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Chandigarh

Information About Chandigarh Chandigarh is a union territory of India, that serves as the capital of two states, Punjab and Haryana. The name Chandigarh translates as “The Fort of Chandi”. The name was coined from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu Goddess Chandi, present in the city’s vicinity. It is occasionally […]

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Bihar

Information About Bihar History Bihar certainly bears the heavy weight of history, but bears it with much sensitivity and awareness. For both Buddhists and Jains, the landscape is dotted with monuments and sacred pilgrimage centres, while the Hindus have no less a number. And yet, it has not shied away from embracing the modern. The

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Fast Facts – Bihar

Fast Facts – Bihar Bihar at a Glance Fast Facts Area 99,200 sq. kms Capital Patna Largest city (Metro) Patna Legislature (seats) Bicameral (243 + 96) Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi Official language Hindi, Urdu, Bhojpuri and Maithili Population 100,393,433 (2001 Census) Literacy 54.1% Blocks 534

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Assam

Information About Assam History Assam is a northeastern state of India with its capital at Dispur in the city of Guwahati. Located south of the eastern Himalayas, it comprises the Brahmaputra and the Barak river valleys along with the Karbi Anglong and the North Cachar Hills with an area of 78,438 km. It is known

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Fast Facts – Assam

Fast Facts – Assam Information About Assam Fast Facts Established 15th August 1947 Area 78,550 km Capital Dispur Largest city Guwahati Population 26,655,528 (2001 census) Governor Banwarilal Purohit Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal Official languages Assamese, Bodo, Karbi Panchayats 2489 (2001 census) Villages 26312 (2001 census) Literacy 76.3% Forest Cover: 35.48 % Agriculture Assam’s biggest contribution

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Fast Facts – Arunachal Pradesh

Fast Facts – Arunachal Pradesh Information About Arunachal Pradesh Fast Facts Established 20th February 1987 Area 83,743 km Capital Itanagar Population 1,091,120 Governor Padmanabha Acharya Chief Minister Pema Khandu Official language Hindi, Deori, Assamese, Literacy 62.8% Rainfall 80 to 160 inches (2,000 to 4,100 mm) annually Major Crops rice, maize, millet, wheat, pulses, sugarcane, ginger,

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Andhra Pradesh

Information About Andhra Pradesh History An Andhra Pradesh tribe was mentioned in the Sanskrit epics such as Aitareya Brahmana (800 BCE) and Mahabharata (400 BCE). The Natya Shastra written by Bharatha (1st century BCE) also mentions the Andhra people. The roots of the Telugu language have been seen on inscriptions found near the Guntur district

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Fast Facts – Andhra Pradesh

Fast Facts – Andhra Pradesh Information About Andhra Pradesh Fast Facts Established 1st November 1956 Area 2,75,045 sq. km (Fourth largest state in India) Capital Amaravathi, Hyderabad Largest City Vishakapatnam Population 75,727,000 (2001 Census) Governor E. S. L. Narasimhan Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu Official language Telugu and Urdu Literacy 72.5% Climate Hot and humid

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