State Symbols of India: Flowers, Trees, Animals and Birds

India has 28 states and 8 Union territories. Except few Union territories, almost all the states and Union territories have their own state symbols like flowers, trees, animals, birds, etc. In addition to these state symbols of India, the country has its own national symbols. Some of the states have some symbols in common because of their geographical proximity.

Symbols of States in India

The following list shows different symbols of states in India like Flowers, Trees, Animals and Birds. The states and their symbols are arranged from North to South.

State Name	Flower	Tree	Animal	Bird
1. Himachal Pradesh	Pink Rhododendron (Rhododendron campanulatum)	Himalayan Cedar (Deodar)	Snow Leopard	Western Tragopan
2. Punjab	Sword Lily (Gladious)	Indian Rosewood (Sheesham)	Blackbuck	Northern Goshawk
3. Uttarakhand	Brahma Kamal	Burans (Rhododendron arboreum)	Alpine Musk Deer	Himalayan Monal
4. Haryana	Lotus	Peepal	Blackbuck	Black Francolin
5. Uttar Pradesh	Palash (Parrot Tree)	Ashoka	Swamp Deer (Barasingha)	Sarus Crane
6. Rajasthan	Rohida	Khejri (Shami)	Indian Gazelle (Chinkara) and Camel	Great Indian Bustard
7. Arunachal Pradesh	Foxtail Orchid	Hollong	Mithun (Gayal)	Great Indian Hornbill
8. Sikkim	Noble Orchid	Rhododendron (Rhododendron niveum)	Red Panda	Blood Pheasant
9. Assam	Foxtail Orchid	Hollong	Indian one-horned Rhino	White-winged Wood Duck
10. West Bengal	Night flowering Jasmine (Shiuli)	Blackboard Tree (Chatim)	Fishing Cat	White-throated Kingfisher
11. Bihar	Orchid Tree (Kachnar)	Sacred Fig (Peepal)	Indian Bison (Gaur)	House Sparrow
12. Madhya Pradesh	Madonna Lily	Banyan Tree	Swamp Deer (Bara-singha)	Indian Paradise Flycatcher (Dudhraj)
13. Nagaland	Tree Rhododendron (Rhododendron arboreum)	Alder Tree	Mithun (Gayal)	Blyth's Tragopan
14. Meghalaya	Lady's Slipper Orchid	Gamhar	Clouded Leopard	Hill Myna
15. Manipur	Siroi Lily	Uningthou (Bonsum)	Sangai (Dancing Deer)	Mrs. Hume's Pheasant
16. Jharkhand	Palash (Parrot Tree)	Sal	Indian Elephant	Asian Koel
17. Gujarat	African Marigold	Banyan	Asiatic Lion	Greater Flamingo
18. Tripura	Indian Rose Chestnut (Nag Kesar)	Agarwood	Phayre's Langur (Phayre's leaf monkey)	Green Imperial Pigeon
19. Mizoram	Red Vanda	Indian Rose Chestnut	Himalayan Serow	Mrs. Hume's Pheasant
20. Chhattisgarh	Lady's Slipper Orchid	Sal	Wild Buffalo	Hill Myna
21. Odisha	Ashoka	Sacred Fig	Sambar Deer	Indian Roller
22. Maharashtra	Jarul (Pride of India)	Mango Tree	Indian Giant Squirrel	Yellow-footed green Pigeon
23. Telangana	Tanner's Cassia (Tangedu)	Shami (Jammi Chettu)	Spotted Deer (Jinka)	Indian Roller (Paalapitta)
24. Andhra Pradesh	Jasmine	Neem	Blackbuck (Krishna Jinka)	Rose ringed Parakeet (Rama Chiluka)
25. Karnataka	Lotus	Sandalwood	Indian Elephant	Indian Roller
26. Goa	Red Frangipani (Red Jasmine)	Indian Laurel	Indian Bison (Gaur)	Flame-Throated Bulbul
27. Tamil Nadu	Flame Lily (Gloriosa Lily)	Palm Tree	Nilgiri Tahr	Emerald Dove
28. Kerala	Kanikonna (Golden Shower Tree)	Coconut tree	Indian Elephant	Great Indian Hornbill

Symbols of Union Territories in India

The following list shows different symbols of Union territories in India like Flowers, Trees, Animals and Birds. The Union territories and their symbols are arranged from North to South.

Union Territory Name	Flower	Tree	Animal	Bird
1. Ladakh	-	-	Snow Leopard	Black-Necked Crane
2. Jammu and Kashmir	Common Rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum)	Chinar	Kashmir Stag (Hangul)	Kalij Pheasant
3. Chandigarh	Dhak Flower (Palash)	Mango Tree	Indian grey Mongoose	Indian grey Hornbill
4. National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT)	Alfalfa	Flam-boyant	Nilgai	House Sparrow
5. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	-	-	-	-
6. Puducherry	Cannon ball flower (Nagalinga flower)	Bael Fruit Tree	Indian palm Squirrel	Asian Koel
7. Lakshadweep	Neelakurinji	Bread Fruit	Butterfly Fish	Brown Noddy
8. Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Andaman Pyinma	Andaman Redwood (Andaman Padauk)	Dugong Sea Cow	Andaman Wood Pigeon

1. Match the States with their State Animals:
   
   
   1. Sikkim
   
   
   2. West Bengal
   
   
   3. Gujarat
   
   
   4. Tamil Nadu

   
   
   

   1. Asiatic Lion
   
   
   2. Nilgiri Tahr
   
   
   3. Red Panda
   
   
   4. Fishing Cat
   
   
   
   1. a-2, b-4, c-3, d-1
   
   
   2. a-2, b-4, c-1, d-3
   
   
   3. a-4, b-3, c-1, d-2
   
   
   4. a-3, b-4, c-1, d-2
   
   Answer
   
   Ans: D
   
   
   
2. Which of the following states have their State Flower same as that of National Flower of India?
   
   
   1. Haryana and Karnatka
   
   
   2. Assam and Madhya Pradesh
   
   
   3. Kerala and Uttar Pradesh
   
   
   4. Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
   
   Answer
   
   Ans: A