About India States
The country of India, which is officially known as the Republic of India, has got 29 states. Apart from that, the nation is comprised of 7 Union Territories as well. These states of India are again sub-divided into numerous districts. Names of the states of India along with some of the related basic information are as follows:
Andhra Pradesh | |||
Capital | Area | Population | Official Languages |
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Hyderabad | 2,75,069 sq. km | 84, 665, 533 | Telugu and Urdu |
Arunachal Pradesh | |||
Itanagar | 83, 743 sq. km | 1, 097, 968 | Adi, Aka, Apatani, Digaru – Mismi, Hill Miri, Idu – Mishmi, Khamti, Miji, Miju – Mishmi, Monpa, Nocte, Nyishi, Sherdukpen, Tagin, Tangsa and Wancho |
Assam | |||
Dispur | 78, 550 sq. km | 31, 169, 272 | Assamese, Bengali, Bodo, Deori and Rabha dialect |
Bihar | |||
Patna | 99, 200 sq. km | 103, 804, 637 | Hindi, Bhojpuri, Magadhi and Maithili |
Chhattisgarh | |||
Raipur | 135, 194 sq. km | 25, 540, 196 | Chattisgarhi and Hindi |
Goa | |||
Panaji | 3, 702 sq. km | 1, 457, 723 | Konkani and Marathi |
Gujarat | |||
Gandhinagar | 196, 024 sq. km | 60, 383, 628 | Gujarati |
Haryana | |||
Chandigarh | 44, 212 sq. km | 25, 353, 081 | Haryanvi or Western Hindi |
Himachal Pradesh | |||
Shimla | 55, 673 sq. km | 6, 856, 509 | Western Hindi |
Jammu and Kashmir | |||
Srinagar in summer & Jammu in winter |
222, 236 sq. km | 12, 548, 926 | Kashmiri and Dogri |
Jharkhand | |||
Ranchi | 74, 677 sq. km | 32, 966, 238 | Hindi |
Karnataka | |||
Bengaluru | 191, 791 sq. km | 61, 130, 704 | Kannada |
Kerala | |||
Thiruvananthapuram | 38, 863 sq. km | 33, 387, 677 | Malayalam |
Madhya Pradesh | |||
Bhopal | 308, 252 sq. km | 72, 597, 565 | Hindi |
Maharashtra | |||
Mumbai | 307, 713 sq. km | 112, 372, 972 | Marathi |
Manipur | |||
Imphal | 22, 347 sq. km | 2, 721, 756 | Manipuri |
Meghalaya | |||
Shillong | 22, 720 sq. km | 2, 964, 007 | Khasi and Pnar |
Mizoram | |||
Aizawl | 21, 081 sq. km | 1, 091, 014 | Mizo |
Nagaland | |||
Kohima | 16, 579 sq. km | 1, 980, 602 | Angami, Ao, Chang, Chakhesang, Sema and Konyak |
Orissa | |||
Bhubaneshwar | 155, 820 sq. km | 41, 947, 358 | Oriya |
Punjab | |||
Chandigarh | 50, 362 sq. km | 27, 704, 236 | Punjabi |
Rajasthan | |||
Jaipur | 342, 269 sq. km | 68, 621, 012 | Rajasthani |
Sikkim | |||
Gangtok | 7, 096 sq. km | 607, 688 | Nepali |
Tamil Nadu | |||
Chennai | 130, 058 sq. km | 72, 138, 958 | Tamil |
Tripura | |||
Agartala | 10, 491.69 sq. km | 3, 671, 032 | Bengali |
Uttar Pradesh | |||
Lucknow | 243, 286 sq. km | 199, 581, 477 | Hindi and Urdu |
Uttarakhand | |||
Dehradun | 53, 566 sq. km | 10, 116, 752 | Western Hindi |
West Bengal | |||
Kolkata | 88, 752 sq. km | 91, 347, 736 | Bengali, Nepali, Santali and Urdu |
Last Updated on April 14, 2021