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History and date of formation of Indian states since 1947

Getting To Know More About History and date of formation of Indian states since 1947. Reorganisation of States on Linguistic basis, development basis and administrative convenience.

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India had more than 500 provinces and princely kingdoms at the time of independence. Partition came with freedom. Several Indian provinces were partitioned under British control.

Bengal was one of the most important provinces to be sliced in half. Eastern Bengal was annexed by Pakistan, while Western Bengal remained part of India.

List of Indian States Formation Dates:

Indian States	Formation Dates/Years	Formed By	Status Before Foundation
Andhra Pradesh	1 November 1953	States Reorganisation Act, 1956.	Part of Andhra State and Hyderabad State
Arunachal Pradesh	20 February 1987	Created as a Union Territory by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. Converted to a state by the State of Arunachal Pradesh Act, 1986	Arunachal Pradesh Union Territory
Assam	1950	Founded as Ahom Kingdom, reorganised as North-East Frontier Province in 1874, Eastern Bengal and Assam in 1905, Assam Province in 1912, achieved statehood in 1950.	Part of Kamarupa Kingdom
Bihar	1950	Founded as Bihar and Orissa Province, reorganised as Bihar Province in 1936, achieved statehood in 1950.	Part of Bengal Province, British India
Chhattisgarh	1 November 2000	The Madhya Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 founded it.	Part of Madhya Pradesh
Goa	30 May 1987	Founded by the State of Goa Act, 1986.	Part of Goa, Daman and Diu
Gujarat	1 May 1960	Founded by the Bombay Reorganisation Act, 1960.	Part of Bombay State
Haryana	1 November 1966	Founded by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966.	Part of East Punjab
Himachal Pradesh	1971	Founded by the Himachal Pradesh (Administration) Order, 1948 as Himachal Pradesh Province, reorganised as Himachal Pradesh (Part C State) in 1950, Himachal Pradesh Union Territory in 1956, achieved statehood in 1971.	Part of the princely states of former Punjab States Agency
Jharkhand	15 November 2000	Founded by the Bihar Reorganisation Act, 2000	Part of Bihar
Kerala	1 November 1956	Founded by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956	Part of Madras State and Travancore-Cochin
Madhya Pradesh	1 November 1950	Achieved statehood in 1950	Part of the Central Provinces and Berar, Princely State of Makrai and the princely states of the former Eastern States Agency
Maharashtra	1 May 1960	Founded by the Bombay Reorganization Act, 1960.	Part of Bombay State
Manipur	21 January 1972	Founded by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971	Manipur Union Territory
Meghalaya	21 January 1972	Founded by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971	Part of Assam
Mizoram	20 February 1987	Created as a Union Territory by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971. Converted to a state by the State of Mizoram Act, 1986	Mizoram Union Territory
Nagaland	1 December 1963	Founded by the State of Nagaland Act, 1962	Nagaland Union Territory
Odisha	1950	Founded as Orissa Province in 1936, achieved statehood in 1950, renamed Odisha on 1st November, 2011.	Part of Bihar and Orissa Province, British India
Punjab	1947	Founded by the Punjab Reorganisation Act, 1966	Part of East Punjab
Rajasthan	30 March 1949	Rajasthan, earlier known as Rajputana, came into existence	Part of the princely states of former Rajputana Agency
Sikkim	16 May 1975	Founded by the Thirty-sixth Amendment of the Constitution of India in 1975	Kingdom of Sikkim
Tamil Nadu	1 November 1956	Founded by the States Reorganisation Act, 1956 as Madras State, renamed Tamil Nadu in 1969	Part of Madras State and Travancore-Cochin
Telangana	2 June 2014	Founded by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014	Part of Andhra Pradesh
Tripura	21 January 1972	Founded by the North-Eastern Areas (Reorganisation) Act, 1971	Tripura Union Territory
Uttar Pradesh	24 January 1950	Created as the United Provinces of Agra and Oudh during British rule in 1937 and Achieved statehood as UP in 1950.	United Provinces
Uttarakhand	9 November 2000	Founded by the Uttar Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2000 as Uttaranchal, renamed Uttarakhand in 2007.	Part of Uttar Pradesh
West Bengal	1950	Achieved statehood in 1950	Part of Bengal Province, British India

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