Political Map of India

 

Location of India

India’s political map shows in detail the states, and capital cities as well as the bordering countries of India. India is located in Southern Asia with the Bay of Bengal on its eastern side and the Arabian Sea on its western side. It is located on the geographical coordinates of 20º North and 77º East latitude and longitude, respectively. The country covers an area of about 1.269 million sq. mi (3,287,590 sq. km) Kanchenjunga, located at an elevation of 28,209 feet (8,598 meters ) is the highest point in India. This country has got a long coastline of 4,671 mi (7,517 km).

India is surrounded by Afghanistan and Pakistan on the north-western side, China, Nepal, and Tibet on the north-eastern side, Bangladesh and Myanmar on the eastern side, and Sri Lanka on the southern side. The bordering countries are clearly shown on the map.

Capital City of India :

The capital of India is New Delhi, which is located on the geographical coordinates of 28° 36′ North latitude and 77° 12′ East longitude. It is situated at an elevation of 689 ft (210 meters) above sea level. There are two airports located within the city; for International flights, there is IGI Airport, and adjacent to it is another one for domestic flights.

The latitude and Longitude of Delhi are /lat_long/new-delhi.html

Connaught Place, Karol Bagh, Vasant Kunj, Dwarka, and Paharganj are some of the city areas located in the Indian capital.

The Indian States and Union Territories

There are a total of 28 states and 8 Union Territories in India. The states of India along with their capital cities are as follows:

• Himachal Pradesh: Shimla
• Punjab: Chandigarh
• Uttaranchal: Dehradun
• Haryana: Chandigarh
• Rajasthan: Jaipur
• Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow
• Bihar: Patna
• Sikkim: Gangtok
• Assam: Dispur
• Arunachal Pradesh: Itanagar
• Manipur: Imphal
• Nagaland: Kohima
• Meghalaya: Shillong
• Mizoram: Aizwal
• Tripura: Agartala
• West Bengal: Kolkata
• Jharkhand: Ranchi
• Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal
• Chhattisgarh: Raipur
• Gujarat: Gandhinagar
• Orissa: Bhubaneshwar
• Maharashtra: Mumbai
• Andhra Pradesh: Hyderabad
• Telangana: Hyderabad
• Karnataka: Bangalore
• Tamil Nadu: Chennai
• Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram
• Goa: Panaji

The Union Territories of India are:

• Chandigarh
• Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: Daman is the capital city.
• Lakshadweep: The capital city of this island is Kavaratti.
• Pondicherry
• National Capital Territory of Delhi
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The capital city of this island is Port Blair.
• Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar is the capital city
• Ladakh: Leh is the capital city

The states are highlighted on the political map of India in different colors. The state capitals are marked with a red circle on the Indian map. Andaman and Nicobar Islands lie on the eastern side and Lakshadweep Island lies on the western side of India on the Bay of Bengal and the Arabian Sea respectively.

The Indian Ocean lies in the southern part of India. The water bodies are shown on the printable map of India in blue color. Each of the states on the map has different colors to make it convenient for the user. The national and the international boundary are represented by black-colored dotted lines.

Division	Population	Area(km.²)	Area(Mi.2)	Literacy	Capital
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	380581	8073	3117	86.63	Port Blair
Andhra Pradesh	49386799	160200	61851	67.41	Amaravati
Arunachal Pradesh	1383727	83743	32332	65.38	Itanagar
Assam	31205576	78438	30284	72.19	Dispur
Bihar	103804637	94163	36355	61.8	Patna
Chandigarh	1055450	114	44	86.05	Chandigarh
Chhattisgarh	25545198	135191	52195	70.28	Raipur
Dadra and Nagar Haveli	343709	491	190	76.24	Silvassa
Daman and Diu	243247	112	43	87.1	Daman
Delhi	16787941	1484	573	86.21	Delhi
Goa	1458545	3702	1429	88.7	Panaji
Gujarat	60439692	196024	75682	78.03	Gandhinagar
Haryana	25351462	44212	17070	75.55	Chandigarh
Himachal Pradesh	6864602	55673	21495	82.8	Shimla
Jammu and Kashmir	12267013				Srinagar, Jammu
Jharkhand	32988134	79714	30776	66.41	Ranchi
Karnataka	61095297	191791	74048	75.36	Bangalore
Kerala	33406061	38863	15004	95.5	Thiruvananthapuram
Ladakh	274289				Leh
Lakshadweep	64473	32	12	91.85	Kavaratti
Madhya Pradesh	72626809	308245	119009	69.32	Bhopal
Maharashtra	121455333	307713	118804	82.34	Mumbai
Manipur	2855794	22327	8620	79.21	Imphal
Meghalaya	2966889	22429	8660	74.43	Shillong
Mizoram	1097206	21081	8139	91.33	Aizawl
Nagaland	1978502	16579	6401	79.55	Kohima
Odisha	41974218	155820	60160	72.87	Bhubaneswar
Pondicherry	1247953	479	185	85.85	Puducherry
Punjab	27743338	50362	19444	75.84	Chandigarh
Rajasthan	68548437	342239	132134	66.11	Jaipur
Sikkim	610577	7096	2740	81.42	Gangtok
Tamil Nadu	72147030	130058	50214	80.09	Chennai
Telangana	35193978	114845	44340	66.83	Hyderabad
Tripura	3673917	10486	4048	94.65	Agartala
Uttar Pradesh	199812341	240928	93019	67.68	Lucknow
Uttarakhand	10086292	53483	20649	78.82	Dehradun
West Bengal	91276115	88752	34266	76.26	Kolkata
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