Our country was independence on August 15, 1947 and our constitution was formed on January 26, 1950..India is multi-religious country.India has been divided in many states.India was divided on the basis of language, the first state was Andhra Pradesh. It is the seventh largest country by area and the second most population country in the world. In present there are 29 State and 7 Union Territories in our country.

29 States and Capitals of India-

S. N.	NAME OF STATE	NAME OF CAPITAL
1	Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad
2	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar
3	Assam	Dispur
4	Bihar	Patna
5	Chhattisgarh	Raipur
6	Goa	Panaji
7	Gujarat	Gandhinagar
8	Haryana	Chandigarh
9	Himachal Pradesh	Shimla
10	Jammu and Kashmir	Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter)
11	Jharkhand	Ranchi
12	Karnataka	Bengaluru
13	Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram
14	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal
15	Maharashtra	Mumbai
16	Manipur	Imphal
17	Meghalaya	Shillong
18	Mizoram	Aizawl
19	Nagaland	Kohima
20	Odisha	Bhubaneswar
21	Punjab	Chandigarh
22	Rajasthan	Jaipur
23	Sikkim	Gangtok
24	Tamil Nadu	Chennai
25	Telangana	Hyderabad
26	Tripura	Agartala
27	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow
28	Uttarakhand	Dehradun
29	West Bengal	Kolkata

7 union territories of India

S. N.	NAME OF UNION TERRITORIE	NAME OF CAPITAL
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Port Blair
2	Chandigarh	Chandigarh
3	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Silvassa
4	Daman and Diu	Daman
5	Delhi	Delhi
6	Lakshadweep	Kavaratti
7	Pondicherry	Pondicherry

 

1.Andhra Pradesh

State -Andhra Pradesh

Capital -Hyderabad

Official Language - Teluge

Famous dance -Kuchipudi,Kottam.

Number of members of Rajyasabha- 11

Number of members of Loksabha - 25

First chief minister -Neelam Sanjiva Reddy

First Governor -Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi

Famous Rivers -Godavari, Krishna, Tungabhadra, Pennar, Manjira, Nagavali, and Vamsadhara.

Famous place -Alamelumanga Temple,Golkonda Fort,Laknnavaram lake,Nagarjuna Sagar dam,Warangal Fort,Submarine Museum,Anantagiri Hills, Araku Vallly.

2 Arunachal Pradesh

State -Arunachal Pradesh

Capital -Itanagar

Official Language -English

Famous dance -Bardo Chham,Chalo.

Number of members of Rajyashabh - 01

Number of members of Lokeshabha -02

First chief minister -Prem Khandu Thungan

First Governor -Bhisma Narain Singh

Famous Rivers -Brahmaputra River,Dibang RiverLohit River,Subansiri River,Tirap River,Namka Chu,Kameng River

Famous place -Namdapha National Park,Parshuram Kund,Pangsau Pass,Jaswant Garh , Bomdila Monastery,Tawang War Memorial,

3. Aassam

State -Aassam

Capital -Dispur

Official Language -Assamese language

Famous dance -Bihu and Bagurumba.

Number of members of Rajyashabh -07

Number of members of Lokeshabha -14

First chief minister -Gopinath Bordoloi

First Governor - Muhammad Saleh Akbar Hydari

Famous Rivers -Brahmaputra , Barak River, Dhansiri River, Kopili River,Manas ,Doing, Lohit

Famous place -Kamakhya Temple. Kamakhya Temple, Halflong. Sualkuchi.Umananda Temple, Kaziranga National Park.

4 .Bihar

State – Bihar

Capital -Patna

Official Language -Hindi

Famous dance -Jata Jatin,Purbi,Bidesia.

Number of members of Rajyashabh -16

Number of members of Lokeshabha -40

First chief minister – Shri Krishna Singh

First Governor – Jairamdas Daulatram

Famous Rivers -Ganga,Koshi River,Burhi Gandak,Kamala River,Ghaghara,Punpun ,Karmanasa,Kankai,Mechi River.

Famous place -Bodhgaya, Mahabodhi Temple,Vishnupad Temple,Magla Gauri Shrine, Dungeshwari Cave Temples, Barabar Caves, Bodhi Tree, Chinese Temple and Monastery.

5. Chhattisgarh

State –Chhattisgarh

Capital -Raipur

Official Language -Hindi

Famous dance -Panthi,Raut Nacha.

Number of members of Rajyashabh -05

Number of members of Lokeshabha -11

First chief minister -Ajit Jogi

First Governor -D.N. Sahay

Famous Rivers -Mahanadi,Indravati River,Sabari,Shivnath,Son River,Narangi River.

Famous place -Chitrakot Waterfall, Kawardha Palace,Achanakumar Wildlife Sanctuary. Kailash And Kutumsar Caves. Maitri Bagh. Bastar Palace. Kanker Palace. Gadiya Mountain.

6. Goa

State –Goa

Capital -Panaji

Official Language -Fugdi,Dhalo,Tarangamel,Dekhnni.

Famous dance -

Number of members of Rajyashabh -01

Number of members of Lokeshabha -02

First chief minister -Dayanand Bandodkar

First Governor -Maj Gen K.P. Candeth

Famous Rivers -Mandovi,Zuari.

Famous place -Varca Beach, Vainguinim Beach, Polem Beach, Chapora Fort , Cabo de Rama Fort, Corjuem Fort, Mormugao Fort, Terekhol Fort, Se Cathedral.

7. Gujarat

State – Gujarat

Capital - Gandhinagar

Official Language - Gujarati

Famous dance -Garba,Rasila,Dandya Ras,Bhavi.

Number of members of Rajyashabh -11

Number of members of Lokeshabha -26

First chief minister -Dr. Jivraj Narayan Mehta

First Governor -Mehdi Nawaz Jung

Famous Rivers -Sabarmati,Narmada,Tapti,Bhadar,Ozat Rver.

Famous place -Somnath Mahadev Temple, Sabarmati Ashram, Akshardham Temple , Kankaria Lake, Dwarkadhish Temple , White Desert (Bhuj) ) Sabarmati Riverfront (Ahmedabad), Champaner-Pavagadh Archaeological Park, Gir National Park, Junagadh.

8.Haryana

State –Haryana

Capital -Chandigarh

Official Language -Hindi

Famous dance – Swang,Khoria,Gugga dance,Loor,Dhama.

Number of members of Rajyashabh -05

Number of members of Lokeshabha -10

First chief minister -Bhagwat Dayal Sharma

First Governor -Shri Dharamvir

Famous Rivers – Yamuna,Ghaggar-Hakra,markanda,Tangi,Indira,Agra,indori.

Famous place -Badkal-Lake, Surajkund Lake, Gauri Shankar Mandir, Leisure Valley Park. Damdama Lake. Badshahpur Fort. Begum Samru Palace. Farrukh Nagar Fort.Sohna. Sheesh Mahal.