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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
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