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Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش, pronounced [ˈʊtːər prəˈdeːʃ]  ( listen), "Northern Province"), [often referred to as U.P.] is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 190 million people, it is...

Punjab

Punjab (Punjabi: ਪੰਜਾਬ, Hindi: पंजाब) is a state in northwest India. The Indian state borders the Pakistani province of Punjab to the west, Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Himachal Pradesh to the northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast and...

Haryana

Haryana (Hindi: हरियाणा, Punjabi: ਹਰਿਆਣਾ, IPA: [hərɪjaːɳaː]) is a state in northern India. It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south. Eastern border to Uttarakhand & Uttar Pradesh is defined...

Maharashtra

Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराष्ट्र mahārāṣṭra, IPA [məharaːʂʈrə] (help·info)) is a state located on the western coast of India. Maharashtra is a part of Western India. It is India's third largest state by area and second largest by population....

Assam

Assam pronunciation (help·info)) (Assamese: অসম Ôxôm [ɔxɔm]) is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur located in the Guwahati city. Located south of the eastern Himalayas, Assam comprises the Brahmaputra and the Barak river...

Andhra Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh (IPA: [ˌɑːndrə prəˈdɛʃ]; Telugu: ఆంధ్ర ప్రదేశ్, Āndhra Pradēś, [ˈaːndʱrʌ prʌˈdeːɕ] , translation: Province of Andhras), abbreviated A.P., is a state situated on the south-eastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by...

Himachal Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh (Hindi: हिमाचल प्रदेश, Punjabi: ਹਿਮਾਚਲ ਪ੍ਰਦੇਸ਼, pronounced [hɪmaːtʃəl prəd̪eːʃ] (help·info)) is a state in north India.It is spread over 21,629 sq mi (56,019 km²), and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on north,...

Karnataka

Karnataka (Kannada: ಕರ್ನಾಟಕ, pronounced [kəɾˈnɑːʈəkɑː] (help·info)) is a state in the southern part of India. It was created on November 1, 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act. Originally known as the State of Mysore, it was...

Rajasthan

Rājasthān (राजस्थान, pronounced [raːdʒəsˈtʰaːn]  ( listen)) is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert (Thar Desert), which has an edge paralleling...

Tamil Nadu

Tamil Nadu (Tamil: தமிழ்நாடு "Country of the Tamils", pronounced [t̪ɐmɨɻ n̪aːɽɯ]( listen)) is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai (formerly known as Madras). Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian...

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  • 62,405,679 (Mar 1, 2001)

West Bengal

West Bengal (Bengali: পশ্চিমবঙ্গ Poshchim Bônggo, IPA: [poʃtʃim bɔŋɡo]) is a state in eastern India. With Bangladesh, which lies on its eastern border, the state forms the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. To its northeast lie the states of Assam...

Delhi

Delhi, known locally as Dilli (Hindi: दिल्ली, Punjabi: ਦਿੱਲੀ, Urdu: دلّی dillī), and also by the official name National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest metropolis by population in India. It...

Population:

  • 12,259,230 (2009)

Chhattisgarh

Chhattisgarh (Chhattisgarhi/Hindi: छत्तीसगढ़, pronounced [tʃʰəˈtːiːsɡəɽʱ]  ( listen)), a state in central India, formed when the sixteen Chhattisgarhi-speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained statehood on November 1, 2000. Raipur...

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands ( pronunciation (help·info); Oriya: ଆନ୍ଡାମାନ୍ ଓ ନିକୋବାର୍ ଦୀପପୁନ୍ଜ, Bengali: আন্দামান ও নিকোবর দ্বীপপুঞ্জ, Tamil: அந்தமான் நிக்கோபார் தீவுகள், Telugu: అండమాన్ మరియు నికోబార్ దీవులు, Hindi: अंडमान और निकोबार द्वीपसमूह)...

Madhya Pradesh

Madhya Pradesh (abbreviated as MP) (Hindī: मध्य प्रदेश, pronounced [ˈmədʱjə prəˈdeːʃ]  ( listen) "Middle Province"), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh was originally the largest state...

Jammu and Kashmir

Jammu and Kashmir (help·info) (Dogri: जम्मू और कश्मीर; Urdu: جموں اور کشمیر) is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to...

Gujarat

Gujarat (Gujarati: ગુજરાત Gujǎrāt, - [ɡudʒ(ə)ɾat]( listen)) is the westernmost state in India. It is home to the Gujarati speaking people of India. The state encompasses major sites of the Indus Valley Civilization such as Lothal and Dholavira....

