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West Champaran (Hindi: पश्चिम चंपारणज़िला,Urdu: مغرِبی چمپارن ضلع‎ Maġribī Čaṃpāraṇ Zilā) isanadministrative district in the state of Bihar in India. It isapart of Tirhut Division [1] (Tirhut). The district headquartersarelocated in Bettiah.West Champaran is known for its fluid border with Nepal. Itislocated just 60 km (37 mi) west of Birgunj in Nepal, wherepeoplecan shop for Chinese, Korean and Japanese goods. Localinhabitantsvisit Nepal to celebrate birthdays and New Year's Eve.Nepal getsgood business from this area.

The Lower Dibang Valleydistrict(Pron:/dɪˈbæŋ/) is an administrative district in the stateofArunachal Pradesh in northeastern India. It is the tenthleastpopulous district in the country (out of 640)

Dumka, headquarters of the Dumka districtandSanthal Pargana region, is a City in the state of Jharkhand,India.It was made the headquarters of the Santhal Pargana region,whichwas carved out of the Bhagalpur and Suri districts after theSantalHool of 1855. Dumka was carved out of the southern part ofBiharalong with 18 other Districts on 15 November, 2000 toformJharkhand as 28th State of India. Dumka a peaceful and greencityis also Sub Capital of Jharkhand State.

Ashoknagar (also Ashok Nagar) is a city andaMunicipality Council[7] in Ashoknagar District in MadhyaPradeshstate of central India. It is the administrativeheadquarters ofAshoknagar District. Earlier it was part of Gunadistrict.Ashoknagar is well known for its Grain Mandi and "SharbatiGaihu",a type of wheat.[8] The nearest city Guna 45 km from thecity.Ashoknagar was formerly known as Prachar. The railway linepassesfrom the middle of the city. Ashoknagar has a railway stationandTwo Bus stations. Ashoknagar is connected to the main citiesofMadhya Pradesh by road and railway.Ashoknagar is located in the northern part of MadhyaPradesh,between the rivers Sindh and the Betwa. It comes under thenorthernpart of Malwa plateau, though main part of its districtlies in theBundelkhand Plateau. The eastern and western boundariesof thedistrict are well defined by the rivers. The Betwa flowsalong theeastern boundary separating it from Sagar District andLalitpurDistrict, India of Uttar Pradesh. The Sindh is the mainriverflowing along the western boundary. Chanderi, a part ofAshoknagar,is famous for its brocades and muslins, especially foritshandwoven Chanderi sarees. Ashoknagar is situated on theKota-Binarailway section of Western Central Railway. Ashoknagardistrict hasboundary to the border of UP in the east, about 87 kmfrom Lalitpurin Uttar Pradesh. Ashoknagar is approximately 190 kmaway from thecapital of the state Bhopal, 360 km from Indore, andabout 250 kmfrom Gwalior.

Rajouri (or Rajauri) is a district ofJammuregion in Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. The Line ofControllies to its west, Poonch to its north, the Reasi district totheeast and the Jammu district to its south. Rajouri is famous foritskalari (made from milk).[2] Representing an ancientprincipality,Rajouri was a joint district, along with Reasi, at thetime ofprincely state's accession to India in 1947. The two tehsilswereseparated and Rajouri was merged with the Poonch district.Rajouriagain became a separate district in 1968.The Rajouri district comprises six tehsils (boroughs). The landismostly fertile and mountainous. Maize and rice are the maincropsof the area and the main source of the irrigation is the riverTawithat originates from the mountains of Pir Panjal. Though UrduandEnglish are the main mediums of instruction, the otherdialectssuch as Gujri, Pahari and Dogri are much spoken at theinformallevel. Gujri is mainly spoken by the Gujjar and Bakarwaltribes whoare known for herding goats, sheep and horses. However,the fineline between Gujjar and Bakarwal tribes is that the formerarefarmers as they own land while the latter are nomads whoherdcattle. The population is officially divided along thereligiouslines – though religiously diverse masses normally live inpeaceand harmony. The total population therefore, in accordancewith the2001 census, is 68% Muslim, 30 Hindu, 2% Sikhs andothers.

