AMAZING INDIA !!!!
India, officially the Republic of India (Bhārat Gaṇarājya),[e]country in South Asia. It is the seventh largest country by area, the second -most populous  country (with over  1.2 billion people), and the most populous democracy in the world. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean on the south, the Arabian Sea on the southwest, and the Bay of Bengal on the southeast. It shares land borders with Pakisthan to the west;[f] China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the northeast; and Myanmar (Burma) and Bangladesh to the east. In the Indian Ocean, India is in the vicinity of Shri Lanka and the Maldives. India's Andaman and Nicobar Island share a maritime border with Thailand and Indonesia

 In 2017, the Indian Economy was the world's sixth larges by nominal GDP and third largest by purchasing power parity.[15] Following market- based economic reforms in 1991, India became one of the fastest growing major economics and is considered a newly industralised country. However, it continues to face the challenges of poverty, corruption, malnutrition, and inadequate public heathcare. A nuclear weapons state and regional power , it has third largest standing army in the world and ranks fifth in military expenditure among nations. India is a federal republic governed under a parliamentary system and consists of 29 states and 7 union territories. It is a pluralistic, multilingual and multi-ethnic society and is also home to a diversity of wildlife in a variety of protected habitats.


State – Capitals

  1. Andhra Pradesh – Hyderabad (Proposed Capital: Amaravati in Guntur district. See Note 1 below.)
  2. Arunachal Pradesh – Itanagar
  3. Assam – Dispur
  4. Bihar – Patna
  5. Goa – Panaji
  6. Gujarat – Gandhinagar
  7. Haryana – Chandigarh
  8. Himachal Pradesh – Shimla
  9. Jammu & Kashmir – Srinagar (Winter : Jammu)
  10. Karnataka – Bangalooru
  11. Kerala – Thiruvananthapuram
  12. Madhya Pradesh – Bhopal
  13. Maharashtra – Mumbai
  14. Manipur – Imphal
  15. Meghalaya – Shillong
  16. Mizoram – Aizawl
  17. Nagaland – Kohima
  18. Orissa – Bhubaneswar
  19. Punjab – Chandigarh
  20. Rajasthan – Jaipur
  21. Sikkim – Gangtok
  22. Tamil Nadu – Chennai
  23. Tripura – Agartala
  24. Uttar Pradesh – Lucknow
  25. West Bengal – Kolkata
  26. Chhattisgarh – Raipur
  27. Uttarakhand – Dehradun
  28. Jharkhand – Ranchi
  29. Telangana  - Hyderabad

Union Territories and National Capital Territory- Capitals

  • Delhi (National Capital Territory of Delhi or NCT) – New Delhi *
  • Andaman & Nicobar Islands – Port Blair
  • Chandigarh – Chandigarh
  • Dadra & Nagar Haveli – Silvasa
  • Daman & Diu – Daman
  • Lakshadweep – Kavaratti
  • Puducherry – Puducherry

Structure of the population[edit]

Structure of the population (09.02.2011) (Census) (Includes data for the Indian-held part of Jammu and Kashmir, the final status of which has not yet been determined):[82]
Population by age group
Age groupMaleFemaleTotalPercentage (%)
0–458,632,07454,174,704112,806,7789.32
5–966,300,46660,627,660126,928,12610.48
10–1469,418,83563,290,377132,709,21210.96
15–1963,982,39656,544,053120,526,4499.95
20–2457,584,69353,839,529111,424,2229.20
25–2951,344,20850,069,757101,413,9658.38
30–3444,660,67443,934,27788,594,9517.32
35–3942,919,38142,221,30385,140,6847.03
40–4437,545,38634,892,72672,438,1125.98
45–4932,138,11430,180,21362,318,3275.15
50–5425,843,26623,225,98849,069,2544.05
55–5919,456,01219,690,04339,146,0553.23
60–6418,701,74918,961,95837,663,7073.11
65–6912,944,32613,510,65726,454,9832.18
70–749,651,4999,557,34319,208,8421.59
75–794,490,6034,741,9009,232,5030.76
80–842,927,0403,293,1896,220,2290.51
85–891,120,1061,263,0612,383,1670.20
90–94652,465794,0691,446,5340.12
95–99294,759338,538633,2970.05
100+289,325316,453605,7780.05
Unknown2,372,8812,116,9214,489,8020.37
Total623,270,258587,584,7191,210,854,977100.00

CULTURE

India is the birthplace of Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism, Sikhism, and other religions. Collectively known as Indian religions.[11] Indian religions are a major form of world religions along with Arbhamic ones. Today, Hinduism and Buddhism are the world's third and fourth-largest religions respectively, with over 2 billion followers altogether,[12][13][14] and possibly as many as 2.5 or 2.6 billion followers.[12][15] Followers of Indian religions – Hindus, Sikhs, Jains and Buddhists make up around 80–82% population of India.
India is one of the most religiously and ethnically diverse nations in the world, with some of the most deeply religious societies and cultures. Religion plays a central and definitive role in the life of many of its people. Although India is a secular Hindu-Majority country, it has a large muslim population. Except for Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram and Laksdweep, Hindus form the predominant population in all 29 states and  7 union territories. Muslims are present throughout India, with large populations in Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Maharastha, Kerala, Telengana, West Bengal and Assam; while only Jammu and Kashmir and Lakshadweep have majority Muslim populations Sikhs and Christians are other significant minorities of India

FESTIVALS

India, being a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic and multi-religious society, celebrates holidays and festivals of various religions. The three National holidyas in india, the Independence Day, the Repulic  and the Gandhi Jayanti, are celebrated with zeal and enthusiasm across India. In addition, many Indian staes and regions have local festivals depending on prevalent religious and linguistic demographics. Popular religious festivals include the Hindu festivals of  Navratri, Janmashtami,  Diwali ,Maha Shivratri, Ganesh  Chathuthi  Durga Puja Holi Rath Yatra, Ugadi, Onam, Vasant Pachami, Rakshabandhan, and Dusshera. Several Harvest Festival such as Makar Sankaranti, Pongal and Raja sankranti festival are also fairl celebrated during the year in this country.



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