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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 ...
India is a union consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [1] As of 2024, with an estimated population of 1.484 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]
As an Indian state Mizoram: North-Eastern: Aizawl: 21,081 km 2 (8,139 sq mi) 21 January 1972: 20 February 1987: As an Indian state Nagaland: North-Eastern: Kohima: 16,579 km 2 (6,401 sq mi) 29 November 1957: 1 December 1963: As an Indian state Tripura: North-Eastern: Agartala: 10,491 km 2 (4,051 sq mi) 1 November 1956: 21 January 1972: As an ...
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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]
2.3.1.2 States and union territories of India. ... 4.2.1 Executive of the government of India. ... Download as PDF; Printable version;
The states are listed alphabetically; this list complements the list of princely states of British India, which is arranged by region and agency. Geographical and administrative assigning is indicative, as various names and borders have changed significantly, even entities (provinces, principalities) split, merged, renamed, etc .
The administrative divisions of India are subnational administrative units of India; they are composed of a nested hierarchy of administrative divisions.. Indian states and territories frequently use different local titles for the same level of subdivision (e.g., the mandals of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana correspond to tehsils of Uttar Pradesh and other Hindi-speaking states but to talukas of ...