5.	Manipur	Keibul Lamjao National Park	Pung Cholom:		Khuga dam
6.	Nagaland	Pulie Badze Sanctuary, Ghosu Bird Sanctuary	Aaluyattu	Doyang Hydro Electric Project	Doyang Dam	Nagaland Cricket stadium- Perfect pitch for Cricket
7.	Sikkim	Khangchendzonga National Park, Fambong Lho Wildlife Sanctuary	Singhi Chaam Khukuri Naach		Rangit Dam	Paljor Stadium, Gangtok- Simply the best for Football
8.	Tripura	Gumti Wildlife Sanctuary, Rowa Wildlife Sanctuary	Hajgiri	Agartala Gas Turbine Plant	Gumti Dam

Temples/Festivals/Airports

SL NO	States	Temples	Festivals	Airports	Mountains
1.	Assam	Kamakhya Temple at Guwahati	Bihu	Lokpriya Gopinath   Bordoloi International Airport, Guwhati	The famous of the peaks are Mt. Everest, Mt. Kanchenjunga, Annapurna, Makalu, Dhaulgiri, Kabru in Nepal and Mt.Jumalhari in Bhutan to Gorichen in Arunachal Pradesh.
2.	Arunachal Pradesh	Parasuram Kund temple	Mopin, Solung
3.	Meghalaya	Sri Vithal temple	Ka Pomblang Nongkrem
4.	Mizoram
5.	Manipur	Shree Govindajee Temple
6.	Nagaland	Moatsu	Hornbill Festival
7.	Sikkim	Ganesh Tok
8.	Tripura	Uma-Maheswar mandir,

Nicknames of North-East cities

• Guwahati Capital City (Assam) : “Light of the East” is famous for majestic Brahmaputra River
• Udaipur (Tripura): Formerly called as Rangamati and Radha Kishorepur, the city of Udaipur in Tripura India is a house of many temples.

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