About Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Headquarters : Silvassa
Area : 491 sq km
Population : 3,42,853 (Census 2011)
Principal Languages : Gujarati and Hindi

Dadra and Nagar Haveli were formerly the two Portuguese enclaves in India. The territory is administrated through an Administrator.

The territory is surrounded by Gujarat and Maharashtra. It consists of two pockets—Dadra and Nagar Haveli. It consists of 72 villages.

79% of its population consists of tribals. Paddy, mango, chiku and bananas etc. are produced in the area.

Besides handicrafts, textiles, engineering, plastics, electronics, chenicals, pharmaceuticals etc. are produced at recently set-up industrial estates at Silvassil, Masat and Khadoli.

Agriculture : Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a predominantly rural area with about 79 per cent tribal population. It has about 21,115 hectares under cultivation. Major crop is paddy (Kharif) while Nagli and other hill millets are crops of the area. Among fruits Mango, Chiku and Banana, etc., are also produced. Forests cover 40 per cent of the total geographical area.

Transport : The Union Territory depends heavily on Maharashtra and Gujarat road network as the territory can be accessed only after crossing these two States from Mumbai. At present road length is about 635 km. out of which 570 km. is surfaced. Almost all villages are connected with all weather roads. The rail route from Mumbai to Ahmadabad links Vapi also. Mumbai is the nearest airport. Recently, the work of widening of roads in the Union Territory has been taken up to meet the requirement of increasing vehicular traffic.

Tourist Centres : Tourism sector has been assigned high priority, keeping in view the dense forest area and favourable climate. The prominent places of tourist interest are Tadekeshwar Shiva Mandir, Bindrabin, Deer Park at Khanvel, Vanganga Lake and Island Garden, Dadra, Vanvihar Udhyan Mini Zoo, Bal Udhyan, Tribal Museum, and Hirvavan Garden at Silvassa. To encourage tourism activities, some traditional and modern cultural activities like celebration of Tarpa Festival, Kite festival, World Tourism day, etc., are organised every year.Dadra and Nagar Haveli Administration Official Website : http://dnh.nic.in

Lakshadweep at a Glance

Lakshadweep : (Formerly Laccadive, Minicoy and Amindivi Islands)
Headquarters : Kavaratti
Area : 32 sq km
Population : 64,429 (Census 2011)
Language : Malayalam, Jeseri (Dweep Bhasha) and Mahal

Lakshadweep is the tiniest Union Territory of India and is its only coral island chain. This archipelago consists of 36 islands, 12 atolls, 3 reefs and 5 submerged banks. The islands have a total area of 32 sq.kms and the lagoons enclosed by the atolls cover an area of 4200 sq.kms. Its territorial waters extend to 20,000 sq.kms and Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) to 4,00,000 sq. kms. Only 10 of these islands namely, Agatti, Amini, Andrott, Bitra, Chetlat, Kadmat, Kalpeni, Kavaratti, Kiltan and Minicoy are inhabited. Kavaratti is the Administrative Headquarters of the Union Territory.

Agriculture : Coconut is the only major crop with a production of 580 lakh nuts per year. The area under cultivation is about 2,598 hectares. Lakshadweep coconut is branded as an organic product. In India, Lakshadweep stands first in coconut production and productivity per hector is 22,310 per hector and average yield per palm per year is 97 nuts. The Lakshadweep coconuts are the highest oil content nuts in the world (72 percent).

Industry : Coconut fibre extraction and conversion into fibre products is the main industry in the islands. Under Government Sector, there are seven coir fibre factories, five coir production cum demonstration centres and seven fibre curling units, functioning under coir sector. These units produced coir fibre and coir yarn in addition to other coir products like curled fibre, corridor mat, mat and mattings. A few coir twisting unit also function in private sector.

Tourist Centres : Tourism is developing into an important industry. Important tourist places are Agatti, Bangaram, Kalpeni, Kadmat, Kavaratti and Minicoy, etc. 13,115 tourists visited this year 2008-09 of which 2,852 are foreign tourists.Lakshadweep Administration Official Website : http://lakshadweep.nic.in

List of Indian States and Union Territories
Andhra Pradesh	Arunachal Pradesh	Assam	Bihar	Chhattisgarh	Goa	Gujarat
Haryana	Himachal Pradesh	Jammu & Kashmir	Jharkhand	Karnataka	Kerala	Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra	Manipur	Meghalaya	Mizoram	Nagaland	Odisha	Punjab
Rajasthan	Sikkim	Tamil Nadu	Tripura	Uttarakhand	Uttar Pradesh	West Bengal
Union Territories
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	Chandigarh	Delhi	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	Daman and Diu	Lakshadweep	Puducherry

About Daman and Diu

Capital : Daman
Area : 112 sq km
Population : 2,42,911 (Census 2011)
Principal Languages : Gujarati and Konkani
Districts : Daman, Diu

Daman and Diu along with Goa was a colony held by the Portuguese, even after the Independence. In 1961, it was made an integral part of India. After conferring statehood on Goa on 30 May, 1987, Daman and Diu was made a separate Union Territory. Daman lies about 193 km away from Mumbai. It is bound on the east by Gujarat, on the west by the Arabian Sea, on the north by the Kolak River, and on the south by Kalai river. The neighbouring district of Daman is Valsad in Gujarat. Diu is an island connected by two bridges. The neighbouring district of Diu is Junagadh of Gujarat.

