If you travel by road from Kohima to Kottayam, what is the minimum number of States within India through which you can travel, including the origin and the destination ?

Defines Nagaland as one of the seven North‑Eastern states and notes territorial disputes with neighbouring Manipur — implying regional adjacency relationships matter for routing out of Nagaland.

A student can use a map to identify which neighbouring North‑Eastern state(s) (e.g., Assam or Manipur) provide road links from Kohima toward the rest of India.

Notes Nagaland was formed from territory taken out of Assam, which implies historical—and therefore likely geographic—proximity/bordering between Nagaland and Assam.

Combine this with a map to infer Assam is a likely transit state between Nagaland and the rest of India for a minimal‑state route.

States that road density is very low in the states of North‑East India, suggesting fewer direct inter‑state highways originate inside Nagaland and that routes will generally exit the North‑East via better‑connected neighbouring states.

Use this to focus on exiting Nagaland quickly into a better‑connected state (e.g., Assam) when seeking a minimal‑state road route to Kerala.

Lists NH‑44 as the long Srinagar–Kanyakumari north–south national highway (and other long NH routes), indicating major national highways link the far north to southernmost India including Kerala.

A student can look at a highway map to see where a route exiting the North‑East (likely via Assam) can join NH‑44 or other long NHs to proceed south to Kottayam, minimizing detours into extra states.

Identifies Nagaland and Kerala as distinct states with notable characteristics (e.g., Christian population figures), confirming both endpoints are in different, well‑defined states.

Use a political map to place the two endpoints and then trace the shortest inter‑state corridor between them to count intervening states.