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The list of states and union territories of the Republic of India by area is ordered from largest to smallest. India consists of 28 states and 8 union territories, including the National Capital Territory of Delhi with Rajasthan being largest in land area. [1] [2] [3]
India is a union consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [1] As of 2022, with an estimated population of 1.4 billion, India is the world's most populous country. India occupies 2.4% of the world's area and is home to 17.5% of the world's population. [2]
Bombay State was enlarged by the addition of Saurashtra State and Kutch State, the Marathi-speaking districts of Nagpur division of Madhya Pradesh and the Marathwada region of Hyderabad State. Rajasthan and Punjab gained territories from Ajmer State and Patiala and East Punjab States Union respectively and certain territories of Bihar were ...
India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [1] All states, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on the Westminster model. The ...
Human Development Index map for Indian states in 2006, as calculated by Government of India and UNDP India. [15] This is a list of Indian states by their respective Human Development Index (HDI), as of 2008. [1] Kerala stands first in Human Development Index among the states in India. 1981 to 2011 Human development index in India
Population density map of India. India is a union of twenty-eight states and eight union territories. [1] As of 2011, with an estimated population of 1.210 billion, India occupies 2.4 percent of the world's land surface area but is home to 17.5 percent of the world's population. [2]
The state treats all religions as equal and there is no official state religion. Democratic – this means the government is democratically elected, and the head of the government (prime minister) is elected by the people. Republic – this means the head of the state (president) is not a hereditary monarch but indirectly elected by the people. [1]
India's territorial waters extend into the sea to a distance of 12 nautical miles (13.8 mi; 22.2 km) from the coast baseline. [7] India has the 18th largest Exclusive Economic Zone of 2,305,143 km 2 (890,021 sq mi). The northern frontiers of India are defined largely by the Himalayan mountain range, where the country borders China, Bhutan, and ...