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India is a union of twenty-eight states and seven union territories.India is the world's second most populated country after the People's Republic of China.India occupies 2.4 percent of the world's land surface area but is home to 17.5 percent of the world's population. Each state of India can be explored for culture, languages, religions below.
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Andhra Pradesh (AP) : Andhra Pradesh is an Indian state that is rich in historical and cultural legacy. Historians suggest that Aryans were the original people that formed the ancient populations of Andhra Pradesh, who later migrated and mingled with different races.King Ashoka ruled a substantial part of this state and his dynasty remained for several decades. Many sites still depict that Buddhism had its major significance and it was a prime Buddhist centre. Andhra Pradesh is popularly known as “Food bowl of South”. Read more » Location
SR Nagar
Ameerpet, AP
531001
India
15° 52' 56.802" N, 78° 18' 37.9692" E
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Karnataka (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ [kəɾˈnɑːʈəkɑː]) is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava (Formation Day). It is the land of Kannadigas, Tuluvas, Konkanis and Kodavas. Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was renamed Karnataka in 1973. Read more » Location
Bangalore, KA
India
14° 0' 31.3056" N, 76° 4' 9.6096" E
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Sikkim (Nepali: सिक्किम (help·info), i.e. the "Goodly Region", or Shikim, Shikimpati or Sikkim;[1] Lepcha: Mayel Lyang; Limbu: Yuksom, "one of the fortified place";[2] Standard Tibetan: འབྲས་ལྗོངས་, Bras Ljongs, Denzong[3] or Demojongs) is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains. The state borders Nepal to the west, China's Tibet Autonomous Region to the north and east, and Bhutan to the southeast, while the state of West Bengal lies to the south.[4] Read more » Location
Sikkim, SK
India
27° 36' 20.4156" N, 88° 36' 56.6028" E
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Arunachal Pradesh is a thinly populated hilly tract lying on the north-east extremity of India comprising roughly 83,573 square kilometers. The Pradesh is known to be rich in flora, fauna, power and mineral potential. Previously this region was known as the North East Frontier Agency (NEFA) and constituted a part of the state of Assam. Arunachal Pradesh became an independent state on 20th February 1987. It is bounded by independent countries on the three sides and by Assam and Nagaland in the south. Read more » Location
Arunachal Pradesh , AR
India
28° 14' 20.7564" N, 94° 4' 10.362" E
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Kerala (help·info) or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions. The state has an area of 38,863 km2 (15,005 sq mi) and is bordered by Karnataka to the north and northeast, Tamil Nadu to the south and southeast, and the Arabian Sea[note] on the west. The city of Thiruvananthapuram is the state capital. Read more » Location
Kreala, KL
India
9° 29' 32.6688" N, 76° 46' 20.8596" E
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Tamil Nadu (Tamil, Tamiḻ Nāṭu ?, pronounced [t̪ɐmɨɻ n̪aːɽɯ] ( listen)) is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh. It is bound by the Eastern Ghats in the north, the Nilgiri, the Anamalai Hills, and Palakkad on the west, by the Bay of Bengal in the east, the Gulf of Mannar, the Palk Strait in the south east, and by the Indian Ocean in the south. Read more » Location
Tamil nadu, TN
India
11° 24' 55.5048" N, 79° 12' 41.1336" E
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Assam (AS): Major Cities: Dhubri Kokrajhar Read more » LocationIndia
26° 30' 35.658" N, 92° 55' 20.5068" E
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Madhya Pradesh (Hindī: मध्य प्रदेश, pronounced ( listen) "Central Province"; abbreviated MP), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city. Location
Madhya Pradesh, MP
India
23° 12' 3.4596" N, 77° 12' 42.8904" E
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Tripura (Bengali: ত্রিপুরা Tripura) is a state in North-East India, with an area of 4,051 sq mi (10,490 km2).It is the third smallest state of India, according to area. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are Bengali and Kokborok. It was formerly an independent Tripuri kingdom[2] and was merged with independent India on 15 October 1949 by the Tripura Merger Agreement. Read more » Location
Tripura, TR
India
23° 40' 28.9668" N, 91° 44' 9.024" E
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Bihar (BR): Location
bihar, BR
India
25° 36' 6.8472" N, 80° 48' 55.548" E
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Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र mahārāṣṭra, pronounced ( listen)) is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India. It is the richest state in India, contributing to 25% of the country's industrial output and 23.2% of its GDP in 2010-11. Read more » Location
Maharashtra, MM
India
19° 23' 38.6448" N, 75° 43' 3.9828" E
