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State Symbols of India


Every state / UT has their own symbols to represent it. They are listed below with their common name, scientific name 

State Symbols of Andhra Pradesh 

Animal : Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
Bird : Rose- ringed Parakeet
Trees : Margosa (Azadirachta indica)- Neem
Flower : Jasmine (Jasminum Officnale)

State Symbols of Arunachal Pradesh 

Animal : Gayal (Bos frontalis)
Bird : Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
Trees : Hollong (Dipterocarpus macrocarpus)
Flower : Lady's Slipper (Cypripedioideae)

State Symbols of Assam

Animal : One- horned Rhino (Rhinoceros unicornis)
Bird : White -winged Wood Duck (Cairina scutulata)
Trees : Hollong (Dipterocarpus macrocarpus)
Flower : Foxtail Orchids (Rhynchostylis gigantea)

State Symbols of Bihar

Animal : Gaur (Bos gaurus)
Bird : House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus)
Trees : Sacred Fig (Ficus religiosa)
Flower : White Orchid - tree ((Bauhinia acuminata)

State Symbols of Chhattisgarh

Animal : Wild Buffalo (B. bubalis arnee)
Bird : Bastar Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa)
Trees : Sal (Shorea robusta)

State Symbols of Goa  

Animal : Gaur (Bos gaurus)
Bird : Black - crested Bulbul (Pycnonotus gularis)
Trees : Asna (Terminalia elliptica)

State Symbols of Gujarat 

Animal : Asiatic Lion (Panthera leo persica)
Bird : Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopterus roseus)
Trees : Mango (Mangifera indica)
Flower : Marigold (Tagetes erecta)

State Symbols of Haryana  

Animal : Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
Bird : Black Francolin (Francolinus francolinus)
Trees : Peepal (Ficus religiosa)
Flower : Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)

State Symbols of Himachal Pradesh

Animal : Snow Leopard (Uncia uncia or Panthera uncia)
Bird : Jujurana/ western Tragopan (Tragopan melanocephalus)
Trees : Deodar (Cedrus deodara) 
Flower : Rhododendron (Rhododendron ponticum)

State Symbols of Jammu and Kashmir (UT of)

Animal : Kashmir Stag (Cervus elaphus hanglu)
Bird : Black - necked Crane (Grus nigricollis)
Trees : Chinar Tree (Platanus oreintalis) 
Flower : Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)

State Symbols of Jharkhand 

Animal : Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus indicus)
Bird : Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopacea)
Trees : Sal (Shorea robusta) 
Flower : Parrot Tree (Butea monosperma)

State Symbols of Karnataka 

Animal : Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus indicus)
Bird : Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)
Trees : Sandalwood (Santalum album) 
Flower : Lotus (Nelumbo nucifera)

State Symbols of Kerala

Animal : Indian Elephant (Elephas maximus indicus)
Bird : Great Hornbill (Buceros bicornis)
Trees : Coconut (Cocos nucifera)
Flower : Golden Shower (Cassia fistula)

State Symbols of Madhya Pradesh

Animal : Barasingha (Rucervus duvaucelii)
Bird : Asian Paradise Flycatcher (Terpsiphone paradisi) 
Trees : Banyan (Ficus benghalensis
Flower : Parrot Tree (Butea monosperma)

State Symbols of Maharastra

Animal : Indian Giant Squirrel (Ratufa indica)
Bird : Yello - footed Green Pigeon (Treron phoenicoptera)
Trees : Mango (Mangifera indica)
Flower : Jarul (Lagerstroemia speciosa)

State Symbols of Manipur

Animal : Sangai (Cervus eldi eldi)
Bird : Mrs. Hume's Pheasant (Symaticus humiae)
Trees : Indian Mahogany (Toona ciliata)
Flower : Siroi Lily (Lilium mackliniae)

State Symbols of Meghalaya

Animal : Clouded Leopard ((Neofelis nebulosa)
Bird : Hill Myna (Gracula religiosa)
Trees : White teak Gmelina arborea)
Flower : Lady's Slipper (Cyprepedioideae)