Agriculture : Total irrigated area is 393.93 h.a. and un-irrigated area is 3304.73 hectares as per the Agricultural Census 2000-01. In 2000-01 the net area under cultivation was 3375.65 h.a. Important field and garden crops are paddy, ragi, bajra, jowar, groundnut, pulses and beans, wheat, banana, sapota, mango, chickoo, coconut and sugarcane. There are no major forests in the territory.

Industry : There are 2930 small-scale and medium-scale industries in Daman and Diu. Two industrial areas have been developed by Omnibus Industrial Development Corporation at Daman. The other industrial areas are Dabhel, Bhimpore, Kachigam and Kadaiya.

All villages have been electrified. Daman and Diu have got adequate power allocation from Central sector power stations in western region.

Transport–
● Roads : The total length of roads in Daman and Diu are 191 km and 78 km respectively.
● Railways : There is no railway link with Daman and Diu. The Nearest railway station from Daman is Vapi on western railway on Mumbai-Delhi route. The nearest railway station from Diu is Delvada on meter-gauge.
● Aviation : There are airports both in Daman and Diu. Diu has been connected by air and there is regular air service from Mumbai to Diu.

Tourist Centres : Important tourist places in Daman are as under: Bom Jesus Church, Our Lady of Sea Church; Our Lady of Remedios Church; Forts of Moti Daman and Nani Daman; Jampore and Devka Beaches; Public Garden and Moti Daman Jetty, Pargola Garden, Moti Daman, Amusement Park, Devka; Damanganga Tourist Complex, Kachigam; Satya Sagar Udyan, Mirasol Garden, Mirasal Water Park.
In Diu, St. Paul's Church; Diu Fort and Panikota Fort; Nagoa and Chakratirth and Children's park at Ghoghla and Summer House are famous places of tourist interest.

Damn and Diu Administration Official Website : http://www.daman.nic.in
 

Pondicherry at a Glance

Capital : Pondicherry
Area : 479 sq km
Population : 12,44,464 (Census 2011)
Principal Languages : Tamil, French, Telugu, Malayalam and English

Pondicherry, the former French establishment in India was taken over on 1st November, 1954 by the Government of India following an agreement with the French Government. The territory of Pondicherry, Karikal, Mahe and Yenam lie seattered in South India. Pondicherry is bounded on the east by Bay of Bengal, and on the other three sides by Tamil Nadu.

The region consists of (1) Coromondel Coast, (2) Andhra Coast, (3) Kerala Coast.

Districts (4) : Pondicherry, Karaikal, Mahe and Yenam.

Besides rice other minor foodcrops are ragi, bajra and pulses. Main cash crops are sugarcane, groundnut and cotton.

Industry produces such items as textiles, sugar, yarn, spirit and beer, potassium chlorate, rice-bran oil, autoparts, soap, talcum powder, amino acids, syringes, washing machines, glass and tin containers etc.

Pondicherry is a window to French colonial history, French culture and heritage in India. Place of interest are—Sri Aurobindo Ashram, Bharathi and Bharathidasan Memorial Museum, Govt. Square, Botanical Garden, Sacred Heard of Jesus Church, Joan of Arc, Manakula Vinayagar Temple, Auroville and Boat Club etc.

Agriculture : Nearly 24.37 per cent of the population of the Union Territory is engaged in agriculture and allied pursuits. 80.7% of the cultivated area is irrigated. Paddy is the predominant crop (65%) followed by pulses. Mahe region contributes to the plantation wealth of this territory. Crops like coconut, areca nut, condiments and spices are grown here. Paddy crop is a major crop and pulses, groundnut and chillies are the other rainfed crops grown in Yanam.Transport : Roads nearly 677.525 km. of various category are being maintained by Roads Divisions of PWD Puducherry. Construction of bridges and improvement of roads are under progress.

Pondicherry Government Official Website : www.pon.nic.in
 

Chandigarh at a Glance

Capital : Chandigarh
Area : 114 sq km
Population : 10,54,686 (Census 2011)
Location : North India
Languages : Hindi and Punjabi
Longitude : 760 47' 14E
Latitude : 300 44' 14N
Altitude : 304-365 meters above MSL with 1% drainage gradient
Annual Rainfall (average) : 1110.7 mm
Monsoon : July-September

It is centrally administered territory at present continues to be common capital of Punjab and Haryana. Chandigarh was declared a Union Territory in 1966. On the north and west it is bound by Punjab, and on the east and south by Haryana. It lies in the foothills of Shivalik hills and is popularly called the City Beautiful. It represents modern architecture and town planning, and is the creation of French architect Le Corbusier.

Chandigarh is mostly urban area. In a small cultivable land wheat, maize, vegetales and fodder are grown.

It has large, medium and small scale industrial units producing variety of goods like hosiery and knitting machine needles, wooltops, electric meters, antibiotics and soft drinks, cables, wire products, soap & chemicals etc.

The places of tourist interest are several gardens and parks, Sukhna lake, museums and art galleries etc.

Chandigarh Administration Official Website : http://chandigarh.gov.in
 

List of Indian States and Union Territories
Andhra Pradesh	Arunachal Pradesh	Assam	Bihar	Chhattisgarh	Goa	Gujarat
Haryana	Himachal Pradesh	Jammu & Kashmir	Jharkhand	Karnataka	Kerala	Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra	Manipur	Meghalaya	Mizoram	Nagaland	Odisha	Punjab
Rajasthan	Sikkim	Tamil Nadu	Tripura	Uttarakhand	Uttar Pradesh	West Bengal
Union Territories
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	Chandigarh	Delhi	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	Daman and Diu	Lakshadweep	Puducherry