Gulbarga (officially Kalaburagi)[1] is acityin the Indian state of Karnataka, India. It is theadministrativeheadquarters of the Gulbarga District and a majorcity of the NorthKarnataka region. Kalaburgi is 623 km north of thestate capital ofBangalore and 220 km from Hyderabad. Previously itwas the part ofHyderabad State, it was incorporated into a newlyformed MysoreState (now known as Karnataka) through the StatesReorganisationAct [2] in 1956.Kalaburgi is famous for toordal or Pigeon pea and thelimestonedeposits . As per data released by Govt. of India forCensus 2011,Gulbarga is an Urban Agglomeration coming undercategory of Class IUAs/Towns. Gulbarga city is governed byMunicipal Corporation andis in Gulbarga Urban Region. It is arapidly urbanising city whichcomes under Gulbarga Metropolitanarea. The city is well known forits many places of architectural,historical and religiousimportance.It is called one of the Sufi cities having famous religiousplaces,like Khwaja Banda Nawaz Dargah and Ladle Mashak in Alandtaluk ofGulbarga District. Every year during urs of hazrat bandanawazpeople come from all India, far cities like Mumbai,Hyderabad,Lucknow, etc. and it has many other famous places likeSharanaBasaveshwara Temple and Buddha Vihar. It also has a fortbuiltduring Bahmani rule. Has many domes like Hafth Gumbad (sevendomestogether) and Chor Gumbad.

Bhopal (/boʊˈpɑːl/; Hindustanipronunciation:[bʱoːpaːl]) is the capital of the Indian state ofMadhya Pradeshand the administrative headquarters of Bhopaldistrict and Bhopaldivision. The city was the capital of the formerBhopal State.Bhopal is known as the City of Lakes[3] for itsvarious natural aswell as artificial lakes and is also one of thegreenest cities inIndia.[4] It is the 17th largest city in thecountry and 131st[5]in the world.A Y-class city,[6] Bhopal houses various institutionsandinstallations of national importance, including ISRO'sMasterControl Facility[7] and BHEL. Bhopal is home to the largestnumberof Institutes of National Importance in India, namely IISER,MANIT,SPA, and AIIMS.The city attracted international attention in December 1984afterthe Bhopal disaster, when a Union Carbide India Limited(UCIL)pesticide manufacturing plant (now owned by Dow ChemicalCompany)leaked a mixture of deadly gases composed mainly ofmethylisocyanate, leading to one of the worst industrial disastersin theworld's history. The Bhopal disaster continues to be a partof thesocio-political debate and a logistical challenge for thepeople ofBhopal.[8]Bhopal has been selected as one of the first twenty Indian citiestobe developed as a smart city under PM Narendra Modi's flagshipSmartCities Mission [9]and will be the first smart city of Indiaincoming years.[10] The city has been adjudged as the 21stcleanestcity in India.

Damoh is a town in the Sagar Divisioninnorth-eastern Madhya Pradesh in India. The town is located260kilometres (162 mi) east of state capital Bhopal and issituatedsouth of Tikamgarh. It is the administrative headquartersof DamohDistrict.

Lohardaga is one of a good town andthedistrict headquarters of Lohardaga district in the Indian stateofJharkhand, west of Ranchi, the state capital. Earlier (early1900s)Lohardaga was the commissionary headquarters forChotanagpur.(See:[1]) It was only later that the commissionary ofChotanagpurwas shifted to Ranchi. The commissioner's office stillexists andit houses the Lohardaga Municipality office. The weatheroflohardaga is very good. In lohardaga many people is busyinagriculture work,the market of lohardaga is also very good,allthethings of needs are available.School's of lohardaga isalsogood.

Udhampur (ˌʊd̪ʱəmpur) is a city and amunicipalcouncil in Udhampur District in the Indian state of JammuandKashmir. Situated among lush green forests of Eucalyptus, it isthesecond-largest city of the Jammu region and the fourth-largestcityin the state of Jammu and Kashmir. Named after Raja UdhamSingh, itserves as the district capital and the Northern Commandheadquartersof the Indian Army. A Forward Base Support Unit (FBSU)of the IndianAir Force is also stationed here. Udhampur is used bythe ArmedForces as a transit point between Jammu and Srinagar whentravellingby road (National Highway Number 1A).

