| Administrative-territorial division : Andaman & Nicobar Islands * |
 17 Oct 2006 |
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The Andaman & Nicobar Islands is a union territory of India. Informally, the territory's name is often abbreviated to A & N Islands, or ANI. It is located in the Indian Ocean, in the southern reaches of the Bay of Bengal. It is comprised of two island groups -the Andaman Islands and the Nicobar Islands - which separate the Andaman Sea to the east from the Indian Ocean. These two groups are separated... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Andhra Pradesh |
18 Oct 2006 |
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Andhra Pradesh is a state in South India. It lies between 12°41' and 22°N latitude and 77° and 84°40'E longitude, and is bordered by Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh and Orissa in the north, the Bay of Bengal in the East, Tamil Nadu to the south and Karnataka to the west. Andhra Pradesh is the fourth largest state in India by area and fifth largest by population. It is the largest and most populous state... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Arunachal Pradesh |
19 Oct 2006 |
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Arunachal Pradesh is a state of India. It is part of what are called the Seven Sister States of the Northeast of India. Arunachal Pradesh borders the state of Assam to the south and Nagaland to the south east. Myanmar lies to the east of the state, Bhutan to the west, while the McMahon Line separates it from the zone of control of the People's Republic of China to the north. Itanagar is the capital... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Assam |
18 Oct 2006 |
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Assam is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur. Located just below the eastern Himalayan foothills, it is surrounded by the other northeastern states: Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram, Tripura and Meghalaya. Assam and its commercial capital Guwahati form the gateway to the northeastern states, together called the seven sisters. These states are connected to the rest... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Bihar |
19 Oct 2006 |
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Bihār is a state of the Indian union situated in the eastern part of the country. Bihar is widely known for its poor government, struggling education system, and extreme poverty. Its capital is Patna. Etymologically, the name Bihar derives from the Sanskrit Vihara which means abode. The Buddhist Vihara, which were the abode of the Buddhist monks, dotted the area in the ancient and medieval periods.
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| Administrative-territorial division : Chandigarh * |
18 Oct 2006 |
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Chandigarh also called The City Beautiful, is a city in India that serves as the capital of two states: Punjab and Haryana. However, administratively, the city is not under the jurisdiction of either state, it is administered by the Centre government and hence classified as a union territory. The Governor of the Punjab is the Administrator of Chandigarh.
The city derives its name from a temple... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Chhattisgarh |
19 Oct 2006 |
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Chhattisgarh is a state in central India, formed when the sixteen Chhattisgarhi speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained statehood on November 1, 2000. Raipur serves as its capital. It is the 10th largest state of India. Chhattisgarh takes its name from 36 princely states in this region from very old times.
It borders Madhya Pradesh on the northwest, Maharashtra on the west, Andhra... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Dadra & Nagar Haveli * |
19 Oct 2006 |
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Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a Union Territory in western India. Nagar Haveli is wedged between Maharashtra and Gujarat, whereas Dadra is an enclave lying a few km north of Nagar Haveli in Gujarat. Its capital is Silvassa.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli are in the watershed of the Daman Ganga River, which flows through the territory. The towns of Dadra and Silvassa both lie on the north bank of the river.... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Daman & Diu * |
20 Oct 2006 |
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Daman is situated on the west coast of India on the Arabian Sea are exotic locations that are blessed with sun, sand & sea. Due to their location advantages, they offer excellent potential for tourist traffic.
