GK On Northeast India (Everything You Need To Know In 2024)

Last Updated: 3 January 2024

Northeast India plays a very important role in the geographic and political-administrative division of the country.

Northeast India is officially known as the North Eastern Region (NER) comprising 8 States. Northeastern states are also known as 7 Sisters and 1 Brother.

The 8 Northeastern States Are

Arunachal Pradesh
Assam
Manipur

Mizoram
Meghalaya
Nagaland

Sikkim
Tripura

There is a lot to learn about northeast India, for example, Culture, Community, Cuisine, Climate, Hills, Flora, Fauna, etc.

This GK On Northeast India Article will be very helpful for Competitive Exams and to educate yourself about the Northeast. In this article, we’re going to cover most of the important facts that will give you a clear idea about Northeast India.

Tables for Capitals, Historic Names, Altitudes, etc will be used to give crystal knowledge.

List of States And Capitals

No.	State	Capital
1	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar
2	Assam	Dispur
3	Manipur	Imphal
4	Meghalaya	Shillong
5	Mizoram	Aizawl
6	Nagaland	Kohima
7	Sikkim	Gangtok
8	Tripura	Agartala

List of Historic Names

No.	State	Historic Names
1	Arunachal Pradesh	North-East Frontier Agency
2	Assam	Ahom, Koch Hajo, Sutia, Sadiya, Timisa, Pragjyotisha, and Kamarupa
3	Manipur	Kangleipak
4	Meghalaya	Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills, and Garo Hills
5	Mizoram	Lushai hills
6	Nagaland	Naga hills
7	Sikkim	Sukhim
8	Tripura	Tipperah

Largest City In Northeast

No.	State	City
1	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar
2	Assam	Guwahati
3	Manipur	Imphal
4	Meghalaya	Shillong
5	Mizoram	Aizawl
6	Nagaland	Dimapur
7	Sikkim	Gangtok
8	Tripura	Agartala

Northeast State Official Languages

There are several other languages spoken in the following states

No.	State	Language
1	Arunachal Pradesh	English
2	Assam	Assamese, Bengali, Bodo
3	Manipur	Meiteilon
4	Meghalaya	Khasi, Garo, English
5	Mizoram	Mizo, English
6	Nagaland	English
7	Sikkim	Nepali, English
8	Tripura	Bengali, Kokborok, English

List Of Chief Ministers Of Northeast States

No.	State	Chief Minister
1	Arunachal Pradesh	Pema Khandu
2	Assam	Himanta Biswa Sarma
3	Manipur	Nongthombam Biren Singh
4	Meghalaya	Conrad Sangma
5	Mizoram	Zoramthanga
6	Nagaland	Neiphiu Rio
7	Sikkim	Prem Singh Tamang
8	Tripura	Manik Saha

List of Hills And Ranges

No.	State	Peak	Hill/Range	Height
1	Sikkim	Kangchenjunga (shared with Nepal)	Eastern Himalaya	8,586m/28,169ft
2	Arunachal Pradesh	Kangto (shared with China)	Eastern Himalaya	7,090m/23,261ft
3	Nagaland	Mount Saramati (shared with Myanmar)	Naga Hills section of the Purvanchal Range	3,841m/12,602ft
4	Manipur	Mount Tempü (also known as Mount Iso)	Naga Hills section of the Purvanchal Range	2,994m/9,823 ft
5	Mizoram	Phawngpui	Lushai Hills section of the Purvanchal Range	2,157m/7,103ft
6	Meghalaya	Shillong Peak	Khasi Hills section of the Shillong Plateau	1,965m/6,447ft
7	Assam	Unnamed peak	Cachar Hills section of the Karbi Anglong Plateau	1,960m/6,430ft
8	Tripura	Betlingchhip	Section of the Purvanchal Range in Jampui Hills	930m/3,051ft

