TOP 13 INDIAN STATES NOW & MORE SO BY 2050 AD

Here is our list of the top 13 Indian states, more so by 2050 AD! Check out & see if you agree…

1 UTTAR PRADESH

CAPITAL: LUCKNOW
AREA: 4TH
POPULATION: 25 CRORES – 1ST, EQUAL TO BRAZIL, 5TH IN WORLD
ECONOMY: 5TH
75 DISTRICTS
LANGUAGE : HINDI
80 LOKSABHA SEATS
CENTRAL ZONE
80% HINDUS

IMPORTANT PLACES OF WORSHIP

BHAGWAN SHREE KRISHNA BANKEBIHARI MANDIR
MATHURA VRINDABAN KRISHNA TEMPLES
KASHI VISHWANTH SHIVA TEMPLE VARANASI
AYODHYA SHRIRAMA TEMPLE
PRAYAG TIRTHARAJ
ALLAHBAD TRIVENI SANGAM
DEV KUND ALAKNANDA
BIRTH PLACE OF SHRIRAMA SHREE KRISHNA
BHAGWAN SWAMINARAYAN ALSO KNOWN AS GHANASHYAM PANDE OR NILKANTH VARNI OR SAHAJANAND SWAMI OR HARIKRISHNA MAHARAJ CHAPPIYA

IMPORTANT PLACES

AGRA TAJ MAHAL
JHANSI KI RANI LAKSHMIBAI FORT

EMINENT PERSONALITIES

RISHI VALMIKI
RISHI VYASA DEV
SANT TULSI DAS
SANT KABIR DAS
JAGADGURU KRIPALU MAHARAJ
PANDIT JAWAHARLAL NEHRU
INDIRA GANDHI
LAL BAHADUR SHASTRI ” JAI JAWAN JAI KISAN JAI VIGYAN ”
KUMAR BIRLA ” BIRLA TEMPLES ”
MRIDUL KRISHNA SHASTRIJI
SHRIRAM SHARMA ARCHARYA “ALL WORLD GAYATRI PARIVAR ”
AMITABH BACHCHAN BIG B
RAVI KISHEN
MANOJ TIWARI
ARUN GOVIL

2 MAHARASHTRA

CAPITAL: MUMBAI “FAMOUS FOR BOLLYWOOD”
AREA: 3RD
POPULATION: 2ND, 12 CRORES, EQUAL TO USSR 9TH IN WORLD
ECONOMY: 1ST
36 DISTRICTS
LANGUAGE: MARATHI
48 LOKSABHA SEATS
WESTERN ZONE
80% HINDUS

IMPORTANT PLACES OF WORSHIP

AASTHAVINAYAK
SIDDHIVINAYAK
MATA MUMBADEVI
MAHALAKSHMI
MATA AMBABAI
MATA TULJHA BHAWANI
MATA SAPTASHRUNGI
BHIMASHANKAR SHIVA TEMPLE
GRISHNESWAR MAHADEV TEMPLE
TRIAMBAKESHWAR TRIDEV SHIVA TEMPLE
BABA VITHOBA PANDURANGA
BABA KHANDOBA
SHIRDI SAI BABA

IMPORTANT PLACES

AJANTA AND ELLORA CAVES
ELEPHANTA CAVES

EMINENT PERSONALITIES

SANT DYNAESWAR
SANT GYANESWAR
SANT JNANESWAR
SANT NAMDEO
SANT EKNATH
SANT TUKARAM
CHHATRAPATI SHIVAJI RAJE
RANI TARABAI
BAJIRAO PESHWA
TATYA TOPE
LOKMANYA TILAK
DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR
VEER SAVARKAR
MAHATMA JYOTIRAO PHULE
SAVITRIBAI PHULE
DR. HOMI JEHANGIR BHABHA
ANNA HAZARE
MOHAN BHAGWAT
VASANTRAO NAIK
SHARAD PAWAR
VILASRAO DESHMUKH
BALASAHEB THACKERAY
SACHIN TENDULKAR
SUHAS KHAMKAR
SANGRAM CHOUGLE
SUNIT JADHAV
LATA MANGESHKAR
ANURADHA PAUDWAL
NITISH BHARADWAJ
AMOL PALEKAR