Hisar About this sound pronunciation orHissar,is the administrative headquarters of Hisar district ofHisardivision in the state of Haryana in northwestern India. Itislocated 164 km (102 mi) to the west of New Delhi, India'scapital,and has been identified as a counter-magnet city for theNationalCapital Region to develop as an alternative center ofgrowth toDelhi.The city was ruled by several major powers, including theMauryansin the third century BC, the Tughlaqs in the 14th century,theMughals in the 16th century, and the British in the 19thcentury.After India achieved independence, it was unified with thestate ofPunjab. When the Punjab was divided in 1966, Hisar becamepart ofHaryana.The current name was given in 1354 AD, as Hisar-e-Firoza byFiruzShah Tughlaq, the Sultan of Delhi from 1351 to 1388. TheGhaggarand Drishadvati Rivers once flowed through the city, butthey havenow changed their course. Hisar has a continental climate,withvery hot summers and relatively cool winters. The mostcommonlyspoken languages are Hindi, Haryanvi, and Bagri.

Bandipora (ˌbændɪˈpɔː) (misspelledasBandipore, Bandipur, Bandipura) (Kashmiri: بنڈ پُور,Urdu:بانڈیپوره‎) is the administrative headquarters of the districtofBandipora in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It islocatedon the northern banks of Wular - the second largest freshwaterlake in Asia. Bandipora has a terraced garden similar to thatofNishat Bagh in Srinagar. In Kashmiri there is a famous phraseaboutBandipora or in other words Bandipora is famous for three A's-A'lim (knowledge), Adab (good habits or literature) andAab(water). As can be known from the folklore, the name ofBandiporaoriginated either from Bund of Wular as Bund e pur, fromthe localFolk-singing Bands(بانذ) as Baand e pur or from theenlosed (بند)geographical location as Bandh e pur. Bandipora isbound bymountains on three sides and by Wular Lake in thefourth.

Kathua (kəˈθʊə)(Dogri/Pahari/Hindi:कठुआ,Punjabi :ਕਠੂਆ) is a city and a MunicipalCouncil in the Indianstate of Jammu and Kashmir. The word "Kathua"is derived from theword "Thuan" in Dogri which means "Scorpions".Some believe thatits name is derived from the name of Rishi Kashyapwho disguisedhimself as a tortoise (Kachua)for strong meditation.Kathua is alsocalled 'the city of Sufis' owing to the presence oflarge number ofSufi Shrines of Pirs. The city is also the gatewayto the state anda big industrial town with army presence .

Yamuna Nagar (About this sound pronunciation)is a city and a municipal corporation in Yamuna Nagar districtinthe Indian state of Haryana. It is located south-east of thestatecapital Chandigarh. This town is known for the cluster ofplywoodunits. It is also known for providing the country's finesttimberto even larger industries. The older town is called Jagadhri.TheJagadhri Railway Station services the city. It used to be agreen,clean and prosperous industrial city. However, due to recentspurin Industrial units in and around the city have resulted insevereair, water and soil pollution issues. The city is turninguprapidly with the opening of multiplexes and various high endbrandstores. Saroj Bala is the elected Mayor of Yamuna NagarMC.

Bengaluru Rural District is one of the30districts in Karnataka. It was formed in 1986, when Bengaluruwasdivided into Bengaluru (Rural) and Bengaluru (Urban). PresentlyinBengaluru Rural district, there are 2 divisions, 4 Talukas,35Hoblis (cluster of villages), 1,713 inhabited and 177uninhabitedvillages, 9 towns, and 229 Gram Panchayats. Proximity tothe cityof Bengaluru has its own impact on the district, withaconsiderable daily commuting population. The rural peoplearemostly agriculturists, although with the advent of SEZs inthearea, service and IT industries are booming. Devanahalli is settobe the site of a 95 billion Devanahalli Business Park, neartheBengaluru International Airport.[1]According to the 2001 census, the total population of thedistrictwas, 1,881,514 of which 21.65% were urban[2] with apopulationdensity of 309 persons per km2. Bangalore Rural districthas 22.5%of its population belonging to the Scheduled Caste andScheduledTribe. Hinduism is the major religion of this district.TheBengaluru Rural district is essentially an agriculture districtbutit has sufficient scope for Industrialisation, Dairydevelopmentand Sericulture.It is the second least populous district in Karnataka (out of30),after Kodagu.[3]The district is endowed with agricultural and horticulturalcropssuch as ragi, rice, groundnut, sugarcane, castor, grapes,mulberry,etc. There are adequate infrastructural facilities suchastransport and communications, banking, credit, andmarketing.Though the region is not rich in mineral resources,itsnon-metallic mineral resources are utilised for bricks, tiles,andstoneware manufacture. For many years, weaving has also beenamajor occupation for a large section of the population. Thesoiland such climatic conditions are congenial for the cultivationofmulberry, rearing of silkworms, and production of silk,besidesother agro-based industries. There are a number of wineriesandquantity of production of wine has been increasing. There isaproposal by the Government of Karnataka to rename BengaluruRuraldistrict to Kempe Gowda. In September 2007, the taluksofKanakapura, Ramanagara, Magadi and Channapatna were merged toformthe Ramanagara district.

