How many states are in India?

There are 28 states and 8 Union territories in the country. Union Territories are administered by the President through an Administrator appointed by him/her. From the largest to the smallest, each State/ UT of India has a unique demography, history and culture, dress, festivals, language etc.
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Which is the 29th states in India?

Telangana was created on 2 June 2014 from ten former districts of north-western Andhra Pradesh.
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Which is the 28th states of India?

The correct answer is Jharkhand. Jharkhand was founded by the Bihar Reorganisation Act on 15 November 2000 as the 28th State of India.
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What are 27 states of India?

Here is the list of 28 States in India and Their Capitals
  • Andhra Pradesh (Amaravati) ...
  • Arunachal Pradesh (Itanagar) ...
  • Assam (Dispur) ...
  • Bihar (Patna) ...
  • Chhattisgarh (Raipur) ...
  • Gujarat (Gandhinagar) ...
  • Haryana - Chandigarh (Shared with Punjab) ...
  • Himachal Pradesh (Shimla)
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Which is the 30th state?

Following approval of statehood by the territory's citizens, Wisconsin enters the Union as the 30th state.
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Which is 30th State of India?

Jammu state and Kashmir state.
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How many states are there in India in 2021?

There are 28 states and 8 Union territories in the country. Union Territories are administered by the President through an Administrator appointed by him/her.
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Is Delhi a state?

Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT), is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. It is situated alongside River Yamuna and bordered by Haryana state on three sides and by Uttar Pradesh state to the east.
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What is the capital of India?

New Delhi, the capital of India's British rulers, was the eight in the series of city built one after another by successive lines of rulers. The national government, which took over on the attainment of independence in August, 1947, has not built another city.
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What are the 9 union territories of India?

With the inclusion of J&K and Ladakh, here is the full list of UTs in India:
  • Andaman and Nicobar.
  • Chandigarh.
  • Daman and Diu.
  • Dadar and Nagar Haveli.
  • Delhi.
  • Jammu and Kashmir.
  • Ladakh.
  • Lakshadweep.
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Which is 1st State of India?

The 1st state of India, Andhra State was created On October 1, 1953. The state comprised the Telugu-speaking districts of Madras State.
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Is Jammu Kashmir a state now?

The act re-constituted the former state of Jammu and Kashmir into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, with effect from 31 October 2019.
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Is Telangana 29th State of India?

It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India with a geographical area of 112,077 km2 (43,273 sq mi) and 35,193,978 residents as per 2011 census. On 2 June 2014, the area was separated from the northwestern part of Andhra Pradesh as the newly formed state with Hyderabad as its capital.
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Which states of India are seven sisters?

Considered among the most gorgeous, wondrous and least explored regions in the country, Northeast India is a wonderland. The region is blessed by Mother Nature and is fondly called as the Seven Sisters States, which comprises Mizoram, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Tripura, Arunachal Pradesh and Nagaland.
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Which state is removed from India?

The BJP and its allies won a landslide majority in the Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Indian Parliament. On 5 August 2019, India issued a Presidential order superseding the 1954 order that made all the provisions of the Indian constitution applicable to Jammu and Kashmir.
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How many cities are in India?

India has 48 cities with more than a million people, 405 cities with between 100,000 and 1 million people, and 2500 cities with between 10,000 and 100,000 people. The largest city in India is Mumbai, with a population of people.
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What is the 1st state?

"The First State"

Delaware is known by this nickname due to the fact that on December 7, 1787, it became the first of the 13 original states to ratify the U.S. Constitution.
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What is the 2nd state?

On This Day in History, December 12th, Pennsylvania Ratified the United States Constitution and Became the Second State.
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What's the oldest state?

AUGUSTA, Maine - The U.S. Census Bureau says Maine is still the nation's oldest state, with New Hampshire and Vermont right behind. The 2017 American Community Survey found the median age in Maine was 44.6, virtually unchanged from 2016.
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What is a capital of Mumbai?

Mumbai (also known as Bombay, the official name until 1995) is the capital city of the Indian state of Maharashtra.
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