India is a federal union comprising 29 states and 7 union territories, for a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions.
The Constitution of India distributes the sovereign executive and legislative powers exercisable with respect to the territory of any State between the Union and that State.
Here’s the list of State Abbreviation of India:
| Sl. No. | State/ UT | Abbreviation |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | AP |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | AR |
| 3 | Assam | AS |
| 4 | Bihar | BR |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | CG |
| 6 | Goa | GA |
| 7 | Gujarat | GJ |
| 8 | Haryana | HR |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | HP |
| 10 | Jammu and Kashmir | JK |
| 11 | Jharkhand | JH |
| 12 | Karnataka | KA |
| 13 | Kerala | KL |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | MP |
| 15 | Maharashtra | MH |
| 16 | Manipur | MN |
| 17 | Meghalaya | ML |
| 18 | Mizoram | MZ |
| 19 | Nagaland | NL |
| 20 | Orissa | OR |
| 21 | Punjab | PB |
| 22 | Rajasthan | RJ |
| 23 | Sikkim | SK |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | TN |
| 25 | Tripura | TR |
| 26 | Uttarakhand | UK |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh | UP |
| 28 | West Bengal | WB |
| 29 | Tamil Nadu | TN |
| 30 | Tripura | TR |
| 31 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | AN |
| 32 | Chandigarh | CH |
| 33 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | DH |
| 34 | Daman and Diu | DD |
| 35 | Delhi | DL |
| 36 | Lakshadweep | LD |
| 37 | Pondicherry | PY |
Banks to remain closed on Muharram; Here’s state-wise bank holiday list for September 2019
