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Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Area: 8,249 Square Km
Population: 280, 661
Languages:  Tamil, Bengali, Hindi and English
Capital:  Port Blair
Airports:  Port Blair, Car Nicobar
Best Time to Visit: Between December and April , Summer temperature 22 to 33 degrees centigrade, No Winters. It rains from May to October.
Places Of Interest: 

Beaches – Car Nicobar, Labyrinth Island, Mayabandar, Nancowry, Port Blair.
Monuments – Port Blair, Ross Island.

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Andhra Pradesh
Area: 275, 045 Square Km
Population: 66, 508,008
Languages:  Telugu, Urdu, Hindi and English
Capital:  Hyderabad
Airports:  Hyderabad, Tirupati, Vijaywada, Vishakhapatnam, Rajahmundry
Best Time to Visit: Between November and March, Summer temperature 20 to 41 degrees centigrade, winter 13 to 32 degrees centigrade
Places Of Interest: 

Beaches – Maipadu, vadarevu, Vishakhapatnam.
Wild Life – Eturnagaram, Hyderabad, Kawal, Kolleru (bird sanctuary), Pakhal (Fishing), Nagarjuna Sagar.
Temples And Monuments – Amravati Bhadrachalam, Hyderabad, Golconda, Lepakshi, Nagarjunakonda, Rajahmundry, Udaigiri, Warrangal, Tirupati, Srisailam, Hanamkonda, Borra, Penukonda and Alampur

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Arunachal Pradesh
Area: 83, 743 Square Km
Population: 8, 64, 558
Languages:  Tribal, Hindi and English
Capital:  Itanagar
Airports:  Itanagar, Daparijo, Ziro, Passighat and Tezu
Best Time to Visit: Between October and May
Places Of Interest: 

Temples And Monuments – Tawang, Along, Bomdila, Bhismaknagar, Itanagar, Parasuram, Kund and Vijaynagar.
Best Scenic Beauty – Tawang, Along, Bomdilla, Pashighat.

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Assam
Area: 78, 438 Square Km
Population: 22, 414, 322
Languages:  Assamese, Hindi and English
Capital:  Dispur
Airports:  Guwahati, Dibrugarh, Tezpur, Jorhat, Silchar, Lilabari.
Best Time to Visit: Between October and May. Summer temperature 18 to  35 degrees centigrade, Winter 7 to 26 degrees centigrade
Places Of Interest: 

Majauli – Largest River Island in the World.
Wild Life – Goalpara, Kaziranga (famous for one horned rhino), Manas, Orange, Sonai Rupa.
Temples And Monuments – Barpata, Darranga, Guwahati, Hajo, Sibsagar and Silchar.
Tea Plantations – Jorhat (Tea Center), Kaziranga, Tezpur. 

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Bihar
Area: 173, 877 Square Km
Population: 86, 374, 465
Languages:  Maithili, Urdu, Hindi and English
Capital:  Patna
Airports:  Gaya, Patna, Ranchi, Jamshedpur.
Best Time to Visit: Between October and March. Summer temperature 20 to 47 degrees centigrade, Winter 4 to 28 degrees centigrade
Places Of Interest: 

Wild Life – Palamu (Tiger reserve), 
Industrial Centers – Sindri, Jamshedpur (famous for Tata group of industries), Chittranjan (famous for railway Engines) and Dalmianagar.
Temples And Monuments – Bihar Sharif, Sasaram, Bodh Gaya, Buxar, Gaya, Rajgir, Nalanda, Rajmahal, Vaishali.

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Gujarat
Area: 196, 024 Square Km
Population: 41, 309, 582
Languages:  Gujrati, Marathi, Hindi and English
Capital:  Gandhinagar
Airports:  Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Vadodra, Bhuj, Jamnagar,  Keshod, Rajkot, Porbandar.
Best Time to Visit: Between October and March
Places Of Interest: 

Ahmedabad (Textile industry), Bhuj (handicrafts), Surat and Anand (Dairy projects).
Beaches – Porbandar and Veraval, Dwarka, Somnath and Ahmedpur Mandvi.
Wild Life – Gir Forest (Asiatic Lion), Nal Sarovar (bird sanctuary). 
Temples And Monuments – Ahmedabad, Bhavnagar, Bhuj, Dwarka, Jamnagar, Junagadh, Lothal (Harappan Excavations), Palitana, Porbandar (Gandhiji’s birth place) and Somnath.

