Destinations

States, landmarks, tourism regions, weather patterns and maps to help plan where to go.

India has 28 states and 8 union territories, demarcated broadly by spoken language. You cannot see it all in one trip. I haven't done it in a lifetime so far, even as an avid traveller. Pick by your interest instead:

Mountains and trekking

The Himalayan north: Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Himachal...

For current forecasts, the official source is the India Meteorological Department, with city-level forecasts for the whole country.

India has a large number of climatic regions, tropical climate in the south to temperate and alpine in the north Himalayan regions. The elevated Himalayan regions r...

Practical visiting information for a handful of India's best-known sites - for the broader historical/cultural context, see Culture & Heritage.

Taj Mahal (Agra)

  • Tickets: book online in advance at the official ASI ticketing portal (tajmahal.gov.in or the linked payment portal) rather than a...

India is a Sovereign, Secular, Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary system of Government. It is made up of a number of states. The President of India is the the constitutional head of the Executive of the country. Each state has a Governor, who represents the President, and is the head of state...

Map

India Map

Administrative map of India - States, Union Territories, major cities and capitals.

States:

Andhra Pradesh, Capital City: Hyderabad. Arunachal Pradesh, Capital City: Itanagar. Assam, Capital City: Dispur. Bihar, Capital City: Patna. Chhattisgarh, Capital City: Raipur. Goa, Capital City: Panaji...