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|name              = States and union territories of India
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|category          = [[Federated state]]s
|territory          = [[Republic of India]]
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|current_number    = 28 States<br />8 Union territories <!-- as of January 2020 (see "Post 1956 section"), 28/8 is correct; do not change -->
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|population_range  = '''States''': [[Sikkim]] - 610,577 (lowest); [[Uttar Pradesh]] - 199,812,341(highest)<br />
'''Union Territories''': [[Lakshadweep]] - 64,473 (lowest); [[Delhi]] - 16,787,941 (highest)
|area_range        = '''States''': {{Convert|3702|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} [[Goa]]&nbsp;– {{Convert|342269|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} [[Rajasthan]]<br />
'''Union territories''': {{Convert|32|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}} [[Lakshadweep]]&nbsp;– {{Convert|59146|km2|sqmi||abbr=on}} [[Ladakh]]
|government        = [[State government]]s, [[Government of India|Union government]] (Union territories)
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{{Politics of India}}
[[India]] is a [[Federalism|federal]] union comprising 28 [[federated state|states]] and 8 [[union territory|union territories]],<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://knowindia.gov.in/states-uts/|title=States and Union Territories|last=DelhiAugust 5|publisher=[[Know India Programme]]|language=en|access-date=21 April 2020}}</ref> for a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into [[List of districts in India|districts]] and smaller [[administrative divisions of India|administrative divisions]].


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== History ==
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[[File:India Administrative Divisions 1951.svg|thumb|left|349x349px|Administrative divisions of India in 1951]]
 
=== Pre-independence ===
{{main|Presidencies and provinces of British India|Agencies of British India|Residencies of British India|Princely state}}
The [[Indian subcontinent]] has been ruled by many different [[South Asian ethnic groups|ethnic groups]] throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region.<ref name="Krishna Reddy 2003 A107">{{cite book | author= Krishna Reddy | title = Indian History | year = 2003 | publisher = Tata McGraw Hill | location = New Delhi | isbn = 978-0-07-048369-9}}</ref><ref name="Ramesh Chandra Majumdar (1977)">{{cite book | title=Ancient India | publisher=Motilal Banarsidass Publishers | author=Ramesh Chandra Majumdar | year=1977 | isbn=978-81-208-0436-4}}</ref><ref name="Romila Thapar">{{cite book | title=A History of India: Part 1 | year=1966 | url=https://archive.org/details/historyofindia01thap | url-access=registration | author=Romila Thapar}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=History of medieval India|year=2007|publisher=S Chand|location=New Delhi|isbn=978-8121903646|pages=121, 122|author=V.D. Mahajan|edition=10th}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|title=A History of India Volume 1|year=1979|publisher=Progress Publishers|location=Moscow, USSR|first1=K.A.|last1=Antonova|author-link1=Koka Antonova|first2=G.|last2=Bongard-Levin|first3= G.|last3=Kotovsky}}</ref><ref>{{cite encyclopedia|title=Gupta Dynasty – MSN Encarta |url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761571624/gupta_dynasty.html |archive-url=https://www.webcitation.org/5kwqOxl5F?url=http://encarta.msn.com/encyclopedia_761571624/gupta_dynasty.html |archive-date= 1 November 2009 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://historymedren.about.com/library/text/bltxtindia7.htm |title=India – Historical Setting – The Classical Age – Gupta and Harsha |publisher=Historymedren.about.com |date=2 November 2009 |access-date=16 May 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite book |last= Nilakanta Sastri|first= K.A.|title=  A history of South India from prehistoric times to the fall of Vijayanagar|orig-year=1955|year=2002|publisher= Indian Branch, Oxford University Press|location= New Delhi|page=239|isbn= 978-0-19-560686-7}}</ref><ref>{{cite book|last=Chandra|first=Satish|title=Medieval India: From Sultanate to the Mughals| page=202}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/285248/India/46984/Political-and-economic-decentralization-during-the-Mughal-decline#toc46986 |title=Regional states, c. 1700–1850 |publisher=Encyclopædia Britannica, Inc.}}</ref><ref name="Grewal">{{cite book|last=Grewal|first=J. S.|title=The Sikh empire (1799–1849) |publisher=Cambridge University Press|year=1990|series=The New Cambridge History of India|volume=The Sikhs of the Punjab|chapter=Chapter 6: The Sikh empire (1799–1849)|chapter-url=http://histories.cambridge.org/extract?id=chol9780521268844_CHOL9780521268844A008}}</ref>{{overcite|date=July 2018}} During the [[British Raj]], the preceding [[Mughal Empire|Mughal]] administrative structure was mostly kept. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies) that were directly governed by the British and princely states which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held ''[[de facto]]'' sovereignty ([[suzerainty]]) over the princely states.
 