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Haryana
Area: 44,212 Square Km
Population: 16, 463, 648
Languages:  Haryanavi, Punjabi, Hindi and English
Capital:  Chandigarh
Airports:  Chandigarh
Best Time to Visit: Between October and March. Summer temperature 35 to 45 degrees centigrade, winter 7 to 20 degrees centigrade
Places Of Interest: 

Industrial Centers – Faridabad, Gurgaon, Rewari, Karnal.
Wild Life – Sultanpur Bird Sanctuary, Kalesar.
Sohna – Famous for Sulphur Springs
Historical Sights- Bhiwani, Hansi, Jind, Panipat, Surajkund, Narnaul.
Religious Centers - Kurukshetra, Pehowa.

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Himachal Pradesh
Area: 55, 673 Square Km
Population: 5, 170, 877
Languages:  Pahari, Hindi and English
Capital:  Shimla
Airports:  Shimla, Kulu, Dharamshala
Best Time to Visit: Round the year destination but best between April and  October. Summer temperature 14 to 33 degrees centigrade,  Winter 0 to 15 degrees centigrade
Places Of Interest: 

Shimla, Kulu, Manali, Chail, Dalhousie, Dharamshala, Kasauli, Mandi (Next to a river), Parwanoo, Solan.
Temples And Pilgrim Centers – Chamba, Bilaspur, Baijnath, Bharmour, Dharamshala, Kangra, Trilokit Nath (Buddhist Pilgrim Center), Mandi, Paonto Sahib (Sikh Pilgrim Center).
Skiing and Adventure Sports – Narkanda (Skiing), Kufri, Mashobra (hiking), Kulu, Chail (highest cricket pitch in the world).
Hot Springs – Manikaran, Tattapani, Bashishta Bath near Manali.

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Jammu and Kashmir
Area: 222, 236 Square Km
Population: 7, 700,000
Languages:  Kashmiri, Dogri, Urdu, Ladakhi, Hindi, and English
Capital:  Srinagar (Summer), Jammu (Winter)
Airports:  Srinagar, Jammu and Leh.
Best Time to Visit: Between April and October. Summer temperature 28 to 35 degrees centigrade, Winter 0 to 20 degrees centigrade
Places Of Interest: 

Holiday Centers – Batote, Gulmarg, Jammu, Kud, Pahalgam, Srinagar, Akhnoor, Patnitop, Kargil and Zanskar.
Temples And Pilgrim Centers – Amarnath, Bilaur, Purmandal, Leh, Leh, Martand, Srinagar and Vaishnodevi.
Camping, Trekking And Other Outdoor Sports – Achabal, Gulmarg (Skiing course), Kargil (Trekking, Mountaineering and Golf), Pahalga (fishing), Sonmarg, Yusmarg and Wattab (Camping).

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Karnataka
Area: 191, 791 Square Km
Population: 44, 977, 201
Languages:  Kannada, Tamil, Urdu, Hindi and English
Capital:  Bangalore
Airports:  Bangalaore, Belgaum, Mangalore, Mysore and Coorg.
Best Time to Visit: Between October to April. Summer temperature 28 to  35 degrees centigrade, Winter 14 to 25 degrees centigrade
Places Of Interest: 

Beaches – Manipal (famous for Surf Riding)
Wild Life – Bandipur, Mysore, Naparahote.
Temples And Monuments – Aivalli, Bidar, Badami, Bangalore, Belgaum, Belur, Bijapur, Dharamsala, Gokaran, Gulbarga, Halebid, Hampi, Kesava, Mangalore Mudhidri, Mysore, Raichur, Sringeri, Srirangapatnam, Tumkur Udupi.
Gold Mines – Kolar Gold Fields.

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Kerala
Area: 38, 863 Square Km
Population: 29, 098, 518
Languages:  Malyalam, Tamil, Hindi and English
Capital:  Thiruvananthapuram (previously known as Trivandrum)
Airports:  Thiruvananthapuram, Kochi, Calicut
Best Time to Visit: Between November and April. Temperature 21 to  35 degrees centigrade round the year.
Places Of Interest: 

Beaches – Cannanore, Kovalam, Varkkallai.
Wild Life – Periyar Wild Life Sanctuary.
Temples And Monuments – Alwaye, Guruvayur, Kaladi, Kodungallur, Kottayam, Malayattur, Sabarimalai, Trichur, Malampuzha,
Hill Station – Munnar.
Boat Race – Alleppey, 
Pilgrim Centers – Thirunavaya,-Thekkan Kasi ( Varanasi of Kerala)
Industrial Center – Alwaye

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Madhya Pradesh
Area: 443, 446 Square Km
Population: 66, 181, 170
Languages:  Marathi, Urdu, Hindi and English
Capital:  Bhopal
Airports:  Bhopal, Gwalior, Indore, Jabalpur, Khajuraho, Raipur, Ujjain.
Best Time to Visit: Between October and March. Summer temperature 22 to 47 degrees centigrade, Winter 4 to 23 degrees centigrade
Places Of Interest: 

