States and Capitals of India.

States and Capitals of India.

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States and Capitals of India: India is the 7th largest country in the world and also the 2nd most populous. India is a diverse and culturally rich Nation which comprises 28 states and 8 Union territories, each with its own unique identity, history, and administrative centre. India lies in the southern Asia. India is governed by a parliamentary form of government. It gets very difficult to manage a large country from one place.

States and Capitals of India 28 States and 8 Union TerritoriesStates .

  • Rajasthan is largest and Goa is smallest state of India.
  • Rajasthan area is 342,239 sq km and Goa area is 3,702 sq km.

Indian States and Capitals List

India has a total of 28 states and 8 union territories. Each state adds to India’s cultural tapestry, enriching and energising the country’s identity. The 28 Indian States and their capitals are as follows.

State NameCapital
Andhra PradeshAmaravati
Arunachal PradeshItanagar
AssamDispur
BiharPatna
ChhattisgarhRaipur
GoaPanaji
GujaratGandhinagar
HaryanaChandigarh
Himachal PradeshShimla
JharkhandRanchi
KarnatakaBengaluru
KeralaThiruvananthapuram
Madhya PradeshBhopal
MaharashtraMumbai
ManipurImphal
MeghalayaShillong
MizoramAizawl
NagalandKohima
OdishaBhubaneswar
PunjabChandigarh
RajasthanJaipur
SikkimGangtok
Tamil NaduChennai
TelanganaHyderabad
TripuraAgartala
Uttar PradeshLucknow
UttarakhandDehradun (Winter)
Gairsain (Summer)
West BengalKolkata

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 NameCapital
Andaman and Nicobar IslandsPort Blair
ChandigarhChandigarh
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & DiuDaman
DelhiNew Delhi
Jammu and KashmirSrinagar (Summer)
Jammu (Winter)
LakshadweepKavaratti
PuducherryPondicherry
LadakhLeh

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