Chhatarpur is a city and a municipalityinChhatarpur district in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India. Itisthe administrative headquarters of Chhatarpur District.

Doda is a district in eastern part ofJammuregion of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. Thedistrictconsists of 8 blocks: Bhagwa, Assar, Doda, Gundana,Marmat,Bhaderwah, Gandoh (Bhalessa), and Thathri.

Bijapur officially known as Vijayapura,[1]isthe district headquarters of Bijapur District of Karnatakastate.It is also the headquarters for Bijapur Taluka. Bijapur cityiswell known for its historical monuments of architecturalimportancebuilt during the rule of the Adil Shahi dynasty. Bijapuris located530 km northwest of the State Capital Bengaluru and about550 kmfrom Mumbai, and 384 km west of the city of Hyderabad.Bijapur urban population as per 2011 census is 326,000, perhapsthe9th biggest city in Karnataka. Vijayapura Mahanagara Palike(VMP)is the newest Municipal Corporation formed under the KMC actalongwith Shivamogga and Tumakuru Municipal Corporations. Theotherexisting city corporations in Karnataka state in descendingorderof population are Bengaluru, Hubballi-Dharawada, Mysuru,Kalaburgi,Belagavi, Mangaluru, Davangere and Ballari.Administratively,Bijapur district comes under Belgaum divisionalong with Bagalkote,Belgaum, Dharwad, Gadag, Haveri and UttaraKannada (Karwar)districts.Bijapur, the land of five rivers and the domain ofdifferentcultures, is an ancient city. The city established in the10th and11th centuries by the Chalukyas of Kalyani was known asVijayapura(City of victory). Bijapur was the biggest district placeof thestate with 11 taluks, but after forming Bagalokote newdistrict in1997 Now it consists of five taluks viz. BasavanBagevadi, Bijapur,Indi, Muddebihal and Sindagi.The city was established in the 10th-11th centuries by theKalyaniChalukyas and was known as Vijayapura (City of victory). Thecitywas passed to Yadavas after Chalukya's demise. The city cameunderthe influence of the KhiljiSultanate in Delhi by the late13thcentury. In 1347, the area was conquered by the BahmaniSultanateof Gulbarga. By this time, the city was being referredasBijapur.

Palamau is one of the twenty-four districtsofJharkhand state, India. It was formed in 1892. Theadministrativeheadquarter of the district is Daltonganj, situatedon the KoelRiver.

Uttara Kannada (also known as North Canara)isa district in the Indian state of Karnataka. It is bordered bythestate of Goa and Belgaum District to the north, DharwadDistrictand Haveri District to the east, Shimoga District andUdupiDistrict to the south and the Arabian Sea to the west. Thecity ofKarwar is the administrative headquarters of the districtanddeveloping city. Sirsi, Dandeli and Bhatkal are the othermajordeveloping towns of the district. The district has 2agroclimaticdivisions namelyCoastal region - consists of Karwar, Ankola, Kumta, HonnavarandBhatkal taluksMalnad region - consists of Sirsi, Siddapur, Yellapur,Haliyal,Joida and Mundgod taluks