Daman is situated at 20-22'-00" to 20-27'-25" latitude north of equator and between meridian 72-49'-42" to 72-54'-43" longitude. An important locational advantage of Daman is its close proximity... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Delhi * |
20 Oct 2006 |
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New Delhi an urban area within the metropolis of Delhi, is the capital of the Republic of India and the seat of the Government of India. It is one of the three municipal corporations of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
The national capital territory of Delhi with an area of 1483sq.km is situated between the Himalayas and Aravalis range in the heart of the Indian sub-continent. It is surrounded... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Goa |
19 Oct 2006 |
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Goa is India's second smallest state in terms of area (after Delhi) and the fourth smallest in terms of population (after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh). It is located on the west coast of India, in the region known as the Konkan, and is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and Karnataka to the east and south. The Arabian Sea bounds it to the west. Panaji(Panjim) is the state's... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Gujarat |
20 Oct 2006 |
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Gujarāt is the most industrialized state in the Republic of India with 19.8% of the country's total industrial output, which exceeds that of Maharashtra, whose output is 19.2% and contains many of the country's former Princely states. Gujarat borders Pakistan, and the states of Rajasthan to the north-east, Madhya Pradesh to the east, Maharashtra and the Union territories of Diu, Daman, Dadra and Nagar... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Haryana |
20 Oct 2006 |
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Haryana is a state in north India. It was carved out of the state of Punjab in 1966. It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and Rajasthan to the west and south. Eastern border to Uttaranchal & Uttar Pradesh is defined by river Yamuna. Haryana also surrounds Delhi on three sides, forming the northern, western and southern borders of Delhi. Consequently, a large area of Haryana... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Himachal Pradesh |
23 Oct 2006 |
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Himachal Pradesh formerly the Punjab Hill States, is a mostly mountainous state in northern India. Neighbouring regions are Tibet to the east, Jammu and Kashmir to the north and northwest, Punjab to the southwest, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh to the south and Uttaranchal to the southeast. With an area of 55,658 km² (21,490 sq mi), Himachal is one of the smaller states of the country and holds the 17th... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Jammu & Kashmir |
23 Oct 2006 |
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Jammu and Kashmir is the northern-most state of Republic of India, lying mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with Himachal Pradesh to the south, Pakistan to the west and People's Republic of China to the north and the east.
Jammu and Kashmir consists of three divisions: Jammu, the Vale of Kashmir and Ladakh. Srinagar is its summer capital, and Jammu its winter capital.... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Jharkhand |
23 Oct 2006 |
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Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar state on 15 November 2000. Jharhkand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east.
The industrial city of Ranchi is its capital. The other major cities and indurstrial centres are Jamshedpur, Bokaro, Giridih,... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Karnataka |
23 Oct 2006 |
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Karnātakā is one of the four southern states of India. The modern state of Karnataka came into existence with the passage of the States Reorganisation Act (1956), with the incorporation of districts under the dominion of Bombay, Hyderabad, Madras State and Coorg within the existing state of Mysore State.
Karnataka's capital, Bangalore, is the only city in the state with a population of more than... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Kerala |
23 Oct 2006 |
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Kerala is a state on the tropical Malabar Coast of southwestern India. To its east and northeast, Kerala borders Tamil Nadu and Karnataka; to its west and south lie the Indian Ocean islands of Lakshadweep and the Maldives, respectively. Kerala envelops Mahé, a coastal exclave of Pondicherry. Kerala is one of four states that comprise the linguistic-cultural region known as South India. ... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Lakshadweep * |
23 Oct 2006 |
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Lakshadweep is the smallest union territory of India. Located in the Arabian Sea, it consists of twelve coral atolls, three coral reefs, five banks, and numerous islets that lie between 200–300 km off the coast of Kerala. The total land area of the territory is 32 km². Eleven of the islands are inhabited. Lakshadweep is the northern part of the erstwhile Old Lakshadweepa.
The inhabited islands... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Madhya Pradesh |
23 Oct 2006 |
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Madhya Pradeś often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh was originally the largest state in India until November 1, 2000 when the state of Chhattisgarh was carved out. It borders the states Uttar Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Maharashtra, Gujarat and Rajasthan. ... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Maharashtra |
24 Oct 2006 |
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Maharashtra is India's third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. It is bordered by the states of Gujarat, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Goa and the Union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli. The Arabian Sea makes up the state's western coast. Mumbai, India's largest city, is the capital of Maharashtra.
Maharashtra... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Manipur |
24 Oct 2006 |
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Manipur is a state in northeastern India making its capital in the city of Imphal. Manipur is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland in the north, Mizoram in the south and Assam in the west; it also borders the country of Myanmar to the east.
The Meiteis, who live primarily in the state's valley region, is one of the primary ethnic groups. Their language, Meitei (also known Meiteilon or Manipuri),... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Meghalaya |
24 Oct 2006 |
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Meghalaya is a small state in north-eastern India. The word "Meghalaya" literally means "The Abode of Clouds" in Hindi and Sanskrit. Meghalaya is a hilly strip in the eastern part of the country about 300 km long (East-West) and 100 km wide, with a total area of about 22,429 km². The population numbered 2,175,000 in 2000. The state is bounded on the north by Assam and by Bangladesh on the south. The... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Mizoram |
24 Oct 2006 |
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Mizoram is one of the Seven Sister States in North-Eastern India on the border with Burma. Its population at the 2001 census stood at 888,573. Mizoram boasts a literacy rate of 88.8 percent — the second highest among all the states of India, after Kerala.
