Thursday, 27 March 2014

Union Territories of India




India is a federal union of states comprising 28 states and 7union territories. The states and union territories are subdivided into districts.  There are 7 union territories, including Delhi, the capital of India, and Chandigarh, the capital of both Haryana and Punjab. Delhi and Pondicherry differently from the other five.  Union territories and states are subdivided into districts.   
There are 7 union territories are:-
  • Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Chandigarh
  • Dadra and Nagar Haveli
  • Daman and Diu
  • Delhi
  • Lakshadweep
  • Pondicherry
                                                        
                                                                            

Name Of UT
Language
Capital
Andaman and Nicobar Island
English
Port Blair
Chandigarh
English, Hindi, Punjabi
Chandigarh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi
Silvassa
Daman and Diu
English,Hindi,Gujarati,Marathi
Daman
Delhi
English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
Delhi
Lakshadweep
English, Malayalam
Kavaratti
Pondicherry
French, Tamil
Pondicherry




 
                                                                                                                      

Wednesday, 26 March 2014

Odisha



Odisha is also known as Orissa is an Indian state. Odisha state is surrounded by the Indian states of West Bengal to the north-east.  Odisha state is the 9th largest state in India, and the 11th largest by population. Odisha state was established on 1 April 1936. This state name is derived from Pali or Sanskrit words Ora (URA) or Odra Desa or Sumera or Odra Visaya. Both Pali and Sanskrit literatures mention the Odra people as Oddaka and Odrah, respectively. 

In Odisha state has 30 districts are :— Angul, Balangir, Balasore, Bargarh, Bhadrak, Boudh, Cuttack, Debagarh, Dhenkanal, Gajapati, Ganjam, Jagatsinghpur, Jajpur, Jharsuguda, Kandhama, Kalahandi, Kendrapara, Keonjhar, Khordha, Koraput, Malkangiri, Mayurbhanj, Nabarangpur, Nayagarh, Nuapada, Puri, Rayagada, Sambalpur, Subarnapur, Sundargarh.

                                                                           

                                                                               

Capital :
Bhubaneswar
Area:
60,160 square km
State Bird:
Indian Roller
State Animal:
Sambar Deer
State Flower:
Ashoka
State Language:
Oriya
State Sport:
Cricket,Hockey
State Dance:
Odissi Dance
Chief Minister:
Naveen Patnaik
Major Occupation:
Agriculture
Time Zone:
IST (UTC05:30)