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May 20, 2024 · Further south, Kerala (7), Maharashtra (6), and Tamil Nadu (6) also have more than five cities with a million or more people. Meanwhile, some cities, including India’s national capital, New Delhi, are either in or are themselves union territories —areas directly administered by the central government. Ten Indian states—most of them from ...
2 days ago · Chennai, formerly known as Madras, city and capital of Tamil Nadu state, southern India, located on the Coromandel Coast of the Bay of Bengal. Known as the ‘Gateway to South India,’ Chennai is a major administrative and cultural center. Learn more about the history and characteristics of Chennai in this article.
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3 days ago · Tamil Nadu, state of India, located in the extreme south of the subcontinent. It is bounded by the Indian Ocean to the east and south and by the states of Kerala to the west, Karnataka (formerly Mysore) to the northwest, and Andhra Pradesh to the north.
May 20, 2024 · Ayodhya is located in south-central Uttar Pradesh state, on the Ghaghara River just east of Faizabad. Ayodhya | History, River, Ram Temple, Mosque, Map, & Facts | Britannica Ayodhya is a town in northern India that holds special significance in Hinduism as one of seven sacred cities and in Buddhism as an important historical center.
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May 22, 2024 · The terms "North Zone", "North Region" or "Northern Cultural Zone" are used by various ministries of the Government of India to refer to the northernmost of the four or six administrative divisions of the country. These terms are distinct from "North India", which is a geo-cultural region denoting a much larger expanse.
1 day ago · Andhra Pradesh (English: / ˌ ɑː n d r ə p r ə ˈ d ɛ ʃ /, Telugu: [aːndʱrɐ prɐdeːʃ] ⓘ abbr. AP) is a state in the southern coastal region of India. It is the seventh-largest state with an area of 162,970 km 2 (62,920 sq mi) [5] and the tenth-most populous state with 49,577,103 inhabitants. [4]
1 day ago · The state is the 20th most populous state of the country having 0.83% of the population on 1.63% of the land. The population density of the state is 189 people per square kilometre having a 2001–2011 decadal growth rate of 18.81%. The gender ratio is 963 females per 1000 males.