=== 1947–1950 ===
{{main|Political integration of India|Instrument of Accession|Annexation of Junagadh|Annexation of Hyderabad}}
Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the princely states were politically integrated into the Indian Union. Most were merged into existing provinces; others were organised into new provinces, such as [[Rajasthan]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Madhya Bharat]], and [[Vindhya Pradesh]], made up of multiple princely states; a few, including [[Mysore State|Mysore]], [[Hyderabad State (1948–56)|Hyderabad]], [[Bhopal State (1949–56)|Bhopal]], and [[Bilaspur State (1950–54)|Bilaspur]], became separate provinces. The new [[Constitution of India]], which came into force on 26 January 1950, made India a sovereign democratic republic. The new republic was also declared to be a "Union of States".<ref>{{cite book|title=Constitution of India|chapter=Article 1|chapter-url=http://lawmin.nic.in/olwing/coi/coi-english/coi-indexenglish.htm|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402064301/http://lawmin.nic.in/olwing/coi/coi-english/coi-indexenglish.htm|archive-date=2 April 2012}}</ref> The constitution of 1950 distinguished between three main types of states:{{citation needed|date=March 2018}}
* Part A states, which were the former governors' provinces of British India, were ruled by an elected governor and state legislature. The nine Part A states were [[Assam]] (formerly [[Assam Province]]), [[Bihar]] (formerly [[Bihar Province]]), [[Bombay State|Bombay]] (formerly [[Bombay Presidency|Bombay Province]]), [[East Punjab]] (formerly [[Punjab Province (British India)|Punjab Province]]), [[Madhya Pradesh]] (formerly the [[Central Provinces and Berar]]), [[Madras State|Madras]] (formerly [[Madras Presidency|Madras Province]]), [[Odisha|Orissa]] (formerly [[Orissa Province]]), [[Uttar Pradesh]] (formerly the [[United Provinces (1937–1950)|United Provinces]]), and [[West Bengal]] (formerly [[Bengal Presidency|Bengal Province]]).
* The eight Part B states were former princely states or groups of princely states, governed by a [[rajpramukh]], who was usually the ruler of a constituent state, and an elected legislature. The rajpramukh was appointed by the [[President of India]]. The Part B states were [[Hyderabad State (1948–56)|Hyderabad]] (formerly [[Hyderabad State|Hyderabad Princely State]]), [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] (formerly [[Jammu and Kashmir (princely state)|Jammu and Kashmir Princely State]]), [[Madhya Bharat]] (formerly [[Central India Agency]]), [[Mysore State|Mysore]] (formerly [[Kingdom of Mysore|Mysore Princely State]]), [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union]] (PEPSU), [[Rajasthan]] (formerly [[Rajputana Agency]]), [[Saurashtra (state)|Saurashtra]] (formerly [[Baroda, Western India and Gujarat States Agency]]), and [[Travancore-Cochin]] (formerly [[Travancore|Travancore Princely State]] and [[Kingdom of Cochin|Cochin Princely State]]).
* The ten Part C states included both the former chief commissioners' provinces and some princely states, and each was governed by a chief commissioner appointed by the President of India. The Part C states were [[Ajmer State|Ajmer]] (formerly [[Ajmer-Merwara|Ajmer-Merwara Province]]), [[Bhopal State (1949–56)|Bhopal]] (formerly [[Bhopal State|Bhopal Princely State]]), [[Bilaspur State (1950–54)|Bilaspur]] (formerly [[Bilaspur State (princely state)|Bilaspur Princely State]]), [[Coorg State]] (formerly [[Coorg Province]]), [[Delhi]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Kutch State|Kutch]] (formerly [[Cutch State|Cutch Princely State]]), [[Manipur]] (formerly [[Manipur (princely state)|Manipur Princely State]]), [[Tripura]] (formerly [[Tripura (princely state)|Tripura Princely State]]), and [[Vindhya Pradesh]] (formerly [[Central India Agency]]).
* The only Part D state was the [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]], which were administered by a lieutenant governor appointed by the union government.
 
=== States reorganisation (1951–1956) ===
{{main|Goa liberation movement|Andhra movement|Annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli|States Reorganisation Commission}}
[[Andhra State]] was created on 1 October 1953 from the [[Telugu language|Telugu]]-speaking northern [[Districts of India|districts]] of [[Madras State]].<ref>{{cite web|url= http://hyderabad-india-online.com/2011/03/madras-presidence/|title=  Map of Madras Presidency in 1909|access-date=15 October 2013|date=  28 March 2011}}</ref>
 
The [[French India|French enclave]] of [[Chandannagar|Chandernagore]] was transferred to [[West Bengal]] in 1954. In the same year [[Pondicherry]], comprising the former French enclaves of [[Pondicherry district|Pondichéry]], [[Karaikal district|Karikal]], [[Yanam district|Yanaon]] and [[Mahé district|Mahé]], was transferred to India; this became a union territory in 1962.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.epw.in/system/files/pdf/1955_7/42/reorganisation_of_statesthe_approach_and_arrangements.pdf|title=Reorganisation of states |publisher=Economic Weekly|access-date=31 December 2015}}</ref>
 
Also in 1954, pro-India forces liberated the [[Portuguese India|Portuguese-held enclaves]] of [[Dadra, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu|Dadrá]] and [[Nagar Haveli|Nagar Aveli]], declaring the short-lived ''[[de facto]]'' state [[Free Dadra and Nagar Haveli]]. In 1961, it was annexed by India as the Union Territory of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagranjosh.com/current-affairs/dadra-and-nagar-haveli-celebrated-its-60th-liberation-day-1375437166-1 |title=Dadra and Nagar Haveli Celebrated Its 60th Liberation Day |publisher=Jagranjosh.com |date=2 August 2013 |access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/dadra-and-nagar-haveli-when-an-ias-officer-became-the-instrument-of-accession/articleshow/70611496.cms?from=mdr |title=Dadra and Nagar Haveli: When an IAS officer became the instrument of accession - The Economic Times |publisher=Economictimes.indiatimes.com |access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/135865/ias-badlani-prime-minister-dadra-nagar-haveli-history-india/ |title=When an IAS Officer Was The Prime Minister of Dadra & Nagar Haveli |publisher=Thebetterindia.com |date=28 March 2018 |access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/documents/amendment/amend10.htm |title=The Constitution (Amendment) |publisher=Archive.india.gov.in |access-date=2 March 2020}}</ref>
 
