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Geography Worksheet
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LIST OF STATES & IT’S CAPITALS ALONG WITH CURRENT CM &

GOVERNOR
S.No. State Capital CM Governor
1 Andhra Pradesh Amaravati YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Biswa Bhusan Harichandan
2 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Pema Khandu B. D. Mishra
3 Assam Dispur Himanta Biswa Sarma Jagdish Mukhi
4 Bihar Patna Nitish Kumar Phagu Chauhan
5 Chhattisgarh Raipur Vishnu Deo Sai Sushri Anusuiya Uikey
6 Goa Panaji Pramod Sawant P.S. Sreedharan Pillai
7 Gujarat Gandhinagar Bhupendra Patel Acharya Dev Vrat
8 Haryana Chandigarh Nayab Singh Saini Bandaru Dattatraya
9 Himachal Pradesh Shimla Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
10 Jharkhand Ranchi Champai Soren Ramesh Bais
11 Karnataka Bengaluru Siddaramaiah Thaawarchand Gehlot
12 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Pinarayi Vijayan Arif Mohammed Khan
13 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Mohan Yadav Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel
14 Maharashtra Mumbai Eknath Shinde Ramesh Bais
15 Manipur Imphal N. Biren Singh La. Ganesan
16 Meghalaya Shillong Conrad Kongkal Sangma Brig. (Dr.) B. D. Mishra
17 Mizoram Aizawl Lalduhoma Kambhampati Haribabu
18 Nagaland Kohima Neiphiu Rio Jagdish Mukhi
19 Odisha Bhubaneswar Naveen Patnaik Ganeshi Lal
20 Punjab Chandigarh Bhagwant Singh Mann Banwarilal Purohit
21 Rajasthan Jaipur Bhajan Lal Sharma Kalraj Mishra
22 Sikkim Gangtok PS Golay Ganga Prasad
23 Tamil Nadu Chennai M. K. Stalin R. N. Ravi
24 Telangana Hyderabad Anumula Revanth Reddy Tamilisai Soundararajan
25 Tripura Agartala Dr. Manik Saha Satyadeo Narain Arya
26 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Yogi Aditya Nath Anandiben Patel
27 Uttarakhand Dehradun Pushkar Singh Dhami Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh
28 West Bengal Kolkata Mamata Banerjee Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose

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LIST OF INDIAN STATES BY AREA

1 Rajasthan 342,239
2 Madhya Pradesh 308,252
3 Maharashtra 307,713
4 Uttar Pradesh 240,928
5 Gujarat 196,244
6 Karnataka 191,791
UT1 Ladakh 166,698
7 Andhra Pradesh 162,970
8 Odisha 155,707
9 Chhattisgarh 135,192
10 Tamil Nadu 130,060
11 Telangana 112,077
12 Bihar 94,163
13 West Bengal 88,752
14 Arunachal Pradesh 83,743
15 Jharkhand 79,716
16 Assam 78,438
17 Himachal Pradesh 55,673
UT2 Jammu & Kashmir 55,538
18 Uttarakhand 53,483
19 Punjab 50,362
20 Haryana 44,212
21 Kerala 38,852
22 Meghalaya 22,429
23 Manipur 22,327
24 Mizoram 21,081
25 Nagaland 16,579
26 Tripura 10,486
UT3 A. & N. Islands 8,249
27 Sikkim 7,096
28 Goa 3,702
NCT Delhi 1,483
UT4 Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu 603
UT5 Puducherry 490
UT6 Chandigarh 114
UT7 Lakshadweep 32

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List of Nicknames of Indian 4. City of Flyovers
5. Electronic
Cities Manufacturing Hub
in India
Name of Cities Nicknames of the 6. Banking Capital of
Cities India
1. Manchester of Coimbatore (Tamil 1. Manchester of
India Nadu) South India
2. Commercial 2. Textile City of
Capital of Gujarat India
3. Financial Capital 3. Engineering City
Ahmedabad (Gujarat) of Western India of India
4. Boston of India 4. Financial Capital
5. Heritage City of Tamil Nadu
6. Twin City (with 5. Pump City of
Gandhinagar) India
7. Night City
Darjeeling (West
Ajmer (Rajasthan) Khwaja ki Nagri Queen of the Hills
Bengal)
Akola (Maharashtra) The Cotton City Dehradun
Indian City of Love
(Uttrakhand)
Alappuzha (Kerala) Venice of the East
Dhanbad (Jharkhand) Coal Capital of India
Anand (Gujarat) Milk City
Dibrugarh (Assam) Tea City of India
1. City of
Asansol (West Brotherhood Durgapur (West
Bengal) 2. Land of Black Ruhr of India
Bengal)
Diamond
Turmeric City of
Baghpat (Uttar Erode (Tamil Nadu)
Land of Tigers India
Pradesh)
The City of
Ballia (Uttar Pradesh) Baghi Ballia Gaya (Bihar)
Enlightenment
Bardoli (Gujarat) Butter City 1. Green City
Gandhinagar
2. Twin City (with
Bengaluru 1. Silicon Valley of (Gujarat)
Ahmedabad)
(Karnataka) India
2. Science city of Guntur (Andhra Chilli Capital of
India Pradesh) India
3. Garden City of
India Hajipur (Bihar) Bananas City

