North East Backgrounder
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North East Backgrounder |
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The north-eastern region of
India consists of eight states;
The total geographical area of the region is 2,55,037 square kilometers, or 7.7 percent of the total area of the country. The major part of the region is hilly and peopled by the Indo-Mongoloid tribal groups, while the Indo-Aryan (non-tribal) population is mostly concentrated in the Brahmaputra Valley and the Barak Valley of Assam and the plains of Tripura. This region is homeland to a number of ethnic and cultural groups with different languages, religions, beliefs and traditions. |
The Indo-Mongoloid tribal groups immigrated through Tibet, China and Burma, and the Indo-Aryan Assamese and Bengalis from mainland India. The language and culture of the people is indigenous to them, and has remained uninfluenced by external factors Your Visit No |
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