The [[States Reorganisation Act, 1956]] reorganised the states based on linguistic lines resulting in the creation of the new states.<ref>{{cite book|title=Constitution of India|chapter=Article 1|chapter-url=http://lawmin.nic.in/olwing/coi/coi-english/coi-indexenglish.htm|publisher=Law Ministry, GOI|access-date=31 December 2015|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120402064301/http://lawmin.nic.in/olwing/coi/coi-english/coi-indexenglish.htm|archive-date=2 April 2012}}</ref> As a result of this act, [[Madras State]] retained its name with [[Kanyakumari district]] added to form [[Travancore-Cochin]]. [[Andhra Pradesh]] was created with the merger of [[Andhra State]] with the Telugu-speaking districts of [[Hyderabad State]] in 1956. [[Kerala]] was created with the merger of [[Malabar district]] and the [[Kasaragod taluk]] of [[South Canara]] districts of [[Madras State]] with [[Travancore-Cochin]]. [[Mysore State]] was re-organized with the addition of districts of [[Bellary district|Bellary]] and [[South Canara]] (excluding [[Kasaragod taluk]]) and the [[Kollegal|Kollegal taluk]] of [[Coimbatore district]] from the Madras State, the districts of [[Belgaum district|Belgaum]], [[Bijapur district, Karnataka|Bijapur]], [[North Canara]] and [[Dharwad district|Dharwad]] from [[Bombay State]], the [[Kannada]]-majority districts of [[Bidar district|Bidar]], [[Raichur district|Raichur]] and [[Gulbarga district|Gulbarga]] from [[Hyderabad State (1948–56)|Hyderabad State]] and the [[Coorg State]]. The [[Laccadive Islands]], [[Aminidivi|Aminidivi Islands]] and [[Minicoy|Minicoy Island]] which were divided between South Canara and Malabar districts of Madras State were united and organised into the union territory of [[Lakshadweep]].
 
[[Bombay State]] was enlarged by the addition of [[Saurashtra (state)|Saurashtra State]] and [[Kutch State]], the [[Marathi language|Marathi]]-speaking districts of [[Nagpur Division]] of [[Madhya Pradesh]] and [[Marathwada]] region of [[Hyderabad State (1948–56)|Hyderabad State]]. [[Rajasthan]] and [[Punjab]] gained territories from [[Ajmer State]] and [[Patiala and East Punjab States Union]] respectively and certain territories of [[Bihar]] was transferred to [[West Bengal]].
 
=== Post-1956 ===
{{main|Mahagujarat movement|Punjabi Suba movement|Annexation of Goa|Goa Opinion Poll|1975 Sikkimese monarchy referendum|Uttarakhand movement|Telangana movement}}
Bombay State was split into the linguistic states of [[Gujarat]] and [[Maharashtra]] on 1 May 1960 by the Bombay Reorganisation Act.<ref>{{Cite book|author=J.C. Aggarwal, S.P. Agrawal|title=Uttarakhand: Past, Present, and Future|publisher=Concept Publishing|place=New DElhi|year=1995|pages=89–90}}</ref> Former Union Territory of [[Nagaland]] achieved statehood on 1 December 1963.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/knowindia/st_nagaland.php|title=Nagaland History & Geography-Source|publisher=india.gov.in |access-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> The [[Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966]] resulted in the creation of [[Haryana]] on 1 November and the transfer of the northern districts of Punjab to [[Himachal Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://hpplanning.nic.in/mid%20term%20review%2010th%20five%20year%20plan.pdf |title=Himachal Pradesh Tenth Five Year Plan |access-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> The act also designated [[Chandigarh]] as a union territory and the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://india.gov.in/allimpfrms/allacts/474.pdf|title=The Punjab Reorganisation Act 1966|publisher=india.gov.in |access-date=17 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.travelindia-guide.com/maps/state_map.php |title=State map of India |publisher=Travel India guide |access-date=17 June 2013}}</ref>
 
Madras State was renamed [[Tamil Nadu]] in 1969. North-eastern states of [[Manipur]], [[Meghalaya]] and [[Tripura]] were formed on 21 January 1972.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thaibicindia.org.in/study/north_east/Snapshot.pdf|title=Snapshot of North Eastern States|publisher=thaibicindia.in|access-date=17 February 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091222052303/http://www.thaibicindia.org.in/study/north_east/Snapshot.pdf|archive-date=22 December 2009}}</ref> Mysore State was renamed as [[Karnataka]] in 1973. On 16 May 1975, [[Sikkim]] became the 22nd state of the Indian Union and the [[Kingdom of Sikkim|state's monarchy]] was abolished.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://sikkim.gov.in/ASP/Miscc/aboutsikkim.htm|title=About Sikkim|publisher=Official website of the Government of Sikkim|access-date=15 June 2009|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090525171423/http://www.sikkim.gov.in/asp/Miscc/aboutsikkim.htm|archive-date=25 May 2009}}</ref> In 1987, [[Arunachal Pradesh]] and [[Mizoram]] became states on 20 February, followed by [[Goa]] on 30 May, while erstwhile union territory of [[Goa, Daman and Diu]]'s northern [[exclave]]s [[Daman district, India|Damão]] and [[Diu district|Diu]] became separate union territory as [[Daman and Diu]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.goaonline.in/Profile/History/milestone.asp|title=Goa Chronology|publisher=goaonline.in|access-date=17 February 2016|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110721155540/http://www.goaonline.in/Profile/History/milestone.asp|archive-date=21 July 2011}}</ref>
 
