Telangana State

Telangana తెలంగాణ تلنگانہ
State
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Anthem: "Jaya Jaya He Telangana Janani Jayakethanam"
Location of Telangana
Coordinates (telangana): 17°21′58″N 78°28′30″E / 17.366°N 78.475°E / 17.366; 78.475Coordinates: 17°21′58″N 78°28′30″E / 17.366°N 78.475°E / 17.366; 78.475
Country	India
Formation	2 June 2014
Capital	Hyderabad
Largest city	Hyderabad
Districts	31
Government
• Governor	E. S. L. Narasimhan
• Chief minister	Kalvakuntla Chandrashekar Rao (TRS)
• Legislature	Bicameral (119 + 43 seats)
• Lok Sabha constituencies	17
• High Court	High Court of Judicature at Hyderabad
Area
• Total	112,077 km2 (43,273 sq mi)
Area rank	12th
Population (2011)
• Total	35,193,978
• Rank	12th
• Density	307/km2 (800/sq mi)
Demonym(s)	Telanganite
Time zone	IST (UTC+05:30)
ISO 3166 code	IN-TG
Vehicle registration	TS
Literacy	66.46%
Official languages	Telugu Urdu
Website	telangana.gov.in
^† Temporary Joint Capital with Andhra Pradesh
Symbols of Telangana
Emblem	Kakatiya Kala Thoranam, Charminar
Language	Telugu Urdu
Song	Jaya Jaya He Telangana Janani Jayakethanam
Animal	Spotted deer
Bird	Indian Roller
Flower	Senna auriculata
Fruit	Mango
Tree	Prosopis cineraria
River	Godavari, Krishna River, Manjira River and Musi River
Sport	Kabaddi

^† Temporary Joint Capital with Andhra Pradesh

Telangana (ⁱ/tɛlənˈɡɑːnə/) is one of the 29 states in India, located in southern India. Telangana has an area of 112,077 square kilometres (43,273 sq mi), and a population of 35,193,978 (2011 census). making it the twelfth largest state in India, and the twelfth most populated state in India. Its major cities include Hyderabad, Warangal, Nizamabad, Khammam, Karimnagar and Ramagundam. Telangana is bordered by the states of Maharashtra to the north and north west, Chhattisgarh to the north, Karnataka to the west and Andhra Pradesh to the east and south.

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