List Of National Parks In Northeast

No.	State	Park	Location
1	Arunachal Pradesh	1) Mouling National Park 2) Namdapha National Park	1) Upper Siang, West Siang, and East Siang districts 2) Changlang district
2	Assam	1) Dibru-Saikhowa National Park 2) Kaziranga National Park 3) Manas National Park 4) Nameri National Park 5) Orang National Park	1) Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts 2) Golaghat and Nagaon districts 3) Barpeta district 4) Sonitpur district 5) Darrang and Sonitpur
3	Manipur	1) Keibul Lamjao National Park 2) Sirohi National Park	1) Bishnupur district 2) Ukhrul district
4	Meghalaya	1) Balphakram National Park 2) Nokrek National Park	1) South Garo Hills district 2) West Garo Hills district
5	Mizoram	1) Murlen National Park 2) Phawngpui National Park	1) Champhai district 2) Lawngtlai district
6	Nagaland	Intangki National Park	Peren district
7	Sikkim	Khangchendzonga National Park	North Sikkim district
8	Tripura	1) Bison (Rajbari) National Park 2) Clouded Leopard National Park	1) South Tripura district 2) Sepahijala district

List Of Northeast State Symbols

No.	State	Category
1	Arunachal Pradesh	1) Animal: Mithun 2) Bird: Hornbill 3) Flower: Foxtail orchid 4) Tree: Hollong
2	Assam	1) Animal: Indian Rhinoceros 2) Bird: White-Winged Duck 3) Flower: Foxtail orchid 4) Tree: Hollong
3	Manipur	1) Animal: Sangai 2) Bird: Mrs. Hume’s pheasant 3) Flower: Siroi Lily 4) Tree: Uningthou
4	Meghalaya	1) Animal: Clouded Leopard 2) Bird: Hill Myna 3) Flower: Lady’s Slipper Orchid 4) Tree: Gamhar
5	Mizoram	1) Animal: Himalayan Serow 2) Bird: Mrs. Hume’s Pheasant 3) Flower: Red Vanda 4) Tree: Indian Rose Chestnut
6	Nagaland	1) Animal: Mithun 2) Bird: Blyth’s Tragopan 3) Flower: Tree Rhododendron 4) Tree: Alder
7	Sikkim	1) Animal: Red panda 2) Bird: Blood Pheasant 3) Flower: Noble Dendrobium 4) Tree: Rhododendron
8	Tripura	1) Animal: Phayre’s Leaf Monkey 2) Bird: Green Imperial Pigeon 3) Flower: Indian Rose Chestnut 4) Tree: Agarwood

Northeast Demographics

No.	State	Area (km²)	Density (/km²)	Literacy Rate
1	Arunachal Pradesh	83,743	17	65.38
2	Assam	78,438	397	72.19
3	Manipur	22,327	122	79.21
4	Meghalaya	22,429	132	74.43
5	Mizoram	21,081	52	91.33
6	Nagaland	16,579	119	79.55
7	Sikkim	7,096	86	81.42
8	Tripura	10,491	350	87.22

Nomenclature of States in North East India

No.	State	Origin	Literal Meaning
1	Arunachal Pradesh	Sanskrit	Land of the Rising Sun
2	Assam	Native word	The Name is believed to be derived from the Ahom People
3	Manipur	Sanskrit	Land Abundant with Jewels
4	Meghalaya	Sanskrit	Abode of the Clouds
5	Mizoram	Mizo	Land of the Hilly people
6	Nagaland	English	Land of the Naga people
7	Sikkim	Limbu	New House
8	Tripura	Kokborok	Land Near the Water

Religion Of North East India

There are several Other religions being followed excluding the list

No.	State	Religion
1	Arunachal Pradesh	1) Christianity 2) Hinduism 3) Islam 4) Buddhism 5) Sikhism
2	Assam	1) Hinduism 2) Islam 3) Christianity 4) Buddhism 5) Jainism 6) Sikhism
3	Manipur	1) Hinduism 2) Christianity 3) Islam 4) Buddhism 5) Jainism 6) Sikhism
4	Meghalaya	1) Christianity 2) Hinduism 3) Islam 4) Buddhism 5) Sikhism
5	Mizoram	1) Christianity 2) Hinduism 3) Islam 4) Buddhism
6	Nagaland	1) Christianity 2) Hinduism 3) Islam 4) Buddhism 5) Jainism
7	Sikkim	1) Hinduism 2) Islam 3) Christianity 4) Buddhism 5) Sikhism
8	Tripura	1) Hinduism 2) Islam 3) Christianity 4) Buddhism

