Indian States and Territories
| State or territory | Adjective | Demonym | |
|---|---|---|---|
| colloquial | |||
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Andaman, Andamanese Nicobar, Nicobarese |
Andamanese Nicobarese |
|
| Andhra Pradesh | Andhra Pradeshi | Andhraits | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Arunachali | Arunachalis | |
| Assam | Assamese | Assamese | |
| Bihar | Bihari | Biharis | |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarhi | Chandigarhis | _ |
| Chhattisgarh | Chhattisgarhi | Chhattisgarhis | |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | _ | _ | |
| Daman and Diu | Damanese Diuese |
Damanese Diuese |
|
| Delhi | Delhiite, Delhian | Delhiites, Delhians | |
| Goa | Goanese, Goan | Goanese, Goans | |
| Gujarat | Gujarati | Gujaratis | |
| Haryana | Haryanvi | Haryanvis | _ |
| Himachal Pradesh | Himachali | Himachalis | |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Jammu Kashmiri |
Jammuite Kashimiris |
_ |
| Jharkhand | Jharkhandi | Jharkhandis | |
| Karnataka | Karnatakan, Canarese (Kanarese) | Karnatakans, Canarese | Cf. Carnatic |
| Kerala | Keralite | Keralites | Malayalis |
| Lakshadweep (Laccadives) | Laccadivian | Laccadivians | |
| Madhya Pradesh | Madhya Pradeshi | Madhya Pradeshis | |
| Maharashtra | Maharashtrian | Maharashtrians | Marathi |
| Manipur | Manipuri | Manipuris | |
| Meghalaya | Meghalayan | Meghalayans | |
| Mizoram | Mizo | Mizos | |
| Nagaland | Naga, Nagalandese | Nagas | |
| Orissa (Odisha) | Oriya (Odia) Orissan (Odishan) Orissi (Odissi) |
Oriyas (Odias) Orissans (Odishans) |
_ |
| Pondicherry (Puducherry) | Pondicherrian | Pondicherrians | _ |
| Punjab | Punjabi | Punjabis | |
| Rajasthan | Rajasthani | Rajasthanis | |
| Sikkim | Sikkimese | Sikkimese | |
| Tamil Nadu | Tamil, Tamilese | Tamils | |
| Tripura | Tripuri, Tripuran | Tripuris, Tripurans | _ |
| Uttar Pradesh | Uttar Pradeshi | Uttar Pradeshis | _ |
| Uttarakhand | Uttarakhandi | Uttarakhandi | _ |
| West Bengal | (West) Bengali, (West) Bengalese, Bangla | (West) Bengalis | _ |
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