In November 2000, three new states were created; namely, [[Chhattisgarh]] from eastern [[Madhya Pradesh]], Uttaranchal from northwest [[Uttar Pradesh]] (renamed [[Uttarakhand]] in 2007) and [[Jharkhand]] from southern districts of Bihar with the enforcement of [[Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000]], [[Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000]] and [[Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000]] respectively.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.jharkhand.gov.in/AboutState_fr.html |title=Official Website of Government of Jharkhand |publisher=Jharkhand.gov.in |access-date=17 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130621084121/http://www.jharkhand.gov.in/AboutState_fr.html |archive-date=21 June 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://cg.gov.in/profile/corigin.htm |title=Chhattisgarh state – History |publisher=Cg.gov.in |access-date=17 June 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100704202817/http://cg.gov.in/profile/corigin.htm |archive-date= 4 July 2010 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-01-02/india/27880083_1_bjp-cries-uttaranchal-assembly-polls |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130510141050/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2007-01-02/india/27880083_1_bjp-cries-uttaranchal-assembly-polls |url-status=dead |archive-date=10 May 2013 |title=Uttaranchal is Uttarakhand, BJP cries foul |last=Chopra |first=Jasi Kiran|date=2 January 2007|work=[[The Times of India]] |access-date=22 January 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://uk.gov.in/pages/display/115-about-us |title=About Us: Uttarakhand Government Portal, India |publisher=Uk.gov.in |date=9 November 2000 |access-date=17 June 2013}}</ref> Pondicherry was renamed as [[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]] in 2007 and Orissa was renamed as [[Odisha]] in 2011. [[Telangana]] was created on 2 June 2014 as ten former districts of north-western [[Andhra Pradesh]].<ref>{{cite web|title=The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014|url=http://www.mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/APRegACT2014_0.pdf|publisher=Ministry of law and justice, Government of India|access-date=3 March 2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160108223043/http://www.mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/APRegACT2014_0.pdf|archive-date=8 January 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Telangana bill passed by upper house|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/telangana-bill-in-rajya-sabha/liveblog/30712218.cms|work=The Times of India|access-date=20 February 2014}}</ref>
 
In August 2019, the Parliament of India passed the [[Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019]], which contains provisions to reorganise the state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]] into two union territories; [[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] and [[Ladakh]], effective from 31 October 2019.<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/resources/article28823852.ece/Binary/FullTextofJ&KReorganisationBill.pdf | title=Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Bill (No. XXIX of) 2019 | publisher=Parliament of India | date=5 August 2019 | access-date=22 August 2019}}</ref> Later that year in November, the Government of India introduced legislation to merge the union territories of [[Daman and Diu]] and [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]] into a single union territory to be known as [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]], effective from 26 January 2020.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://theprint.in/india/there-will-be-one-ut-less-as-modi-govt-plans-to-merge-dadra-nagar-haveli-and-daman-diu/261056/ | title=There will be one UT less as Modi govt plans to merge Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | date=10 July 2019 | agency=The Print | access-date=22 August 2019 | author=Dutta, Amrita Nayak | location=New Delhi}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.devdiscourse.com/article/national/754685-govt-plans-to-merge-2-uts----daman-and-diu-dadra-and-nagar-haveli|title=Govt plans to merge 2 UTs -- Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli|website=Devdiscourse|access-date=26 March 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://164.100.47.4/BillsTexts/LSBillTexts/Asintroduced/366_2019_LS_Eng.pdf |title=The Dadra And Nagar Haveli And Daman And Diu (Merger Of Union Territories) Bill|website=Ministry of Home Affairs - Government of India|date= 2019|access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref>
 
=== Current proposals ===
{{main|Proposed states and union territories of India}}
 
== States and Union territories ==
{{See also|List of state and union territory capitals in India}}
 