Major Communities Of Northeast

Ahom	Chakma	Khasi	Mizo	Ranglong
Angami	Chhetri	Koch	Mara	Reang
Ao	Chutia	Kom	Monsang	Rongmei
Anāl Naga	Chorei	Konyak	Mishmi	Sangtam
Apatani	Deori	Kuki	Naga	Sumi
Assamese	Dimasa	Lepcha	Nepali	Singpho
Bahun	Garo	Limbu	Noatia	Sonowal
Bengali	Gurung	Lotha	Paite	Sylheti
Bhutia	Hajong	Magar	Pnar	Tamang
Biate	Hmar	Mao	Poumai	Tangkhul
Bodo	Jamatia	Maram	Purvottar	Tiwa
Bru	Karbi	Meitei	Rai	Thengal
Chang	Kami	Mishing	Rabha	Tripuri

Northeast District and Sub-Divisions

No.	State	District	Sub-Division
1	Arunachal Pradesh	25	149
2	Assam	33	78
3	Manipur	16	38
4	Meghalaya	11	39
5	Mizoram	8	22
6	Nagaland	11	33
7	Sikkim	6	16
8	Tripura	8	23

Northeast States Autonomous Administrative Divisions

No.	State	Autonomous Division
1	Assam	1) Bodoland Autonomous Territorial Council 2) Dima Hasao District Council 3) Karbi Anglong District Council
2	Manipur	1) Churachandpur Autonomous District Council 2) Chandel Autonomous District Council 3) Senapati Autonomous District Council 4) Sadar Hills Autonomous District Council 5) Tamenglong Autonomous District Council 6) Ukhrul Autonomous District Council
3	Meghalaya	1) Garo Hills Autonomous District Council 2) Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council 3) Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council
4	Mizoram	1) Chakma Autonomous District Council 2) Lai Autonomous District Council 3) Mara Autonomous District Council
5	Tripura	Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council

Northeast High Court Names

No.	State	High Court
1	Arunachal Pradesh	Guwahati High Court (Itanagar Bench)
2	Assam	Guwahati High Court
3	Manipur	Manipur High Court
4	Meghalaya	Meghalaya High Court
5	Mizoram	Guwahati High Court (Aizawl Bench)
6	Nagaland	Guwahati High Court (Kohima Bench)
7	Sikkim	Sikkim High Court
8	Tripura	Tripura High Court

List Of Airport Names in Northeast India

No.	State	Airport
1	Arunachal Pradesh	1) Along Airport (IXV) 2) Daporijo Airport (DEP) 3) Itanagar Airport (HGI) 4) Pasighat Airport (IXT) 5) Tezu Airport (TEI) 6) Zero Airport (ZER)
2	Assam	1) Dibrugarh Airport (DIB) 2) Jorhat Airport (JRH) 3) Lilabari Airport (IXI) 4) Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport (GAU) 5) Silchar Airport (IXS) 6) Tezpur Airport (TEZ)
3	Manipur	Bir Tikendrajit International Airport (IMF)
3	Meghalaya	1) Baljek Airport (VETU) 2) Shillong Airport (SHL)
4	Mizoram	Lengpui Airport (AJL)
5	Nagaland	Dimapur Airport (DMU)
6	Sikkim	Pakyong Airport (PYG)
7	Tripura	Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport (IXA)

International Airports In Northeast

No.	State	Airport
1	Assam	Lokpriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport
2	Manipur	Bir Tikendrajit International Airport
3	Tripura	Maharaja Bir Bikram Airport

List Of Popular Cuisine In Northeast India

No.	State	Popular Dishes
1	Arunachal Pradesh	1) Apong 2) Bamboo Shoot 3) Chura Sabzi 4) Lukter 4) Ngatok 5) Pasa 6) Pehak 7) Pika Pila
2	Assam	1) Assam tea 2) Khar 3) Pitha 4) Pura 5) Rice beer 6) Tambul (paan) 7) Tenga
3	Manipur	1) Kangshoi 2) Ngari (fermented fish) 3) Singju 4) Tromba 5) U-morok
4	Meghalaya	1) Bamboo shoot 2) Jadoh 3) Ki kpu 4) Minil 5) Momo 6) Nakham (dried fish)
5	Mizoram	1) Bai 2) Bekang (fermented soya beans) 3) Sa-um (fermented pork) 4) Sawhchiar
6	Nagaland	1) Axone 2) Bhut jolokia 3) Fermented Bamboo Shoot and Beef 4) Smoked pork
7	Sikkim	1) Gundruk 2) Momo 3) Sha Phaley 4) Sel roti 5) Sinki 6) Thukpa
8	Tripura	1) Bhangui 2) Chakhwi 3) Fish Stew 4) Gudok 5) Mosdeng 6) Muya Awandru 7) Wahan Mosdeng

