States and Union Territories

of India
India, a union of states, is a Sovereign, Secular, Democratic Republic
with a Parliamentary system of Government.

There are 29 states and 9 Union Territories in the country.

ANDHRA PRADESH
•Location- southeastern coast of India
•Main occupation -agriculture and mining
• Capital –Hyderabad
•Language spoken -Telugu
•Area-160,205 km2
•Population - 4.96 crores
ARUNACHAL PRADESH
•Northeastern state of the country
•Border sharing - Bhutan in the west and Myanmar in the east
•Capital -Itanagar
•Official language -English
•Area- 83,743 km2
•Population -1,382,611
ASSAM
•Location- Northeast of India
•Border sharing -Bhutan and Bangladesh
•Capital -Dispur
•Language spoken - Assamese
•Area -78,438 km2
•Population - 31,169,272
BIHAR
•State in East India bordered by Nepal in the north
•The land is associated with Buddhism and Jainism
•Capital - Patna
•Language spoken - Hindi
•Population -103,804,637
•Area -4,163 km2
CHHATTISGARH
•It is situated in Central India
•Rich cultural heritage
•Basis of the economy -agriculture, mining and energy production
•Capital - Raipur
•Language - Chhattisgarhi
•Population -2.55 crores
•Area-135,191 km2
GOA
•One of the smallest states in India
•Location- West coast of India
•Staple produce - rice and coconut
•Capital - Panaji
•Language -Konkani
•Population - 1,458,545
•Area -3,702 km2
GUJARAT
•Location- India’s western coast bounded by Pakistan in the north-west
•Capital -Gandhinagar
•Language -Gujarati
•Population - 6.27 crores
•Area -196,024 km²
HARYANA
•Location- north of India
•Cotton, potatoes and lentils are grown
•Capital -Chandigarh
•Language -Hindi
•Population - 2.54 Crores
•Area - 44,212 km²
HIMACHAL PRADESH
•It lies in north India, on the foothills of the Himalayas
•Basis of economy-agriculture, horticulture and seasonal herding
•Capital -Shimla
•Language -Hindi
•Population -68.6 lakhs
•Area - 55,673 km²
JAMMU AND KASHMIR
• ‘Paradise on earth’
•Northernmost state of India
•Border sharing with Punjab and Himachal Pradesh
•Capital -Jammu and Srinagar
•Language -Kashmiri language
•Population - 1.25 Crores
•Area - 222,236 km²
JHARKHAND
•Formerly a part of Bihar
•Mainstay - Agriculture
•Capital -Ranchi
•Language -Bengali
•Population - 3.19 crores
•Area - 79,714 km²
 KARNATAKA
•Location-southwest India
•Lying along the Arabian Sea coastline
•Major revenue - agriculture, dairy and horticulture
•Capital -Bengaluru
•Language - Kannada
•Population -6.41 crores
•Area -191,791 km²
KERALA
•Location- southern-most tip of India
•Abundant in scenic beauty
•High revenues - cardamom, cashew, coconut and pepper
•Capital - Thiruvananthapuram
•Language- Malayalam
•Population-3.48 crores
•Area -38,863 km²
 MADHYA PRADESH
•Largest state in India
•No coastline or international borders
•Basis of the economy -Agriculture
•Capital -Bhopal
•Language - Hindi
•Population -7.33 crores
•Area- 308,252 km²
MAHARASHTRA
•Location- west coast of India
•Occupies a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau
•Most important port in handling foreign trade- Mumbai
•Tourist destinations - Gateway of India and the elephant caves of the British raj
era
•Capital -Mumbai
•Language -Marathi
•Population - 112,372,972
•Area- 307,713 km2
MANIPUR
•Location- north-eastern India
•Basis of economy- Agriculture and forestry
•Capital- Imphal
•Language -Meitei
•Population -2,855,794
•Area - 22,327 km2
MEGHALAYA
•Location- north-east of India
•Hilly state with high rainfall, subtropical forests and biodiversity
•Dependent on - agriculture and forestry
•Capital -Shillong
•Languages -Khasi, Pnar and Garo with English
•Population - 26.5 lakh
•Area- 22,720 km²
MIZORAM
•Location- north-west India
•Mainstay - agriculture
•Capital - Aizawl
•Language spoken - Mizo tawng
•Population - 11.2 lakhs
•Area - 21,081 km²
NAGALAND
•Location- northwest of India
•Shares an international border with Myanmar
•Main occupation -agriculture
•Capital -Kohima
•Language -English
•Population -22.8 lakhs
•Area -16,579 km²
ODISHA
