List of States and Capitals of India and Union Territory of India

List of the Indian States, Union Territories, and their capitals.

List of States and Capitals of India

As a responsible citizens we should know about the States and capitals of India. The states and the capitals are very commonly asked as the General Awareness Questions in a number of competitive exams held all over the country. The 28 Indian States and their capitals are as follows.

States and Capitals of India 2021

S.No States Name Capital Founded on

1 Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad (Proposed Capital Amaravati) 1 Nov. 1956

2 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 20 Feb. 1987

3 Assam Dispur 26 Jan. 1950

4 Bihar Patna 26 Jan. 1950

5 Chhattisgarh Raipur 1 Nov. 2000

6 Goa Panaji 30 May. 1987

7 Gujarat Gandhinagar 1 May. 1960

8 Haryana Chandigarh 1 Nov. 1966

9 Himachal Pradesh Shimla 25 Jan. 1971

10 Jharkhand Ranchi 15 Nov. 2000

11 Karnataka Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore) 1 Nov. 1956

12 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram 1 Nov. 1956

13 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal 1 Nov. 1956

14 Maharashtra Mumbai 1 May. 1960

15 Manipur Imphal 21 Jan. 1972

16 Meghalaya Shillong 21 Jan. 1972

17 Mizoram Aizawl 20 Feb. 1987

18 Nagaland Kohima 1 Dec. 1963

19 Odisha Bhubaneswar 26 Jan. 1950

20 Punjab Chandigarh 1 Nov. 1956

21 Rajasthan Jaipur 1 Nov. 1956

22 Sikkim Gangtok 16 May. 1975

23 Tamil Nadu Chennai 26 Jan. 1950

24 Telangana Hyderabad 2 Jun. 2014

25 Tripura Agartala 21 Jan. 1972

26 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow 26 Jan. 1950

27 Uttarakhand Dehradun (Winter)

Gairsain (Summer) 9 Nov. 2000

28 West Bengal Kolkata 1 Nov. 1956

At present India has 8 Union Territories.

Union Territories Names Capital Founded on

1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair 1 Nov. 1956

2. Chandigarh Chandigarh 1 Nov. 1966

3. Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Daman 26 Jan. 2020

4. Delhi New Delhi 9 May. 1905

5. Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar (Summer)

Jammu (Winter) 31 Oct 2019

6. Lakshadweep Kavaratti 1 Nov. 1956

7. Puducherry Pondicherry 1 Nov. 1954

8. Ladakh Leh 31 Oct 2019