3 RAJASTHAN

CAPITAL: JAIPUR
AREA: 1ST
POPULATION: 7TH, 7 CRORES
ECONOMY: 8TH
33 DISTRICTS
LANGUAGE: HINDI
25 LOKSABHA SEATS
NORTHERN ZONE
90% HINDUS

IMPORTANT PLACES OF WORSHIP

PUSKAR TIRTHA RAJ BRAHMA’S TEMPLE
NATHDWARA SHREENATHJI
BABA KHATUSHYAMJI TEMPLE
SALASAR BALAJI TEMPLE
TANOT MATA TEMPLE
KARNI TEMPLE
PARSHURAM MAHADEV TEMPLE
RANAKPUR JAIN TEMPLE

IMPORTANT PLACES

HAWA MAHAL
AMBER FORT
JAISALMER FORT
JAIPUR PALACE
SONEPUR MELA

EMINENT PERSONALITIES

MEERABAI
DADA LEKHRAJ “BRAHMAKUMARIS OM SHANTI ”
MAHARANA PRATAP
RANA SANGHA
BAPPA RAWAL
PRATIBHA PATIL
VASUNDHARA RAJE

4 GUJRAT

CAPITAL: GANDHINAGAR
AREA: 5TH
POPULATION: 9TH, 6.5 CRORES
ECONOMY: 3RD
33 DISTRICTS
LANGUAGE: GUJRATI
26 LOKSABHA SEATS
WESTERN ZONE
90% HINDUS

IMPORTANT PLACES OF WORSHIP

DWARKADEESH LORD SHREE KRISHNA TEMPLE
DAKOR THAKUR SHREENATHJI
BHAGWAN SWAMINARAYAN AKSHARDHAMS
SOMNATH SHIVA TEMPLE
NAGESHWAR SHIVA TEMPLE
MATA KHODIYAR TEMPLE

IMPORTANT CITIES

LARGEST CITY AHMEDABAD SURAT RAJKOT VADODARA

IMPORTANT PLACES

STATUE OF UNITY
GIRNAR NATIONAL PARK

EMINENT PERSONALITIES

FATHER OF THE NATION, INDIA, MAHATMA GANDHI, BAPU
MOTHER OF THE NATION, INDIA, KASTURBA GANDHI
BROTHER OF THE NATION, INDIA, SARDAR VALLABH BHAI PATEL
DHIRUBHAI AMBANI
KOKILABEN AMBANI
MUKESH AMBANI
ANIL AMBANI
JAMSHEDJI TATA
AZIM PREMJI
VIKRAM SARABHAI
SUNITA WILLIAMS
JIVRAJ MEHTA
PM NARENDRA MODIJI
AMIT SHAH

5 MADHYA PRADESH

CAPITAL: BHOPAL
AREA: 2ND
POPULATION: 7.5 CRORES, 5TH
ECONOMY: 9TH
52 DISTRICTS
LANGUAGE: HINDI
29 LOKSABHA SEATS
CENTRAL ZONE
90% HINDUS

IMPORTANT PLACES OF WORSHIP

BHAGWAN SHIVA MAHADEV MAHAKALESWAR TEMPLE
OMKARESWAR MAMLESWAR SHIVA TEMPLE

IMPORTANT PLACES

SONAGIRI
SANCHI STUPA

EMINENT PERSONALITIES

CHAKRAVATI SAMRAT VIKRAMADITYA
RAJNESH OSHO
ATAL BIHARI VAJPAYEEJI
KAILASH SATYARTHI
SALMAN KHAN

6 KARNATAKA

CAPITAL: BENGALURU
AREA: 6TH
POPULATION: 6.8 LAKHS, 8TH
ECONOMY: 4TH
30 DISTRICTS
LANGUAGE: TELUGU
28 LOKSABHA SEATS
SOUTHERN ZONE
84% HINDUS