State Symbols of Mizoram 

Animal : Himalayan Serow (Saza)
Bird : Mrs. Hume's Pheasant (Syrmaticus humiae)
Trees : Iron Wood (Mesua ferrea)
Flower : Red Vanda

State Symbols of Nagaland

Animal : Gaur (Bos gaurus)
Bird : Blyth's Tragopan Tragopan blythii)
Trees : Alder
Flower : Rhododendron

State Symbols of Odisha

Animal : Sambar (Rusa unicolor)
Bird : Indian Roller (Coracias benghalensis)
Trees : Ashwatha (Ficus religiosa)
Flower : Ashoka (Saraca asoca)

State Symbols of Punjab 

Animal : Blackbuck (Antilope cervicapra)
Aquatic Animal : Indus Dolphin
Bird : Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis)
Trees : Shisham/Indian Rosewood 

State Symbols of Rajasthan

Animal : Chinkara (Gazella bennettii), Camel 
Bird : Great Indian Bustard (Ardeotis nigriceps)
Trees : Khejri (Prosopis cineraria) 
Flower : Rohira (Tecomella undulata)

State Symbols of Sikkim

Animal : Red Panda Ailurus fulgens)
Bird : Blood Pheasant (Ithaginis cruentus)
Trees : Rhododendron (Rhododendron Niveum)
Flower : Noble Orchid (Cymbidium goeringii)

State Symbols of Tamil Nadu

Animal : Nilgiri Tahr (Nilgiritragus hylocrius)
Bird : Emerald Dove (Chalcophaps indica)
Trees : Palmyra Palm (Borassus)
Flower : Glory Lily Gloriosa superba)

State Symbols of Telangana

Animal : Jinka (Spotted Deer)
Bird : Indian Roller (Pala Pitta or Blue Jay)
Trees : Jammi Chettu (Prosopis Cineraria)
Flower : Tangedu Puvvu (Tanner's Cassia)

State Symbols of Tripura

Animal : Phayre's Langur (Trachypithecus phayrei)
Bird : Green Imperial Pigeon 
Trees : Agar (Gelidium amansii)
Flower : Nag Kesar (Mesua ferrea)
Fruit : Queen Pineapple 

State Symbols of Uttarakhand

Animal : Musk Deer (Moschidae)
Bird : Himalayan Monal (Lophophorous impejanus)
Trees : Burans (Rhododendron arboreum)
Flower : Brahma Kamal (Saussurea obvallata)

State Symbols of Uttar Pradesh

Animal : Swamp Deer Rucervus duvaucelli)
Bird : Sarus Crane (Grus antigone)
Trees : Ashoka Tree (saraca asoca)
Flower : Palash (Butea monosperma)

State Symbols of West Bengal 

Animal : Fishing Cat (Prionailurus viverrinus)
Bird : White - breasted Kingfisher (Halcyon smyrmensis)
Trees : Devil Tree (Alstonia scholaris)
Flower : Night - flowering Jasmine Nyctanthes arbor - tristis)

State Symbols of Andaman Nicobar Islands (UT)

Animal : Dugong or Sea Cow
Bird : Andaman Wood Pigeon (Columba palumboides)
Trees : Andaman Padauk 

State Symbols of Chandigarh (UT)

Animal : Indian Grey Mongoose (Herpestes edwardsil)
Bird : Indian Grey Hornbill Ocyceros birostris)
Trees : Mango Tree Mangifera indica)
Flower : Dhak flower (Butea monosperma)

State Symbols of Delhi (NCT)

Animal : Nilgai (Boselaphus tragocamelus)
Bird : House Sparrow (Passer Domesticus)

State Symbols of Lakshadweep (UT)

Animal : Butterfly Fish (Chaetodon decussatus)
Bird : Noddy Tern (Anous stolidus)
Trees : Bread Fruit (Artocarpus incisa)

State Symbols of Puducherry (UT)

Animal : Squirrel (Funambulus palmarum)
Bird : Asian Koel (Eudynamys scolopaceus)
Trees : Bael Fruit Tree (Aegle marmelos)
Flower : Cannonball Tree's Flower 
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