=== States ===
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align: center; font-size: 90%;"
|+
! scope="col" width="10%" |State
! scope="col" width="10%" |[[ISO 3166-2:IN]]
! scope="col" width="10%" |[[Vehicle registration plates of India|Vehicle<br />code]]
! scope="col" width="1%" |[[Zonal Council|Zone]]
! scope="col" width="1%" |Capital
! scope="col" width="1%" |Largest city
! scope="col" width="6%" data-sort-type="date" |Statehood
! scope="col" width="1%" |Population<br />(census 2011){{citation needed|date=December 2020}}
! scope="col" width="1%" |[[List of states and union territories of India by area|Area]]<br />(km<sup>2</sup>)
! scope="col" width="8%" |Official<br />languages<ref name="langoff50">{{cite web|url=http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |title=Report of the Commissioner for linguistic minorities: 50th report (July 2012 to June 2013) |publisher=Commissioner for Linguistic Minorities, Ministry of Minority Affairs, Government of India |access-date=14 January 2015 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160708012438/http://nclm.nic.in/shared/linkimages/NCLM50thReport.pdf |archive-date= 8 July 2016 }}</ref>
! scope="col" width="8%" |Additional official<br />languages<ref name="langoff50" />
|-
! scope="row" |[[Andhra Pradesh]]
| IN-AP
| AP
| [[Southern Zonal Council|Southern]]
| [[Visakhapatnam]] <small>(Administrative)</small><ref name="3capitals" /><br />[[Amaravati]] <small>(Legislative)</small><ref name="3capitals" /><br />[[Kurnool]] <small>(Judicial)</small><ref name="3capitals">{{Cite web|date=1 August 2020|title=Andhra Governor gives nod to CM Jagan Mohan Reddy's three-capital plan|url=https://www.livemint.com/news/india/andhra-governor-gives-nod-to-cm-jagan-mohan-reddy-s-three-capital-plan-11596271636431.html|access-date=2 August 2020|website=Livemint|language=en}}</ref>
| [[Visakhapatnam]]
| 1 November 1956
| align="right" |49,506,799
| align="right" |160,205
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| —
|-
! scope="row" |[[Arunachal Pradesh]]
| IN-AR
| AR
| [[North Eastern Council|North-Eastern]]
| colspan="2" |[[Itanagar]]
| 20 February 1987
| align="right" |1,383,727
| align="right" |83,743
| [[English language|English]]
| —
|-
! scope="row" |[[Assam]]
| IN-AS
| AS
| North-Eastern
| [[Dispur]]
| [[Guwahati]]
| 26 January 1950
| align="right" |31,205,576
| align="right" |78,550
| [[Assamese language|Assamese]]
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Bodo language|Bodo]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[Bihar]]
| IN-BR
| BR
| [[Eastern Zonal Council|Eastern]]
| colspan="2" |[[Patna]]
| 26 January 1950
| align="right" |104,099,452
| align="right" |94,163
| [[Hindi]]
| [[Urdu]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[Chhattisgarh]]
| IN-CT<!-- The ISO 3166-2:IN code is "IN-CT" even though the vehicle registration code is "CG". See https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:IN -->
| CG
| [[Central Zonal Council|Central]]
| [[Naya Raipur|Nava Raipur]]
| [[Raipur]]
| 1 November 2000
| align="right" |25,545,198
| align="right" |135,194
| [[Hindi]]
| [[Chhattisgarhi language|Chhattisgarhi]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[Goa]]
| IN-GA
| GA
| [[Western Zonal Council|Western]]
| [[Panaji]]
| [[Vasco da Gama, Goa|Vasco da Gama]]
| 30 May 1987
| align="right" |1,458,545
| align="right" |3,702
| [[Konkani language|Konkani]]
| [[Marathi language|Marathi]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[Gujarat]]
| IN-GJ
| GJ
| Western
| [[Gandhinagar]]
| [[Ahmedabad]]
| 1 May 1960
| align="right" |60,439,692
| align="right" |196,024
| [[Gujarati language|Gujarati]]
| —
|-
! scope="row" |[[Haryana]]
| IN-HR
| HR
| [[Northern Zonal Council|Northern]]
| [[Chandigarh]]
| [[Faridabad]]
| 1 November 1966
| align="right" |25,351,462
| align="right" |44,212
| [[Hindi]]
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]<ref>{{cite news|title=Haryana grants second language status to Punjabi|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/haryana-grants-second-language-status-to-punjabi/article1-502720.aspx|work=Hindustan Times|date=28 January 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Punjabi gets second language status in Haryana|url=http://zeenews.india.com/news/haryana/punjabi-gets-second-language-status-in-haryana_599789.html|work=Zee news|date=28 January 2010}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[Himachal Pradesh]]
| IN-HP
| HP
| Northern
| [[Shimla]] <small>(Summer)</small><br />[[Dharamshala]] <small>(Winter)</small><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hillpost.in/2017/01/dharamshala-declared-second-capital-of-himachal/107991/|title=Dharamshala Declared Second Capital of Himachal|website=www.hillpost.in|language=en-US|access-date=21 January 2017}}</ref>
| [[Shimla]]
| 25 January 1971
| align="right" |6,864,602
| align="right" |55,673
| [[Hindi]]
| [[Sanskrit]]<ref>{{cite news |title=Bill to make Sanskrit second official language of HP passed |url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/bill-to-make-sanskrit-second-official-language-of-hp-passed/730075.html |date=17 February 2019 |access-date=18 February 2019 |work=[[The Tribune (Chandigarh)|The Tribune]] |author=Pratibha Chauhan |location=Shimla |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190218081810/https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/himachal/bill-to-make-sanskrit-second-official-language-of-hp-passed/730075.html |archive-date=18 February 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[Jharkhand]]
| IN-JH
| JH
| Eastern
| [[Ranchi]]
| [[Jamshedpur]]
| 15 November 2000
| align="right" |32,988,134
| align="right" |74,677
| [[Hindi]]
| [[Angika]], [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]], [[Ho language|Ho]], [[Kharia language|Kharia]], [[Khortha language|Khortha]], [[Kurmali language|Kurmali]], [[Kurukh language|Kurukh]], [[Magahi language|Magahi]], [[Maithili language|Maithili]], [[Mundari language|Mundari]], [[Sadri language|Nagpuri]], [[Odia language|Odia]], [[Santali language|Santali]], [[Urdu]]<ref>{{cite web |url= http://www.uniindia.com/jharkhand-gives-2nd-language-status-to-magahi-angika-bhojpuri-and-maithali/states/news/1175423.html|title=Jharkhand gives 2nd language status to Magahi, Angika, Bhojpuri and Maithali |website=uniindia.com}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[Karnataka]]
| IN-KA
| KA
| Southern
| colspan="2" |[[Bangalore|Bengaluru]]
| 1 November 1956
| align="right" |61,095,297
| align="right" |191,791
| [[Kannada]]
| —
