India's States & Territory

Delhi - National Capital Territory

Delhi
Official Web site of Government of National Capital Territory of Delhi, India.
India's Capital City: New Delhi

News
The Pioneer
National and international news, Delhi. Delhi Guides
Delhi Tourism
Tourist and travel information by the Delhi Tourism & Transportation Development Corporation, Govt. of Delhi.
Delhi Gate
One of the first Delhi sites on the net.
Delhi India
A travel and tourism site for the Delhi region.

Education
University of Delhi
The University of Delhi is one of the premier universities of the country, established in 1922.
 
Delhi is a federal district similar to Washington DC.

Delhi Facts

Area: 1,483 sq km

Population: (2001) 13,782,000

 Google Earth Delhi
Searchable map and satellite view of India's capital city.

Andhra Pradesh

Capital City: Hyderabad
Cyberabad
Hyderabad and Secunderabad online.
Hyderabad on the Net
Hyderabad Information.

Education
University of Hyderabad Guides
Andhra Pradesh Tourism
Andhra Pradesh tourist information.

News
Deccan Chronicle
National and international news from Secunderabad.
  Andhra Pradesh Facts

Area: 275,000 sq km
Population: (2001) 75,727,500

Arunachal Pradesh

Capital City: Itanagar
Itanagar
Information on Itanagar. Guide
Tourism in Arunachal Pradesh
Tourist information for destinations in Arunachal Pradesh.
  Arunachal Pradesh Facts

Area: 84,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 865,000

Assam - Land of eastern lights

Capital City: Dispur (Guwahati)

News
Assam Tribune
Regional, national, and international news.
The Sentinel Newspaper
Regional news in English, Assamese, and Hindi. Guide
Assam Tourism
Tourism Information Bureau of Assam.
  Assam Facts

Area: 78,500 sq km

Population: (2001) 26,638,000

Bihar

Capital City: Patna
The imperial city.

Other cities:
Jamshedpur
jamshedpurlive
A guide to Jamshedpur, Includes history of Jamshedpur, map, movie guide and much more... Guide
Tourism Bihar
Bihar information for visitors.
News
Bihar Times
A passage to Bihar.
The Telegraph - Jamshedpur Bihar Facts

Area: 174,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 8,28,78,000

Chhattisgarh

Capital City: Raipur
The imperial city. Guide
Chhattisgarh Tourism
Official tourism web site of Chhattisgarh Tourism.
  Chhattisgarh Facts

Area: 443,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 20,796,000
Language(s): Hindi, Chhattisgarhi

Goa

Capital City: Panaji (Panjim)

News
The Navhind Times
Goa and India related news. Guides
Department of Tourism
Goa Tourist Information by the Government of Goa.
ClickGoa
A portal with a huge amount of information on Goa.
Goacom
Goa related portal.
Goa-World
General information for Goa and Goan related issues.
  Goa Facts

Area: 3,700 sq km

Population: (2001) 1,344,000
Language: Konkani

Gujarat

Capital City: Gandhinagar

News
Sandesh
Gujarati newspaper. (in Gujarati Language) Guide
GujaratTourism
Tourism Corporation of Gujarat.
  Gujarat Facts

Area: 196,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 50,600,000
Language; Gujarati

Haryana

Capital City: Chandigarh
The Capital of Haryana.

News
The Tribune
India and regional news from Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab. Guide
Haryana Tourism
Haryana Tourism-Official Website-Home Page.
  Haryana Facts

Area: 44,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 21,083,000
Languages: Hindi and Punjabi

Himachal Pradesh

Capital City: Shimla Guide
Himachal Pradesh Tourism
Official Website of The Department of Tourism & Civil Aviation.
Welcome to Himachal
Geography, culture, tourism, history, resources, discussions.
  Himachal Pradesh Facts

Area: 56,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 6,077,000
Languages: Hindi and Pahari

Jammu and Kashmir

The Capitals:
in Summer - Jammu
in Winter - Srinagar Guide
Jammu & Kashmir Tourism
Tourism information about Jammu & Kashmir.
Jammu & Kashmir
Official Website of J & K Tourism Department.

News
Kashmir Herald
The voice of Kashmiri Hindus, the Indian point of view about the Kashmir conflict.
Kashmir Times
Nes from Jammu & Kashmir region.
The Tribune
India and regional news from Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab.

History
An Outline of the History of Kashmir
From pre-historic times until today.
  Jammu & Kashmir Facts

Area: 222,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 10,070,000
Languages: Kashmiri (Koshur), Urdu

Jharkhand

Capital City: Ranchi

News
Connecting Jharkhand Together
A regional portal with Jharkhand news and country information.
Ranchi Express Online
Another portal to Jharkhand, includes news and information about the state. Guide
Jharkhand Tourism
See under tourism for more visitors information on tourist attractions in Jharkhand.
  Jharkhand Facts

Area: 79,700 sq km

Population: (2001) 26,909,000
Languages: Hindi, Santhali

Karnataka

Capital City: Bangalore
The Garden City.

