Friday, 10 April 2020

INDIAN STATES and UNION TERRITORIES IN DETAILS



➡️PAKISTAN, BANGLADESH, MYANMAR, SRILANKA were a part of INDIAN TERRITORY before 1947.

➡️West Pakistan ( currently known as pakistan )                                    &
East pakistan ( now known as Bangladesh ) separated from india in 1947.

➡️Burma ( known today as mayanmar ) & Ceylon ( as srilanka) separated from india in 1948.

➡️After partition, 559 princely states out of about 562 princely states  were merged in india.

      Three other  princely states - Hyderabad,  Junagadh, Jammu & Kashmir joined in india.
 
            ▪️ HYDERABAD was joined to india by polo                operation.
     
            ▪️ JUNAGADH was added to india by                            referendum.

            ▪️ JAMMU & KASHMIR merged in india                      through merger warrant.


🔲Sadar Vallabhbhai Patel played an important role in connecting the princely states of india with india.

            ◾️VP Menon assisted Patel in this work.

▪️Patel is called "IRON MAN OF INDIA " & he is also called  "Bismarck of INDIA "


➡️Various committee were formed to reconstruct the state.

                1)SK Dhar commission

                2)JVP committee

               3) Fazal Ali commission

               4) states Reorganisation act 1956


◾️At first, india was made up of 14 states & 6 union territory.

⭕️Now india comprises 28 states & 8 union territory.


 States are ➡️



❇️GUJARAT❇️

capital : Gandhinagar

Formation : 1 st may 1960 [separated from bombay presidency ]

▪️ 15th state of india
🔴Famous for ➡️1️⃣"Boston of india                                                               (ahmedabad)"
                           2️⃣"Diamond city of india (surat )".

❇️MAHARASHTRA❇️

capital : mumbai
 Formed : 1st may 1960

🔴Famous for:1️⃣karla buddhist caves are                                          located in Maharashtra.
                          2️⃣ the highest number of people                                 living in urban areas among the                               indian state.
                          3️⃣ mumbai city of india is also                                     known as"city of seven islands"
                          4️⃣"orange city of india (nagpur )"

❇️GOA (25th)❇️

Capital : panaji

Formed : 19 november 1961 as union territory

                  30 may 1986 as state


❇️CHHATISGARH (26th)❇️

Capital : Raipur

Formed :1 st november 2000

       [ separated from madhya pradesh ]
🔴Famous for➡️1️⃣ kosa silk.

❇️KARNATAKA❇️

Capital : bengaluru / Bangalore

Formed : 1st nov 1956


❇️KERALA❇️

capital : thiruvananthapuram

Formed : 1st november 1956
🔴Famous for➡️1️⃣kerala was declared a"complete digital "state in india.

❇️TAMILNADU❇️

capital : chennai

Formed: 1 st november  1956

Formerly known as madras
🔴Famous for ➡️1️⃣Madurai city of tamilnadu is                                   also known as "city of festival ".

           
❇️ANDHRA PRADESH❇️

capital : amravati

Date of formation : 1st october 1953

* carved out from madras state

* 1st linguistics base state in india.



❇️TELANGANA❇️

capital: Hyderabad

Formed : 2 nd june 2014

[ telangana excluded from Andhra pradesh ]


❇️ODISHA❇️

capital : Bhubaneswar

Formed : 1 st april 1936


❇️JHARKHAND❇️

capital : Ranchi

Formed : 15 th November 2000

* jharkhand excluded from bihar.
*the name jharkhand means "land of forest "

❇️BIHAR❇️

capital : patna

Formed : 26 th january 1950

Known as : 1) birth place of buddhism & jainism

                     2) the capital state of mauryan                                       dynasty ( magadh )
                     3️⃣madhubani painting style is native                           to bihar state.


❇️UTTAR PRADESH❇️

Capital : Lucknow

Statehood : 24th january  1950

Known as : 1) most populous state in india

                     2) share  maximum no of states                                     boundary ( 9 states boundary  )
         
                    3)  sugarcane bowl of india
                    4️⃣Lucknow city  is  also known as                                "city of Nawabs"
                    5️⃣ Varanasi is known as "city of                                     temple ".
                    6️⃣"Leather city of india (kanpur)"

❇️UTTARAKHAND❇️

capital : Dehradun

Famous for : Devbhumi / the land of god


❇️HIMACHAL PRADESH❇️

capital : shimla ( summer capital  )

                Dharamsala ( winter capital )

Formed : 1st november 1956 as union territory.

