Nagaland became a Union Territory of India in 1957 and was accorded Statehood on 1st December 1963. It is a mountainous State inhabited mainly by tribals. Agriculture is the main occupation of around 85 per cent of the people. The irrigated land area is 6,736 hectares. Rice and sugar cane are the important agricultural produce of the State. The main industries in the State are sugar, pulp and paper mills, plywood, cement, handlooms and handicrafts. All the 1200 villages are electrified. Winters are moderately cold, and summers warm. The average annual rainfall is 250 cm.