the term north india has varying definitions—the ministry of home affairs in its northern zonal council administrative division included the states of haryana, himachal pradesh, jammu and kashmir, punjab and rajasthan and union territories of delhi, chandigarh. while the ministry of culture in its "north culture zone" includes the state of uttarakhand but excludes delhi whereas the geological survey of india includes uttar pradesh and delhi but excludes rajasthan and chandigarh. other states sometimes included are bihar, gujarat, madhya pradesh and west bengal.