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List Of Northeast Dance Names

No.	State	Dance
1	Arunachal Pradesh	1) Digaru Mishmi Buiya 2) Idu Mishmi 3) Khampti Dance 4) Ponung Dance 5) Sadinuktso 6) Wancho Dance
2	Assam	1) Bagurumba 2) Bhaona 3) Bihu 4) Sattriya
3	Manipur	1) Kartal Cholom 2) Khubak Eshei 3) Lai-Haraoba 4) Manipuri Dance (Ras Lila) 5) Manjira Cholom 6) Pung Cholom
4	Meghalaya	1) Behdienkhlam 2) Lahoo Dance 3) Nongkrem 4) Shad suk 5) Wangala
5	Mizoram	1) Chai-Lam 2) Cheraw (Bamboo Dance) 3) Chheih-Lam 4) Khuallam 5) Rallu-Lam 6) Sakei Lu Lam 7) Sarlamkai 8) Solakia
6	Nagaland	1) Nruirolians 2) War Dance 3) Zeliang
7	Sikkim	1) Chu Faat 2) Gha To Kito 3) Khukuri Dance 4) Lu Khangthamo 5) Maruni 6) Rechungma 7) Rumtek Chaam (Mask Dance) 8) Singhi Chaam 9) Tamang Selo
8	Tripura	1) Bizhu Dance 2) Goria Dance 3) Hojagiri Dance 4) Jhum Dance 5) Lebang Dance 6) Mamita Dance 7) Mosak sulmani Dance

Rivers In Northeast India

No.	State	River
1	Arunachal Pradesh	1) Danba Qu River 2) Kameng River 3) Lohit River 4) Siyom River 5) Subansiri River 6) Tirap River
2	Assam	1) Barak River 2) Brahmaputra River 3) Dhansiri River 4) Dihing River 5) Dikhow River 6) Kopili River 7) Subansiri River
3	Manipur	1) Barak River 2) Imphal River 3) Iril River 4) Khuga River 5) Manipur River 6) Nambul River 7) Tuivai River
4	Meghalaya	1) Digaru River 2) Jadukata River 3) Jinjiram River 4) Kopili River 5) Myntdu River 6) Someshwari River 7) Umngot River
5	Mizoram	1) Chhimtuipui River 2) Serlui River 3) Tlawng River 4) Tuichawng River 5) Tuirial River 6) Tuirini River
6	Nagaland	1) Barak River 2) Dhansiri River 3) Dikhow River 4) Jhanji River 5) Mora Dhansiri River
7	Sikkim	1) Jaldhaka River 2) Lachen River 3) Lachung River 4) Rangeet River 5) Rangpo River 6) Ranikhola River 7) Teesta River
8	Tripura	1) Dhalai River 2) Feni River 3) Gomati River 4) Haora River 5) Khowai River 6) Manu River 7) Sunai River

Northeast Frontier Railway Zone

No.	Category	Names
1	Divisions	1) Alipurduar 2) Katihar 3) Lumding 4) Rangiya 5) Tinsukia
2	Major sections	1) Eklakhi–Balurghat Branch Line 2) Guwahati–Lumding Section 3) Katihar-Jogbani Branch Line 4) Katihar–Siliguri Section 5) Lumding–Dibrugarh Section 6) New Bongaigaon–Guwahati Section 7) New Jalpaiguri–New Bongaigaon Section 8) Rangia-Murkongselek Section 9) Silchar–Sabroom Section
3	Railway Stations	1) Arunachal Pradesh 2) Assam 3) Bihar 4) Manipur 5) Meghalaya 6) Mizoram 7) Nagaland 8) Tripura 9) West Bengal