In today’s post, we are going to know about the History ( Introduction ) of indian states, which you can also call the state philosophy in which you have been provided some important information about all the states of India which it is related to the history of the state, so you must do it once so that if any question is made from here in the upcoming exam, then you can do it easily.
History of indian states
Rajasthan
– State : Rajasthan
– Capital : Jaipur
– Formation – November 1, 1956
– Population density : 200 people per square kilometer
– Sex ratio : 928 females per thousand males
– State Foundation Day : 30 March
– Official language : Hindi
– State Animal: Chinkara
– State bird: Godavan
– State flower : Rohida
– Assembly Seats : 200
– Number of members in Lok Sabha : 25
– Number of members in Rajya Sabha : 10
– First Chief Minister – Tikaram Paliwal
– Total districts : 50
– Geographical boundaries of Rajasthan : Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Gujarat
– Major monuments : Ranakpur Jain Temple, Kirti Stambh, Vijay Stambh, Hawa Mahal, Jantar Mantar, Chand Bawadi of Abhaneri, Patvon Ki Haveli etc.
Telangana
– State : Telangana
– Meaning of Telangana: Land of Telugu speakers.
– Capital: Hyderabad
– Formation: June 2, 2014
– Number of assembly members: 119
– Number of Legislative Council members: 40
– Number of Lok Sabha members:17
– Number of Rajya Sabha members: 7
– Number of districts: 33
– State bird: Palpitta (Indian Roller/Blue Jay)
– State animal: Jinka (deer)
– State Tree: Jammi Chattu (Prosopis cinerea)
– State flower: Tangedu Puchchu
– Language: Telugu, Urdu
– Geographical boundaries: Maharashtra, Chhattisgarh, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh
Bihar
– Capital: Patna
– Borders: Nepal in the north, Jharkhand in the south, West Bengal in the east and Uttar Pradesh in the west.
– Official language: Hindi, Urdu
– Districts: 38
– Number of assembly members: 243
– Number of Legislative Council members: 75
– Number of Lok Sabha members: 40
– Number of Rajya Sabha members: 16
– State Animal: Bull
– State Bird: Sparrow
– State flower: Marigold
– Major painting: Madhubani
– State tree: Peepal
– Holy festival :- Chhath Puja
Jharkhand
– Capital: Ranchi
– Formation: November 15, 2000
– Districts: 24
– Official language of the state: Hindi
– State Animal: Elephant
– State Bird: Koyal
– State flower: Palash
– State tree: Sal
– Legislature: unicameral
– Number of assembly members: 81
– Number of Lok Sabha members: 14
– Number of Rajya Sabha members: 6
– Major tribal festival: Sarhul
– Major folk art: Jadopatiya
Kerala
– State: Kerala
– Capital: Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
– Official language: Malayalam
– State Animal: Indian Elephant
– State Bird: Great Hornbill
– State fruit: Jackfruit
– State flower: Amaltas
– State tree: Coconut tree
– Major folk dances: Kathakali and Mohiniyattam
– Main Festival: Onam
– Legislature: unicameral
– Number of Legislative Assembly members: 140
– Number of Lok Sabha members: 20
– State Day: 1 November
– Formation: 1 November 1956
Maharashtra
– State : Maharashtra
– Capital: Mumbai
– Main language: Marathi
– Major festivals: Shivaji Utsav and Ganesh Chaturthi
– State Animal: Indian Giant Squirrel (shekru in marathi)
– State bird: Hariyal
– State Day: 1 May
– District : 36
– Legislature: Bicameral
– Number of assembly members: 288
– Number of Lok Sabha members: 48
– Number of Rajya Sabha members: 19
Odisha
– State : Odisha
– Capital: Bhubaneswar
– Language : Odia
– Legislature: unicameral
– Number of assembly members: 147
– Number of Lok Sabha members: 21
– Number of Rajya Sabha members: 10
– State animal: Sambar
– State Bird: Indian Roller (Neelkanth)
– State Day: 1 April
Assam
– State: Assam
– Capital: Dispur
– Main language: Assamese
– Legislature: unicameral
– Assembly seat: 126
– Number of Lok Sabha members:14
– Number of Rajya Sabha members: 7
– Foundation Day: 2 December
– State Animal: One-horned Rhinoceros
– State bird: White-winged duck / Wood duck
Karnataka
– State : Karnataka
– Capital: Bangalore
– Main language: Kannada
– State Day: 1 November
– Legislature: Bicameral
– Number of Legislative Assembly members: 224
– Number of Legislative Council members: 75
– Number of Lok Sabha members: 28
– Number of Rajya Sabha members: 12
– State Animal: Elephant
– State Bird: Neelkanth
Andhra Pradesh
– State : Andhra Pradesh
– Capital: Amravati
– Major language: Telugu
– State Day: 1 November
– District: 26
– Major dances: Kuchipudi, Ottam
– Legislature: Bicameral
– Number of assembly members: 175
– Number of Legislative Council members: 58
– Number of Rajya Sabha members: 11
– Second longest coastline after Gujarat
– State tree: Neem (Vepa Chettu)
– State flower: Jasmine
