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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.
These were former independent states annexed to India and since ruled directly by the Supreme Government. There were the three chief commissioner's provinces. These did not have a legislature or a high court. These were: Ajmer-Merwara; Coorg; Oudh (till 1878) Delhi (from 1911, capital of India)
Punjab, Punjab (India) = PB Rajasthan = RJ Sikkim = SK Tamil Nadu, Tamizh Nadu = TN Telangana = TG Tripura = TR Uttarakhand = UK Uttar Pradesh = UP West Bengal = WB Union territories Andaman and Nicobar Islands = AN Chandigarh = CH Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu = DD Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi = DL Jammu and Kashmir ...
Punjab, Punjab (India) = PB Rajasthan = RJ Sikkim = SK Tamil Nadu, Tamizh Nadu = TN Telangana = TG Tripura = TR Uttarakhand = UK Uttar Pradesh = UP West Bengal = WB Union territories Andaman and Nicobar Islands = AN Chandigarh = CH Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu = DD Delhi, National Capital Territory of Delhi = DL Jammu and Kashmir ...
In 1858, Allahabad (now Prayagraj) became the capital of India for a day when it also served as the capital of North-Western Provinces. [3] During the British Raj, until 1911, Calcutta was the capital of India. [4] By the latter half of the 19th century, Shimla had become the summer capital. [5]
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]
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The following tables list the population details of various states. The columns include the hierarchical administrative subdivision codes , [ 8 ] the district name, district headquarters, 2011 census population, [ 9 ] area in square kilometres, and the population density per square kilometre.