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Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش, pronounced [ˈʊt̪t̪ər prəˈd̪eːʃ] ( listen), "Northern Province"), (formerly: United Provinces; Hindi: यूनाईटेड प्रोविन्सेस, Urdu: یونائیٹڈ پروونس) is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people,[2] it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity. Read more » Location
Uttar Pradesh, UP
India
27° 24' 38.8296" N, 80° 27' 49.9212" E
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Chhattisgarh (Chhattisgarhi/Hindi: छत्तीसगढ़, pronounced ( listen)) is a state in Central India, formed when the 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking South-Eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained separate statehood on 1 November 2000. Location
Chattisgarh, CT
India
21° 59' 1.6836" N, 82° 31' 45.4692" E
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Manipur pronunciation (help·info) (Meitei: মণিপুর maṇipur) is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. Manipur is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west; it also borders Burma to the east. It covers an area of 22,347 square kilometres (8,628 sq mi). Geographically, it falls under the Southeast Asia region. Read more » Location
manipur, MN
India
24° 46' 0.426" N, 93° 52' 1.8768" E
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Uttarakhand (Sanskrit: उत्तराखण्डम्, Uttarākhanḍam ?, Hindi: उत्तराखण्ड, Uttarākhanḍ ?), formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Land of Gods (Hindi: देव भूमि, Dēv bhūmi ?) due to the many holy Hindu temples and cities found throughout the state, some of which are among Hinduism's most spiritual and auspicious places of pilgrimage and worship. Read more » Location
uttaranchal, UL
India
30° 1' 51.798" N, 79° 8' 43.8288" E
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Goa(Konkani: गोंय) , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its western coast. Goa is India's richest state with a GDP per capita two and a half times that of the country as a whole. Read more » Location
Goa, GA
India
15° 24' 40.7484" N, 74° 13' 25.0788" E
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Meghalaya is a state in north-eastern India. The word "Meghalaya" literally means the Abode of Clouds in Sanskrit and other Indic languages. Meghalaya is a hilly strip in the eastern part of the country about 300 km long (east-west) and 100 km wide, with a total area of about 8,700 sq mi (22,720 km²). The population numbered 2,175,000 in 2000. The state is bounded on the north by Assam and by Bangladesh on the south. The capital is Shillong also known as the Scotland of the East, which has a population of 260,000. Read more » Location
meghalaya, ML
India
25° 31' 21.414" N, 92° 9' 11.952" E
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West Bengal (proposed new English name: Paschim Banga) is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous.It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants.A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP.[5] Covering a total area of 34,267 sq mi (88,750 km2), it is bordered by the countries of Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh, and the Indian states of Orissa, Jharkhand, Bihar, Sikkim, and Assam. The state capital is Kolkata (en: Calcutta). Read more » Location
west bengal, WB
India
22° 38' 3.4548" N, 87° 44' 12.5376" E
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Gujarat (Gujarati: ગુજરાત, Hindi: गुजरात, Gujǎrāt, - ( listen)) is a state in western India. It has an area of 75,686 sq mi (196,030 km2) with a coastline of 1,600 km, most of which lies on the Kathiawar peninsula, and a population in excess of 60 million. The state is bordered by Rajasthan to the north, Maharashtra to the south, Madhya Pradesh to the east and the Arabian Sea as well as the Pakistani province of Sindh on the west. Its capital is Gandhinagar, while its largest city is Ahmedabad. Gujarat is home to the Gujarati-speaking people of India. Read more » Location
Gujarat, GJ
India
22° 55' 4.5228" N, 70° 45' 7.0308" E
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Mizoram ("land of the Mizo people") is one of the Seven Sister States in North Eastern India, sharing borders with the states of Tripura, Assam, Manipur and with the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Burma. Mizoram became the 23rd state of India on 20 February 1987. Its capital is Aizawl. Mizoram is located in the northeast of India. They are found in northwestern Myanmar, northeastern India and Bangladesh. Anthropologists classify them as Tibeto-Burman speaking member of the Mongoloid race. Location
mizoram, MZ
India
23° 25' 58.8324" N, 92° 52' 2.7552" E
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The territory of (Puducherry) comprises the former French establishment Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yanam, which lie scattered in South India. Puducherry, the capital of the territory was once the original headquarters of the French in India. It was under the French rule for 138 years and merged with the Indian Union on 1st November 1954. It is bounded on the east by the Bay of Bengal and on the three sides by Tamil Nadu. About 150 kms south of Puducherry on the East Coast lies Karaikal. Mahe is situated on the Malabar coast on the Western Ghats surrounded by Kerala. Read more » Location
