India, its states and its attraction.

1. India as a Tourist
destination
Presented By- Ms. Nancy Sharma

2. Basic facts about
India
• India is a country situated in South Asia in Asia
continent. It is seventh-largest country by area
• Second-most populous country.
• Capital: New Delhi
• Government: Constitutional republic
• Literacy: 65.38 %
• Population- 1.27 billion
• Official languages: Hindi Language, English
Language. All states have their own regional
languages.
• Tourism Minister- Dr. K Chiranjeevi
• Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) - 6.77 lakh
• Foreign Exchange Earnings (FEE) - Rs. 8502
crore
• Total Employement-39.3 million jobs, 7.9% of
its total employment.

3. Attractions in India
• Hill ranges
• Hill stations
• Rivers and lakes
• Monuments
• Desert
• Pilgrimage places-Temples,
dhams,shrines,monestry
• Wildlife
• Culture and history
• goes on…and on…and on..

4. North India
• In north India, there are 5
states and 2 union territory i.e.
Jammu and
Kashmir, Punjab, Haryana, Himac
hal Pradesh, Uttarankhand, Uttar
Pradesh and Chandigarh. Also
Delhi, the capital of India is
located in north India.
• Splendid Himalayas, Indo-
Gangetic plains provide variation
in the climate and topography
(description of a place) across the
northern India.

6. South India
• In south India, there are 5 states
and 3 union territory consisting
of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu,
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and
Pondicherry, Islands of Andaman
& Nicobar and Lakshadweep
respectively.
• From the back waters of Kerala
to exotic coral islands and lush
green hill stations in Tamil Nadu
all have a charm of their own.

8. East India
• There are 10 states in Eastern
India i.e. Bihar, Orissa, west
Bengal, Sikkim and seven sister states.
Seven sister’s states consists of
Arunachal
Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland,
Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.
• The small but densely covered hills of
these states are a mystery which await
to be discovered and explored. The
tradition, culture, festivals everything
has remained covered and is slowly
opening up.
• The Buddhist pilgrimages of Bihar or
the temples of
Konark, Bhubaneshwar, and Puri in
Orissa are visited by pilgrims as well as

10. West India
• The Arabian Sea guards the
western region of India. The places
on the western coasts are usually
regarded gateway to the western
countries particularly the Gulf
region.
• Rajasthan, Gujarat,
Maharashtra, Goa are few states
which form the coastal belt of west
India. On Arabian sea is Mumbai,
the commercial capital of India.
Also, known as the dream city
Mumbai has attracted people from
all walks of life. The star attraction
of Mumbai is Bollywood, one of the
largest film industries.

12. Central India
• The central India includes Madhya
Pradesh and Chhattisgarh. Madhya
Pradesh often called the Heart of
India, is a state in central India. Its
capital is Bhopal. Madhya Pradesh
was the largest state in India until
November 1, 2000 when the state
of Chhattisgarh was carved out.
• It has a lot of natural beauty its
dense forests, magnificent
monuments, flowing rivers,
beautiful valleys, lush green
mountains, festivals and the vast
plains make it paradise for the
travelers.

13. Union Territories
• Andaman & Nicobar Island
• Chandigarh
• Delhi
• Lakshadweep Island
• Pondicherry
• Dadar & Nagar Haveli
• Daman & Diu

14. Thank
you