– State Animal: Black Deer
– State Bird: Parrot
Tamil Nadu
– State: Tamil Nadu
– Chennai (Madras)
– District: 38
– Main Language: Tamil
– State Foundation Day: 14 April
– State Animal: Nilgiri Tahr
– State Bird: Emerald Dove
– Number of members in the Legislative Assembly: 234
– Number of members in Lok Sabha : 39
– Number of members of Rajya Sabha: 18
Gujarat
– State: Gujarat
– Capital: Gandhinagar
– Main language: Gujarati
– District : 33
– State Day: 1 May
– Legislature: unicameral
– Number of members in the Legislative Assembly: 182
– Number of members in Lok Sabha: 26
– Number of members in Rajya Sabha: 11
– State Bird: Hansawar
– State Animal: Gir Lion
Uttar Pradesh
– State : Uttar Pradesh
– Capital: Lucknow
– Former name of the state: United Provinces
– Main language: Hindi (Urdu is the second official language)
– Legislature: Bicameral
– Number of Legislative Assembly members: 404
– Number of Legislative Council members: 100
– Number of Rajya Sabha members: 31
– Number of Lok Sabha members: 80
– State animal: Reindeer
– State Bird: Stork or Kraunch
– State flower: Palash
– State symbol: Fish
Madhya Pradesh
– State : Madhya Pradesh
– Capital: Bhopal
– Main language: Hindi, Urdu
– District: 53
– Legislature: unicameral
– Number of assembly members: 230
– Number of Rajya Sabha members: 11
– Number of Lok Sabha members: 29
– State animal: Reindeer
– State Bird: Dudhraj
– State Day: 1 November
– State tree: Banyan
Chhattisgarh
– State: Chhattisgarh
– Capital: Raipur
– Main Language: Hindi, Chhattisgarhi and Urdu
– Legislature: unicameral
– Number of Legislative Assembly members: 91
– Number of Rajya Sabha members 5
– Number of Lok Sabha members: 11
– State animal: Forest buffalo
– State Bird: Hill Myna
– State Day: 1 November
– State tree: Sal
Punjab
– State : Punjab
– Capital: Chandigarh
– Main language: Punjabi, Hindi
– District : 23
– Legislature: unicameral
– Number of assembly members: 117
– Number of Lok Sabha members: 13
– Number of Rajya Sabha members: 7
– State Animal: Black Deer
– State bird: Eagle
– State Day: 1 November
Haryana
– State: Haryana
– Capital: Chandigarh
– Main language: Hindi and Haryanvi
– District : 22 (22nd District Charkhi Dadri)
– Legislature: unicameral
– Number of Legislative Assembly members: 90
– Number of Lok Sabha members: 10
– Number of Rajya Sabha members: 5
– State Animal: Black Deer
– State Bird: Black Pheasant
– State Foundation Day: 1 November
Himachal Pradesh
– State : Himachal Pradesh
– Capital: Shimla
– Main language: Hindi, Kangri, Lahauli
– District: 12
– Legislature: unicameral
– Number of Legislative Assembly members: 68
– Number of Rajya Sabha members: 3
– Number of Lok Sabha members: 4
– State Animal: Snow Leopard
– State bird: Jujurana
– State Day: 15 April
Arunachal Pradesh
– State : Arunachal Pradesh
– Capital: Itanagar
– Official language: English
– State animal: Gemini
– State bird: Hornbill
– Assembly seat: 60
– Rajya Sabha seat: 1
– Lok Sabha seat: 2
West Bengal
– State: West Bengal
– Capital: Kolkata (Calcutta)
– Main language: Bengali
– District: 23
– Legislature: Unicameral (Vidhan Sabha)
– Number of Legislative Assembly members: 294
– Number of Rajya Sabha members: 16
– Number of Lok Sabha members: 42
– State Animal: Fishing Cat
– State Bird: White-throated Kingfisher
Uttarakhand
– State: Uttarakhand (formerly Uttaranchal)
– Winter Capital: Dehradun
– Summer Capital: Gairsain
– District: 13
– Legislature: Unicameral (Vidhan Sabha)
– Number of assembly members: 70
– Number of Lok Sabha members: 5
– Number of Rajya Sabha members: 3
– State Animal: Musk Deer
– State bird: Monal
– State flower: Brahma Kamal
– State tree: Buransh
Tripura
– State : Tripura
– Capital: Agartala
– District : 8
– Legislature: Unicameral (Vidhan Sabha)
– Number of assembly members: 60
– Number of Lok Sabha members: 2
– Number of Rajya Sabha members: 1
– State Animal: Phayre’s Langur
– State Bird: Fairy Bluebird
– State Day: 21 January
– Main language: Bengali
Goa
– State: Goa
– Capital: Panaji
– District : 2
– Legislature: Unicameral (Vidhan Sabha)
– Number of assembly members: 40
– Number of Lok Sabha members: 2
– Number of Rajya Sabha members: 1
– State animal: Gaur
– State Bird: Ruby Throated Yellow Bulbul
– Main language: Konkani
Manipur
– State : Manipur
– Capital: Imphal
– District: 16
– Legislature: Unicameral (Vidhan Sabha)
– Number of assembly members: 60
– Number of Lok Sabha members: 2
– Number of Rajya Sabha members: 1
– State Animal: Shanghai Deer
– State Bird: Humju War-Vect Pheasant
– State flower: Lily
– State tree: Bonsum
– State Day: 21 January
Mizoram
– State : Mizoram
– Capital: Aizawl
– Main languages: Mizo and English
– State Day: 20 February
– Major festivals : Chapchar, Mimkut, Thalafwangkut.
