What the division of states and establishment new after 1947?

1. Punjab: Divided into two provinces, East Punjab (India) and West Punjab (Pakistan).

2. Bengal: Divided into two provinces, West Bengal (India) and East Bengal (later renamed East Pakistan, now Bangladesh).

3. Assam: Divided into two provinces, Assam (India) and Sylhet (East Pakistan).

4. Manipur: Divided into two parts, Manipur (India) and the Naga Hills (Assam, India).

Establishment of New States:

1. Andhra Pradesh: Carved out of the Madras Presidency in 1953.

2. Kerala: Formed by merging Travancore-Cochin and Malabar District in 1956.

3. Karnataka: Formed by merging Mysore State with surrounding Kannada-speaking areas in 1956.

4. Maharashtra: Formed by merging Bombay State with surrounding Marathi-speaking areas in 1960.

5. Gujarat: Carved out of Bombay State in 1960.

6. Nagaland: Created as a separate state in 1963.

7. Haryana: Formed by dividing Punjab in 1966.

8. Himachal Pradesh: Formed by dividing Punjab in 1971.

9. Meghalaya: Created as a separate state from Assam in 1972.

10. Arunachal Pradesh: Created as a separate state from Assam in 1987.

11. Mizoram: Created as a separate state from Assam in 1987.

12. Goa: Became a separate state in 1987.

13. Jharkhand: Carved out of Bihar in 2000.

14. Uttarakhand: Created by bifurcating Uttar Pradesh in 2000.

15. Chhattisgarh: Separated from Madhya Pradesh in 2000.