Over the years both in traveling India and time spent on travel forums about India, you see there are certain questions that crop up all the time. Similar question but on a wide range of topics from taxis to health. This section is an attempt to answer these question in a clear, one stop site.
It's not exhaustive but with luck it will answer most queries newbies might have and a few for the more experienced amongst you. Please let us know if there's something you think we've missed!!
ABOUT INDIA
What is India's capital city?
Delhi is India's capital city.
How many states are there in India?
28 states and 7 union territories (denoted here by a*); Andaman and Nicobar Islands*, Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chandigarh*, Chhattisgarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli*, Daman and Diu*, Delhi*, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Lakshadweep*, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Puducherry*, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttaranchal, West Bengal
What is the national language of India?
Hindi is the recognised national langauge of India but English is also widely spoken!
How many Languages are spoken in India?
There are a further 14 official languages spoken in India. Here's a list of them!
there are 14 other official languages: Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit
What is the population of India
1,095,351,995 as of June 2006
What is the time zone of India
India actually straddles some 4 time zones but uses only one, for the whole country!
5.5 hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.
