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After India was partitioned in 1947 into India and Pakistan, ... in the Idukki district is the highest peak in south India, ... Southern Travancore (far-south Kerala).
Many of the states of India have large GDP (called gross state product) which would rank highly on a list of countries by GDP. These figures are based on the World Bank list on List of countries by GDP (PPP) for world GDP, and the States of India by size of economy figures.
South India, also known as Southern India or Peninsular India, is the southern part of the Deccan Peninsula in India encompassing the states of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu and Telangana as well as the union territories of Lakshadweep and Puducherry, occupying 19.31% of India's area (635,780 km 2 or 245,480 sq mi) and 20% of India's population.
[54] [55] J2 clades attain peak frequencies in the North-West and South India [54] and is found at 19% within South Indian castes, 11% in North Indian castes and 12% in Pakistan. [38] In South India, the presence of J2 is higher among middle castes at 21%, followed by upper castes at 18.6% and lower castes at 14%. [38]
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.
On 15 August 1947, the former British India achieved independence as the new dominions of India and Pakistan. The rulers of India's princely states acceded to the government of India between 1947 and 1950, and South India was organized into a number of new states. Most of South India was included in Madras state, which included the territory of ...
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Kerala: Kerala – 21st biggest, 12th most populous, 13th highest and most literate of the 28 states of the democratic Republic of India. Kerala is ranked 9th in the country in tax revenue and GDP. Kerala has the highest life expectancy and female-to-male sex ratio.
After India was partitioned in 1947 into India and Pakistan, Travancore and Cochin, part of India were merged on 1 July 1949 to form Travancore–Cochin (Thiru-Kochi). [7] A popular movement known as Aikya Kerala Movement, for the formation of the State of Kerala, gave motivation to the reorganization of the state on a linguistic basis. [8] [9]