India is a country in South Asia. India has a total area of 3,287,263 sq km and an estimated population of 1,293,057,000, making it the second most populous democratic country in the world.
India is a sovereign, secular, and democratic republic, officially known as the Republic of India.
India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 29 states and 7 union territories.
The States Reorganization Act 1956 provided for the reorganization of states on the basis of language. Each state/UT in India has its own unique population, history, culture, dress, festivals, language, etc.
All states are headed by a Chief Minister. The government and two union territories, Puducherry and Delhi, are elected by the legislatures. They are headed by a Chief Minister. The remaining Union Territories are directly governed by the Central Government. The President is the head of the Central Government.
India States List, Capitals and Language
| S.No | States | Capital | Languages |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andra Pradesh | Hyderabad (Amaravati 2024) | Telugu |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanager | Miji, Apotanji, Merdukpen, Tagin,Adi, Honpa, Bangini-Nishi. |
| 3 | Assam | Dispur | Assamese |
| 4 | Bihar | Patna | Hindi |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | Raipur | Hindi |
| 6 | Goa | Panaji | Marathi and Konkani |
| 7 | Gujarat | Gandhinagar | Gujarati |
| 8 | Haryana | Chandigarh | Hindi |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | Hindi and Pahari |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter) | Kashmiri,Dogri, Urdu, Ladakhi, Pahari, Punjabi and Dadri |
| 11 | Jharkhand | Ranchi | Hindi |
| 12 | Karnataka | Bangalore | Kannda |
| 13 | Kerala | Trivandrum | Malayalam |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Hindi |
| 15 | Maharashtra | Bombay | Marathi |
| 16 | Manipur | Imphal | Manipuri |
| 17 | Meghalaya | Shillong | Khasi, Jaintia and Garo |
| 18 | Mizoram | Aizawl | Mizo and English |
| 19 | Nagaland | Kohima | Ao, Konyak, Angami, Sema and Lotha |
| 20 | Orissa | Bhubaneswar | Oriya |
| 21 | Punjab | Chandigarh | Punjabi |
| 22 | Rajasthan | Jaipur | Rajasthani and Hindi |
| 23 | Sikkim | Gangtok | Bhutia, Hindi, Nepali, Lepcha, Limbu |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Tamil |
| 25 | Telangana | Hyderabad | Telugu, Urdu |
| 26 | Tripura | Agartala | Bengali, Tripuri, Manipuri, Kakbora |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun | Hindi, Garhwali, Kumaoni |
| 28 | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | Hindi |
| 29 | West Bengal | Calcutta | Bengali |
| Union Territories | |||
| 1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair | Hindi, Nicobarese |
| 2 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Hindi, Punjabi |
| 3 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Silvassa | Gujarati, Hindi |
| 4 | Daman & Diu | Daman | Gujarati |
| 5 | The Government of NCT of Delhi | Delhi | Hindi |
| 6 | Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | Malayalam, Jeseri (Dweep Bhasha) and Mahal |
| 7 | Puducherry | Puducherry | Tamil |
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