Sunday 20 September 2015

INDIA STATES - 2

Goa
Capital
Panaji
Area
3,702 sq.km
Population
1,457,723
Literacy rate:
88
Population density:
394 Per Sq.Km
Major Cities
Marmagoa, Vasco da Gama
No of Districts
2
Languages
Konkani, Marathi
Rivers
Mandvi, Zuari
Main crops
Rice, Ragi
Chief Minerals
Manganese
Main Cash crops
Coconut, Cashewnuts
Chief Industries
Fisheries, Mining, Ship-building, canning, Fertilizer
Tourist Spots
Old Goa, Ponda, Dona Paula, Aravelam, Bondla
No of Lok sabha Seats
2
No of Assembly Seats
40
Present Chief Minister
Laxmikant Parsekar
Present Governor
Mridula Sinha
Gujarat
Capital
Gandhinagar
Area
196,024 sq.km
Population
60,383,628
Literacy rate:
79.3
Population density:
308 Per Sq.Km
Major Cities
Ahmedabad, Rajkot, Vadodora, Surat
No of Districts
33
Languages
Gujarati
Rivers
Narmada, Sabarmati, Mahi, Mithi, Khari
Main crops
Rice, wheat, Jowar, Tobacco, Bajra, Ground nut, Cotton
Chief Minerals
Bauxite, Manganese, Ore Petroleum, Natural gas, Marble, Gypsum, Limestone, Salt, Lignite, Soda Ash, Crude oil
Main Cash crops
Cotton, Ground nut
Chief Industries
Agro & Food, Pharmaceutial, mining
Tourist Spots
Ahmedabad, Palitana, junagarh, Porbandar,
Gir National park, Somnath, Surat, Junagadh
No of Lok sabha Seats
26
No of Assembly Seats
182
Present Chief Minister
Anandiben Patel
Present Governor
Om Prakash Kohli
Haryana
Capital
Chandigarh
Area
44,212 Sq. Km
Population
25,353,081
Literacy rate:
76.6
Population density:
573 Per Sq.Km
Major Cities
Ambala, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Rohtak
No of Districts
21
Languages
Bangru
Rivers
Yamuna, Gurgaon, Faridabad, Rohtak
Main crops
Wheat, oil seeds, Sugarcane
Chief Minerals
Iron, Limestone, Marble, Kaolin, Sulphur, Coal, Quartz
Main Cash crops
Cotton, Oil seeds, Sugarcane
Chief Industries
Cement, Paper, Automobiles, Dairy,
Engineering, Sugar.
Tourist Spots
Kuruksetra, Pinjore, Surajkund
No of Lok sabha Seats
10
No of Assembly Seats
90
Present Chief Minister
Manohar Lal Khattar
Present Governor
Kaptan Singh Solanki
Himachal Pradesh
Capital
Shimla
Area
55,673 sq.km
Population
6,856,509
Literacy rate:
84
Population density:
123 Per Sq.Km
Major Cities
Bilaspur, Mandi, Kulu
No of Districts
12
Languages
Pahari, Hindi
Rivers
Satluj, Beas, Chenab, Ravi, Yamuna
Main crops
Rice, apples, wheat, maize, potatoes
Chief Minerals
Copper, Gypsum, Mica, Natural gas
Main Cash crops
Apple, other fruits
Chief Industries
Food-processing, forest products
Tourist Spots
Manali, Shimla, Kullu, Dharamsala, Kangra valley,
Dalhousie, Lahaul and spiti
No of Lok sabha Seats
4
No of Assembly Seats
68
Present Chief Minister
Virbhadra Singh
Present Governor
Acharya Dev Vrat
Jammu Kashmir
Capital
Srinagar/Jammu
Area
222,236 sq.km
Population
12,548,926
Literacy rate:
68.7
Population density:
56 Per Sq.Km
Major Cities
Jammu, Leh, Anantnag
No of Districts
22
Languages
Urdu, Kashmiri, Ladakhi, Dogri, Pahari, Punjabi, Balti,
Gojri & Dabri
Rivers
Jhelum, Chenab, Indus, Tawi, Ravi
Main crops
Rice, wheat, maize
Chief Minerals
Limestone, copper, zinc, manganese
Main Cash crops
Fruits, oil seeds
Chief Industries
Wolled industries, silk
Tourist Spots
Srinagar, Leh - Ladakh, Pahalgam, Gulmarg
No of Lok sabha Seats
6
No of Assembly Seats
87
Present Chief Minister
Mufti Mohammad Sayeed
Present Governor
Narinder Nath Vohra


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