Puducherry

Puducherry (help·info); Tamil: புதுச்சேரி (Putuccēri), Telugu: పాండిచెర్రి (Pāṃḍicěrri), Malayalam: പുതുശ്ശേരി (Putuśśēri), French: Pondichéry, English formerly Pondicherry, is a Union Territory of India. It is a former French colony, consisting of...

Sikkim

Sikkim (Nepali: सिक्किम (help·info), Tibetan: འབྲས་ལྗོངས་,'bras ljongs;Denzong) is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas. It is the least populous state in India and the second-smallest in area after Goa. The thumb-shaped state borders...

Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Pradesh (Hindi: अरुणाचल प्रदेश, pronounced [ərʊˈɳaːtʃəl prəˈdeːʃ]  ( listen)) is the easternmost state of India. Arunachal Pradesh borders with the Indian state of Assam to the south and Nagaland to the southeast. Burma/Myanmar lies...

Jharkhand

Jharkhand (Hindi: झारखंड, pronounced [ˈdʒʱaːrkʰəɳɖ]  ( listen)) is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar state on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh...

Goa

Goa (pronounced /ˈɡoʊ.ə/ ( listen); Konkani: गोंय pronounced [ɡɔ̃j]) is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located on the west coast of India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of...

Chandigarh

Chandigarh pronunciation (help·info) (Hindi: चण्डीगढ़ / चंडीगढ़, Punjabi: ਚੰਡੀਗੜ੍ਹ) , is a union territory of India, that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name translates to English as "The Fort of Chandi". The name was...

Orissa

Odisha (Oriya: ଓଡ଼ିଶା) pronunciation (help·info) (previously known as Orissa) is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of ancient republican nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the...

Tripura

Tripura (help·info) (Bengali: ত্রিপুরা) is a state in North-East India, with an area of 4,051 sq. mi. or 10,491.69 km². Tripura has disputed borders and is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and...

Meghalaya

Meghalaya (Hindi: मेघालय, pronounced [meːˈɡʱaːləjə]) is a small state in north-eastern India. The word "Meghalaya" literally means "The Abode of Clouds" in Sanskrit and other Indic languages. Meghalaya is a hilly strip in the eastern part of the...

Nagaland

Nagaland (Hindi: नागालैंड) pronunciation (help·info) is a hill state located in the far north-eastern part of India. It borders the state of Assam to the west, Arunachal Pradesh and part of Assam to the north, Burma to the east and Manipur to the...

Manipur

Manipur pronunciation (help·info) (Meitei: মণিপুর maṇipur) is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. Manipur is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west; it...

Bihar

Bihar (Hindi: बिहार, Urdu: بہار, pronounced [bɪˈhaːr]  ( listen)) is a state in eastern India. Bihar is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at 38,202 sq mi (99,200 km²), and 3rd largest by population. Close to 85 percent of the...

Mizoram

Mizoram pronunciation (help·info) is one of the Seven Sister States in North Eastern India. It shares land borders with the states of Tripura, Assam, Manipur, Bangladesh and the Chin State state of Myanmar. Mizoram became the 23 state of India on...

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Gujarati: દાદરા અને નગર હવેલી, Marathi: दादरा आणि नगर हवेली, is a Union Territory in western India. Nagar Haveli is wedged between Maharashtra and Gujarat, whereas Dadra is an enclave lying a few kilometres north of Nagar...

Daman and Diu

Daman and Diu (Gujarati: દમણ અને દિવ, Marathi: दमण आणि दीव, Portuguese: Damão e Diu) is a union territory in India. For over 450 years, these coastal enclaves on the Arabian Sea coast were part of Portuguese India, along with Goa and Dadra and Nagar...

Uttarakhand

Uttarakhand (Hindi: उत्तराखंड ), is a state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out of Himalayan and adjoining districts of Uttar Pradesh on 9 November 2000, becoming the 27th state of the Republic of India . It borders Peoples...

Lakshadweep

Lakshadweep ( listen (help·info); Malayalam: ലക്ഷദ്വീപ് Lakṣadvīp, Mahl: ލަކްޝަދީބު Lakshadīb), the smallest union territory of India, is a group of islands 200 to 300 km off of the coast of Kerala in the Laccadive Sea. Their total land area is 11...

Kerala

Kerala (Malayalam: കേരളം; Kēraḷaṁ), is a state located in southwestern India. The state was created in 1956 on linguistic basis, bringing together those places where Malayalam formed the principal language. Kerala is famous for its sprawling...
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