How Many States in India in 1947

Introduction

11 states have actual state governments and 5 union territories. India is a country in South Asia; its official name is the Republic of India. It is the world's largest democracy, the second-most populated nation by area, and the seventh-largest government overall. On the land side, it shares borders with Pakistan to the west, China, Nepal, and Bhutan to the north, Bangladesh and Myanmar to the east, the Indian Ocean to the south, the Bay of Bengal to the southeast, and the Arabian Sea to the southwest. India shares a maritime border with Thailand, Myanmar, and Indonesia on its Andaman and Nicobar Islands, located in the Indian Ocean near Sri Lanka and the Maldives.

Explanation

There were 562 princely states after 1947 when India gained its independence. The majority of the states joined India. A large number of these princely states were changed into new states. Later, Indian states were divided up according to language according to the States Reorganization Act of 1956.

Gandhi Ji was crucial to the nation's attainment of independence. In Indian history, he played a significant role.

Jawaharlal Nehru served as the country of India's first prime minister. He was crucial to India's eventual independence.

It is crucial to understand when each state was created

Indian States	Formation dates	Formed by	Status before foundation
Andhra Pradesh	1 November 1953	States Reorganisation Act, 1956	Part of Andhra State and Hyderabad State
Arunachal Pradesh	20 February 1987	by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act of 1971	Arunachal Pradesh Union Territory
Assam	1950	Originally known as Ahom Kingdom, it was reorganised as the North-East Frontier Province in 1874, Assam Province in 1912, Eastern Bengal and Assam in 1905, and Assam Province in 1912, before becoming a state in 1950.	Part of Kamarupa Kingdom
Bihar	1950	Originally founded as the provinces of Bihar and Orissa, it was reorganised as Bihar Province in 1936, and it became a state in 1950.	Part of Bengal Province, British India
Chhattisgarh	1 November 2000	It was established by the Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000.	Part of Madhya Pradesh
Goa	30 May 1987	The State of Goa Act of 1986 established it.	Part of Goa, Daman and Diu
Gujarat	1 May 1960	The Bombay Reorganisation Act of 1960 established it.	Part of Bombay State
Haryana	1 November 1966	The Punjab Reorganisation Act of 1966 established it.	Part of East Punjab
Himachal Pradesh	1971	Himachal Pradesh was established as a province by the Himachal Pradesh (Administration) Order in 1948. It was reorganised as a Part C state in 1950, a union territory in 1956, and a state in 1971.	a portion of the erstwhile Punjab States Agency's princely statesy
Jharkhand	15 November 2000	Founded by the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000	Part of Bihar
Karnataka	1 November 1956	founded in 1956 as Mysore State and renamed Karnataka in 1973 as a result of the States Reorganisation Act	a piece of Hyderabad State, Mysore State, Coorg State, and Bombay State
Kerala	1 November 1956	The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 established it.	Part of Madras State and Travancore-Cochin
Madhya Pradesh	1 November 1950	Achieved statehood in 1950	a portion of the Central Provinces, Berar, the Princely State of Makrai, and the former Eastern States Agency princely states
Maharashtra	1 May 1960	The Bombay Reorganization Act of 1960 established it.	Part of Bombay State
Manipur	21 January 1972	The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act of 1971 established it.	Manipur Union Territory
Meghalaya	21 January 1972	The North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act of 1971 established it.	Part of Assam
Mizoram	20 February 1987	by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act of 1971 became a Union Territory	Mizoram Union Territory
Nagaland	December 1st, 1963	Founded by the State of Nagaland Act, 1962	Nagaland Union Territory
Punjab	1947	Founded by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966	Part of East Punjab
Odisha	1950	founded in 1936 as Orissa Province, became a state in 1950	Part of Bihar and Orissa Province, British India
Rajasthan	30 March 1949	Rajasthan, also known as Rajputana earlier	a part of the erstwhile Rajputana Agency's princely states
Sikkim	16 May 1975	Founded in 1975 as a result of the 36th Amendment to the Indian Constitution	Kingdom of Sikkim
Tamil Nadu	1 November 1956	Being established by the States Reorganisation Act of 1956, Tamil Nadu was renamed Madras State in 1969	Part of Madras State and Travance-Cochin
Telangana	2 June 2014	The Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2014 established it	Part of Andhra Pradesh
Tripura	21 January 1972	Founded by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971	Tripura Union Territory
Uttar Pradesh	24 January 1950	Created in 1937 as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh, became a state as the United Provinces in 1950.	United Provinces
Uttarakhand	9 November 2000	Uttaranchal was created by the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act of 2000	Part of Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal	1950	Achieved statehood in 1950	Part of Bengal Province, British India

Note - A sort of administrative division in the Republic of India is a union territory. Union territories are federal regions that are partially or entirely controlled by the Union Government of India. As of right now, India has eight union territories: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Jammu and Kashmir, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep, Delhi, Ladakh, and Puducherry.

India's Parliament approved the Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 in August. On 31st October, 2019, the state of Jammu and Kashmir will be divided into two union territories, one of which would bear the name Jammu and Kashmir and the other Ladakh.

The Indian Government introduced a bill to combine Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli into a single union territory with the names Daman and Diu and Dadra and Nagar Haveli in November 2019.

History of Formation of States

A highly developed urbanised culture known as the Indus civilization ruled the northwest of the subcontinent from roughly 2600 to 2000 BCE, according to archaeological evidence. Since that time, India has been a politically and culturally autonomous region that has given rise to a unique heritage that is mostly linked with Hinduism and has roots that can be mostly found in the Indus civilization.

Despite having a relatively small following today, other religions, such as Buddhism and Jainism, have their roots in India. Over the centuries, people living on the subcontinent have also developed a rich intellectual life in subjects like mathematics, astronomy, architecture, literature, music, and the fine arts. India saw periodic invasions from outside its northern mountain border throughout its history. The spread of Islam from the northwest by Arab, Persian, Turkish, and other raids starting in the early eighth century CE was particularly significant.

Over time, some of those raiders stayed; by the 13th century, Muslims controlled a sizable portion of the subcontinent, and their population continued to rise. India wasn't exposed to significant external influences arriving by sea until Vasco da Gama arrived in 1498 and the establishment of European maritime superiority in the area. This process culminated in the fall of the ruling Muslim elite and the subcontinent's incorporation into the British Empire.

Political and economic unity of the subcontinent was accomplished by direct administration by the British, which started in 1858. Following the end of British control in 1947, the subcontinent was divided into India, which had a majority of Hindus, and Pakistan, which had a majority of Muslims. The eastern section of Pakistan later split off to become Bangladesh. English continued to be a widely spoken language, many British institutions (including the parliamentary style of government) were still in force, and India was still a member of the Commonwealth. While a thriving English-language intelligentsia flourished, Hindi was made the official language (along with several other regional languages).