There are 29 states in India excluding the 7 union territories. India has a total area of 3,287,263 square kilometers and a total population of around 1,324,171,354 people. Its 29 states are as follows: Andhra Pradesh which became a state on October 01, 1953, Arunachal Pradesh (February 20, 1987), Assam and Bihar (January 26, 1950), Chhattisgarh (November 01, 2000), Goa (May 30, 1987), Gujarat (May 01, 1960), Haryana (November 01, 1966), Himachal Pradesh (January 25, 1950), Jammu and Kashmir January 26, 1950, Jharkhand (November 15, 2000), Karnataka, Kerala, and Madhya Pradesh( November 01, 1956), Maharashtra (May 01, 1960), Manipur, and Meghalaya (January 21, 1972), Mizoram (February 20, 1987), Nagaland ( December 01, 1963), Odisha (January 26, 1950), Punjab and Rajasthan( November 01, 1956, Sikkim (May 16, 1975), Tamil Nadu (January 26, 1950), Telangana (June 02, 2014), Tripura ( January 21, 1972), Uttar Pradesh (January 26, 1950), Uttarakhand (November 09, 2000), and West Bengal (January 26, 1950).
