India is the largest democratic country located in Southern part of Asia. According to the census report 2011, India is the second most populous nation in the world with a population of approximately 1,210,193,422 and it covers an area of 3287590 sq km which ranked seventh in the world.
Indian democracy consists with twenty-eight (28) administrative states and seven Union Territories. Basically these 28 states are controlled by the state government with the help of central Government. Some important data of these states are shown bellow.
| State Name |
State Capital |
Area(km2) |
Religions |
Dialects |
Population |
| Andra Pradesh |
Hyderabad |
275000 |
Hindu |
Telegu |
84655533 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
Itangar |
83743 |
Hindu and Christian, Buddhist |
Bengali and Assamese |
1382611 |
| Assam |
Dispur |
78523 |
Hindu |
Assamese and Bengali |
31169272 |
| Bihar |
Patna |
94164 |
Hindu |
Hindi |
103804637 |
| Chhattisgarh |
Raipur |
135194 |
Hindu |
Hindi and Chhattisgarhi |
25540196 |
| Goa |
Panaji |
3702 |
Hindu and Christian |
English, Hindi and Marathi |
1457723 |
| Gujarat |
Gandhinagar |
196024 |
Hindu |
Gujarati |
60383628 |
| Haryana |
Chandigarh |
44212 |
Hindu |
Hindi |
25353081 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Shimla |
55673 |
Hindu |
Hindi, Punjabi, Pahari, Dogri and Kangri |
6856509 |
| Jammu and Kashmir |
Srinagar and Jammu |
222236 |
Muslim and Hindu |
Urdu, Kashmiri, Ladakhi and Dogri |
10143700 |
| Jharkhand |
Ranchi |
79700 |
Hindu, Sarna and Muslim |
Hindi, Bengali and Santhali |
32966238 |
| Karnataka |
Bangalore |
191796 |
Hindu, Muslim |
Kannada and Urdu |
84655533 |
| Kerala |
Thiruvanantha Puram |
38863 |
Hindu, Islam and Christian |
Malayalam |
62481681 |
| Madya Pradesh |
Bhopal |
308144 |
Hindu |
Hindi |
72597565 |
| Maharashtra |
Mumbai |
307713 |
Hindu and Muslim |
Marathi and Hindi |
62481681 |
| Manipur |
Imphal |
22327 |
Hindu |
Meiteilon or Manipuri and English |
2721756 |
| Meghalaya |
Shillong |
22429 |
Christian |
Khasi, Pnar, Garo, English and Hindi |
2964007 |
| Mizoram |
Aizawi |
21081 |
Christian |
Mizo and English |
1091014 |
| Nagaland |
Kohima |
16579 |
Christian |
English, Nagamese and Hindi |
1980602 |
| Orissa |
Bhubaneshwar |
155707 |
Hindu |
Oriya |
41947358 |
| Punjab |
Chandigarh |
50362 |
Sikhism and Hindu |
Punjabi and Hindi |
24358999 |
| Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
342236 |
Hindu, Muslim and Jain |
Hindi and Rajasthani |
68621012 |
| Sikkim |
Gangtok |
7096 |
Hindu |
Nepali, Hindi and Sikkimese |
607688 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Chennai |
130058 |
Hindu |
Tamil |
72138958 |
| Tripura |
Agartala |
10492 |
Hindu |
Bengali and Kokborok |
3671032 |
| Uttaranchal |
Dehradun |
53566 |
Hindu |
Hindi |
8479562 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Lucknow |
240000 |
Hindu |
Hindi and Urdu |
199581477 |
| West Bengal |
Kolkata |
88752 |
Hindu and Muslim |
Bengali |
91347736 |
Every Union territories of India have its own administrative Headquarter but these are not similar to a state. As these Union Territories are directly controlled by the central Government. Some important data of these Territories are shown bellow.
| UT Name |
UT Capital |
Area(km2) |
Religions |
Dialects |
Population |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Port Blair |
8249 |
Hindu |
Bengalese, Hindi, Tamil and Telugu |
379944 |
| Chandigarh |
Chandigarh |
144 |
Hindu and Sikh |
Hindi and Punjabi |
1054686 |
| Dadar and Nagar Haveli |
Silvassa |
491 |
Hindu |
Bhili, Bhilodi and Hindi |
342853 |
| Daman and Diu |
Daman |
122 |
Hindu |
Marathi, Gujarati and Hindi |
243000 |
| Delhi |
Delhi |
1483 |
Hindu |
Hindi and English |
16753235 |
| Lakshadeep |
Kavaratti |
32 |
Muslim |
Malayalam |
64429 |
| Pondicherry |
Pondicherry |
492 |
Hindu |
Tamil |
1244464 |