Mewat is a historical region of HaryanaandRajasthan states in northwestern India. The loose boundariesofMewat are not precisely determined but generally includeNuh,Palwal districts of Haryana and Alwar district and some partofBharatpur district of Rajasthan and also some part ofMathuradistrict of Uttar Pradesh.[1]The region roughly corresponds to the ancient kingdom ofMatsya,founded in the 5th century BCE. Mewati dialect, a slightvariant ofthe Haryanvi and Rajasthani dialects of Hindi, is spokenin ruralareas of the region. Mewati Gharana is a distinctive styleofIndian classical music.Hasan Khan Mewati is the most well-known chieftain of Mewat.Hefought against Babur in Battle of Khanwa in 1527. Under MughalruleMewat came under Rajputs. Ch Mehtab khan Singaria was a MLAinMewat At British Time Ch Sohrab Khan singaria Was Zaildar atMewatBadgujar Pal of Haryana

Belgaum (officially known as Belagavi,andearlier known "Venugrama" or the "Bamboo Village",[4]) is a cityinthe Indian state of Karnataka. It is theadministrativeheadquarters of the eponymous Belgaum division andBelgaumdistrict. The Government of Karnataka has proposed makingBelgaumthe second capital of Karnataka, hence a secondstateadministrative building Suvarna Vidhana Soudha was inauguratedon11 October 2012.[5]Belgaum has selected in first phase out of 20 cities, as one ofthehundred Indian cities to be developed as a smart city underPMNarendra Modi's flagship Smart Cities Mission.

Pulwama is a district in the Indian stateofJammu and Kashmir. District Pulwama came into being in theyear1979 in the larger interests of maintenance of law andorder,closer supervision, more effective control and above all toensurebalanced development of the area. The district is centrallylocatedin the valley of Kashmir and is a resting place forAdventureTourists since it is full of clean water Streams,Lakes,Magnificent Trees and Mighty Mountains where the air is coolandwater sweet. The district is also called Rice Bowl of Kashmirformaximum production of rice grains in the J & K state.BesidesPulwama is famous all over the world for Saffron cultivationwhichis mainly grown in the Karewa lands of Pampore, KakaporaandPulwama blocks. Pulwama is often called the 'Anand of Kashmir'or'Dudha-Kul of Kashmir' on account of its high milk production.TheNational Highway NH1 that connects Srinagar and Jammupassesthrough Pulwama.

Anantnag /əˈnæntˌnæg/ or /-nɑːg/ Aboutthissound listen ; Kashmiri: anantnāg; lit. "Countless springs")[2]isa city and a municipality, capital of the Anantnag district intheIndian state of Jammu and Kashmir. It is a large businessandtrading centre of Kashmir Valley.

Kupwara District (Urdu; ضلع کُپواڑہ) islocatedin Jammu and Kashmir, India. It shares a long border withPakistanadministered Kashmir in its north and western side and istotallyenclosed by Baramulla district on the other side.Thedistrict isendowed with rich dense forests. The river'kishenganga' originatingfrom the Himalayas flows through theouter areas of the districtfrom east to west. Kupwara district has3 tehsils: Handwara, Karnahand Kupwara.This district consists of 11 blocks: Sogam, Tangdar,Teetwal,Ramhal, Kupwara, Rajwar, Kralpora, Langate, Wavoora,Trehgam andKalaroos.[1] Each block consists of a number ofpanchayats.

Vadodara (Gujarati pronunciation:[ʋəˈɽod̪əɾa];formerly known as Baroda), the Cultural Capital ofGujarat, is thethird largest[7] city in the Western Indian Stateof Gujarat, afterAhmedabad and Surat. It is the administrativeheadquarters ofVadodara District and is located on the banks ofthe Vishwamitririver, southeast of Ahmedabad, 139 kilometres (86mi) from the statecapital Gandhinagar. The railway line and NH 8that connect Delhiand Mumbai pass through Vadodara.As of 2011, Vadodara had a population of almost 2.2million+people.[8] The city is known for the Lakshmi Vilas Palace,theresidence of Baroda State's Maratha royal family, the Gaekwads.Itis also the home of the Maharaja Sayajirao University ofBaroda(Vadodara), the largest university in Gujarat. Animportantindustrial, cultural and educational hub of western India,the cityhouses several institutions of national and regionalimportancewhile its major industries include petrochemicals,engineering,chemicals, pharmaceuticals, plastics, IT and foreignexchangeservices amongst others.

