Telugu states
Telugu states
తెలుగు రాష్ట్రాలు (Telugu Rāṣṭrālu) | |
|---|---|
Ethno Region | |
Andhra Pradesh, Telangana and Yanam | |
| Country | India |
| States | |
| Largest city | Hyderabad |
| Major cities (2011 Census of India) | |
| Area | |
• Total | 275,052 km2 (106,198 sq mi) |
| Population | |
• Total | 84,580,777 |
| • Density | 307.508/km2 (796.443/sq mi) |
| Time zone | UTC+5:30 (Indian Standard Time) |
| Official languages | |
The Telugu states refer to the Indian states of Andhra Pradesh and Telangana where Telugu is spoken as the primary language. The predominant population of Telugu ethnic-group reside in these states. When put together, the region is bordered by Maharashtra to the north, Karnataka to the west, Odisha, Chhattisgarh to the northeast, Tamil Nadu to the south and the Bay of Bengal, Yanam district enclave of Puducherry to the east.
The unified state of Andhra Pradesh was established in 1956 through the merger of the Telugu-speaking Andhra State with the Telangana region of the former Hyderabad State under the States Reorganisation Act. The referential term of Telugu states has been in use ever since the bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh in 2014, into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana. Based on the 2023 population estimates, Telangana has a population of 38,272,000, and Andhra Pradesh has 53,340,000 bringing the combined population of the Telugu states to 91.62 million.