Mizoram is a mountainous region which became the 23rd State of the Indian Union in February, 1987. It was one of the districts of Assam till... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Nagaland |
24 Oct 2006 |
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Nagaland is the farthest-lying state in northeast India. It borders the states of Assam and Manipur to the west, Arunachal Pradesh to the northeast, and Myanmar to the east. The state capital is Kohima, and the largest city is Dimapur. With a population of nearly two million people, it has a total area of 16,579 km - making it one of the smallest states of India.
Nagaland, the16th state of the... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Orissa |
24 Oct 2006 |
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Orissa is a state situated in the east coast of India.
Orissa is bounded on the north by Jharkhand, on the north-east by West Bengal, on the east by the Bay of Bengal, on the south by Andhra Pradesh and on the west by Chhattisgarh.
Orissa extends from 17o 49'N to 22o 34'N latitude and from 81o 29'E to 87o 29'E longitude on the eastern coast of India. It has an area about 155,707 Sq Km. according... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Pondicherry * |
25 Oct 2006 |
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Puducherry is a Union Territory of India. It is a former French colony, consisting of four non-contiguous enclaves, or districts, and named for the largest, Puducherry.
In September 2006, the territory changed its official name from Pondicherry to the vernacular original,Puduchery, which means "new village" in the Tamil language. ... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Punjab |
25 Oct 2006 |
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Punjab is a state in northwest India. Punjab (India) borders Punjab (Pakistan) to the west, Jammu and Kashmir to the north, Himachal Pradesh to the northeast, Haryana to the south and southeast, Chandigarh to the southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest. The total area of the state is 50,362 square kilometres (19,445 square miles). The population is 24,289,296 (2000). Punjab's capital is Chandigarh,... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Rajasthan |
25 Oct 2006 |
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Rājasthān is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area. It borders Pakistan to the west, Gujarat to the southwest, Madhya Pradesh to the southeast, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana to the northeast and Punjab to the north. Rajasthan covers an area of 342,239 km² (132,139 mi²).
The state capital is Jaipur. Geographical features include the Thar Desert in western Rajasthan and the termination... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Sikkim |
25 Oct 2006 |
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Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas. It is the least populous state in India, and the third smallest in area after Delhi and Goa. Sikkim was an independent state ruled by the Chogyal monarchy until 1975, when a referendum was held and the population voted to join India as its twenty-second state. The thumb-shaped state borders Nepal in the west, Tibet (the People's Republic... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Tamil Nadu |
25 Oct 2006 |
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Tamil Nadu is a state at the southern tip of India. The bordering states and territories are Pondicherry, Kerala, Karnataka and Andhra Pradesh. The island nation of Sri Lanka, which has a significant Tamil minority, lies off the southeast coast. Tamil Nadu has the largest urban agglomeration nationwide and is the second most industrialized state in India. Unlike most other parts of the country, Tamil... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Tripura |
25 Oct 2006 |
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Tripura/Tipra is a state in North East India. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are Bengali and Kokborok. Formerly it was an independent Tripuri Kingdom known as Tuipra and was merged with India on 15th October 1949 by the Tripura Merger Agreement. ... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Uttar Pradesh |
25 Oct 2006 |
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Uttar Pradeś it is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Union of India.
Uttar Pradesh covers a large part of the highly fertile and densely populated upper Gangetic plain. It shares an international border with Nepal and is bounded by the Indian states of Uttaranchal, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana, Delhi, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Bihar. The administrative and... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : Uttaranchal |
26 Oct 2006 |
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Uttaranchal became the 27th state of the Republic of India on November 9, 2000. Uttaranchal borders Tibet (China) to the north and Nepal to the east, while its neighbour states are Himachal Pradesh to the west and Uttar Pradesh (of which it formed a part before 2000) in the south. The region is traditionally referred to as Uttarakhand in old literature and scriptures which derives from the Sanskrit... |
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| Administrative-territorial division : West Bengal |
26 Oct 2006 |
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West Bengal is a state in eastern India. With Bangladesh, which lies on its eastern border, the state forms the ethno-linguistic region of Bengal. To its northeast lie the states of Assam and Sikkim, and to its southeast lies the state of Orissa. To the west it borders the state of Jharkhand, and to the northwest it borders Nepal.
The region that is now West Bengal was ruled by small kingdoms as... |
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