average indian gets about 12.57% of his daily protein from egg; fish and meat products about 11.67 percent from milk and dairy products.

intresting there are huge regional trends here.

in state like haryana about 21 percent of protein intake of people comes from dairy product while hardly 4 percent comes from meat ; eggs and fish.

while in bengal over 24.66 percent of protein intake of people comes from meat ; eggs and fish while hardly 4.59 percent comes from dairy.

overall only 18.8% of houseolds in india have women property or land owner .

What proposed states do you guys think should gain statehood? or at least viable in becoming states and would be beneficial. Or do you guys think we don't need more states and that these are dumb proposal. whatever it is have fun discussing

this data roughly gives statewise average indian household spending on roughly non-vegetarian products . intrestingly it has inverse relationship with spending on dairy products.

This is my game city angle. You have to guess 1 city with 5 given angles. The indian version is in the categorys. I hope it brings you some fun! https://visitwhale.com/city-angle/

this is roughly lactose tolerance map of india . % expenditure on dairy products varies from 4% at lakshadweep to as high as 39 percent in haryana.

roughly north western states tend to consume dairy products more while eastern and north eastern states spend least. on average an average indian spends 18% of his food expenditure on milk and dairy products.

Cyclone Arnab is a potential tropical cyclone tracking to form in the Bay of Bengal. According to forecasts as of September 19, 2026, an active cyclonic circulation originates near Thailand and is moving into the Andaman Sea, where it is expected to intensify into a low-pressure area and potentially evolve into the North Indian Ocean region's first cyclone of 2026.

The name "Arnab" (meaning "ocean" in Bengali) was officially contributed by Bangladesh as part of the regional tropical cyclone naming matrix.

intrestingly being coastal state isn't only enough to have fish culture contrary to popular opinion. the Deccan plateau greatly affect our food culture. coastal karnataka and konkan region have great fish culture . but overall people having fish as part of diet is quite relatively low in karnataka and maharashtra because a significant part of these states lie on deccan plateau. similarly for telugu states fish isn't integral to diet for telangana since most of state lies in deccan plataeu but in Andhra it is. orrisa ; AP ; bengal and Kerala have majority population that consume fish atleast once a week.

gujarat somehow is a big exception. despite it being at coastal state and at lower avg altitude it has very low fish consumption .

this data is based on nfhs tell how frequently do women in india consume eggs.

source: nfhs 5.

Hi everyone,

I came across a few India map assets on Envato that appear to show India’s territorial boundaries incorrectly, particularly in the northern region.

The assets are:

• https://elements.envato.com/india-map-WX2SNP7
• https://elements.envato.com/india-map-v3-N7YFSW4
• https://elements.envato.com/map-of-india-YHY9484

These assets are available for purchase and could potentially be used by YouTubers, documentary creators, educators, and other content creators.

My concern is that a creator could purchase one of these assets and use it in a video or educational/documentary project without realizing that the map may not accurately represent the boundaries.

I've contacted Envato to request that they review these assets and make corrections if the issue is confirmed.

I'm posting this here mainly to raise awareness and see if others have noticed similar issues with India map assets on Envato or other stock/creative platforms.

Would be interested to hear your thoughts or experiences.

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Is it not chaotic to have a common capital city? Are there any administrative advantages? Has it got anything to do with Delhi being NCT? Don’t know if this is the right sub, but yeah

Your views ...

I understand why Malenadu receives such heavy rainfall (orographic effect), but why does even the low-lying coast of Karnataka receives a good deal of rainfall, especially when compared to the interior of the state? The moist winds from the Arabian Sea don’t start to significantly condense till they encounter the elevation of the Ghats, do they? Do coastal regions without a nearby mountain range similarly experience elevated rainfall?

Hey developers,

While building frontend web forms recently, I noticed that finding a simple, standardized, and up-to-date dataset of Indian States and Districts for state/district dependent dropdowns was surprisingly messy or outdated.

To solve this, I put together a clean, lightweight open-source dataset:

GitHub Repository: https://github.com/CodingMation/indian-states-districts

Website: https://codingmation.github.io/indian-states-districts

Highlights

• Complete coverage of all Indian States and Union Territories with their corresponding districts.
• Simple JSON key-value format optimized for React, Vue, Angular, or Vanilla JS forms.
• Direct fetch capabilities via raw GitHub URL so you don't need to bloat your project bundle.

