Indian States and Union Territories in 2020

 

WHAT IS INDIA?

India, officially the Republic of India (HINDI Bhārat Gaṇarājya), is a country in South Asia. It is the second-most populous country, the SEVENTH largest country by area, and the most populous democracy in the world. In 1947 the British Indian Empire was partitioned into two independent dominions, a Hindu-majority Dominion of India and a Muslim-majority Dominion of Pakistan, amid large-scale loss of life and unprecedented migration. India has 28 states and 7 Union Territories in 2020.

INDIAN States

*The biggest states in terms of Area is Rajasthan and by population Uttar pradesh

*The smallest states is “Goa” and in population “sikkim”

1-Andhra pradesh

Capital–
vishakapatnam (executive)
Amaravati (legislative)
Kurnool (judicial)
Hyderabad
Area– 160,205 sq.km
Zone – Southern
Largest City – Vishakhapatnam
Statehood – 1 November 1956
Official language – Telugu

2- Arunachal pradesh

Capital-Itanagar
Area – 83,743 sq.km
Zone – North Eastern
Largest City – Itanagar
Statehood – 20 February 1987
Official language – English

3-Assam

Capital-Dispur
Area – 78,550 sq.km
Zone – North Eastern
Largest City – Guwahati
Statehood – 26 January 1950
Official language – Assamese

4- Bihar

Capital-Patna
Area – 94,163 sq.km
Zone – Eastern
Largest City – Patna
Statehood – 26 January 1950
Official language – Hindi

5-Chhattishgarh

Capital– Raipur
Area – 135,194 sq.km
Zone – Central
Largest City – Raipur
Statehood – 26 January 1950
Official language – Hindi

6- Goa

Capital-Panaji
Area – 3,702 sq.km
Zone – Western
Largest City – Vasco Da Gama
Statehood – 30 May 1987
Official language – Konkani

7- Gujrat

Capital-Gandhinagar
Area – 196,024 sq.km
Zone – Western
Largest City – Ahmedabad
Statehood – 1 May 1960
Official language – Gujarati

8-Haryana

Capital-Chandigarh
Area – 44,212 sq.km
Zone – Northern
Largest City – Faridabad
Statehood – 1 November 1966
Official language – Hindi

9-Himachal Pradesh

Capital– shimla
Area – 55,673 sq.km
Zone – Northern
Largest City – Shimla
Statehood – 25 January 1971
Official language – Hindi

10-Jharkhand

Capital- Ranchi
Area – 74,677 sq.km
Zone – Eastern
Largest City – Jamshedpur
Statehood – 15 November 2000
Official language – Hindi

11-Karnataka

Capital-Bengaluru
Area – 191,791 sq.km
Zone – Southern
Largest City – Bangalore
Statehood – 1 November 1956
Official language – Kannada

12-Kerala

Capital-Thiruvantampuram
Area – 38,863 sq.km
Zone – Southern
Largest City – Kochi
Statehood – 1 November 1956
Official language – Malayalam

13-Madhya Pradesh

Capital-Bhopal
Area – 308,252 sq.km
Zone – Central
Largest City – Indore
Statehood – 26 January 1950
Official language – Hindi

14-Maharasthra

Capital-Mumbai
Area – 307,713 sq.km
Zone – Western
Largest City – Mumbai
Statehood – 1 May 1960
Official language – Marathi

15-Manipur

Capial-Imphal
Area – 22,347 sq.km
Zone – North Eastern
Largest City – Imphal
Statehood – 21 January 1972
Official language – Meitei

16-Meghalaya

Capital-Shillong
Area – 22,720 sq.km
Zone – North Eastern
Largest City – Shillong
Statehood – 21 January 1972
Official language – English

17-Mizoram

Capital– aizawl
Area – 21,081 sq.km
Zone – North Eastern
Largest City – Aizawl
Statehood – 20 February 1987
Official language – English, Hindi, Mizo

18-Nagaland

Capital-Kohima
Area – 16,579 sq.km
Zone – North Eastern
Largest City – Dimapur
Statehood – 1 December 1963
Official language – English

19-Odisha

Capital-Bhuvenshwar
Area – 155,820 sq.km
Zone – Eastern
Largest City – Bhubaneshwar
Statehood – 26 January 1950
Official language – Odia

20-Punjab

Capital-Chandigarh
Area – 50,362 sq.km
Zone – Northern
Largest City – Ludhiana
Statehood – 1 November 1966
Official language – Punjabi

21-Rajasthan

Capital-Jaipur
Area – 342,269 sq.km
Zone – Northern
Largest City – Jaipur
Statehood – 26 January 1950
Official language – Hindi

22-Sikkim

Capital-Gangtok
Area – 7,096 sq.km
Zone – North Eastern
Largest City – Gangtok
Statehood – 16 May 1975
Official language – English, Nepali

23 Tamil nadu

Capital-Chennai
Area – 130,058 sq.km
Zone – Southern
Largest City – Chennai
Statehood – 1 November 1956
Official language – Tamil

24- Telangana

Capital-Hyderabad
Area – 114,840 sq.km
Zone – Southern
Largest City – Hyderabad
Statehood – 2 June 2014
Official language – Telugu

25-Tripura

Capital– Agartala
Area – 10,492 sq.km
Zone – North Eastern
Largest City – Agartala
Statehood – 21 January 1972
Official language – Bengali, English, Kokborok

26-Uttrakhand

Capital-Dehradun
Area – 53,483 sq.km
Zone – Northern
Largest City – Dehradun
Statehood – 9 November 2000
Official language – Hindi

27-Uttar pradesh

Capital-Lucknow
Area – 243,286 sq.km
Zone – Northern
Largest City – Kanpur
Statehood – 26 January 1950
Official language – Hindi

28- West bengal

Capital-Kolkata
Area – 88,752 sq.km
Zone – Eastern
Largest City – Kolkata
Statehood – 26 January 1950
Official language – Bengali, Nepali

union territories

Union territories with their own elected legislatures and governments

1-Delhi

Area -1,484 km (573 sq mi)
Zone-Northern
UT established-1 November 1956
Official Language– Hindi, ENGLISH

2-Jammu and kashmir

Area-42,241 km (16,309 sq mi)
Zone- Northern
UT established-31 October 2019
Language-urdu, hindi

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3-Puducherry

Area-483 km (186 sq mi)
zone-south
ut established-16 August 1962
Language-tamil,malyalam

Union territories without elected legislatures

4-Andaman and nicobar

Area-8,250 km (3,190 sq mi)
zone-south
ut established-1 November 1956
language-hindi,bengli

5-Chandigarh

Area-114 km2 (44 sq mi)
Zone-northern
ut established-1 November 1966
language-punjabi,haryani

6-Dadar and nagar haveli , daman and diu

Area-603 km2 (233 sq mi)
zone-western
ut established-26 January 2020
language- english

7-Lakshadweep

Area-32.62 km2 (12.59 sq mi)
Zone-south
UT established-1 November 1956
language-malyalam

8-Ladakh

Area-59,146 km2 (22,836 sq mi)
zone-nortern
ut established-31 October 2019
language-ladakhi