India has 29 states and 8 Union territories. The States Reorganisation Act of 1956 reorganised the Indian States according to language. India is a biodiverse country and contains various kinds of species. Each state and Union Territories of India have a unique state symbol viz. animals, birds, trees, flowers, fruit, and more.
State Symbols of India
| States | Bird | Animal | Flower | Tree | Fish | Butterfly |
| Andhra Pradesh | Indian Roller | Blackbuck | Water lily | Neem | Snakehead Murrel | – |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Great Hornbill | Mithun | Foxtail Orchid | Hollong | Golden Mahseer | – |
| Assam | White-winged Wood Duck | Indian One-horned Rhino | Foxtail Orchids | Hollong | – | – |
| Bihar | Indian Roller | Gaur | Kachnar | Peepal | Walking catfish | – |
| Chhattisgarh | Hill Myna | Wild Buffalo | Indian Laurel | Sal | – | – |
| Goa | Black Crested Bulbul | Gaur | Plumeria Rubra | Matti | Grey mullet | – |
| Gujarat | Greater Flamingo | Asiatic Lion | Marigold (Galgota) | Banyan | – | – |
| Haryana | Black Francolin | Blackbuck | Lotus | Peepal | Orangefin labeo (Kalbasu) | – |
| Himachal Pradesh | Western Tragopan | Snow Leopard | Rhododendron | Deodar | Golden Mahseer | – |
| Jharkhand | koel | Elephant | Palash/Parrot Tree | Sal | – | – |
| Karnataka | Indian Roller | Elephant | Lotus | Sandal wood | Carnatic carp | Southern Birdwing |
| Kerala | Great Hornbill | Elephant | Kanikonna/Golden Shower Tree | Coconut | Green chromide | – |
| Madhya Pradesh | Paradise Fly catcher | Swamp Deer | Palash/Parrot Tree | Banyan | Mahsheer | – |
| Maharashtra | Green Imperial Pigeon | Giant Squirrel | Jarul | Mango | – | Blue Mormon |
| Manipur | Mrs. Hume’s Pheasant | Sangai | Siroi Lily | Toon | Pengba | – |
| Meghalaya | Hill Myna | Clouded Leopard | Lady Slipper Orchid | Gamari | – | – |
| Mizoram | Mrs. Hume’s Pheasant | Serow | Red Vanda | Iron Wood | Burmese kingfish (Ngahvang) | – |
| Nagaland | Blyth’s Tragopan | Mithun | Rhododendron | Alder | Chocolate mahseer | – |
| Orissa | Peacock | Elephant | Ashoka | Banyan | Mahanadi mahseer | – |
| Punjab | Northern Goshawk | Blackbuck | Gladious | Sheesham | – | – |
| Rajasthan | Indian Bustard | Chinkara | Rohira | Khejri | – | – |
| Sikkim | Blood Pheasant | Red Panda | Noble Orchid | Rhododendron | Copper Mahseer / Katley | – |
| Tamil Nadu | Emerald Dove | NilgiriTahr | Kandhal | Palmyra Palm | – | – |
| Telangana | Indian Roller (Paalapitta) | Spotted Deer (Jinka) | Tanner’s Cassia | Shami (Jammi chettu) | Snakehead Murrel | – |
| Tripura | Green Imperial Pigeon | Phayre’sLangur | Nageshwar | Agar | Pabda | – |
| Uttarakhand | Himalayan Monal | Musk Deer | Brahm Kamal | Burans | Golden mahseer | Common Peacock |
| Uttar Pradesh | Sarus Crane | Swamp Deer | Brahm Kamal | Ashok | Chital | – |
| West Bengal | White-throated King Fisher | Fishing cat | Shephali | Devil’s Tree | Ilish | – |
Union Territories Symbols of India
| Union Territories | Bird | Animal | Flower | Tree | Fish |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Andaman Wood Pigeon | Dugong | Pyinma Tree (Lagerstroemia hypoleuca) | Andaman Padauk | – |
| Chandigarh | Indian grey Hornbill | Indian grey Mongoose | Dhak | Mango | – |
| Dadar& Nagar Haveli | – | – | – | – | – |
| Delhi | House sparrow | Nilgai | Alfalafa | Gulmohar | – |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Black necked Crane | Hangul | Rhododendron | Chinar | Golden Mahseer |
| Ladakh | Black-necked crane | Snow leopard | – | – | – |
| Lakshwadeep | Sooty Tern | Butterfly Fish | Neelakurinji | Bread Fruit | – |
| Puducherry | Asian Koel | Squirrel | Cannon ball flower (Nagalinga flower) | Bael Fruit Tree | – |
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