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Group of Indian states
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North-Eastern India, also called the Northeast, consists of seven small states that are surrounded by Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, and Myanmar, and are almost cut off from the rest of India. It is accessible from the state of West Bengal.
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By plane
Guwahati, Imphal, Dimapur and Agartala have direct flights from the mainland, especially Delhi and Kolkata.
By train
There are good train connections from most of the major Indian cities to the Northeast, and Assam, Mizoram and Tripura are the only states with railway lines (barring Manipur and Nagaland with single…
By bus
There are regular long-journey buses from Kolkata and Siliguri to many northeastern states.
By car
All the states have good road networks between cities. However, driving is not a good idea as all roads pass through heavy forest reserves and areas infested by insurgents.
By train
Assam has the most extensive rail network in the Northeast, and there are trains serving various towns in Tripura and Mizoram as well.
By plane
Flying is useful to reach certain areas with high elevation not served by trains.
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