IMPORTANT PLACES OF WORSHIP

GURUVYUR SHREE KRISHNA TEMPLE
UDUPI SHREE KRISHNA TEMPLE
KOTILINGESHWARA SHIVA TEMPLE
MURUDESHWAR SHIVA TEMPLE
DATTATREYA TEMPLE
KARTIKEYA AIYAPPA SWAMY TEMPLE
PANCHAMUKHI SHREE GANESH TEMPLE
PANCHAMUKHI HANUMAN ANJANEYA TEMPLE
GOMATESWARA SHRAVANBELAGOLA LORD BAHUBALI TEMPLE
HAMPI TEMPLES

IMPORTANT PLACES

MYSORE PALACE BRINDAVAN GARDENS

EMINENT PERSONALITIES

TIPU SULTAN
NARAYAN MURTHY
KAMAL HASSAN

7 TAMIL NADU

CAPITAL: CHENNAI
AREA: 10TH
POPULATION: 7.4 CRORES, 6TH
ECONOMY: 2ND
39 DISTRICTS
LANGUAGE: TAMIL
28 LOKSABHA SEATS
SOUTHERN ZONE
90% HINDUS

IMPORTANT PLACES OF WORSHIP

SRI RAMESWARAM TEMPLE
SRIPURAM MAHALAKSHMI GOLDEN TEMPLE
MADURAI MEENAKSHI TEMPLE
SRIRANGAM TEMPLE
RAMNATHSWAMY TEMPLE
THANJAVUR BIG TEMPLE
KANYAKUMARI ROCK MEMORIAL SWAMI VIVEKANANDA TEMPLE

EMINENT PERSONALITIES

SRI SRI SRI RAVISHANKARJI
DR. SARVEPALLI RADHAKRISHNAN
DR. APJ ABDUL KALAM
DR. C.V.RAMAN
M.KARUNANIDHI
AMMA JAYALALITHA
NIRMALA SITHARAMAN
VISHWANATHAN ANAND
MAHESH BHUPATI
HEMA MALINI
JAYA PRADA
SRIDEVI
PRABHAS
VIKRAM
ALLU ARJUN

8 WEST BENGAL

CAPITAL: KOLKATA
AREA: 13TH
POPULATION: 10 CRORES, 4TH
ECONOMY: 6TH
23 DISTRICTS
LANGUAGE: BENGALI
42 LOKSABHA SEATS
EASTERN ZONE
69% HINDUS

IMPORTANT PLACES OF WORSHIP

MAYAPUR SHREE KRISHNA ISKCON TEMPLE
DAKSHINESWARI MAA KALI TEMPLE
DURGA PUJA

IMPORTANT PLACES

HOWRAH BRIDGE
DARJEELING
SUNDARBANS
SILIGURI

EMINENT PERSONALITIES

SRI CHAITANYA MAHAPRABHU GAURHARI NIMAI GAURANGA
ALSO KNOWN AS VISHAMBHAR MISHRA
SRIPAD NITYANANDA NITAI
SRILA PRABHUPADA
SRI RAMAKRISHNA PARAMHANSA
SARADA DEVI
SWAMI VIVEKANANDA ALSO KNOWN AS NARENDRANATH DATTA
YOGANANDA PARAMHANSA
BABA LOKENATH
SRI AUROBINDO
THE MOTHER MEERA ALFASA
MOTHER TERESA
SISTER NIBEDITA
GURUDEV RABINDRANATH TAGORE “NATIONAL ANTHEM JANA GANA MANA” AND “GITANJALI”
BANKIM CHANDRA CHATTERJEE ALSO KNOWN AS BANKIM CHANDRA CHATTOPADHYAY, “NATIONAL SONG VANDE MATARAM ”
ALLAMA MUHAMMAD IQBAL “INTERNATIONAL FAMOUS SONG SARE JAHAN SE ACHA” “HINDUSTAN HAMARA HEI”
SUBHASH CHANDRA BOSE “JAI HIND”
ISHWAR CHANDRA VIDYA SAGAR
DAYANAND SARASWATI
SIR JAGDISH CHANDRA BOSE
SIR SATYENDRANATH BOSE
AMARTYA SEN
PRANAB MUKHERJEE
JYOTI BASU
DIDI MAMATA BANERJEE
SARVADAMAN D. BANERJEE
MITHUN CHAKRABORTY
DIBYENDU BARUA
SOURAV GANGULY
SATYAJIT ROY
SHYAM BENEGAL
HRISHIKESH MUKHERJEE
ANURAG BASU
SD BURMAN
RAJIT KAPUR “BYOMKESH BAKSHI”, “MAKING OF THE MAHATMA”
RAHUL BOSE
KISHORE KUMAR
SHAAN
PRIYANSHU CHATTERJEE
MAUSAMI CHATTERJEE
JAYA BACHCHAN
JAYA KISHORI
RANI MUKHERJEE
SUCHITRA SEN
SUSMITA SEN
VIDYA BALAN
LEANDER PAES
KUMAR BIRLA “BIRLA TEMPLES”

