Indian States and capitals :
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India is the seventh-largest country in the world and also the second populous. It lies in southern Asia. It is officially known as the Republic of India. It is governed by a parliamentary form of government. It gets very difficult to manage a large country from one place. So Indian Constitution gives the right to the central government to make states feel suitable. There are 28 states and 8 Union territories in our country India. This article talks about the list of the Indian States and their Capitals.
States and Capitals of India
Many people don't know about the total number of States / Union Territories in India and their capitals. In this article, we are giving you the latest update on the States and Capitals of India. There are a total of 28 states and 8 union territories in India at present. Each state of India has an administrative, legislative and judicial capital some state all three functions are conducted in one capital. Every state is ruled by a Chief Minister. Here we have covered the list of the Indian States, Union Territories, and their capitals.
Indian States and Capitals
India has a total of 28 states and 8 union territories. The 28 Indian States and their capitals are as follows.
The Indian States and their Capitals
State Name / Capital
Andhra Pradesh / Amaravati
Arunachal Pradesh / Itanagar
Assam / Dispur
Bihar / Patna
Chhattisgarh / Raipur
Goa / Panaji
Gujarat / Gandhinagar
Haryana / Chandigarh
Himachal Pradesh / Shimla
Jharkhand / Ranchi
Karnataka / Bengaluru
Kerala / Thiruvananthapuram
Madhya Pradesh / Bhopal
Maharashtra / Mumbai
Manipur / Imphal
Meghalaya / Shillong
Mizoram / Aizawl
Nagaland / Kohima
Odisha / Bhubaneswar
Punjab / Chandigarh
Rajasthan / Jaipur
Sikkim / Gangtok
Tamil Nadu / Chennai
Telangana / Hyderabad
Tripura / Agartala
Uttar Pradesh / Lucknow
Uttarakhand / Dehradun (Winter)
Gairsain (Summer)
West Bengal / Kolkata
Indian Union Territories and Capitals
At Present India now has 28 States and 8 Union Territories. The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir has been bifurcated into two Union Territories (UT) of J&K and Ladakh. The newly formed union territories have been formed under a reorganization act passed by the Parliament on 5-6 August 2020. At present India has 8 Union Territories
Union Territories Name / Capital
Andaman and Nicobar Islands / Port Blair
Chandigarh / Chandigarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu / Daman
Delhi / New Delhi
Jammu and Kashmir / Srinagar (Summer)
Jammu (Winter)
Lakshadweep / Kavaratti
Puducherry / Pondicherry
Ladakh / Leh
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