Bhagalpur (Bihar) Silk City Howrah (West 1. Land of Figurines

Bengal) 2. Village of Reui
Bishnupur (West Temple City of
Bengal) Bengal Hyderabad 1. City of Pearls
(Telangana) 2. City of Nizams
Chennai (Tamil Nadu) 1. Detroit of Asia
2. Healthcare Jaipur (Rajasthan) 1. Pink City of India
Capital of India 2. Heritage City
3. Gate Way of South 3. Rajwaro ka
India Shahar

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Jamshedpur 1. Steel City of India Kurnool (Andhra The Gateway of
(Jharkhand) 2. Pittsburg of India Pradesh) Rayalaseema
Jodhpur (Rajasthan) 1. Blue City Kumbakonam (Tamil Cambridge of South
2. Sun City Nadu) India
City of Looms and Lucknow (Uttar City of Nawabs
Kannur (Kerala)
Lores Pradesh)
Kanpur (Uttar Madurai (Tamil Nadu) 1. City of Festivals
Leather City
Pradesh) 2. City of Jasmine
3. Athens of the East
1. Land of Seven 4. Capital of Pandya
Kasaragod (Kerala) Languages Nadu
2. Hrkwillia 5. City of Festivals
1. The Queen of the 6. Capital of Pandya
Arabian Sea Nadu
2. Commercial Malappuram (Kerala) Soccer Capital
Capital of Kerala
Kochi (Kerala) 3. Judicial Capital of Malda (West Bengal) Mango City
Kerala
4. Gateway of Kerala Mangaluru 1. Ice cream capital
5. Hub of Malayalam (Karnataka) of India
Film Industry 2. Gateway of
Karnataka
Kodagu (Karnataka) Scotland of India 3. Rome of The East
Kodaikanal (Tamil Princess of Hill Midnapore (West City of Tribal
Nadu) stations Bengal) Tradition
1. City of Joy Mumbai 1. City of Seven
2. Cultural Capital of (Maharashtra) Islands
India 2. Gateway of India
3. City of Surprises 3. Hollywood of
4. City of Passion India
5. Heaven of the
Kolkata (West Bengal) Mussoorie Queen of the
Aged
6. City of Buildings (Uttarakhand) Mountains
7. City of Palaces Muzaffarpur (Bihar) The Land of Leechi
8. City of Castles
9. Capital of West 1. Sandalwood City
Bengal Mysuru (Karnataka) 2. Cultural Capital of
Karnataka
Cashew Capital of
Kollam (Kerala)
the World Nabadwip (West
Oxford of Bengal
Bengal)
Kolhapur City of Wrestlers
(Maharashtra) Nagpur 1. Orange City
(Maharashtra) 2. Tiger Capital
Kozhikode (Kerala) City of Spices
Queen of Hill
Krishnanagar (West Land of Figurines Ooty (Tamil Nadu)
Stations
Bengal)

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 1. Land of Palm 3. The land of
trees Vadakkumnathan
Palakkad (Kerala)
2. Rice bowl of 4. Gold capital of
Kerala India
Patiala (Punjab) Royal City Tezpur (Assam) City of Blood
Panipat (Haryana) City of Weavers Tirunelveli (Tamil 1. Oxford city of
Nadu) south India
Puducherry (Tamil 1. Paris of the East 2. Halwa city
Nadu) 2. City of Dawn 3. City of paddy
Pune (Maharashtra) 1. Oxford of the East cields
2. Queen of Deccan Trivandrum (Kerala) Evergreen City of
Rajamahendravaram Cultural Capital of India
(Andhra Pradesh) Andhra Pradesh Udaipur (Rajasthan) 1. White City
1. Adventure Capital 2. City of Lakes
of India 3. Venice of the East
Rishikesh 2. Rafting Capital of Vadodara (Gujarat) 1. Banyan City
(Uttarakhand) India 2. Cultural Capital of
3. Yoga Capital of Gujarat/ Sanskari
the World Nagari
Siliguri (West Bengal) 1. Gateway to the 3. Power Hub of
Dooars India
2. City of Hospitality 4. Pensioners' City

Surat (Gujarat) 1. City of Diamonds

2. Silk City of India
10 Longest Rivers in India
Sakleshpur
Poor Man's Ooty
(Karnataka) River Length in Total Length
Sariska (Rajasthan) Tiger Reserve India (km) (km)
Ganga 2525 2525
Tenali (Andhra Godavari 1464 1465
Andhra Paris
Pradesh) Krishna 1400 1400
Yamuna 1376 1376
1. Dollar City of
Narmada 1312 1312
India
2. Textile Capital of Indus 1114 3180
Tiruppur (Tamil Brahmaputra 916 2900
Tamil Nadu
Nadu) Mahanadi 890 890
3. Baniyan City
4. Knit Wear Capital Kaveri 800 800
of India Tapti 724 724

