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The Government of India defines the North India Cultural Zone as including the states of Jammu and Kashmir, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan, as well as the Union Territory of Chandigarh.

There is an overlapping neighboring region, called the North Central India Cultural Zone, including the states of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Rajasthan, Haryana, Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Delhi, that is also defined by the Indian Government.

The states of Bihar and Jharkhand are also included in the East India Cultural Zone.

Similarly, Rajasthan is also included in the West India Cultual Zone, and the state of Chhattisgarh is also included in the South Central India Cultural Zone.