|-
! scope="row" |[[Kerala]]
| IN-KL
| KL
| Southern
| [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
| [[Thiruvananthapuram]]
| 1 November 1956
| align="right" |33,406,061
| align="right" |38,863
| [[Malayalam]]
| [[English language|English]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Kerala Official Languages Act, 1969 |url=http://www.bareactslive.com/KER/ker095.htm |website=www.bareactslive.com |access-date=20 April 2021}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[Madhya Pradesh]]
| IN-MP
| MP
| Central
| [[Bhopal]]
| [[Indore]]
| 26 January 1950
| align="right" |72,626,809
| align="right" |308,252
| [[Hindi]]
| —
|-
! scope="row" |[[Maharashtra]]
| IN-MH
| MH
| Western
| [[Mumbai]] <small>(Summer)</small><br />[[Nagpur]] <small>(Winter)</small><ref>{{cite news |last1=Raghunatha |first1=TN |title=Monsoon session to start in Maha's winter Capital Nagpur from July 4 |url=https://www.dailypioneer.com/nation/monsoon-session--to-start-in-mahas-winter-capital-nagpur-from-july-4.html |access-date=20 April 2021 |work=Pioneer |date=2 June 2018}}</ref>
| [[Mumbai]]
| 1 May 1960
| align="right" |112,374,333
| align="right" |307,713
| [[Marathi Language|Marathi]]
| —
|-
! scope="row" |[[Manipur]]
| IN-MN
| MN
| North-Eastern
| colspan="2" |[[Imphal]]
| 21 January 1972
| align="right" |2,855,794
| align="right" |22,347
| [[Meitei language|Meitei]]
| [[English language|English]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[Meghalaya]]
| IN-ML
| ML
| North-Eastern
| colspan="2" |[[Shillong]]
| 21 January 1972
| align="right" |2,966,889
| align="right" |22,720
| [[English language|English]]
| [[Khasi language|Khasi]]{{efn|name=fn2}}
|-
! scope="row" |[[Mizoram]]
| IN-MZ
| MZ
| North-Eastern
| colspan="2" |[[Aizawl]]
| 20 February 1987
| align="right" |1,097,206
| align="right" |21,081
| [[English language|English]], [[Hindi]], [[Mizo language|Mizo]]
| —
|-
! scope="row" |[[Nagaland]]
| IN-NL
| NL
| North-Eastern
| [[Kohima]]
| [[Dimapur]]
| 1 December 1963
| align="right" |1,978,502
| align="right" |16,579
| [[English language|English]]
| —
|-
! scope="row" |[[Odisha]]
| IN-OR<!-- The ISO 3166-2:IN code is "IN-OR" even though the new vehicle registration code is "OD". See https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:IN -->
| OD
| Eastern
| colspan="2" |[[Bhubaneswar]]
| 26 January 1950
| align="right" |41,974,218
| align="right" |155,820
| [[Odia language|Odia]]
| —
|-
! scope="row" |[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| IN-PB
| PB
| Northern
| [[Chandigarh]]
| [[Ludhiana]]
| 1 November 1966
| align="right" |27,743,338
| align="right" |50,362
| [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]]
| —
|-
! scope="row" |[[Rajasthan]]
| IN-RJ
| RJ
| Northern
| colspan="2" |[[Jaipur]]
| 26 January 1950
| align="right" |68,548,437
| align="right" |342,269
| [[Hindi]]
| [[English language|English]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[Sikkim]]
| IN-SK
| SK
| North-Eastern
| colspan="2" |[[Gangtok]]
| 16 May 1975
| align="right" |610,577
| align="right" |7,096
| [[English language|English]], [[Nepali language|Nepali]]
| [[Bhutia language|Bhutia]], [[Gurung language|Gurung]], [[Lepcha language|Lepcha]], [[Limbu language|Limbu]], [[Manggar language|Manggar]], [[Mukhia language|Mukhia]], [[Newari language|Newari]], [[Rai languages|Rai]], [[Sherpa language|Sherpa]], [[Tamang language|Tamang]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[Tamil Nadu]]
| IN-TN
| TN
| Southern
| colspan="2" |[[Chennai]]
| 1 November 1956
| align="right" |72,147,030
| align="right" |130,058
| [[Tamil language|Tamil]]
| [[English language|English]]
|-
<!-- NOTE: All figures and facts for the newly formed Telangana state should be supported by verifiable and reliable sources per WP:VERIFY and WP:RELIABLE. Failure to do so, the unsourced information being removed to ensure neutrality. Also necessary changes may be made accordingly to Andhra Pradesh also conforming to guidelines-->
! scope="row" |[[Telangana]]
| IN-TG<!-- The ISO 3166-2:IN code is "IN-TG" even though the vehicle registration code is "TS". See https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:IN -->
| TS
| Southern
| colspan="2" |[[Hyderabad]]{{efn|name=fn1}}
| 2 June 2014
| align="right" |35,193,978<ref name="telangana">{{cite web|title=Telangana State Profile|url=http://www.telangana.gov.in/About/State-Profile|publisher=Telangana government portal|access-date=11 June 2014|page=34}}</ref>
| align="right" |114,840<ref name="telangana" />
| [[Telugu language|Telugu]]
| [[Urdu]]<ref>{{Cite news|others=Special Correspondent|date=17 November 2017|title=Urdu is second official language now|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Hyderabad/urdu-is-second-official-language-now/article20493655.ece|access-date=6 July 2020|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[Tripura]]
| IN-TR
| TR
| North-Eastern
| colspan="2" |[[Agartala]]
| 21 January 1972
| align="right" |3,673,917
| align="right" |10,492
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[English language|English]], [[Kokborok]]
| —
|-
! scope="row" |[[Uttar Pradesh]]
| IN-UP
| UP
| Central
| [[Lucknow]]
| [[Kanpur]]
| 26 January 1950
| align="right" |199,812,341
| align="right" |243,286
| [[Hindi]]
| [[Urdu]]
|-
! scope="row" |[[Uttarakhand]]
| IN-UT<!-- The ISO 3166-2:IN code is "IN-UT" even though the vehicle registration code is "UK". See https://www.iso.org/obp/ui/#iso:code:3166:IN -->
| UK
| Central
| [[Gairsain]] <small>(Summer)</small><br />[[Dehradun]] <small>(Winter)</small><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/dehradun/gairsain-named-uttarakhands-new-summer-capital/articleshow/74485869.cms/|title=Gairsain Named Uttarakhand's New Summer Capital|website=The Times of India|language=en|access-date=5 March 2020}}</ref>
| [[Dehradun]]
| 9 November 2000
| align="right" |10,086,292
| align="right" |53,483
| [[Hindi]]
| [[Sanskrit]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livemint.com/Politics/RF9fH5Q1wNOBdI0R46SlkL/Sanskrit-reviving-the-language-in-today8217s-India.html|title=Sanskrit: reviving the language in today's India|first=Pallavi|last=Singh|date=19 April 2010|website=mint}}</ref>
|-
! scope="row" |[[West Bengal]]
| IN-WB
| WB
| Eastern
| colspan="2" |[[Kolkata]]
| 26 January 1950
| align="right" |91,276,115
| align="right" |88,752
| [[Bengali language|Bengali]], [[Nepali language|Nepali]]{{efn|name=fn3}}
| [[Hindi]], [[Odia language|Odia]], [[Telugu language|Telugu]], [[Punjabi language|Punjabi]], [[Santali language|Santali]], [[Urdu]]
|-
|}
 
