NORTH - EASTERN STATE MEGHALAYA

MEGHALAYA

Area: 22,429 sq. km

Latitude: 25˚ 30’ N

Population; 23, 06, 069

Longitude: 91˚ 12’ E

Principal languages: Khasi, Garo and English

Capital: Shillong

Situation: Meghalaya is bordered in the north and east by Assam and n the south and west by Bangladesh. It literally means the ‘abode of cloud’ and has also been called the ‘Scotland of the East’ because of its elevation (1496 m above the sea level).

NAGALAND

NORTH EASTERN STATES ARUNACHAL PRADESH

NORTH EASTERN STATES

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

Area: 83,743 sq. km

Latitude: 28˚ N

Population: 10, 96,702

Longitude: 94˚ 30’ E

Capital: Itanagar

Major Languages: Nishing, monpa, Mizi, Wanchu, Aanka, Digaru, Mishmi.

Situation: it shares the international boundaries with Bhutan, Tibet, China, Myanmar in the west, northeast, north and east respectively, and the state boundaries with Assam and Nagaland. It became the 24^th state of Indian Union on 20^th February 1987.

ASSAM

SIKKIM

SIKKIM

Area: 7, 096 sq. km

Latitude: 27˚ 36’ N

Capital: Gangtok

Population: 5, 40, 493

Longitude: 88˚ 30’ E

Principal languages: Lepcha, Bhutia and Nepali

Situation: it is bordered by Nepal in the west, Tibet in the north, Bhutan in the east and West Bengal lies to its south.

·         Sikkim is one of the 18 biodiversity hotspots in the world. 

KERALA

KERALA

Area: 38, 863 sq. km

Latitude: 10˚ 30’ N

Population: 3, 18, 38, 619

Longitude: 76˚ 24’ E

Principal language: Malayalam

Capital: Thiruvananthapuram.

Situation: Kerala is situated in the southwest corner of India and Bordered in the north and north east by Karnataka, in the east by Tamil Nadu and in the west by Lakshadweep sea.

TRIVANDRUM OR THIRUVANANTHAPURAM

·         Capital of Kerala

·         It is an abode of temples, mosques and churches

·         Kovalam Beach is very famous.

VIZHINJAM

KARNATAKA

 KARNATAKA

Area: 1, 91, 791 sq. km

Latitude: 14˚ 54’ N

Principal language: Kannada

Longitude: 75˚ 48’ E

Population: 5, 27 33,958

Capital: Bangalore

Situation: the state is located in the mid western part of the Deccan Plateau. It is bordered by Goa in the North West, Maharashtra in the north and Andhra Pradesh in the east, Tamil Nadu in the south and Kerala in the south west. On its western side in the Arabian Sea with a coastline of nearly 400 km.

BANGALORE

·         Capital city of the state.

·         One of the principal centre of engineering industries of India.

·         First telephone manufacturing factory of India is located at Duravani, 10 km away from Bangalore.