Telangana is a state in India situated in the southern part of the Indian peninsula on the high Deccan Plateau. It is the eleventh-largest state and the twelfth-most populated state in India as per the 2011 census. On 2 June 2014, the area was separated from the northwestern part of United Andhra Pradesh as the newly formed state of Telangana, with Hyderabad as its capital.
Image: A torana, gate to sacred precinct, Warangal Fort Park and Museum, Telangana, India 7
Image: Telangana State Legislature Building
Image: 125 feet Ambedkar Statue in Hyderabad, Telangana (cropped)
Image: Charminar Hyderabad 1
States and union territories of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
Administrative divisions of the Indian Empire in 1909
Administrative divisions of the Union of India in 1949