9 ANDHRA PRADESH

CAPITAL: AMRAVATI
AREA: 7TH
POPULATION: 5 CRORES, 10TH
DISTRICTS: 13
ECONOMY: 7TH
LANGUAGE: TELUGU
25 LOKSABHA SEATS
SOUTHERN ZONE
90% HINDUS

IMPORTANT PLACES OF WORSHIP

SRI VENKATESWARA TIRUPATI BALAJI TEMPLE
SRI SAILAM MALLIKARJUNA SHIVA TEMPLE
PUTTAPARTHI SRI SATHYA SAI TEMPLE

EMINENT PERSONALITIES

TENALIRAMAN
SAROJINI NAIDU
RAJNIKANTH “SHIVAJI THE BOSS”

10 ODISHA

CAPITAL: BHUBANESWAR
AREA: 8TH
POPULATION: 4.5 CRORES, 11TH
DISTRICTS: 30
LANGUAGE: ODIA
21 LOKSABHA SEATS
147 ASSEMBLY SEATS
EASTERN ZONE
ECONOMY: 10TH
94% HINDUS

PLACES OF WORSHIP

GOLDEN TRIANGLE
PURI JAGANNATH TEMPLE
LINGARAJ SHIVA TEMPLE
KONARK SUN TEMPLE
ANANTA VASUDEV TEMPLE
BABA AKHANDALAMANI TEMPLE
BABA ALARNATH TEMPLE
BABA GORAKNATH TEMPLE
BABA PANCHALINGESHWAR TEMPLE
KANTILO NILAMADHAV SHIVA TEMPLE
BIRANCHI NARAYAN BRAHMA TEMPLE
KHEERACHORA GOPINATH TEMPLE
SHREE KUNJBIHARI TEMPLE
SRI BALDEV JEW TEMPLE
HARIHAR TEMPLE
NRUSHINGHANATH TEMPLE
GUPTESHWAR TEMPLE
KAPILASA MAHADEV SHIVA TEMPLE
DHABLESHWAR SHIVA TEMPLE
LOKNATH SHIVA TEMPLE
KEDARGAURI SHIVA TEMPLE
RAJARANI SHIVA TEMPLE
CHANDANESWAR SHIVA TEMPLE
LADUKESHWAR SHIVA TEMPLE
MAA TARATARINI TEMPLE
MAA TARINI TEMPLE
MAA SARALA TEMPLE
MAA MANGALA TEMPLE
MAA KAMALA
MAA SUBHADRA
MAA BIMALA TEMPLE
MAA BIRAJA TEMPLE
MAA HINGLAJ TEMPLE
MAA CHINNAMASTA TEMPLE
MAA BHUVANESWARI TEMPLE
MAA CUTTACK CHANDI TEMPLE
MAA SAMLESWARI TEMPLE
MAA GHANTESWARI TEMPLE
MAA AMBIKA TEMPLE
MAA BHADRAKALI TEMPLE
MAA CHARCHIKA TEMPLE
MAA BHAGAVATI DURGA TEMPLE
MAA HINGULA TEMPLE
RAMCHANDI TEMPLE
BADA GANESH TEMPLE
HANUMAN VATIKA TEMPLE
BHIMAKHAND SLEEPING VISHNU TEMPLE
AND MANY MORE TEMPLES

