List of Indian States and Capitals-Since independence, India has been divided into states and Union Territories on a linguistic basis. As of the last estimate, India consists of 28 states and 9 union territories.
Telangana is the latest of the 28 states. In 2019, the state of Jammu & Kashmir were divided into two Union Territories – Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Every state in India is rich in its linguistic, cultural and geographical diversity.
Some states have two capitals because of their extreme weather conditions. They are shifting their capital in winter and summer between the two cities.
Here is the list of Indian states and capitals
S.No | State | Statehood | Capitals | |
1 | Andhra Pradesh |
01-Oct-53 | Hyderabad (de jure) | |
Amaravati (de facto) | ||||
2 | Andhra Pradesh | 20-Feb-87 | Itanagar | |
3 | Assam | 26-Jan-50 | Dispur | |
4 | Bihar | 26-Jan-50 | Patna | |
5 | Chhattisgarh | 01-Nov-00 | Naya Raipur | |
6 | Goa | 30-May-87 | Panaji | |
7 | Gujarat | 01-May-60 | Gandhinagar | |
8 | Haryana | 01-Nov-66 | Chandigarh | |
9 | Himachal Pradesh | 25-Jan-71 | Shimla (Summer) | |
Dharamshala (Winter) | ||||
10 | Jharkhand | 15-Nov-00 | Ranchi | |
11 | Karnataka | 01-Nov-56 | Bangalore | |
12 | Kerala | 01-Nov-56 | Thiruvananthapuram | |
13 | Madhya Pradesh | 01-Nov-56 | Bhopal | |
14 | Maharashtra | 01-May-60 | Mumbai | |
15 | Manipur | 21-Jan-72 | Imphal | |
16 | Meghalaya | 21-Jan-72 | Shillong | |
17 | Mizoram | 20-Feb-87 | Aizawl | |
18 | Nagaland | 01-Dec-63 | Kohima | |
19 | Odisha | 26-Jan-50 | Bhubaneswar | |
20 | Punjab | 01-Nov-66 | Chandigarh | |
21 | Rajasthan | 01-Nov-56 | Jaipur | |
22 | Sikkim | 16-May-75 | Gangtok | |
23 | Tamil Nadu | 26-Jan-50 | Chennai | |
24 | Telangana | 02-Jun-14 | Hyderabad | |
25 | Tripura | 21-Jan-72 | Agartala | |
26 | Uttar Pradesh | 26-Jan-50 | Lucknow | |
27 | Uttarakhand | 09-Nov-00 | Dehradun | |
28 | West Bengal | 26-Jan-50 | Kolkata |
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List of Nine Union Territories and Capitals
S.NO | Union Territory | Capitals |
1. | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
2. | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
3. | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | Silvasa |
4. | Daman & Diu | Daman |
5. | Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
6. | Puducherry | Puducherry |
7 | Delhi (NCT – National Capital Territory) | New Delhi |
8 | Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar (Summer) |
Jammu (Winter) | ||
9 | Ladakh | Kargil |
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