Nagaland is a state in the northeastern region of India. It is one of the smallest states in India. Nagaland became the 16th state of India on 1 December 1963. As per provisional reports of Census India, the population of Nagaland in 2011 is 1,978,502 (19.78 Lakh) and the projected population of Nagaland in 2023 is 2,238,000 (22.38 lakh)