Bangalore Guides
Bangalore
City guide Bangalore by the Ministry of Tourism.
Surfing Bangalore
Guide to the City of Bangalore. VirtualBangalore
Bangalore Information Pages.

News
Deccan Herald
National and international news from Bangalore. Guide
Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation
Corporation site which provides Karnataka tourism information.
Karnataka – Theatre of Inspiration
A guide to the Karnataka.
Karnataka Tourism
Another guide to the Karnataka region.

History
Timeline of Karnataka
  Karnataka Facts

Area: 192,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 52,734,000
Languages: Kannada, Tulu, Kodava, Hindi

Kerala

Capital City: Thiruvananthapuram (Trivandrum)
The city of Anantha. Guide
Kerala Tourism
Comprehensive information on Kerala.
Kerala Index
Gateway to Kerala.
  Kerala Facts

Area: 39,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 31,838,000
Language: Malayalam

Madhya Pradesh

Government of Madhya Pradesh
Cybergateway to Madhya Pradesh with links to Government webpages.

Department of Public Relations
Site of the Department with more information about Madhya Pradesh.

Capital City: Bhopal
The city of lakes.

News
Madhya Pradesh Chronicle
With regional news (Bhopal).
Guide
Madhya Pradesh State Tourism
A guide to Madhya Pradesh.
  Madhya Pradesh Facts

Area: 308,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 60,253,000
Language: Hindi

Maharashtra

Capital City: Mumbai (Bombay)

Mumbai Metropolitan Region Development Authority
Responsible for the development of Mumbai Metropolitan Region (MMR) which comprises the Megacity of Mumbai.

Guides to Mumbai
Mumbai-Central.com
Where Mumbaikars meet. Newsportal to everything happening in Mumbai.
Mumbai on the net
A Mumbai portal

Other Cities:
Nashik
The City of Nashik.
Sangli World
A guide to the City of Sangli. News
Afternoon Despatch & Courier
Local and international news from Bombay.

Guide
Maharashtra Tourism
The official travel and tourism website of Maharashtra, provides tourist information for Maharashtra.
  Maharashtra Facts

Area: 308,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 96,752,000

Manipur

Capital City: Imphal

News
Manipur Online
Manipur news.
The Sangai Express
Most widely circulated newspaper in Manipur.

Arts & Culture
Manipuri Dance
Manipuri style dance and music.
The Manipuris
Customs and Culture. Guide
Manipur: The Land of Jewels
A guide to Manipur.
manipuri.org
A Manipuri web portal with news and country information.
  Manipur Facts

Area: 22,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 2,388,000

Meghalaya

Capital City: Shillong

News
The Shillong Times
North East India's second oldest English daily, Shillong. Meghalaya Tourism
Information about tourist attractions in Meghalaya by Tourism Department Govt. of Meghalaya.
  Meghalaya Facts

Area: 22,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 2,306,000

Mizoram - Land of the Mountain People

Mizoram
Official Website of Government of Mizoram.

Capital City: Aizawl Guide
Mizoram
Tourist Information on Mizoram.
  Mizoram Facts

Area: 21,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 891,000

Nagaland

Capital City: Kohima Guide
Nagaland Tourism
The Government of Nagaland site with tourist and travel information.
  Nagaland Facts

Area: 17,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 1,988,000
Official Language : English, Angami, Ao, Chakhesang, Chang, Khiamniungan, Kuki,

Orissa

Capital City: Bhubaneswar

News
Dharitri
The local daily online. (Oriya/English) Guide
Orissa
Destination Orissa

Orissa Tourism
Temples, Dances, Beaches, Handicrafts, Wildlife, Tribals.

Orissa India
A gateway to Orissa, that provides regional news and information.
  Orissa Facts

Area: 156,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 36,706,000
Language: Oriya

Punjab

Capital City: Chandigarh

News
The Tribune
India and regional news from Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab. Guide
Punjab Tourism
Tourist information for the Land of Five Rivers.

Education
Panjab University
Chandigarh, founded in 1882 at Lahore (today Pakistan).
  Punjab Facts

Area: 50,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 24,289,000

Rajasthan

Capital City: Jaipur
The Pink City. Guide
Rajasthan Tourism
Official Website of Department of Tourism, Government of Rajasthan.

 Rajasthan India
A Rajasthan Travel and tourism portal.
Rajasthan Travel Guide
An online community of tour operators, travel agents, transporters, hotels and travel related companies from Rajasthan. Rajasthan Unlimited
Online travel and tourism portal on Rajasthan craft, culture, people, with a photo-gallery.

