India Genealogy

From FamilySearch Wiki
(Redirected from India)
India Wiki Topics
Flag of India
India Beginning Research
Record Types
India Background
India Genealogical Word Lists
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources
Geographylogo.png In other languages: English | हिन्दी

Guide to India ancestry, family history and genealogy parish registers, transcripts, census records, birth records, marriage records, and death records.

Information[edit | edit source]

India is a country in South Asia bordered by Pakistan, China, Nepal, Bhutan, Myanmar, and Bangladesh. India was gradually annexed by and brought under the administration of the British East India Company from the early 18th century and administered directly by the United Kingdom after Indian Rebellion of 1857. India became an independent nation in 1947 after a struggle for independence that was marked by non-violent resistance led by Mahatma Gandhi. The official languages are Hindi and English.[1]

India Map[edit | edit source]

Administrative Map of India with States and Union Territories
Administrative Map of India with States and Union Territories

Jurisdictions[edit | edit source]

States[edit | edit source]

  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Arunachal Pradesh
  • Assam
  • Bihar
  • Chhattisgarh
  • Goa
  • Gujarat
  • Haryana
  • Himachal Pradesh
  • Jammu and Kashmir
  • Jharkhand
  • Karnataka
  • Kerala
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Maharashtra
  • Manipur
  • Meghalaya
  • Mizoram
  • Nagaland
  • Odisha
  • Punjab
  • Rajasthan
  • Sikkim
  • Tamil Nadu
  • Telangana
  • Tripura
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • Uttarakhand
  • West Bengal

Union Territories[edit | edit source]

  • Andaman and Nicobar Islands
  • Chandigarh
  • Dadra and Nagar Haveli
  • National Capital Territory of Delhi
  • Daman and Diu
  • Lakshadweep
  • Puducherry

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikipedia contributors, "India," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India, accessed 28 March 2016.