                25 th january 1971 as state

🔴Famou for ➡️1️⃣India's first carbon free state.

❇️PUNJAB❇️

capital : chandigarh

Formed : 1st november 1966

Known as ➡️1️⃣land of five river

                    2️⃣ Granary of india
                        3️⃣"golden city (amritsar )"


❇️HARYANA❇️

Capital : chandigarh

Formed : 1st november 1966

* excluded from punjab

Known as :1) milk pail of india

                   2) kurukshetra (war place of                                           mahabharata) is in the state of                                   haryana.



❇️RAJASTHAN❇️

🔴Capital : jaipur
🔴Formed : 26 th january  1950
    Reorganized on 1st november 1956.
🔴first state in india where panchayati raj was          implemented in the whole district.
🔴Famous for➡️1️⃣"pink city "(jaipur ).


❇️MADHYA PRADESH❇️

🔴capital : Bhopal
🔴Formed : 1st november 1956



❇️WEST BENGAL❇️

🔴capital : kolkata
🔴Statehood : 26th january 1950
🔴Known for➡️1️⃣largest producer of rice in                                           india
                             2️⃣"city of building &city of                                              castles'.


❇️SIKKIM❇️

🔴capital : Gangtok
🔴Formed : on 16 th may 1975 by the 36th                                   amendment act 1975
🔴Famous for➡️1️⃣ india's 1st organic state.
                             2️⃣Himalayan zoological park                                        situated here.



❇️ASSAM❇️

🔴Capital : Dispur
🔴Formed : 26 th january  1950
🔴Known as : india's gateway to northeast india



❇️ARUNACHAL PRADESH❇️


🔴Capital : itanagar
🔴State formation : 20 th february 1987
     
      ( at first it was a union territory )
🔴Known as➡️1️⃣orchid state of india

                           2️⃣Land of sunrise in india

                           3️⃣Largest state among the north-                                 east state.



❇️NAGALAND❇️

🔴capital : kohima
🔴Formed : 1december  1963
🔴 excluded  from assam



❇️MANIPUR❇️

🔴capital : Imphal
🔴Formed : 21st january  as a state




❇️MIZORAM❇️

🔴capital : aizawal
🔴Formed on : 20 th february 1987


❇️TRIPURA❇️

🔴capital : Agartala
🔴Date of formation : 21st  january 1972
🔴Known as➡️1️⃣north east india's  largest it                                         hub.


❇️MEGHALAYA❇️

🔴capital : shillong
🔴Formed : 21st january  1972
🔴Known as➡️1️⃣mawsynram is situated here.
                           2️⃣  scotland of the east
                           3️⃣ asia's  cleanest village                                                   mawlynnong is located here.




➡️NOW, INDIA have 8 union territories

Union territories are
🔵1) ANDAMAN &NICOBAR ISLAND

  Capital : port blair

  Formed : 1st november 1956


🔵2) JAMMU & KASHMIR

capital : srinagar ( may - october )

               Jammu ( november - april )

Formed : 31st october  2019
🔴Famous for➡️1️⃣ 'Heaven of india '                                                      2️⃣srinagar is known as 'city of                                       Lakes '


🔵3) LADAKH

Formed  : 31st october 2019

CAPITAL : Leh
🔴Famous for ➡️1️⃣also known as little Tibet.

🔵4)Lakshadweep

Capital : kavaratti


🔵5) PUDUCHERRY

 Formed : 1st november 1954
Capital : pondicherry


🔵6) DELHI

capital formation : 12 december 1911
Formation of union territory : 1956
🔴Famous for➡️1️⃣"city of Rallies "

🔵7)CHANDIGARH

formed : 1st november 1966

* chandigarh serves as the capital of the two states of punjab & Haryana.

🔴Famous for ➡️1️⃣chandigarh is famous for the                                      "Rock Gardens ".

🔵8)DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI and DAMAN &                DIU

capital : daman

Formed : 26 th january 2020



🔲 CHANGES IN NAME OF STATE

 FORMER                                    LATTER            YEAR

1)United province                Uttar pradesh       1950

2)Madras                               Tamilnadu             1969

3)Mysore                               Karnataka              1973

4)Laccadive,Minicoy         Lakshadweep        1973
               &
     Amindivi

5)Delhi                                 NCR Delhi               1992                                                (69th amendment 1991)

6)Uttaranchal                    uttarakhand             2006

7)pondicherry                   puducherry            2006

8)Orissa                              Odisha                      2011





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