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Telangana state

Telangana
తెలంగాణ
تلنگانہ
State
Official logo of Telangana
Seal
Anthem: "Jaya Jaya He Telangana Janani Jayakethanam"
Telangana
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
Telugu
Urdu

Urdu
Song Jaya Jaya He Telangana Janani Jayakethanam
Animal
Chital
Spotted deer
Bird
Pala Pitta
Indian Roller
Flower
Tangedu Puvvu
Senna auriculata
Fruit
Mango tree
Mango
Tree
Jammi Chettu
Prosopis cineraria
River
Srisailam Dam on River Krishna
Godavari, Krishna River, Manjira River and Musi River
Sport
Kabaddi Game
Kabaddi

^† Temporary Joint Capital with Andhra Pradesh

Telangana (Listeni/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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