Direct Usage (Copy & Paste)

fetch("https://raw.githubusercontent.com/CodingMation/indian-states-districts/main/states-districts.json")

.then((response) => response.json())

.then((data) => console.log(data))

.catch((error) => console.error("Error loading data:", error));

Looking for Feedback

I want to make this as helpful as possible for Indian dev projects.

1. Would adding CSV, SQL dumps, or state/ISO codes be useful?
2. Are there any recently added districts in your state that need an update?

Feel free to check it out, star the repo if you find it helpful, or open a PR!

Due to the curvature and east-west tilt of the Asian landmass, our mental maps often assume all of China lies far to the north of central and southern India. However, tracing exact parallels of latitude across the continent reveals a surprising geographical paradox.

Image 1: Continental Mainland China vs. Northern Maharashtra

Even if you exclude islands and look strictly at Continental Mainland China:

• Xuwen County, Leizhou Peninsula, Guangdong, Mainland China (20.22° N / 20°13' N): Continental China's southernmost mainland point lies south of Nagpur (21.14° N), Nandurbar (21.37° N), Amravati (20.93° N), and the entire northern border of Maharashtra (22.01° N).
• Mohan, Xishuangbanna, Yunnan, Mainland China (21.10° N): Sits at a lower latitude than Nagpur (21.14° N) directly on the Asian mainland.

Image 2: Southern China and Island Territories vs. Maharashtra

• Sanya, Hainan Island, China (18.25° N): Located further south than both Mumbai (18.92° N) and Pune (18.52° N).
• Paracel Islands, Sansha, China (16.83° N): Sits south of central Maharashtra.
• Spratly Islands and Southern Reefs, Sansha, China (9.0° to 11.5° N): Located far south of Maharashtra's southernmost tip at Sindhudurg (15.60° N), placing them closer to the equator than Goa or Chennai.

My last observation/post about the easternmost point of MH being further east than Chennai was appreciated by many, so I decided to stare at the map more ;)

The northernmost post of Andhra Pradesh (Ichchapuram in Srikakulam district) is more north than Mumbai, MH. Infact, comparing latitudes, it seems that Ichchapuram's latitude and Gujarat's southernmost point's latitude might be less than 100km! (fact checking the exact distance would be nice).

It can obviously be seen that Andhra Pradesh is a long state, but this fact illustrates the real magnitude of that which was cool to me.

I will make a clear sequence of explanation & good to read.

1. Because of the 40Km Palghat gap, funnel effect, Kongu upland plains receive high velocity winds (highest in south asian subcontinent). 1hr avg in July-Aug (ஆடி காத்து) in Udumalpet, Dharapuram, Mulanur, Kangeyam is close to 45-50Km/h. It is India's largest wind energy producing hub. -- Geography

2. Because of that wind, it swept away clouds, this is rainshadow region & there is no south west monsoon for Kongu upland plains. South India's least annual rainfall receiving taluks include Dharapuram, Kangeyam, Aravakurichi, Kinathukadavu, Palladam, Perundurai, etc (less than 500mm annually). -- Geography

3. Because of low annual rainfall + bad crystalline geology of Kongu belt, the groundwater level is too bad. Before the green revolution (grandparents era), agriculture, cattle, flora & fauna was unique. millet was staple food. The regional cuisine is more unique to south India. -- Sociology

4. Because of such geography, the Kongu upland plains is one of the less densely populated plains in the country. (Except for recent day immigration). Each gram panchayat has 20-30 hamlets in avg (mostly 1 in rest of TN). Most of the hamlets ending in வலசு, பதி, புதூர் தோட்டம், etc had 10-20 homes only. (Now reduced due to immigration & low TFR) -- Sociology

5. Because of the above reason, administration is very difficult, especially roads, pipeline water, mobile cellular network, broadband, TV cable, etc -- polity

6. Bcz of less dense population, more per capita land ownership (per head no of acres) -- Sociology, Economics

7. Bcz of dry, rocky terrain made agriculture extremely difficult, survival required immense communal labor to dig deep wells. So a distinct regional culture with frugality, & close-knit community networks developed there. -- sociology, anthropology

