Decentralised Planning of Nagaland

Nagaland emerged as a State, carved out of the Naga Hills districts of Assam and North Eastern Frontier Agency (NEFA) province in 1963. The State has a population of 19.80,602 lakhs with an area of 16.579 Sq. kms as per 2011 census. The population of Nagaland forms 0.16 percent of India in 2011. The State Govt. has recently created another 22 (twenty two) new Rural Development blocks which are to be functional with effect from 1st April, 2012. Now the total number of RD Block has increased from 52 to 74 Blocks. There are 1144 recognised villages with Village Development Boards (VDBs) with 2, 24,915 rural household in the State.


The density of population is 119 per sq.km. Nagaland has a Rural population of 14,06,861 which constitutes 71.03% and urban population of 5,73,741 which constitutes 28.97% of the total. Overall literacy ratio is 80.11% in 2011.


List of Rural Development Blocks in Nagaland during 2012-2013
Kohima District
1. Kohima
2. Tseminyu
3. Chiephobozou
4. Jakhama
5. Sechu-Zubza
6. Botsa
7. Chunlikha
Mokokchung District
8. Longchem
9. Changtongya
10. Mangkolemba
11. Ongpangkong (S)
12.  Kubolong
13. Ongpangkong (N)
14. Chuchuyimlang
15. Tuli
16. Tsurangkong
Tuesang District
17. Sangsanyu
18. Shamator
19. Longkhim
20. Noklak
21. Noksen
22. Chessore
23. Chare
24. Thonokyu
25. Panso
Mon District
26. Mon
27. Wakching
28. Tobu
29. Chen
30. Phomching
31. Tizit
32. Aboi
33. Angjangyang
Wokha District
34. Wokha
35. Bhandari
36. Sanis
37. Chukitong
38. Wozhuro-Ralan
39. Changpang
40. Ralan
Zunheboto District
41. Zunheboto
42. Tokiye
43. Akuluto
44. Chathashi
45. Satakha
46. Suruhoto
47. Akuhaito
48. Satoi
Phek District
49. Phek
50. Meluri
51. Sekruzu
52. Pfutsero
53. Kikruma
54. Chetheba
55. Chizami
56. Weziho
Longleng District
57. Longleng
58. Tamlu
59. Sakshi
Dimapur District
60. Medziphema
61. Dhansiripar
62. Kuhuboto
63. Niuland
64. Aghunaqa
Kiphire District
66. Kiphire
67. Sitimi
68. Pungro
69. Longmatra
70. Khonsa
Peren District
71. Peren
72. Jalukie
73. Tenning
74. Athibung.