The district of Lahaul-Spiti in theIndianstate of Himachal Pradesh consists of the two formerlyseparatedistricts of Lahaul and Spiti. The present administrativecentre isKeylong in Lahaul. Before the two districts were merged,Kardangwas the capital of Lahaul, and Dhankar the capital of Spiti.Thedistrict was formed in 1960.Kunzum la or the Kunzum Pass (altitude 4,551 m; 14,931 ft) istheentrance pass to the Spiti Valley from Lahaul. It is 21 kmfromChandra Tal.[1] This district is connected to Manali throughtheRohtang Pass. To the south, Spiti ends 24 km from Tabo, attheSumdo where the road enters Kinnaur and joins with NationalHighwayNo. 22.[2]The two valleys are quite different in character. Spiti ismorebarren and difficult to cross, with an average elevation ofthevalley floor of 4,270 m (14,009 ft). It is enclosed betweenloftyranges, with the Spiti river rushing out of a gorge inthesoutheast to meet the Sutlej River. It is a typical mountaindesertarea with an average annual rainfall of only 170 mm(6.7inches).[3]It is the fourth least populous district in India (outof640).

Chikkamagaluru is a district in the stateofKarnataka. Coffee was first cultivated in IndiainChikkamagaluru.[1] The mountains in Chikkamagaluru which are apartof the Western Ghats are the source of rivers like TungaandBhadra. Mullayanagiri, which is the highest peak in Karnatakaislocated in the district. It is also a tourist's paradisecontaininghill stations like Kemmanagundi and Kudremukh andwaterfalls likeManikyadhara, Hebbe, Kallathigiri. Chikkamagalurudistrict has arich history as is seen in the Hoysala temple atAmrithapura.Wildlife enthusiasts would be interested in theKudremukh NationalPark and Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary present inthis district.

Jamtara district (Hindi: जामताड़ा जिला) isoneof the twenty-four districts of Jharkhand state in easternIndia.Jamtara town is the administrative headquarters of thisdistrict.The district is situated between 23°10′ and 24°05′ northlatitudesand 86°30′ and 87°15′ east longitudes.

Sahebganj (Hindi: साहिबगंज) (also knownasSahibganj) is a town and Municipality of Sahebganj district(Hindi:साहिबगंज जिला) of Jharkhand state, India, which also servesas thedistrict headquarters for Sahibganj District.Sahibganj means a place (ganj) of masters (sahebs or sahibs).Sahibganj is a Class II town of Jharkhand which issandwichedbetween River Ganga on the north, Rajmahal Hills on thesouth,State of Bengal on the East and one of the world'soldestuniversity, Vikaramshila (in Bhagalpur District) of Bihar onthewest.

Kulgam District (Urdu: ضلع کُلگام) isadistrict of the state of Jammu and Kashmir of India.

Khunti (Hindi: खूंटी) is the headquarterofKhunti district in the Indian state of Jharkhand. It is inSouthChotanagpur division and one of the twenty-four districtstheIndian state of Jharkhand. The district of Khunti was carved outofRanchi district on 12 September, 2007. It is historically knownasthe centre of activity of the Birsa movement. As of 2011, it isthesecond least populous district of Jharkhand (out of 24),afterLohardaga. The district is currently a part of theRedCorridor.

Kurukshetra (About this sound pronunciation;Hindi: कुरुक्षेत्र) is a city in the state of Haryana, India. Itisalso known as Dharmakshetra ("Holy Place"). According tothePuranas, Kurukshetra is a region named after King Kuru,theancestor of Kauravas and Pandavas, as depicted in epicMahabharata.The importance of the place is attributed to the factthat theKurukshetra War of the Mahabharata was fought on this landand theBhagavad Gita was preached here during the war when LordKrishnafound Arjuna in a terrible dilemma.[1] The populationofKurukshetra was 964,655 in 2016.Before the establishment of a refugee camp named Kurukshetrain1947, Thanesar was the name of the tehsil headquarters andthetown. Thanesar or Sthaneswar is a historical town locatedadjacentto what is now the newly created Kurukshetra city. Thanesarderivesits name from the word "Sthaneshwar", which means "Place ofGod".The Sthaneshwar Mahadev Temple, whose presiding deity isLordShiva, is believed to be the oldest temple in the vicinity.Localhearsay identifies the legendary "Kurukshetra" with a placenearThanesar. A few kilometers from Kurukshetra is the villageknown asAmin, where there are remnants of a fort which is believedto beAbhimanyu's.In most ancient Hindu texts, Kurukshetra is not a city but aregion("kshetra" meaning "region" in Sanskrit). The boundariesofKurukshetra correspond roughly to the central and western partsofstate of Haryana and southern Punjab. Thus according totheTaittiriya Aranyaka 5.1.1., the Kurukshetra region is southofTurghna (Srughna/Sugh in Sirhind, Punjab), north of Khandava(Delhiand Mewat region), east of Maru (desert) and westofParin.[2]In early July 2013 the Haryana Department of Archaeology andMuseumsannounced that the earlier excavated remains of a Buddhiststupa inKurukshetra were ready to be displayed for thepublic.