Puducherry, PY
India
11° 55' 51.4704" N, 79° 47' 6.6552" E
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Haryana (Hindi: हरियाणा /ɦərɪˈjaːɳaː/ (help·info)) is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar (VS 1189-1230).It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south. The river Yamuna defines its eastern border with Uttarakhand and Uttar Pradesh. Haryana also surrounds Delhi on three sides, forming the northern, western and southern borders of Delhi. Read more » Location
chandigarh, HR
India
28° 59' 54.7152" N, 76° 5' 28.7124" E
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Nagaland is a state in the far north-eastern part of India. It borders the state of Assam to the west, Arunachal Pradesh and part of Assam to the north, Burma to the east and Manipur to the south. The state capital is Kohima, and the largest city is Dimapur. The state of Nagaland has an area of 16,579 km2 with a population of 19,80,602 (nineteen lakhs eighty thousand six hundred two) as per the 2011 census making it one of the smallest states of India. The state is mostly mountainous except those areas bordering Assam valley. Read more » Location
nagaland, NL
India
25° 59' 51.18" N, 94° 2' 34.6884" E
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The State of Andaman and Nicobar Island is divided into 2 Districts, the Area, Population (External website that opens in a new window) and Headquarters are as follows: Location
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India
7° 4' 59.9988" N, 93° 47' 60" E
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Himachal Pradesh, the state of eternal natural beauty, is situated in the heart of the western Himalayas. It is known for its fascinating landscapes,beautiful hills, lakes, wildlife, apple orchards, Old rich culture, unique lifestyle and rivers.The state is bordered by Jammu and Kashmir in the North, Uttar Pradesh in the South-East, Haryana in the South, Punjab in the West and Tibet in the East. Shimla, a beautiful city, is the state capital. Read more » Location
shimla, HP
India
31° 36' 57.4776" N, 77° 8' 6.036" E
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Orissa (Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଶା [oˑɽisaˑ]), officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April 1936, as a province in India, and consists predominantly of Oriya speakers. 1 April is therefore celebrated as Utkal Divas. Bhubaneswar is the capital of Orissa. Read more » Location
Orissa, OR
India
20° 33' 1.8324" N, 84° 26' 27.3048" E
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Lakshadweep The State of Lakshadweep is divided into 1 Districts, the Area, Population (External website that opens in a new window) and Headquarters are as follows: LocationIndia
10° 19' 47.5248" N, 72° 47' 4.6536" E
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Jammu and Kashmir (help·info) (Dogri: जम्मू और कश्मीर, Ladakhi: Urdu: is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the Pakistan-administered territories of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan, to the west and northwest respectively. Read more » Location
jammu, JK
India
33° 36' 52.6284" N, 76° 9' 26.0172" E
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Punjab (Punjabi, Gurmukhi) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the west, it is also bounded to the north by Jammu and Kashmir. The state capital is Chandigarh. Major cities of Punjab includes Mohali, Chandigarh, Ludhiana, Amritsar, Bathinda, Patiala and Jalandhar. Read more » Location
Punjab, PB
India
30° 47' 20.5332" N, 75° 32' 31.1712" E
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Delhi locally pronounced Dillee or Dehli, officially National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest metropolis by population in India.It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16.7 million inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census. Read more » Location
delhi, DL
India
28° 20' 35.034" N, 76° 12' 4.2192" E
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Jharkhand (Hindi: झारखण्ड Jhārkhaṇḍ, pronounced ( listen)) is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east. It has an area of 79,714 sq km 49,821 sq mi (129,040 km2). The industrial city of Ranchi is its capital and Dumka is sub capital while Jamshedpur is the largest and the biggest industrial city of the state. Read more » Location
Jharkhand, JH
India
23° 31' 25.32" N, 85° 20' 30.4692" E
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Rājasthān (Hindi: राजस्थान, Rajasthani: राजस्थाण, pronounced [raːdʒəsˈt̪ʰaːn] ( listen)) the land of Rajasthanis, ("the land of kings"[1] or "the land of colours"[2]), is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert (Thar Desert), which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with Pakistan. Read more » Location
Rajasthan, RJ
India
26° 23' 30.732" N, 73° 11' 27.3048" E
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