Wild Life – Bhandavgarh (Tiger Reserve), Kanha (Tiger Reserve), Rewa (White Tiger).
Temples And Monuments – Amarkantak, Asirgarh, Bagh, Bandhavgar, Bhopal, Chanderi, Chitrakoot, Gwalior, Indore, Khajuraho, Jabalpur, Mandu, Sanchi (Budhist Pilgrimage), Ujjain, Vidisha, 
Industrial Centers – Bhilai, Bhopal, Indore

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Maharashtra
Area: 307, 713 Square Km
Population: 78, 937, 187
Languages:  Marathi, Gujrati, Hindi and English
Capital:  Mumbai (Formerly known as Bombay)
Airports:  Mumbai, Aurangabad, Nagpur, Pune, Kolhapur, Nasik, Kandla.
Best Time to Visit: Between September and February, Summer temperature 22 To 39 degrees centigrade, Winter 12 to 34 degrees centigrade.
Places Of Interest: 

Beaches – Alibagh, Juhu, Madh, Manori, Marve, Versova, Marnai, Malvan.
Wild Life – Melghat, Karnala, Ratnagiri.
Temples And Monuments – Pune, Ellora, Ajanta, Alonavala, Khandala, Mahabaleshwar, Ahmadnagar, Aundah, Aurangabad, Nasik, Pandharpur, Shirdi.

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Manipur
Area: 22, 327 Square Km
Population: 1, 837, 149
Languages:  Manipuri, Hindi and English
Capital:  Imphal
Airports:  Imphal
Best Time to Visit: Between November and March.
Places Of Interest: 

Wild Life – Keibul Lamjao.
Temples And Monuments – Imphal, Moitang.
Sports and Recreation – Imphal, Loktak, Moitang.
Tourist Spots – Loktak Lake

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Meghalaya
Area: 22, 429 Square Km
Population: 1, 774, 778
Languages:  Assamese, Khasi, Garo, Hindi and English
Capital:  Shillong
Airports:  Shillong
Best Time to Visit: Between September and April. Summer temperature 15 to 25 degrees centigrade, Winter 4 to 16 degrees centigrade.
Places Of Interest: 

Scenic Beauty – Cherrapunji (highest rainfall in the world), Jowai, Shillong, Turs, Mowphang, Boghmeru, Dobakol.

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Mizoram
Area: 21, 081 Square Km
Population: 689, 756
Languages:  Mizo, Hindi and English
Capital:  Aizwal
Airports:  Aizwal
Best Time to Visit: Between October and May. Lots of rain between May toSeptember.
Places Of Interest: 

Aizwal, Saiha

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Nagaland
Area: 16, 579 Square Km
Population: 1, 209, 546
Languages:  Angami, Hindi and English
Capital:  Kohima
Airports:  Dimapur
Best Time to Visit: Between November and March
Places Of Interest: 

Dimapur (Commercial Center), Kohima, Intanki, Tuensang

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Orissa
Area: 1, 55, 307 Square Km
Population: 31, 659, 739
Languages:  Oriya, Bengali, Hindi and English
Capital:  Bhubhaneshwar
Airports:  Bhubhaneshwar
Best Time to Visit: Between October and March, Summer temperature 27 to  47 degrees centigrade, Winter 5 to 16 degrees centigrade
Places Of Interest: 

Beaches – Chandpur, Gopalpur on Sea, Puri, 
Wild Life – Chilka (Bird Sanctuary), Simlipal, tikarpara, Ushakoti.
Temples And Monuments – Barjpada, Baudh, Bhubhaneshwar, Jeypore, Konark, Puri.
Handicrafts Center – Brahmapur, Jeypore, Puri, Sambalpur, Sonepur, 
Touristic Places – Malkangiri, Deogarh, Mayurbhanj.

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Punjab
Area: 50, 362 Square Km
Population: 20, 281, 969
Languages:  Punjabi, Hindi and English
Capital:  Chandigarh
Airports:  Amritsar, Chandigarh and Ludhiana
Best Time to Visit: Between October and March, Summer temperature 35 to  45 degrees centigrade, Winter 0 to 14 degrees centigrade
Places Of Interest: 

Temples And Monuments – Amritsar, Anandpur, Dera Baba Nanak, Govindwal, Kapurthala, Kiratpur, Sultanpur, Sirhind, Taran Taran, 
Industrial Centers – Jalandhar, Ludhiana, 
Historical – Ropar (Rupnagar), Sangrur, Bhatuinda

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Rajasthan
Area: 342, 239 Square Km
Population: 44, 005, 990
Languages:  Rajasthani, Hindi and English
Capital:  Jaipur
Airports:  Jaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Udaipur
Best Time to Visit: Between November and March, Summer temperature 17 to 45 degrees centigrade, Winter 7 to 32 degrees centigrade
Places Of Interest: 

Wild Life – Ranthambore National Park (Tiger Reserve), Gajnar, Bharatpur, Darrah, Sariska, Sawai Madhopur.
Temples And Monuments – Ajmer, JhunJhunu, Sikar, Pushkar Lake, Alwar, Bharatpur, Bikaner, Chittorgarh, Jaipur, Udaipur, Jaisalmer, Jodhpur, Mt. Abu (Hill Resort).