Godda (Hindi: गोड्डा)is a city andamunicipality in Godda district (Hindi: गोड्डा जिला) in theIndianstate of Jharkhand. The district has an area of 2110 km².Thedistrict headquarters is Godda.

Jammu About this sound pronunciation isthelargest city in the Jammu Division and the winter capital ofstateof Jammu and Kashmir in India. It is situated on the banks oftheTawi River. It is administered by a municipal corporation.

Gurgaon, officially: Gurugram, is a city intheIndian state of Haryana and is located near the NationalCapitalRegion of India. It is 32 kilometres (20 mi) southwest ofNew Delhiand 268 kilometres (167 mi) southwest of Chandigarh, thestatecapital. As of 2011, Gurugram had a population of876,824.[1]Witnessing rapid urbanization, Gurugram has become aleadingfinancial and industrial hub with the third highest percapitaincome in India.[2] The city's economic growth story startedwhenthe leading Indian automobile manufacturer Maruti SuzukiIndiaLimited established a manufacturing plant in Gurgaon inthe1970s.[3] Today, Gurugram has local offices for more than250Fortune 500 companies.

Bhind District (Hindi: भिंड) is a districtofMadhya Pradesh state in central India of Chambal division. Thetownof Bhind is the district headquarters. Bhind District issituatedin Chambal region in the northwest of the state. Thegeographicalcoordinates of the district are Latitude 26°36' N andLongitude78°46' E. It is bounded by Agra, Etawah, Jalaun andJhansidistricts of Uttar Pradesh state to the north and the east,and theMadhya Pradesh districts of Datia to the south, Gwalior tothesouthwest, and Morena to the west. The geography of the districtischaracterized by uneven ravines, plain fertile fields andscantyforests. The total area of the district is 4,459 km².The soil of Bhind is very fertile and is drained by theChambal,Kali Sind, Kunwari or Kwari, Pahuj and Baisali rivers andby anextensive canal system. Formerly there were four tehsils,Bhind,Mehgaon, Gohad and Lahar, but at present there are seventehsils:Bhind, Ater, Mehgaon, Gohad, Lahar, Mihona, and Raun. Thedistrictis part of the Chambal Division. Bhagirath Prasad Singh adalit isan MP from Bhind. However Bhind is a Rajput,predominantlyBhadauria Rajputs, dominated region. brahmin, Baghel,Gurjar andYadav are also present in sizable number.

Kodagu is an administrative districtinKarnataka, India. Before 1956 it was an administrativelyseparateCoorg State,[3] at which point it was merged into anenlargedMysore State. It occupies an area of 4,102 squarekilometres (1,584sq mi) in the Western Ghats of southwesternKarnataka. In 2001 itspopulation was 548,561, 13.74% of whichresided in the district'surban centres, making it the leastpopulous of the 30 districts inKarnataka.[4]The district is bordered by Dakshina Kannada district tothenorthwest, Kasargod district of Kerala to the west, Hassandistrictto the north, Mysore district to the east, Kannur districtofKerala to the southwest, and the Wayanad district of Kerala tothesouth. Agriculture is the most important factor that upholdstheeconomy of Kodagu and the main crops cultivated in this regionarerice and coffee. Coorg is rich in natural resources whichincludedtimber and spices. Madikeri (English: Mercara) is theheadquartersof Kodagu.Kodagu is known for its coffee and its people. The dominantgroupare the indigenous (Kodavas) and other ethnic groups(ArabasheGowdas and Kodava subgroups). The chief languagespresently spokenin Kodagu are Kodava, Are Bhashe, Kannada, Tulu,Konkani and Urdu.Kodagu is home to the native speakers of theKodavalanguage.[5]

Shimoga, officially renamed asShivamogga,[2]is a city and the district headquarters of ShimogaDistrict in thecentral part of the state of Karnataka, India. Thecity lies on thebanks of the Tunga River. Being the gateway for thehilly region ofthe Western Ghats, the city is popularly nicknamedas "Gateway ofMalnad".The city is 569 m above sea level and is surrounded by lushgreenpaddy fields, arecanut and coconut groves. The populationofShimoga city is 322,428, consisting of 161,978 males and160,450females, as per 2011 census.

