STATE SYMBOLS AND OTHER
IMPORTANT DETAILS OF EACH
STATE
, ANDHRA PRADESH
CAPITAL : AMRAVATI
YEAR OF FORMATION : 1 NOVEMBER 1953
OFFICIAL BIRD : ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET
OFFICIAL ANIMAL : BLACK BUCK
OFFICIAL TREE : NEEM
OFFICIAL FRUIT : MANGO
OFFICIAL FLOWER : JASMINE
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE : TELUGU, URDU
DISTRICTS : 26
FESTIVAL : BRAHMOTSAVAM
TRADITIONAL SPORTS : KODI-PUNJULU
DANCE FORMS : KUCHIPUDI
IMPORTANT DETAILS : Andhra Pradesh is a state in the south-eastern
coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an
area of 162,975 km² and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799
inhabitants. Andhra Pradesh is one of the leading rice-growing states in the
country and is a major producer of India's tobacco. Andhra Pradesh is
endowed with a variety of physiographic features ranging from high hills,
undulating plains to a coastal deltaic environment. Andhra Pradesh aims to
be among the top three performing Indian states by 2022 and a developed
state by 2029.
, ARUNACHAL PRADESH
CAPITAL : ITANAGAR
YEAR OF FORMATION : 20 FEBRUARY 1987
OFFICIAL BIRD : GREAT HORNBILL
OFFICIAL ANIMAL : MITHUN
OFFICIAL TREE : HOLLONG
OFFICIAL FRUIT : JACKFRUIT
OFFICIAL FLOWER : FOXTAIL ORCHID
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE : ENGLISH
DISTRICTS : 25
FESTIVAL : DREE FESTIVAL
TRADITIONAL SPORTS : ARCHERY
DANCE FORMS : BARDO CHHAM
IMPORTANT DETAILS : Popularly known as 'Land of the Dawn-lit-
Mountains', Arunachal Pradesh is India's remotest state and the first Indian
soil to greet the rising sun. Arunachal Pradesh is the largest of the Seven
Sister States of Northeast India by area. Arunachal Pradesh is a land
of tribal cultures, Buddhist monasteries, pristine lakes, high altitude
mountains, and quaint hillside villages. Arunachal Pradesh shares a 1,129
km border with China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The topography and
climate of Arunachal Pradesh is conducive for the cultivation of rice, millet,
wheat, pulses, sugarcane and potatoes. Area 32,333 square miles (83,743
square km). Pop. (2011) 1,382,611.
IMPORTANT DETAILS OF EACH
STATE
, ANDHRA PRADESH
CAPITAL : AMRAVATI
YEAR OF FORMATION : 1 NOVEMBER 1953
OFFICIAL BIRD : ROSE-RINGED PARAKEET
OFFICIAL ANIMAL : BLACK BUCK
OFFICIAL TREE : NEEM
OFFICIAL FRUIT : MANGO
OFFICIAL FLOWER : JASMINE
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE : TELUGU, URDU
DISTRICTS : 26
FESTIVAL : BRAHMOTSAVAM
TRADITIONAL SPORTS : KODI-PUNJULU
DANCE FORMS : KUCHIPUDI
IMPORTANT DETAILS : Andhra Pradesh is a state in the south-eastern
coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state by area covering an
area of 162,975 km² and tenth-most populous state with 49,386,799
inhabitants. Andhra Pradesh is one of the leading rice-growing states in the
country and is a major producer of India's tobacco. Andhra Pradesh is
endowed with a variety of physiographic features ranging from high hills,
undulating plains to a coastal deltaic environment. Andhra Pradesh aims to
be among the top three performing Indian states by 2022 and a developed
state by 2029.
, ARUNACHAL PRADESH
CAPITAL : ITANAGAR
YEAR OF FORMATION : 20 FEBRUARY 1987
OFFICIAL BIRD : GREAT HORNBILL
OFFICIAL ANIMAL : MITHUN
OFFICIAL TREE : HOLLONG
OFFICIAL FRUIT : JACKFRUIT
OFFICIAL FLOWER : FOXTAIL ORCHID
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE : ENGLISH
DISTRICTS : 25
FESTIVAL : DREE FESTIVAL
TRADITIONAL SPORTS : ARCHERY
DANCE FORMS : BARDO CHHAM
IMPORTANT DETAILS : Popularly known as 'Land of the Dawn-lit-
Mountains', Arunachal Pradesh is India's remotest state and the first Indian
soil to greet the rising sun. Arunachal Pradesh is the largest of the Seven
Sister States of Northeast India by area. Arunachal Pradesh is a land
of tribal cultures, Buddhist monasteries, pristine lakes, high altitude
mountains, and quaint hillside villages. Arunachal Pradesh shares a 1,129
km border with China's Tibet Autonomous Region. The topography and
climate of Arunachal Pradesh is conducive for the cultivation of rice, millet,
wheat, pulses, sugarcane and potatoes. Area 32,333 square miles (83,743
square km). Pop. (2011) 1,382,611.