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Tamil Nadu
Area: 130, 058 Square Km
Population: 55, 858, 946
Languages:  Tamil, Telugu, Malyalam, Kannada, Urdu, Hindi and English.
Capital:  Chennai (Formerly known as Madras)
Airports:  Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirapalli, Tuticorin.
Best Time to Visit: Between November and March, the weather is generally warm and humid throughout the year.
Places Of Interest: 

Beaches – Covelong, Kanyakumari, Chennai, Mamallapuram, Rameshwaran, Mahabalipuram, Kurusadai.
Hill Resorts – Ooty, Kodaikanal.
Wild Life – Annamalai, Kodikarai, Chennai, Mudumalai, Mundanthurai, Vedantangal.
Temples And Monuments – Mahabalipuram, Chingleput, Gingee, Vellore, Auroville, Chidambram, Kanchipuram, Kanyakumari, Chennai, Madurai, Rameshwaran, Thanjvur, Tiruchirapalli.

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Tripura
Area: 10, 486 Square Km
Population: 2, 757, 205
Languages:  Kakbark, Manipuri, Bengali, Hindi and English
Capital:  Agartala
Airports:  Agartala
Best Time to Visit: Between September and March. Summer temperature 30 to 35 degrees centigrade, Winter 13 to 32 degrees centigrade
Places Of Interest: 

Agartala, Jambai, Dumbur, Dharamnagar, Udaipur, Puran,  Rajba, Tirthamukh, Unakuti.

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Uttar Pradesh
Area: 294, 411 Square Km
Population: 139, 112, 287
Languages:  Urdu, Hindi and English
Capital:  Lucknow
Airports:  Lucknow, Agra, Dehradun, Gorakhpur, Allahabad, Varanasi.
Best Time to Visit: Between October and March.
Places Of Interest: 

Wild Life – Corbett National Park (Tiger Reserve), Dudhwa National Park (Tiger Reserve), Rajaji Natoinal Park 
Temples, Monuments and Pilgrim Centers – Agra, Aligarh, Almora, Ayodhya, Badrinath, Chitrakoot, Faizabad, Fatehpur Sikri, Sarnath (This where Lord Buddha preached his first sermon after he attained enlightenment), Mathura, Gangotri, Haridwar, Garhmukteshwar, Joshimath, Kannauj, Kushinagar, Rishikesh, Uttarkashi, Varanasi, Yamnotri.
Hill Resorts – Almora, Pindari Glacier, Chakrata, Chamoli, Chaukhuti, Lansdowne, Lohaghot, Tehri Garhwal, Mussoorie, Pithoragarh, Nainital, Ranikhet, Uttarkashi.

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West Bengal
Area: 88,752 Square Km
Population: 68, 077, 965
Languages:  Bengali, Hindi and English
Capital:  Kolkota (Formerly known as Calcutta)
Airports:  Baghdogra, Kolkota
Best Time to Visit: Between October and March.
Places Of Interest: 

Wild Life – Bethuadahari, Jaldhapara, Sunderbans, Shantiniketan (Bird and deer park).
Temples And Monuments – Tarakeshwar, Vishnupur, Malda, Serampore, Kolkota, Chandannagar, Gaur, Murshidabad, Navadvip, Tarapith.
Hill Resorts – Darjeeling, Siliguri, Kalimpong, Kurseong.
Industrial Centers – Asansol, Durgapur, Murshidabad (Handicraft), Tarkeshwar

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Lakshadweep
Area: 32 Sq Km
Population: 65,000 Approx.
Languages:  Malayalam & Dhivehi ( Mahal )
Capital:  Kavaratti
Airports:  Aggati
Best Time to Visit: Between October and March.
Places Of Interest: 

Wood carving in the Ujra Mosque at Kavaratti
The tomb of Hazrat Ubaidullah at Andrott
The Buddhist archaeological remains at Andrott
The famous light house at Minicoy.
Traditional Village Life in Minicoy Island
Coral Reef in Minicoy, Kavaratti, Kalpeni

 

 

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