=== Union territories ===
{{excerpt|Union territory#Current union territories}}
 
=== Autonomous areas ===
{{main|Autonomous administrative divisions of India}}
The Sixth Schedule of the [[Constitution of India]] allows for the formation of [[Autonomous administrative divisions of India|autonomous councils]] to administer areas which have been given autonomy within their respective states.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mea.gov.in/Images/pdf1/S6.pdf |title=Provisions as to the Administration of Tribal Areas  |website=www.mea.gov.in |access-date=15 December 2020}}</ref> Most of these autonomous areas are located in [[Northeast India]].
 
=== Former states ===
{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|-
!Map
!State
!Capital
!Years
!Present-day state(s)
|-
|[[File:Ajmer in India (1951).svg|200px]]
|[[Ajmer State]]
|[[Ajmer]]
|1950–1956
|[[Rajasthan]]
|-
|[[File:Andhra-India 1953.svg|200px]]
|[[Andhra State]]
|[[Kurnool]]
|1953–1956
|[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|-
|[[File:Bhopal in India (1951).svg|200px]]
|[[Bhopal State (1949–56)|Bhopal State]]
|[[Bhopal]]
|1949–1956
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|-
|[[File:Bilaspur in India (1951).svg|200px]]
|[[Bilaspur State (1950–54)|Bilaspur State]]
|[[Bilaspur, Himachal Pradesh|Bilaspur]]
|1950–1954
|[[Himachal Pradesh]]
|-
|[[File:Bombay in India (1951).svg|200px]]
|[[Bombay State]]
|[[Bombay]]
|1950–1960
|[[Maharashtra]], [[Gujarat]], and partially [[Karnataka]]
|-
|[[File:Coorg in India (1951).svg|200px]]
|[[Coorg State]]
|[[Madikeri]]
|1950–1956
|[[Karnataka]]
|-
|[[File:Punjab, India (1956-1966).png|200px]]
|[[East Punjab]]
|[[Shimla]] <small>(1947–1953)</small><br />[[Chandigarh]] <small>(1953–1966)</small>
|1947–1966
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Haryana]], [[Himachal Pradesh]] and [[Chandigarh]] UT
|-
|[[File:Hyderabad in India (1951).svg|200px]]
|[[Hyderabad State (1948–56)|Hyderabad State]]
|[[Hyderabad]]
|1948–1956
|[[Telangana]], and partially [[Maharashtra]] and [[Karnataka]]
|-
|[[File:Jammu and Kashmir in India (de-facto) (claims hatched).svg|center|225x225px]]
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|[[Srinagar]] <small>(Summer)</small><br />[[Jammu]] <small>(Winter)</small>
|1954–2019
|[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]] UT and
[[Ladakh]] UT
|-
|[[File:Kutch in India (1951).svg|200px]]
|[[Kutch State]]
|[[Bhuj]]
|1947–1956
|[[Gujarat]]
|-
|[[File:Madhya Bharat in India (1951).svg|200px]]
|[[Madhya Bharat]]
| [[Indore]] <small>(Summer)</small><br />[[Gwalior]] <small>(Winter)</small>
|1948–1956
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|-
|[[File:Madras in India (1951).svg|200px]]
|[[Madras State]]
|[[Madras]]
|1950–1969
|[[Andhra Pradesh]], [[Tamil Nadu]], and partially [[Karnataka]] and [[Kerala]]
|-
|[[File:Mysore in India (1951).svg|200px]]
|[[Mysore State]]
|[[Mysore]]
|1947–1973
|[[Karnataka]]
|-
|[[File:PEPSU in India (1951).svg|200px]]
|[[Patiala and East Punjab States Union]]
|[[Patiala]]
|1948–1956
|[[Punjab, India|Punjab]] and [[Haryana]]
|-
|[[File:Saurashtra in India (1951).svg|200px]]
|[[Saurashtra (state)|Saurashtra]]
|[[Rajkot]]
|1948–1956
|[[Gujarat]]
|-
|[[File:Travancore-Cochin in India (1951).svg|200px]]
|[[Travancore-Cochin]]
|[[Trivandrum]]
|1949–1956
|[[Kerala]] and partially [[Tamil Nadu]]
|-
|[[File:Vindhya Pradesh in India (1951).svg|200px]]
|[[Vindhya Pradesh]]
|[[Rewa, Madhya Pradesh|Rewa]]
|1948–1956
|[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|}
 
