States and Union Territories of India and Their Capitals

With over 1.35 billion people India the second most populated and 7th largest(area) country in the World,is located in Southern Asia. It is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system  consisting of 28 States and 8 Union Territories.

Here is the complete List of State and Union Territory Capitals in India (As of 2020).

 

List of States and Capitals of India

Sl.No	States Name	Capital	Founded on
1	Andhra Pradesh	Amaravati	1st Nov. 1956
2	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar	20nd Feb. 1987
3	Assam	Dispur	26th Jan. 1950
4	Bihar	Patna	26th Jan. 1950
5	Chhattisgarh	Raipur	1st Nov. 2000
6	Goa	Panaji	30th May. 1987
7	Gujarat	Gandhinagar	1st May. 1960
8	Haryana	Chandigarh	1st Nov. 1966
9	Himachal Pradesh	Shimla(Summer) Dharamshala(Winter)	25th Jan. 1971
10	Jharkhand	Ranchi	15th Nov. 2000
11	Karnataka	Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore)	1st Nov. 1956
12	Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram	1st Nov. 1956
13	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	1st Nov. 1956
14	Maharashtra	Mumbai	1st May. 1960
15	Manipur	Imphal	21st Jan. 1972
16	Meghalaya	Shillong	21st Jan. 1972
17	Mizoram	Aizawl	20th Feb. 1987
18	Nagaland	Kohima	1st Dec. 1963
19	Odisha	Bhubaneswar	26th Jan. 1950
20	Punjab	Chandigarh	1st Nov. 1956
21	Rajasthan	Jaipur	1st Nov. 1956
22	Sikkim	Gangtok	16th May. 1975
23	Tamil Nadu	Chennai	26th Jan. 1950
24	Telangana	Hyderabad	2nd Jun. 2014
25	Tripura	Agartala	21st Jan. 1972
26	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	26th Jan. 1950
27	Uttarakhand	Gairsain(Summer) Dehradun (Winter)	9th Nov. 2000
28	West Bengal	Kolkata	1st Nov. 1956

 

List of Union Territories and Capitals of India

Sl. No.	Union Territories Names	Capital	Founded on
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Port Blair	1st Nov. 1956
2	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	1st Nov. 1956
3	Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	Daman	26th Jan. 2020
4	Delhi	New Delhi	9th May. 1905
5	Jammu and Kashmir	Srinagar (Summer) Jammu(Winter)	31st Oct. 2019
6	Lakshadweep	Kavaratti	1st Nov. 1956
7	Puducherry	Pondicherry	1st Nov. 1954
8	Ladakh	Leh	31st Oct. 2019

 

 

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