CAPITAL – PORT BLAIR AREA IN 1000 Sq. km – 8,249 Sq. km PRINCIPAL LANGUAGES – BENGALI, HINDI, TAMIL, MALAYALAM The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, home to a number of aboriginal tribes, lie in the Bay of Bengal, approximately 1,220 km south east of the coast of West Bengal and 1,190 km east of Madras. [...]
CAPITAL – CHANDIGARH AREA IN Sq. km – 114 PRINCIPAL LANGUAGES – HINDI, PUNJABI INFRASTRUCTURE Number of Bank Branches : 109 Railway Route Per ’000 Sq. Km. of Area : 110 Km. State of Economy: The territory has 3,047 hectares of cultivable land. The irrigated area is about 2,740 ha. Wheat, maize, and paddy are [...]
CAPITAL – SILVASSA AREA IN Sq. km – 491 PRINCIPAL LANGUAGES – BHILI/BILDOLI, HINDI, GUJARATI Urbanization rate : 8.47% Literacy rate : 41% MAJOR INDUSTRIES/CROPS/MINERALS Industries : Small and Medium Scale Industries for texturising and twisting of Polyester Yarn, Art Silk Factories, Chemi- cals, Watches, Ceramics. Crops : Paddy, Ragi, Pulses, Fruits, Wheat, Vegetables, Sugar- [...]
CAPITAL – DAMAN AREA IN Sq. km – 112 PRINCIPAL LANGUAGES – MARATHI , GUJARATI Urbanization rate : 46.86% Literacy rate : 73.58% No. of District : 2 Cities : Daman MAJOR INDUSTRIES/CROPS/MINERALS Fishing is the main economic activity, Tourism is the upcoming industry.
CAPITAL – DELHI AREA IN Sq. km – 1,483 PRINCIPAL LANGUAGES – HINDI, PUNJABI, URDU Urbanization rate : 89.93% Literacy rate : 76.09% Per Capita State Income at Current Prices : Rs.11650 (1991-92) Cities : Delhi Railway Route Per ’000 Sq. Km. of Area : 84 Km. Airport : Indira Gandhi International Airport MAJOR INDUSTRIES/CROPS/MINERALS [...]
CAPITAL – KAVARATTI AREA IN Sq. km – 0.03 PRINCIPAL LANGUAGES – MALAYALAM AND MAHI A Union Territory of India, Lakshadweep is a group of some two dozen islands with a total land area of 32 square kilometres scattered over 30,000 square miles of the Arabian Sea. Out of these islands, only ten are inhabited [...]
Inspite of its diminutive size, Pondicherry attracts a large percentage of tourists visiting India. The unique spiritual charm of the place in enhanced by the fact that it was a home to the great poet Sri Aurobindo and the Mother (whose real name was Mirra Alfassa and she was born in Paris. An accomplished pianist [...]
