Federation Maps and Fact Sheets for India
- A federation since 1950
- Website Directory: Federal Government of India
- Inter-State Council Secretariat
| Label | Data |
|---|---|
| Official name | Republic of India |
| Population | 1,095,351,995 (est 2006) |
| Capital | New Delhi |
Constituent units
- 28 states: Andhra Pradesh; Arunachal Pradesh; Assam; Bihar; Goa; Gujarat; Haryana; Himachal Pradesh; Jammu and Kashmir; Karnataka; Kerala; Madhya Pradesh; Maharashtra; Manipur; Meghalaya; Mizoram; Nagaland; Orissa; Punjab; Rajasthan; Sikkim; Tamil Nadu; Tripura; Uttar Pradesh; West Bengal;
- since 2000: Chattisgarh; Jharkhand; Uttaranchal.
- Map of states and territories
- Official Websites of States and Territories
- National Capital Territory of Delhi.
- 6 centrally administered Union Territories: Andaman and Nicobar Islands; Chandigarh; Dadra and Nagar Haveli; Daman and Diu; Lakshadweep; Pondicherry.
Constitutional distribution of powers
- The Constitution of India, in particular:
- Relations between the Union and the States: Part XI and Part XXI
- Powers: Seventh Schedule
- List I - Union
- List II - State
- List III - Concurrent
Legislative institutions
- Federal: A bicameral Parliament composed of the Council of States and the House of the People. The Council of States (Rajya Sabha) represents the states.
- Indian Parliament: Council of States and House of the People
- States: Most states have a unicameral legislature.
- State/territorial governments: from official sites of State and Territorial governments
Official languages
- The Constitution stipulates that Hindi is the official language of the Union. 18 other languages are protected by the Constitution (Schedule language).
- The Constitution of India, in particular: Part XVII and Schedule 8
- Linguistic Map of India