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India is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [1] All states, as well as the union territories of Jammu and Kashmir, Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on the Westminster model.
Republic of India: Number: 28 States 8 Union territories: Populations: States: Sikkim – 610,577 (lowest) Uttar Pradesh – 199,812,341 (highest) Union Territories: Lakshadweep – 64,473 (lowest) Delhi – 16,787,941 (highest) Areas: States: Goa – 3,702 km 2 (1,429 sq mi) (smallest) Rajasthan – 342,269 km 2 (132,151 sq mi) (largest)
India is a union consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. As of 2022, with an estimated population of 1.4 billion, India is the world's most populous country. India occupies 2.4% of the world's area and is home to 17.5% of the world's population.
The list of states and union territories of the Republic of India by area is ordered from largest to smallest according to the census of 2011. India consists of 28 states and 8 union territories, including the National Capital Territory of Delhi with Rajasthan being largest in land area. [1] [2] [3]
Instead, they're directly split into districts for administrative purposes. As of September 2022, divisions exist in 18 of the 28 states and 3 of the 8 union territories. As of September 2022, there are a total of 102 divisions in India.
Indian states and union territories by NSDP per capita (current prices, ₹) Rank State/Union territory 2021–22 (INR) 2021–2022 (USD) 1 Goa ₹472,070 $6,215 2 Sikkim ₹463,509 $6,102 3 Delhi ₹389,529 $5,128 4 Chandigarh ₹333,932 $4,396 5 Telangana ₹270,839 $3,566 6 Karnataka ₹265,623 $3,497 7 Haryana ₹264,835 $3,487 8 Puducherry
These are lists of Indian states and union territories by their nominal gross state domestic product (GSDP). GSDP is the sum of all value added by industries within each state or union territory and serves as a counterpart to the national gross domestic product (GDP).
HDI is a composite index that takes into consideration health, education and income. The national average HDI for India in 2008 was 0.467. [1] By 2010, its average HDI had risen to 0.519. [2] [3] UNDP, the sponsor of the Human Development Index methodology since 1990, reported India's HDI to be 0.554 for 2012, [4] an 18% increase over its 2008 HDI.
Population density map of India. India is a union of twenty-eight states and eight union territories . [1] As of 2011, with an estimated population of 1.210 billion , India occupies 2.4 percent of the world's land surface area but is home to 17.5 percent of the world's population . [2]
State governments in India are the governments ruling over 28 states and 8 union territories of India and the head of the Council of Ministers in a state is the Chief Minister. Power is divided between the Union government and state governments.