There were a total of 28 states in India in 1952.
India became an independent country on August 15, 1947, and at that time, it was divided into 14 states and 6 union territories. The Constitution of India was adopted on January 26, 1950, and it provided for the reorganization of states on linguistic lines. The first such reorganization took place in 1956 when some states were reorganized and the total number of states was increased to 26. However, in 1956, the Union Territory of Himachal Pradesh was created by merging a number of hilly districts of Punjab and it became a full-fledged state in 1971. Therefore, as of 1952, there were 28 states in India. These were:
- Andhra Pradesh
- Assam
- Bihar
- Bombay
- Central Provinces and Berar
- Coorg
- Hyderabad
- Jammu and Kashmir
- Madhya Bharat
- Madras
- Mysore
- Orissa
- Patiala and East Punjab States Union (PEPSU)
- Rajasthan
- Saurashtra
- Travancore-Cochin
- Ajmer
- Bhopal
- Bilaspur
- Cutch
- Delhi
- Himachal Pradesh (as a part of Punjab)
- Kutch
- Manipur
- Tripura
- Vindhya Pradesh
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands (UT)
- Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands (UT)
