Wednesday, December 9, 2009

List of States & Union Territory of India

No of States: 28
No of Union Territories: 7


List of States
Andhra Pradesh
  • Capital: Hyderabad
  • Area: 2,75,069 sq. km
  • Population: 76,210,007
  • Principal Languages: Telugu and Urdu

Arunachal Pradesh
  • Capital: Itanagar
  • Area: 83,743 sq. km
  • Population: 1,097,968
  • Principal Languages: Monpa, Miji, Aka, Sherdukpen, Nyishi, Apatani, Tagin, Hill Miri, Adi, Digaru-Mismi, Idu-Mishmi, Khamti, Miju-Mishmi, Nocte, Tangsa and Wancho.
Assam
  • Capital: Dispur
  • Area: 78,438 sq. km
  • Population: 26,638,407
  • Principal Languages: Assamese

Bihar
  • Capital: Patna
  • Area: 94,163 sq. km
  • Population: 82,878,796
  • Principal Languages: Hindi

Chhattisgarh
  • Capital: Raipur
  • Area: 21,36,034 sq. km
  • Population: 20,795,956
  • Principal Languages: Hindi

Goa
  • Capital: Panaji
  • Area: 3,702 sq. km
  • Population: 1,343,998
  • Principal Languages: Konkani and Marathi

Gujarat
  • Capital: Ghandhinagar
  • Area: 1,96,024 sq. km
  • Population: 50,671,017
  • Principal Languages: Gujarati
Haryana
  • Capital: Chandigarh
  • Area: 44,212 sq. km
  • Population: 21,144,564
  • Principal Languages: Hindi

Himachal Pradesh
  • Capital: Shimla
  • Area: 55,673 sq. km
  • Population: 6,077,900
  • Principal Languages: Hindi & Pahari

Jammu and Kashmir
  • Capital: Srinagar (Summer), Jammu (Winter)
  • Area: 2,22,236 sq. km
  • Population: 10,069,987
  • Principal Languages: Urdu, Dogri, Kashmiri, Pahari, Punjabi, Ladakhi, Balti, Gojri and Dadri

Jharkhand
  • Capital: Ranchi
  • Area: 79,714 sq. km
  • Population: 26,909,428
  • Principal Languages: Hindi

Karnataka
  • Capital: Bangalore
  • Area: 1,91,791 sq. km
  • Population: 52,850,562
  • Principal Languages: Kannada

Kerala
  • Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
  • Area: 38,863 sq. km
  • Population:31,841,374
  • Principal Languages: Malayalam

Madhya Pradesh
  • Capital: Bhopal
  • Area: 3,08,000 sq. km
  • Population: 60,385,118
  • Principal Languages: Hindi

Maharashtra
  • Capital: Mumbai
  • Area: 3,07,713 sq. km
  • Population: 96,752,247
  • Principal Languages: Marathi

Manipur
  • Capital: Imphal
  • Area: 22,327 sq. km
  • Population: 2,293,896
  • Principal Languages: Manipuri

Meghalaya
  • Capital: Shillong
  • Area: 22,429 sq. km
  • Population: 2,318,822
  • Principal Languages: Khasi, Garo and English

Mizoram
  • Capital: Aizawl
  • Area: 21,081 sq. km
  • Population: 891,058
  • Principal Languages: Mizo and English

Nagaland
  • Capital: Kohima
  • Area: 16,579 sq. km
  • Population: 1,988,636
  • Principal Languages: Angami, Ao, Chang, Konyak, Lotha, Sangtam, Sema and Chakhesang

Orissa
  • Capital: Bhubaneshwar
  • Area: 1,55,707 sq. km
  • Population: 36,804,660
  • Principal Languages: Oriya

Punjab
  • Capital: Chandigarh
  • Area: 50,362 sq. km
  • Population: 24,358,999
  • Principal Languages: Punjabi

Rajasthan
  • Capital: Jaipur
  • Area: 3,42,239 sq. km
  • Population:56,473,122
  • Principal Languages: Hindi and Rajasthani

Sikkim
  • Capital: Gangtok
  • Area: 7,096 sq. km
  • Population: 540,493
  • Principal Languages: Lepcha, Bhutia, Limbu and Nepali

Tamil Nadu
  • Capital: Chennai
  • Area: 1,30,058 sq. km
  • Population: 62,405,679
  • Principal Languages: Tamil

Tripura
  • Capital: Agartala
  • Area: 10,491.69 sq. km
  • Population: 3,199,203
  • Principal Languages: Bengali and Kokborak

Uttarkhand
  • Capital: Dehradun
  • Area: 53,484 sq. km
  • Population: 8,489,349
  • Principal Languages: Hindi, Garhwali, Kumaoni

Uttar Pradesh
  • Capital: Lucknow
  • Area: 2,40,928 sq. km
  • Population: 166,052,859
  • Principal Languages: Hindi and Urdu

West Bengal
  • Capital: Kolkata
  • Area: 88,752 sq. km
  • Population: 80,176,197
  • Principal Languages: Bengali







List of Union Territories

Andaman and Nicobar Island
  • Capital: Port Blair
  • Area: 8,249 sq. km
  • Population: 356,152
  • Principal Languages: Hindi, Nicobarese, Bengali, Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu

Chandigarh
  • Capital: Chandigarh
  • Area: 114 sq. km
  • Population: 20,795,956
  • Principal Languages: Hindi


The NCT(National Capital Territory) of Delhi
  • Capital: New Delhi
  • Area: 1,483 sq. km
  • Population: 13,80 million
  • Principal Languages: Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu & English
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
  • Capital: Silvassa
  • Area: 491 sq km
  • Population: 220,490
  • Principal Languages: Gujarati, Hindi
Daman and Diu
  • Capital: Daman
  • Area: 112 sq. km
  • Population: 158,204
  • Principal Languages: Gujarati
Lakshadweep
  • Capital: Kavaratti
  • Area: 32 sq. km
  • Population: 60,650
  • Principal Languages: Jeseri (Dweep Bhasha) and Mahal



Puducherry
  • Capital: Puducherry
  • Area: 480 sq. km
  • Population: 974,345
  • Principal Languages: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, English and French

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