– State Animal: Himalayan Sero
– State Bird: Mrs. Hume’s Pheasant (Vavu)
– National flower: Red Vanda
– Number of members in the Assembly: 40
– Number of members in Lok Sabha: 1
– Number of members in Rajya Sabha: 1
Sikkim
– State: Sikkim
– Capital: Gangtok
– Main languages: English, Nepali, Sikkimese, Lepcha
– State Day: 16 May, 1975
– State Animal: Red Panda
– State Bird: Red Pheasant or Blood Pheasant
– State flower: Orchid flower
– Number of members in the Assembly: 32
– Number of members in Lok Sabha: 1
– Number of members in Rajya Sabha: 1
Meghalaya
– State : Meghalaya
– Capital: Shillong
– Main languages: Garo and Khasi and English
– State Day: 21 January
– State Animal: Clouded Leopard
– State Bird: Hill Myna
– State flower: Lady’s Slipper Orchid
– Number of members in the Assembly: 60
– Number of members in Lok Sabha: 2
– Number of members in Rajya Sabha: 1
Nagaland
– State : Nagaland
– Capital: Kohima
– Main language: English
– State Day: 1 December
– State Animal: Mithun (Gayaal)
– State bird: Blytus tragopan blythi
– State flower: Rhododendron
– State tree: Agar (Aquilaria malaccensis)
– Number of members in the Assembly: 60
– Number of members in Lok Sabha: 1
– Number of members in Rajya Sabha: 1
Chandigarh
– Established: 1952
– Architect of Chandigarh: Le Corbusier
– State language: English
– State Bird: Great Horn Bill
– State Animal: Gray Mongoose
– State flower: Dhak
– State Tree: Mango Tree
– State dance: Bhangra/Giddha
– Main languages spoken in Chandigarh: Hindi and Punjabi
– Total Lok Sabha seats in Chandigarh: 1
– Assembly seat in Chandigarh: 1
Puducherry
– State : Puducherry
– Capital: Puducherry
– Main languages : Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, French and English
– Legislature: Unicameral
– Number of assembly members: 33
– Number of Lok Sabha members: 1
– Number of Rajya Sabha members: 1
Lakshadweep
– State: Lakshadweep
– Capital: Kavaratti / Kavaratti
– Language: Malayalam
– (Mahal language is spoken in Minicoy Island)
– Legislature: Unicameral
– Number of Rajya Sabha seats: 1
– Number of Lok Sabha members: 1
Dadar and Nagar Haveli and Diu
– New name of Union Territory: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and diu
– Establishment / Effective: January 26, 2020
– Capital: Daman
– Districts: 3
Ladakh
– Union Territory: Ladakh
– Capital: Leh
– Districts: 2 (1. Leh, 2. Kargil)
– State Animal: Snow Leopard
– Number of assembly seats: 4
Jammu and Kashmir
– Union Territory: Jammu and Kashmir
– Summer Capital: Srinagar
– Winter Capital: Jammu
– Official language: Urdu, Dogri, Kashmiri, Hindi, English
– Number of assembly members: 90
– Tenure of Assembly: 5 years
– Number of Lok Sabha members: 5
– Number of Rajya Sabha members: 4
Andaman and Nicobar
Islands
– State : Andaman and Nicobar Islands
– Districts: 3
– Capital: Port Blair
– State Animal: Dugong
– State Bird: Andaman Dhawar / Pigeon
– Number of Lok Sabha members: 1
– Major languages: Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Malayalam and Telugu
New Delhi
– Capital: New Delhi
– Main languages: Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu
– Legislature: Unicameral (Vidhan Sabha)
– Number of assembly members: 70
– Number of Lok Sabha members: 7
– Number of Rajya Sabha members: 3
– State animal: Nilgai
– State Bird: Sparrow
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