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States and Union Territories of India |
India is largely divided into twenty eight states and seven union
territories which is officially known as the Republic of India, that
also defines the region's heterogeneous culture alongwith the religious
and geographical diversity. India is the diverse land of rich cultural
heritage and presumably counted among one of the most oldest
civilizations in the world. Located in the south-east Asia, India, with
over one billion population, is the world's second most populous country
and also one of the fastest growing economy of the world. Agriculture is
the primary factor of the Indian Economic structure that contributes for
28% of GDP and accounts for almost 60% of employment in India. The
following table shows the details of the Indian states and union
territories alongwith the information about their respective languages
and the key industries.
List of States in India
| S.No.: |
State
Name |
State
Capital |
Language
(s) |
Main
Industries |
| 1. |
Andhra Pradesh |
Hyderabad |
Telugu, Urdu,
Hindi, Tamil |
Agriculture,
Information Technology, Hydro Electricity |
| 2. |
Arunachal
Pradesh |
Itanagar |
Assamese, Bengali,
English, Hindi |
Agriculture,
Handicrafts |
| 3. |
Assam |
Dispur |
Assamese, Bodo,
Bengali |
Agriculture, Tea
Planting, Petro-chemicals |
| 4. |
Bihar |
Patna |
Hindi, Urdu,
English, Bhojpuri, Magadhi and Maithili |
Agriculture, Small
industries of sugar, oil |
| 5. |
Chhattisgarh |
Raipur |
Chhattisgarhi,
Hindi |
Hydro Electricity,
Steel Plants, Mineral Based industries |
| 6. |
Goa |
Panaji |
Konkani, Marathi,
English, Hindi, Kannada, Portuguese |
Tourism, Mining,
Agriculture, Small Industries of fertilisers, tyres, tubes, footwear |
| 7. |
Gujarat |
Gandhi Nagar |
Gujarati, Hindi,
Urdu |
Agriculture,
Cement, Petro-Chemicals, Salt, Chemicals Textiles, Thermal
Electricity |
| 8. |
Haryana |
Chandigarh |
Hindi, Haryanvi |
Agriculture, Dairy
Products, Large Industries of Manufacturing, Service, Retailing |
| 9. |
Himachal
Pradesh |
Shimla |
Hindi, Pahari,
Punjabi |
Agriculture,
Handicrafts, Hydro Electricity |
| 10. |
Jammu and
Kashmir |
Srinagar |
Urdu, Kashmiri,
Dogri |
Farming, Animal
Husbandry and Tourism. Small manufacturing units of consumer goods. |
| 11. |
Jharkhand |
Ranchi |
Hindi |
Large minerals
based industries |
| 12. |
Karnataka |
Bangalore |
Kannada, Urdu,
Marathi, Tamil, Hindi, English |
Agriculture,
Manufacturing, Information Technology, Bio Technology |
| 13. |
Kerala |
Thiruvananthapuram |
Malayalam, Tamil,
Urdu, English |
Agriculture,
Tourism, Banking, Handicrafts |
| 14. |
Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal |
Hindi, Urdu,
Avadhi, Bundeli |
Agriculture,
Engineering Industries |
| 15. |
Maharashtra |
Mumbai |
Marathi, Hindi,
Urdu, Gujarati |
Agriculture,
Petroleum, Pharmaceuticals, Engineering goods, Financial Services |
| 16. |
Manipur |
Imphal |
Manipuri
(Meiteilon) |
Agriculture,
Tourism |
| 17. |
Meghalaya |
Shillong |
Garo, Khasi,
English |
Agriculture,
Tourism, Mineral based industries |
| 18. |
Mizoram |
Aizawl |
Mizo, English |
Agriculture,
Handicrafts, Tourism |
| 19. |
Nagaland |
Kohima |
English, Nagamese,
Assamese |
Agriculture,
Handicrafts, Tourism |
| 20. |
Orissa |
Bhubaneswar |
Oriya, Bengali,
Hindi, Telugu |
Agriculture,
Mineral based industries |
| 21. |
Punjab |
Chandigarh |
Punjabi, Hindi |
Agriculture,
Instruments, Machines, Textiles, Sports Goods, Tourism |
| 22. |
Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
Rajasthani, Hindi,
Sindhi, Punjabi |
Agriculture,
Textiles, Tourism |
| 23. |
Sikkim |
Gangtok |
Nepali, Limbu,
Bhutia, Lepcha, English, Hindi |
Agriculture,
Tourism, Mineral based industries |
| 24. |
Tamil Nadu |
Chennai |
Tamil, Telugu,
Kannada, Malayalam, English, Hindi |
Services,
Manufacturing, Agriculture, |
| 25. |
Tripura |
Agartala |
Bengali, Tripuri
(Kokborok) |
Agriculture,
Handicrafts |
| 26. |
Uttar Pradesh |
Lucknow |
Hindi, Urdu,
English |
Agriculture, IT
Services, Tourism, Handicrafts, Heavy Industries |
| 27. |
Uttarakhand |
Dehradun |
Hindi,
Kumaoni,Garhwali |
Agriculture,
Tourism, Hydro Electricity |
| 28. |
West Bengal |
Kolkata |
Bengali, Hindi,
English, Urdu |
Agriculture, Heavy
Industries, Information Technology |
List of Union Territories (UT) in India
| S.No.: |
Territory Name |
Territory
Capital |
Language
(s) |
Main
Industries |
| 1. |
Andaman &
Nicobar Islands |
Port Blair |
Nicobarese,
Bengali, English, Hindi,Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu |
Agriculture,
Handicraft |
| 2. |
Chandigarh |
Chandigarh |
Hindi, Punjabi and
English |
Small Scale
Industries of Paper, Metal, Machinery, Pharmaceuticals |
| 3. |
Dadra and Nagar
Haveli |
Silvassa |
Marathi, Gujarati |
Small Manufacturing
Industries, Tourism |
| 4. |
Daman and Diu |
Daman |
Gujarati, Marathi,
English |
Fishery,
Agriculture, Tourism |
| 5. |
Lakshadweep |
Kavaratti |
Malayalam |
Agriculture,
Tourism |
| 6. |
National
Capital Territory of Delhi |
Capital City of
India |
Hindi, Punjabi,
Urdu, English, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Tamil |
Services,
Manufacturing, Retail, Tourism |
| 7. |
Puducherry |
Pondicherry |
Tamil, French,
Telugu, Malayalam |
Fishery,
Agriculture, Tourism |
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