IMPORTANT PLACES

DIAMOND TRIANGLE
KHANDAGIRI UDAYGIRI RATNAGIRI DIGAMBAR JAIN TEMPLES
DHAULGIRI LORD BUDDHA TEMPLE SHANTI STUPA
PURI SEA BEACH
MAHANADI RIVER
HIRAKUD DAM “WORLD’S LONGEST DAM”
PARADIP PORT
CHILIKA FRESH WATER LAKE
NANDANKANAN ZOOLOGICAL PARK
BHITARKANIKA CROCODILE PARK
GOPALPUR SEA BEACH
MANY MORE

EMINENT PERSONALITIES

UTKAL GOURAV MADHUSUDAN DAS
UTKAL MANI GOPABANDHU DAS
GAJAPATI MAHARAJ KRUSHNA CHANDRA DEV
GAJAPATI MAHARAJ DIVYA SINGH DEV
FAKIR MOHAN SENAPATI
GITA GOVINDA JAYADEV
CJI DIPAK MISRA
SHRI BIJU PATNAIK “SON OF THE SOIL AND ARCHITECT OF MODERN ODISHA”
SHRI JANAKI BALLABH PATANAIK “Ex CM OF ODISHA AND GOVERNOR OF ASSAM”
SHRI NAVEEN PATNAIK “LONGEST SERVING CM IN INDIA 25 YEARS”

ODISHA ALSO KNOWN AS ODRA DESH OR UTKAL RAJYA OR KALINGA RAJYA
1ST APRIL, 1936 “HAPPY UTKAL DIVAS”
AAMRA ODISHA AAME ODIA
JAI JAGANNATH “PURI” “RATHA YATRA”
VANDE UTKAL JANANI

11 BIHAR

CAPITAL: PATNA
AREA: 12TH
POPULATION: 11 CRORES, 3RD
ECONOMY: 17TH
38 DISTRICTS
LANGUAGE: HINDI
LOKSABHA SEAT: 39
EASTERN ZONE
80% HINDUS

PLACES OF WORSHIP

BODH GAYA LORD BUDDHA TEMPLE

EMINENT PERSONALITIES

ARYABHATT
CHANAKYA
CHANDRAGUPTA MAURYA
ASHOKA THE GREAT
DR. RAJENDRA PRASAD
RAMNATH KOVIND
MEIRA KUMAR
M.S. DHONI
SHATRUGHAN SINHA
SUSHANT SINGH RAJPUT

12 UTTARAKHAND ALSO KNOWN AS UTTARANCHAL

CAPITAL: DEHRADUN
AREA: 18TH
POPULATION: 21ST, 1.25 CRORES
DISTRICTS: 14
ECONOMY: 16TH
NORTHERN ZONE
LOKSABHA SEATS: 5
LANGUAGE: HINDI
90% HINDUS

IMPORTANT PLACES

CHAR DHAMS
KEDARNATH
GANGOTRI
YAMNOTRI
BADRINATH

AND

13 HARYANA

CAPITAL: CHANDIGARH
AREA: 21ST
POPULATION: 18TH, 2.5 CRORES
22 DISTRICTS
ECONOMY: 12TH
LANGUAGE: HINDI
90% HINDUS
NORTHERN ZONE
LOKSABHA SEATS: 10

PLACES OF WORSHIP

KURUKSHETRA KRISHNA ARJUNA TEMPLE
SARVESHWAR MAHADEV TEMPLE
ADIYOGA SHIVA TEMPLE
DEVI YOGAMAYA TEMPLE

EMINENT PERSONALITIES

KING PORUS
SWAMI RAMDEV
THE GREAT KHALI DALIP SINGH RANA
KAPIL DEV
SUSHIL KUMAR

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