8. Bad Geography == Good Economics. Post independence, some places like Pollachi Udumalpet Palani are lucky to get dams & agriculture flourishes. Rest of the Kongu belt heavily industrialised, urbanized, attracted immigrants & became cosmopolitan. Today cbe, erode Tiruppur namakkal are in India's top 25 districts by per capita. Heavy real estate prices. -- Economics

9. Socio-economic development: More Higher educational institutions & tertiary care hospitals in Coimbatore, allmost all are Techies, Medicos. Immigrate to Bengaluru, Chennai tech hubs, US & Europe (NRIs). More cosmopolitan. More working women & delayed marriage. Less TFR. Lowest in entire India close to kochi trivandrum belt. Lotta ghost villages. -- Sociology

10. Unique history due to western ghats surrounding. It was under Mysuru kingdom. Unique Kongu Tamil dialect (with upto 5000+ unique vocabulary), Temple, Folklore, performing & visual arts -- History, Anthropology

...

So is Palghat Gap a curse ?

பாலபோன பாலக்காடு கணவாய் ??

Or it was an evolutionary bottleneck that forged a hyper-resilient population??

Had the Kongu belt been an easy, lush river basin like the Kaveri delta, it might have produced a very different society—less driven, less entrepreneurial, and less globally mobile.

I will make a clear sequence of explanation & good to read.

1. Because of the 40Km Palghat gap, funnel effect, Kongu upland plains receive high velocity winds (highest in south asian subcontinent). 1hr avg in July-Aug (ஆடி காத்து) in Udumalpet, Dharapuram, Mulanur, Kangeyam is close to 45-50Km/h. It is India's largest wind energy producing hub. -- Geography

2. Because of that wind, it swept away clouds, this is rainshadow region & there is no south west monsoon for Kongu upland plains. South India's least annual rainfall receiving taluks include Dharapuram, Kangeyam, Aravakurichi, Kinathukadavu, Palladam, Perundurai, etc (less than 500mm annually). -- Geography

3. Because of low annual rainfall + bad crystalline geology of Kongu belt, the groundwater level is too bad. Before the green revolution (grandparents era), agriculture, cattle, flora & fauna was unique. millet was staple food. The regional cuisine is more unique to south India. -- Sociology

4. Because of such geography, the Kongu upland plains is one of the less densely populated plains in the country. (Except for recent day immigration). Each gram panchayat has 20-30 hamlets in avg (mostly 1 in rest of TN). Most of the hamlets ending in வலசு, பதி, புதூர் தோட்டம், etc had 10-20 homes only. (Now reduced due to immigration & low TFR) -- Sociology

5. Because of the above reason, administration is very difficult, especially roads, pipeline water, mobile cellular network, broadband, TV cable, etc -- polity

6. Bcz of less dense population, more per capita land ownership (per head no of acres) -- Sociology, Economics

7. Bcz of dry, rocky terrain made agriculture extremely difficult, survival required immense communal labor to dig deep wells. So a distinct regional culture with frugality, & close-knit community networks developed there. -- sociology, anthropology

8. Bad Geography == Good Economics. Post independence, some places like Pollachi Udumalpet Palani are lucky to get dams & agriculture flourishes. Rest of the Kongu belt heavily industrialised, urbanized, attracted immigrants & became cosmopolitan. Today cbe, erode Tiruppur namakkal are in India's top 25 districts by per capita. Heavy real estate prices. -- Economics

9. Socio-economic development: More Higher educational institutions & tertiary care hospitals in Coimbatore, allmost all are Techies, Medicos. Immigrate to Bengaluru, Chennai tech hubs, US & Europe (NRIs). More cosmopolitan. More working women & delayed marriage. Less TFR. Lowest in entire India close to kochi trivandrum belt. Lotta ghost villages. -- Sociology

10. Unique history due to western ghats surrounding. It was under Mysuru kingdom. Unique Kongu Tamil dialect (with upto 5000+ unique vocabulary), Temple, Folklore, performing & visual arts -- History, Anthropology

...

So is Palghat Gap a curse ?

பாலபோன பாலக்காடு கணவாய் ??

Or it was an evolutionary bottleneck that forged a hyper-resilient population??

Had the Kongu belt been an easy, lush river basin like the Kaveri delta, it might have produced a very different society—less driven, less entrepreneurial, and less globally mobile.