•Location- eastern side of India on the Bay of Bengal
•Forests cover one-third of the land area
•Capital -Bhubaneswar
•Language -Odia
•Population-4.6 crores
•Area -155,707 km²
PUNJAB
•Location- west of India
•The heart of the Sikh community
•Known as the land of five rivers
•Basis of the economy- Agriculture
•Rice and wheat form the major share of the crop
•Capital - Chandigarh
•Language - Punjabi
•Population - 2.8 crores
•Area - 50,362 km2
RAJASTHAN
•Location- northwestern India
•Largest state in India
•The land has scrub vegetation and has scarce rainfall
•Capital -Jaipur
•Language -Marwari language
•Population - 6.89 CRORES
•Having an area - 342,239 km²
SIKKIM
•Location- northeastern part of India
•Smallest state of India
•Vegetables and tea are grown
•Capital- Gangtok
•Language -Nepali
•Population - 6.19 lakhs
•Area -7,096 km²
TAMIL NADU
•Location- southern states of India
•Main occupation- agriculture and fishing
•Capital - Chennai
•Language -Tamil
•Population -6.79 crores
•Area -130,060 km²
TELANGANA
•Newest state in south India
• Comprising of ten districts of Andhra Pradesh
•Capital -Hyderabad
•Language spoken- Telugu
•Population -3.52 crores
•Area -112,077 km²
•The Charminar, Golconda Fort and Laad Bazar portray the
history of the place
TRIPURA
•Situated in north-east India
•Land-locked state at the foothills of the Himalayas
•Bordered by Bangladesh on three sides
•Capital - Agartala
•Language spoken -Bengali
•Population- 36.6 lakhs
•Area -10,492 km²
UTTAR PRADESH
•Most populous state in the country
•Agriculture is the mainstay
•Major crops -rice, wheat, and sugarcane
•The Taj Mahal, one of the wonders of the world, is at Agra
•Capital- Lucknow
•Language used -Hindi
•Population- 20.42 crores
•Area -243,286 km²
UTTARAKHAND
•State in Northern India nestled in the lap of Himalayas
•International borders with Tibet and Nepal
•The world-famous Kumbh Mela is held at Haridwar every 12 years
•Capital -Dehradun
•Languages used -Hindi and Sanskrit
•Population -1.01 crores
•Area -53,483 km²
WEST BENGAL
•Location- east of India between the Himalayas and the Bay of Bengal
•The tea produced in the hills of Darjeeling is of high quality
•Capital -Kolkata
•Language spoken- Bengali
•Population- 9.03 crores
•Area -88,752 km²
Union territories of India
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
• It is a group of islands
• Separated by a channel, located in the Indian Ocean
• First union territory of India
• Established in the year 1956
•Capital -Port Blair
•Population- 380,520
•Language used - Bengali
•Area- 8,250 km²
Chandigarh
•Capital of both Punjab and Haryana
•Constituted on November 1, 1966
•Green city of India
•Capital -Chandigarh city
•Population -1102360
•Language spoken -English
•Area -8,250 km²
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI
•Location- west coast of India
•Merged with India as a union territory in 1961
•Capital- Silvassa
•Population- 342,853
•Language- Marathi
•Area -491 km²
DAMAN & DIU
•Located on the west coast of India
•This became part of the Union Territory of Goa in 1961
•Capital- Daman
•Population- 242,911
•Language spoken -Gujarati
•Area -112 km²
NATIONAL CAPITAL TERRITORY OF DELHI
•The national capital of India
•Awarded the status of union territory in 1956
•Capital -New Delhi
•Population - 18.98 million
•Language spoken- Hindi
•Area -1,484 km²
JAMMU & KASHMIR
•Paradise on earth
•Rice is the chief crop
•Capital- Srinagar & Jammu
•Population -12.55 million
•Language spoken -Urdu
•Having an area- 222,236 km²
LADAKH
•Consists of two districts- Leh and Kargil
•Ladakhi culture is similar to Tibetan culture
•Capital -Leh
•Population -274,289
•Language spoken -Tibetan
•Area -59,146 km²
LAKSHADWEEP
•Smallest of all union territories of India in terms of size and
population
•Capital - Kavaratti
•Population -64,429
•Language spoken -Malayalam
•Area -32.6 km²
PUDUCHERRY (PONDICHERRY)
•Southeast coastline of India in the state of Tamil Nadu
•Capital -Puducherry
• Population -241,773
•Language -Tamil
•Area -483 km²