=== Former union territories ===
{{excerpt|Union territory|Former union territories}}
 
== Responsibilities and authorities ==
{{main|Federalism in India|Union List|State List|Concurrent List}}
The [[Constitution of India]] distributes the sovereign executive and legislative powers exercisable with respect to the territory of any State between the Union and that State.<ref>"Article 73 broadly stated, provides that the executive power of the Union shall extend to the matters with respect to which Parliament has power to make laws. Article 162 similarly provides that the executive power of a State shall extend to the matters with respect to which the Legislature of a State has power to make laws. The Supreme Court has reiterated this position when it ruled in the ''Ramanaiah case'' that the executive power of the Union or of the State broadly speaking, is [[wikt:coextensive|coextensive]] and [[wikt:coterminous|coterminous]] with its respective legislative power." [http://www.ebc-india.com/lawyer/articles/9801a2.htm Territoriality of executive powers of states in India], Balwant Singh Malik, ''Constitutional Law'', 1998</ref>
 
== See also ==
* [[Administrative divisions of India]]
* [[Autonomous administrative divisions of India]]
* [[List of states and union territories of India by area]]
* [[List of states and union territories of India by population]]
* [[List of states in India by past population]]
* [[List of Indian states by wildlife population|List of states of India by wildlife population]]
* [[List of adjectives and demonyms for states and territories of India]]
* [[List of Indian state and union territory name etymologies]]
* [[List of princely states of British India (alphabetical)]]
 
== Notes ==
{{Notelist|refs=
{{efn|name=fn1|Andhra Pradesh was divided into two states, [[Telangana]] and a residual [[Andhra Pradesh]] on 2 June 2014.<ref name="The Times of India">{{cite news| url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/T-party-today-Indias-29th-state-Telangana-is-born/articleshow/35912105.cms|work=The Times of India |title=Bifurcated into Telangana State and residual Andhra Pradesh State |date=2 June 2014}}</ref><ref name="APGazetteMar1">{{cite web | url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/APRegACT2014.pdf | archive-url=http://www.webcitation.org/6Noppg4hz?url=http://mha.nic.in/sites/upload_files/mha/files/APRegACT2014.pdf | url-status=dead | archive-date=4 March 2014 | title=The Gazette of India : The Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014 | publisher=Government of India | work=Ministry of Law and Justice | date=1 March 2014 | access-date=23 April 2014 }}</ref><ref name="APGazetteMar4">{{cite web | url=http://www.egazette.nic.in/WriteReadData/2014/158365.pdf | title=The Gazette of India : The Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act, 2014 Sub-section | date=4 March 2014 | access-date=23 April 2014}}</ref> [[Hyderabad, India|Hyderabad]], located entirely within the borders of Telangana, is to serve as the capital for both states for a period of time not exceeding ten years.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/cheat-sheet/andhra-pradesh-minus-telangana-10-facts-534339|title=Andhra Pradesh Minus Telangana: 10 Facts|author= Sanchari Bhattacharya |date= 1 June 2014 |work=NDTV}}</ref> The Government of Andhra Pradesh and the Andhra Pradesh Legislature completed the process of relocating to temporary facilities in the envisaged new capital city [[Amaravati]] in early 2017.{{citation needed|date=December 2020}}}}
{{efn|name=fn2|Khasi language has been declared as the Additional Official Language for all purposes in the District, Sub-Division and Block level offices of the State Government located in the Districts of Khasi-Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya.}}
{{efn|name=fn3|Bengali and Nepali are the Official Languages in Darjeeling and Kurseong sub-divisions of Darjeeling district.}}
}}
 
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
 
== External links ==
* [https://www.india.gov.in/india-glance/states-india Official Government of India website: States and Union Territories]
 
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{{Geography of India}}
{{Articles on first-level administrative divisions of Asian countries}}
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