India is the seventh largest country in the world. The country's official name, India is derived from the Old Persian version of Sindhu, the historic local appellation for the river Indus. The Constitution of India and general usage also recognizes Bharat, which is derived from the Sanskrit name of an ancient Hindu king, whose story is to be found in the Mahabharata, as an official name of equal status. A third name, Hindustan, or land of the Hindus in Persian, was used from Mughal times onwards, though its contemporary use is unevenly applied due to domestic disputes over how representative it is as a national signifier.
In India, there are 28 states, Union Territories and a National Capital Territory. Delhi is the National Capital Territory.
No States Capital Languages Area 1 Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad Telugu and Urdu 275,068 Sq. Kms 2 Arunachal Pradesh Itanager Miji, Apotanji, Merdukpen, Tagin,Adi, Honpa, Bangini-Nishi. 83,743 Sq. Kms 3 Assam Dispur Assamese 78,438 Sq. Kms 4 Bihar Patna Hindi 173,877 Sq. Kms 5 Chhatisgarh Raipur Hindi 135,194 Sq. Kms 6 Goa Panaji Marathi and Konkani 3,720 Sq. Kms 7 Gujarat Gandhinagar Gujarati 196,024 Sq. Kms 8 Haryana Chandigarh Hindi 44,212 Sq. Kms 9 Himachal Pradesh Shimla Hindi and Pahari 55,673 Sq. Kms 10 Mizoram Aizawl Mizo and English 21,081 Sq. Kms 11 Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar (Summer) Kashmiri,Dogri, Urdu, Ladakhi, 222,236 Sq. Kms 12 Jharkhand Ranchi Hindi 74,677 Sq. Kms 13 Karnataka Bangalore Kannda 191,791 Sq. Kms 14 Kerala Trivandrum Malayalam 38,863 Sq. Kms 15 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Hindi 443,446 Sq. Kms 16 Maharashtra Bombay Marathi 307,690 Sq. Kms 17 Manipur Imphal Manipuri 22,327 Sq. Kms 18 Meghalaya Shillong Khasi, Jaintia and Garo 22,429 Sq. Kms 19 Nagaland Kohima Ao, Konyak, Angami, Sema and Lotha 16,579 Sq. Kms 20 Orissa Bhubaneswar Oriya 155,707 Sq. Kms 21 Punjab Chandigarh Punjabi 50,362 Sq. Kms 22 Rajasthan Jaipur Rajasthani and Hindi 342,349 Sq. Kms 23 Sikkim Gangtok Bhutia, Hindi, Nepali, Lepcha, Limbu 7,096 Sq. Kms 24 Tamil Nadu Chennai Tamil 130,058 Sq. Kms 25 Tripura Agartala Bengali, Tripuri, Manipuri, Kakborak 10,486 Sq. Kms 26 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Hindi 294,441 Sq. Kms 27 Uttaranchal Dehra Dun Hindi 51,125 Sq. Kms 28 West Bengal Calcutta Bengali 88,752 Sq. Kms
Jammu (Winter)
Pahari,Punjabi and Dadri
The list of Indian Union Territories are also given below,
| No | Union Territories | Capital | Area |
| 1 | Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair | 8,249 sq kms |
| 2 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 100 sq kms |
| 3 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Silvassa | 491 sq kms |
| 4 | Daman & Diu | Daman | 100 sq kms |
| 5 | Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | 32 sq kms |
| 6 | Pondicherry | Pondicherry | 500 sq kms |
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