Indian States and Capitals
India has a total of 28 states and 8 union territories.
| States | Capital | Founded on |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati | 1 November 1956 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | 20 February 1987 |
| Assam | Dispur | 26 January 1950 |
| Bihar | Patna | 22 March 1912 |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur | 1 November 2000 |
| Goa | Panaji | 30 May 1987 |
| Gujarat | Gandhinagar | 1 May 1960 |
| Haryana | Chandigarh | 1 November 1966 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | 25 January 1971 |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi | 15 November 2000 |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru | 1 November 1956 |
| Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | 1 November 1956 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | 1 November 1956 |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai | 1 May 1960 |
| Manipur | Imphal | 21 January 1972 |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | 21 January 1972 |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | 20 February 1987 |
| Nagaland | Kohima | 1 December 1963 |
| Odisha | Bhubaneswar | 26 January 1950 |
| Punjab | Chandigarh | 1 November 1966 |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur | 1 November 1956 |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | 16 May 1975 |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | 26 January 1950 |
| Telangana | Hyderabad | 2 January 2014 |
| Tripura | Agartala | 21 January 1972 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | 26 January 1950 |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun | 9 November 2000 |
| West Bengal | Kolkata | 1 November 1956 |
Union Territory of India
| Union Territory | Capital |
|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
|
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (Merger of Union Territories) Act 2019” on 26th January 2020. |
Daman |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
| Delhi | New Delhi |
| Puducherry | Pondicherry |
| Jammu and Kashmir |
Summer – Srinagar
Winter – Jammu (bifurcated on October 31, 2019) |
| Ladakh | Leh (bifurcated on October 31, 2019) |
- India is the second-most populous country in the world, with 28 states and 8 Union territories.
- The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 is an act of the parliament of India containing provisions to reconstitute the Indian-administered state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Indian-administered union territories (UTs) called Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh, and becoming effective on 31 October 2019.
- The U.T Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli have become a single union territory.
- And the seventh-largest country by land area.
- the most populous democracy in the world.
