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Odisha Legislature
Odisha (English: , ), formerly Orissa ( List of renamed places in India, the official name until 2011), is an States and union territories of India, Indian state located in East India, Eastern India. It is the List of states and union territories of India by area, 8th largest state by area, and the List of states and union territories of India by population, 11th largest by population. The state has the third largest population of Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes, Scheduled Tribes in India. It neighbours the states of Jharkhand and West Bengal to the north, Chhattisgarh to the west, and Andhra Pradesh to the south. Odisha has a coastline of along the Bay of Bengal in Indian Ocean. The region is also known as Utkala and is also mentioned in India's national anthem, "Jana Gana Mana". The language of Odisha is Odia language, Odia, which is one of the Languages of India#Classical, Classical Languages of India. The ancient kingdom of Kalinga (historical region), Kalinga, whi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
States And Union Territories Of India
India is a federalism, federal union comprising 28 federated state, states and 8 union territory, union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into List of districts in India, districts and smaller administrative divisions of India, administrative divisions. History Pre-independence The Indian subcontinent has been ruled by many different South Asian ethnic groups, ethnic groups throughout its history, each instituting their own policies of administrative division in the region. The British Raj mostly retained the administrative structure of the preceding Mughal Empire. India was divided into provinces (also called Presidencies), directly governed by the British, and princely states, which were nominally controlled by a local prince or raja loyal to the British Empire, which held ''de facto'' sovereignty (suzerainty) over the princely states. 1947–1950 Between 1947 and 1950 the territories of the prin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