Koderma district is one of thetwenty-fourdistricts of Jharkhand state, India, and Koderma istheadministrative headquarters of this district.Koderma district was created on 10 April 1994, after beingcarvedout of the original Hazaribagh district. It is currently apart ofthe Red Corridor.

Saraikela is situated on bank of theKharkaiRiver in southern Jharkhand. It is well connected withJamshedpurvia land route.

Gadag District is a district in the stateofKarnataka, India. The district formed in 1997, when it wassplitfrom the Dharwad District. As of 2011, the Gadag District hadapopulation of 971,952 (of which 35.21 percent was urban asof2001). The overall population increased by 13.14 percent from1991to 2001. The Gadag District borders the Bagalkot District onthenorth, the Koppal District on the east, the Bellary District onthesoutheast, the Haveri District on the southwest, theDharwadDistrict on the west and the Belgaum District on thenorthwest. Thedistrict features monuments (primarily Jain and Hindutemples) fromthe Western Chalukya Empire. Gadag District has seventehsils:Gadag-Betgeri, Ron, Shirhatti, Nargund, Lakshmeshwar,Gajendragadand Mundargi.

Rohtak (About this sound listen ) is a cityandthe administrative headquarters of the Rohtak district in theIndianstate of Haryana. It lies 70 kilometres (43 mi) north westof NewDelhi, just 40–45 km from Delhi Border and 250 kilometres(160 mi)south of the state capital Chandigarh on NH 10. Rohtakforms a partof the National Capital Region (NCR), which providesimmediatebenefits for the district as it can secure loans forinfrastructuredevelopment at cheaper rates from the NCR PlanningBoard(NCRPB).[3]Rohtak is the sixth most populous city in Haryana as per the2011census with population of 374,292 and has literacy rateof84.08.

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Patan, an ancient fortified town, wasfoundedin 745 AD by Vanraj Chavda, the most prominent king of theChavdaKingdom. He named the city Anhilpur Patan or "Anhilwad Patan"afterhis close friend and Prime Minister Anhil gadariya.

Latehar is a town which is also headquartersofLatehar district of Jharkhand state, India. Latehar is famousforits rich natural beauty, forest, forest products andmineraldeposits. Latehar remained an integral part of PalamauDistrict asa sub division since 1924. It was elevated from subdivisionalstatus to a district on 4 April 2001, vide JharkhandGovt.Notification No 946 dated 04.04.2001. Latehar is located onthenorth–west corner of Jharkhand in the Palamau Commissionary. Itissurrounded by Ranchi, Lohardaga, Gumla, Palamau and Chatradistrictapart from Chhattisgarh state and district headquarters issituatedat 84.51198 East Longitude and 23.741988 NorthLatitude.

Sonipat & Sonipat City also spelledasSonepat,[1] (founded as Swarnaprastha or Suvarnaprastha by thefivePandava brothers during the times of Mahabharata war) is a townanda Municipal Corporation in Haryana state of India. It comesunderthe National Capital Region and is around 20 kilometres (12mi)from Delhi. It is also around 214 km(128 miles) southwestofChandigarh, the state capital. The Yamuna River runs alongtheeastern boundary.On 22 December 1972, Sonipat was carved out of Rohtak and madeafull-fledged district.

Sitamarhi is one of the districts of thestateof Bihar, India. Sitamarhi town is the administrativeheadquartersof this district. The district is a part of the TirhutDivision andis located along the border of Nepal.

Baksa district (/ˈbʌksə/ or /ˈbæksə/;Bodo:बक्सा जिला ;Assamese: বাক্সা জিলা) is one of the 27 districtsofAssam state under Bodoland Territorial Council innorth-easternIndia.

Karimganj (Bengali: করিমগঞ্জ) Town is a towninthe Karimganj District of the Indian state of Assam. It istheadministrative headquarters and main town of the district.