Thoothukudi (Tamil 1. Pearl City

Nadu) 2. Gateway of Tamil
Nadu
1. The Cultural
Thrissur (Kerala) Capital of Kerala
2. Land of Poorams

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NATIONAL PARKS IN INDIA Guru Ghasidas
(Sanjay) National 1981
Park
State/Union National Parks Establishment
Total Parks Chhattisgarh 3 Indravati (Kutru)
Territory Name Year 1982
National Park
Campbell Bay
1992 Kanger Valley
National Park 1982
National Park
Galathea Bay
1992 Mollem National
National Park Goa 1 1992
Park
Mahatama Gandhi
Vansda National
Marine (Wandoor) 1982 1979
Park
National Park
Blackbuck
Middle Button
(Velavadar) 1976
Island National 1987
National Park
Park Gujarat 4
Andaman & Gir National Park 1975
Mount Harriett
Nicobar 9 1987
National Park Marine (Gulf of
Islands
Kachchh) National 1982
North Button
Park
Island National 1987
Park Kalesar National
2003
Park
Rani Jhansi Marine
1996
National Park Haryana 2
SultaNational
Parkur National 1989
Saddle Peak
1987 Park
National Park
Great Himalayan
South Button 1984
National Park
Island National 1987
Park Inderkilla National
2010
Park
Papikonda
2008
National Park Himachal Khirganga
5 2010
Pradesh National Park
Rajiv Gandhi
Andhra
3 (Rameswaram) 2005 Pin Valley
Pradesh 1987
National Park National Park
Sri Venkateswara Simbalbara
1989 2010
National Park National Park
Mouling National City Forest (Salim
1986 1992
Park Ali) National Park
Arunachal
2
Pradesh
Namdapha Jammu and Dachigam
1983 4 1981
National Park Kashmir National Park
Dibru-Saikhowa Kishtwar National
1999 1981
National Park Park
Kaziranga Betla National
1974 Jharkhand 1 1986
National Park Park
Manas National Anshi National
1990 1987
Assam 5 Park Park
Nameri National Bandipur National
1998 1974
Park Park
Karnataka 5
Rajiv Gandhi Bannerghatta
Orang National 1999 1974
National Park
Park
Kudremukh
Valmiki National 1987
Bihar 1 1989 National Park
Park

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 Nagarahole (Rajiv Balphakram
1985
Gandhi) National 1988 National Park
Park Meghalaya 2
Nokrek Ridge
1986
Anamudi Shola National Park
2003
National Park
Murlen National
1991
Eravikulam Park
1978
National Park
Mizoram 2
Phawngpui Blue
Mathikettan Shola Mountain National 1992
2003
National Park Park
Kerala 6
Pambadum Shola Intanki National
2003 Nagaland 1 1993
National Park Park

Periyar National Bhitarkanika

1982 1988
Park National Park
Odisha 2
Silent Valley Simlipal National
1984 1980
National Park Park

Bandhavgarh Mukundra Hills

1968 2006
National Park National Park

Fossil National Desert National

1983 1992
Park Park

Indira Keoladeo Ghana

Rajasthan 5 1981
Priyadarshini National Park
1975
Pench National
Park Ranthambhore
1980
National Park
Kanha National
1955 Sariska National
Park 1992
Madhya Park
9
Pradesh Madhav National
1959 Khangchendzonga
Park Sikkim 1 1977
National Park
Panna National
1981 Guindy National
Park 1976
Park
Sanjay National
1981 Gulf of Mannar
Park
Marine National 1980
Satpura National Park
1981
Park
Indira Gandhi
Tamil Nadu 5
Van Vihar National (Annamalai) 1989
1979
Park National Park

Chandoli National Mudumalai

2004 1990
Park National Park

Gugamal National Mukurthi National

1975 1990
Park Park

Nawegaon Hemis National

1975 Ladakh 1 1981
National Park Park

Maharashtra 6 Pench (Jawaharlal Kasu

Nehru) National 1975 Brahmananda
1994
Park Reddy National
Park
Sanjay Gandhi
(Borivali) National 1983 Telangana 3 Mahaveer Harina
Park Vanasthali 1994
National Park
Tadoba National
1955
Park Mrugavani
1994
National Park
Keibul-Lamjao
Manipur 1 1977
National Park

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 Clouded Leopard
2007
National Park
Tripura 2
Bison (Rajbari)
2007
National Park

Uttar Dudhwa National

1 1977
Pradesh Park

Corbett National
1936
Park

Gangotri National
1989
Park

Govind National
1990
Park
Uttarakhand 6
Nanda Devi
1982
National Park

Rajaji National
1983
Park

Valley of Flowers
1982
National Park

Buxa National
1992
Park

Gorumara
1992
National Park

Jaldapara National
2014
Park
West Bengal 6
Neora Valley
1986
National Park

Singalila National
1986
Park

Sunderban
1984
National Park

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