Education
University of Rajasthan
Oldest and the largest University of the State, founded in 1947 as the University of Rajputana.
  Rajasthan Facts

Area: 342,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 56,473,000

Sikkim - The Land of Mystic Splendour

Capital City: Gangtok Guide
Visit Sikkim
Tourism and travel information for Sikkim.
  Sikkim Facts

Area: 7,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 540,500

Tamil Nadu

Capital City: Chennai (Madras)
City of the Holy Serpent.

Chennai Guides
Chennai Guide
Chennai Online
Chennai portal.

News
The Hindu
Online edition of India's National Newspaper. Guide
Tamil Nadu Tourism
Tamil Nadu Tourism Development Corporation.

Education
University of Madras
Chennai, established in the year 1857.
  Tamil Nadu Facts

Area: 130,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 62,110,000

Tripura

Capital City: Agartala
  Tripura Facts

Area: 10,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 3,191,000

Uttaranchal

Uttaranchal State Unit
NIC information for Uttaranchal.
Capital City: Dehradun (Dehra Dun) Guide
Uttaranchal Tourism
A tour guide to India's most populous state.
  Uttaranchal Facts

Area: 53,483 sq km

Population: (2001) 8,479,000

Uttar Pradesh

Capital City: Lucknow
The Lucknow Development Authority. Guide
Uttar Pradesh Tourism
Guide for tourists, pilgrims, history lovers and adventure seekers.
  Uttar Pradesh Facts

Area: 294,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 166,052,000

West Bengal

Government of West Bengal
The official web site of the Government of West Bengal. West Bengal
Provides information about the state of West Bengal.
Capital City: Kolkata (Calcutta)
Calcutta Municipal Corporation (Calmanac), the official website of the city of Calcutta.

Kolkata Guides
Calcuttaweb
A guide to Calcutta, Bengal and Bengali.
Kolkata
A Guide to the secrets of Kolkata.

News
The Asian Age
Pratidin
Bengali Newspaper. (Bengali)
The Telegraph
The largest circulated English daily in Eastern India.
The Statesman
Calcutta's oldest daily newspaper with national and international news.
The Times of India Guide
Bengal on the Net
Bengal related portal with West Bengal news and culture information.
West Bengal Tourism
West Bengal Travel and TourismA guide to West Bengal.

Education
West Bengal University of Technology

Information Technology
Webel
The West Bengal Government's IT Company.

Search
Cyber Online
Calcutta and West Bengal.
  West Bengal Facts

Area: 89,000 sq km

Population: (2001) 80,221,000

India's Union Territories

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Information on Andaman and Nicobar, maintained by the Administration of the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Capital City: Port Blair, on South Andaman Island Guide
Andaman Nicobar Tourism
Visitors information about Andaman and Nicobar Islands.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Information on the Union Territory of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands by India Department of Tourism.
  Andaman & Nicobar Islands Facts

Area: 8,249 sq km total
Andaman 6408 sq km, Nicobar 1841 sq km

Population: (2001) 356,000

Chandigarh

Chandigarh
The City of Chandigarh is not only the capital of two Indian States Punjab and Haryana, Chandigarh is also a Union Territory under the direct administration of the Government of India. Tourism
Chandigarh Tourism
Official visitors information for Chandigarh.

News
The Tribune
India and regional news from Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab.
  Chandigarh Facts

Area: 100 sq km

Population: (2001) 901,000

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Official Website of U.T of Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Capital City: Silvassa Tourism
Tourism in Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Visitor information on the Union Territory Dadra & Nagar Haveli.
  Dadra & Nagar Haveli Facts

Area: 491 sq km

Population: (2001) 138,000

Daman and Diu

Daman
Official Website of Daman (U.T).

Capital City: Daman Tourism
Daman Tourism
Visitor information on Daman.
  Daman & Diu Facts

Area: 100 sq km

Population: (2001) 158,000

Lakshadweep

Lakshadweep
Official Government site of the Union Territory of Lakshadweep.

Capital City: Kavaratti Guide
Tourism in Lakshadweep
Official tourism information site.

Lakshadweep Tourism
A tourist guide to the 36 islands of Lakshadweep.
  Lakshadweep Facts

Area: 32 sq km

Population: (2001) 60,595

Puducherry (form. Pondicherry)

Puducherry consists of four small unconnected districts: Pondicherry, Karaikal, and Yanam on the Bay of Bengal and Mahé on the Arabian Sea. Puducherry and Karaikal are both enclaves of Tamil Nadu. Yanam is an enclave of Andhra Pradesh and Mahé is an enclave of Kerala. Puducherry Facts

Area: 500 sq km

Population: (2001) 973,000

 Google Earth Puducherry
Searchable map/satellite view of Puducherry.

Map of Puducherry
Puducherry
Official Web site of Government of Puducherry.

Capital City: Puducherry

Districts
Karaikal
Official website of Karaikal.
Mahé
Official website of Mahé.
Yanam
Official website of Yanam.