INDIA STATES - 1

Andhra Pradesh
Capital	Hyderabad (Until 2024). Amaravati (From 2024)
Area	160,205 sq.km
Population	49,386,799
Literacy rate:	67%
Popultion density:	308 per sq.km
Major Cities	Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Kakinada, Tirupati
No of Districts	13
Languages	Telugu
Rivers	Godavari, Krishna, Penna, Thungabhadra
Main crops	Rice, Maize
Chief Minerals	Mica, Limestone, Manganese, Silicon, Iron Ore, Ball clay
Main Cash crops	Sugarcane, cotton, Sunflower, Jute,
Chief Industries	Textile, Pharma, Automobiles
Tourist Spots	Visakhapatnam, Ananthagiri Hills, Araku Valley
No of Lok sabha Seats	25
No of Assembly Seats	175
Present Chief Minister	Chandrababu Naidu
Present Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan
Arunachal Pradesh
Capital	Itanagar
Area	83,743 Sq.Km
Population	1,382,611
Literacy rate:	67%
Popultion density:	17 per Sq.Km
Major Cities	Along, Tezu, Khonsa
No of Districts	16
Languages	Monpa, Adi, Nishi, Miji, Wancho
Rivers	Siang, Subansiri
Main crops	Maize, Millets, Potatoes
Chief Minerals	Coal, Dolomite, Marble, Lead, Zinc
Main Cash crops	Pineapple, Orange
Chief Industries	Plywood, Fruit-Preservation, Handloom, Handicraft
Tourist Spots	Taiwang, Pasighat, Nampdapha
No of Lok sabha Seats	2
No of Assembly Seats	60
Present Chief Minister	Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa
Present Governor	Nabam Tuki
Assam
Capital	Dispur
Area	78,438 Sq.km
Population	31,169,272
Literacy rate:	73.2
Popultion density:	398 Per Sq.Km
Major Cities	Guwahati, Dibragarh, Jorhat, Tinuskia
No of Districts	27
Languages	Assamese
Rivers	Brahmaputra
Main crops	Rice, Rapeseed, Mustard, Tea, Potato, Papaya
Chief Minerals	Oil, Coal, Limestone, Fertilizers, Fireclay, Petroleum, Natural gas, Mica, Quatzize, Kaolin
Main Cash crops	Tea
Chief Industries	Tea, Oil-refineries, Fertilizer's, Sugar, Jute, Silk, Paper, Bamboo and Cane articles
Tourist Spots	Kaziranga, Manas, Sibasagar, Hajo
No of Lok sabha Seats	14
No of Assembly Seats	126
Present Chief Minister	Tarun Gogoi
Present Governor	Balakrishna Acharya
Bihar
Capital	Patna
Area	94,163 Sq.km
Population	103,804,637
Literacy rate:	63.8
Popultion density:	1106 Per Sq.Km
Major Cities	Gaya, Bhagalpur, Muzzaffarpur
No of Districts	38
Languages	Hindi, Urdu, Maithili
Rivers	Ganga, Son, Bagmati, Koshi
Main crops	Rice, wheat, maize
Chief Minerals	Limestone, mica
Main Cash crops	Sugarcane, Jute, Tobacco
Chief Industries	Cotton spinning, Railway wagon, Leather, Sugar, Silk
Tourist Spots	Bodhgaya, Nalanda, Patna, Pawanpuri, Rajgir, Sasaram, Vaishali, Madhubani
No of Lok sabha Seats	40
No of Assembly Seats	243
Present Chief Minister	Nitish Kumar
Present Governor	Ram Nath Govind
Chattisgarh
Capital	Raipur
Area	135,034 sq.km
Population	25,540,196
Literacy rate:	71
Popultion density:	185 Per Sq.Km
Major Cities	Jabalpur, Bilaspur, Bhilai, Durg
No of Districts	27
Languages	Hindi
Rivers	Kharan, Indravati, Mahanadi, Hasdo, Godavari
Main crops	Rice, wheat, maize
Chief Minerals	Bauxite, Limestone, coal, aluminium
Main Cash crops	Oil seeds, cotton
Chief Industries	Mining, Aluminium
Tourist Spots	Raipur, Bilaspur, Bastar, Durg
No of Lok sabha Seats	11
No of Assembly Seats	90
Present Chief Minister	Raman Singh
Present Governor	Balramji Das Tandon