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29 Interesting facts about 29 different states(part-2)

Here is the part-2 of this article, in part-1, we have seen some interesting facts about some states in India. In this article, we are going to see some facts about rest of the states.

Telangana

Do you know once a Indian ruler was the world’s richest person in the world. He is Osman Ali Khan Bahadur, the last ruler of Nizam. In 1937, the time magazine featured Mir Osman Ali Khan Bahadur in there cover page as the world’s richest person. His estimated net worth is $2 billion in 1940, as of now $236 billion.

Karnataka

Do you know that 5 rivers flow in a single district in Karnataka. Vijayapura district in Karnataka witness flow of five rivers through it, they are Krishan, Doni, Bhima, Ghataprabha and Malaprabha. This district is also known as land of five rivers.

Haryana

Several historic battles like Mahabharata were fought in Haryana. Haryana is the home land for Indus and Vedic civilizations.

Punjab

According to the world records, The Golden Temple in Amritsar is the most visited place. The golden temple is located in Punjab. As by its name, it is really made of gold. This is the most popular tourist attraction in Punjab.

Odisha

In Odisha, you can find some of the oldest rocks in the world. The old rocks are about 3 Billion years ago. Our earth is believed to 4.5 Billion years old.

Sikkim

Each and every state in India have there own official language. Every state in India, have up to 1 or 2 official language. But Sikkim is the only state in India which 11 official languages.

Arunachal Pradesh

Do you known earlier Arunachal pradesh was a union territory, but later on 20th February it become a independent state.

Manipur

It is believed that the sport polo has originated in Manipur and was spread in the western countries by the Britishers during the colonial rule.

West Bengal

Have you ever wondered West Bengal is located at east but called as West Bengal? The answer is when India got its independence, the Bengal region was partitioned, the western part went to India and the eastern part went to Pakistan(Now Bangladesh). That’s why it is called West Bengal.

Chattisgarh

In Chattisgarh, motorcycle ambulances are used to save people life in the remote villages where ambulances cannot reach. So far it has saved about 200 pregnant women.

Bihar

Nalanda University is one of the world’s oldest university is located at Bihar. It was established in 5th century and it was functioned between 5th to 13th century. However it was destroyed in during some battles.

Tripura

Do you know 91 percent of the land in Tripura is under Cultivation? Rice is the crop of Tripura.

Meghalaya

Mawsnyram is the place located in Meghalaya, which receives highest amount of rainfall on this planet. The average rainfall here is 11,871mm.

Jharkhand

The state Jharkhand is rich in minerals such as iron ore, coal, mica, and limestone. It accounts for 40 percent of the total minerals found in India.

Nagaland

Nagaland is the only state in India to register population decline from 2001 to 2011 by 0.46 percent.

Himachal Pradesh

There is a village in Himachal Pradesh, which is called village of taboos. You cannot touch anything in there villages without there permission. If you touch anything without there permission then you have to pay fine to them.

Goa

Portuguese ruled Goa for more than 450 years. The rule of ended on 17th December 1971, by the invasion of Indian army.

That’s all from my side. I hope you like it.

29 interesting facts about 29 different states(Part-1)

India is a diverse country with 29 states. In this blog, we are going to see 29 facts for 29 states, 1 fact for 1 state.

Jammu and Kashmir

World’s only floating post office is located at Dal lake, Jammu and Kashmir. It is the most attracting place for tourist. Every year lakh’s of people come to see this post office. It is the only post office in this world that floats on water.

Maharastra

Lonar Lake, also known as Lonar crater is located at Lonar in Buldhana District, Maharashtra. This lake was created by a meteorite collision. This lake has diameter of 1.2 kilometre and it is 137 feet deep.

Rajasthan

Karni Mata Temple in Rajasthan is one of the strangest temples in this world. This is a strange temple because, approximately 25,000 thousands of rats live there. It is also called the temple of rats. It is believed that Karni Mata manifests herself into rats. Devotes eat the prasad after the rat taste them.

Mizoram

Many shops in Mizoram are without shopkeepers. Means the shopkeepers keeps the products open in there store and keep a small box. Customers come and take the products and deposit the money in the small boxes. These shops run on a principle of trust. This tradition is known as Nghah-Lou-Dawr.

Uttarakhand

There is a lake in Uttarakhand called Roopkund lake. This is a mystery lake in Uttarakhand. It is also called as skeleton lake, at the bottom of this lake, you can find many skeletons there deposited under mysterious circumstances.

Tamil Nadu

You have seen in many movies that people walk on fire. You actually think it is not true. But in reality it is true, people in Tamil Nadu celebrate fire-walking ceremony, which is a honor to goddess Draupati Amman.

Andhra Pradesh

Have ever wondered will snow fall in south India. The answers is Yes, there is a beautiful village in Andhra pradesh called Lambasingi, it is the only place where snows falls in south India.

Gujarat

Do you know a single voting poll was set up for a man, named Mahant Bharatdas in Gujarat. He used to live alone in the Gir west forest. Unfortunately, he died in 2019.

Uttar pradesh

As, we all know Uttar pradesh is the most populated state in India. The population of Uttar pradesh is 20 crores, which is equal to 65 percent of US population. If Uttar Pradesh is country, then it would be ranked as 5th most populated country in the world.

Madya Pradesh

Madhya pradesh has the largest reserves of diamonds and coppers in India. It is also rich coal, manganese, bauxite and dolomite.

Assam

For everyone in India have only one national anthem whether he is from north or south. But people in Assam have there own anthem called ‘O Mur Apunar Dex’ written by famous poet Lakshminath Bezbaroa, this anthem was adopted in 1927.

Kerala

Kerala is most literate state in India with literacy rate 93.91%. Also It is the only state in India to have hospitals and banks in every village. Apart from this, it is the first state to receive rainfall in India.

This is just part-1, part-2 will come soon. That’s all from my side I hope you like it. Thank you.