States and Union Territories of India

States and Union territories of India

India is the seventh largest country in the world in terms of area and is the second most populous country in the world. There are 29 states  and seven union territories in India, which are administered by the Central government. These Indian states have their own elected governments for local administration.

States of India and their Capitals:

No. State Administrative Capital Legislative Capital Judicial Capital Formed In Official language
1. Andhra Pradesh (AP) Hyderabad Hyderabad Hyderabad 1956 Telgu
2. Arunachal Pradesh (AR) Itanagar Itanagar Guwahati 1987 English
3. Assam (AS) Dispur Dispur Guwahati 1947 Assamese
4. Bihar (BR) Patna Patna Patna 1936 Hindi, Bhojpuri, Magadhi, Maithili, Urdu
5. Chhattisgarh  (CT) Raipur Raipur Bilaspur 2000 Chattisgarhi, Hindi
6. Goa (GA)  Panji Porvorim Mumbai  1961 Konkani
7. Gujarat (GJ) Gandhinagar Gandhinagar Ahmedabad  1960 Gujarati
8. Haryana (HR) Chandigarh Chandigarh Chandigarh 1966 Hindi, Haryanvi
9. Himachal Pradesh  (HP) Shimla Shimla Shimla 1971 Hindi, Pahari
10. Jammu and Kashmir (JK) Jammu(W), Srinagar(S) Jammu(W) Srinagar(S) Jammu(W), Srinagar (S) 1947 Dogri, Kashmiri, Ladakhi, Urdu
11. Jharkhand (JH) Ranchi Ranchi  Ranchi 2000 Hindi
12. Karnataka  (KA) Bangaluru Bangaluru Bangaluru 1956 Kannada
13. Kerala  (KL) Thiruvanantha-Puram Thiruvanantha-Puram  Ernakulam  1956 Malyalam
14. Madhya Pradesh  (MP) Bhopal Bhopal Jabalpur 1956 Hindi
15. Maharashtra  (MH) Mumbai Mumbai Mumbai 1060 Marathi
16. Manipur (MN) Imphal  Imphal Guwahati 1972 Manipuri
17. Meghalaya  (ML) Shillong Shillong Guwahati 1972 English, Garo, Hindi, Khasi, Pnar
18. Mizoram (MZ) Aizwal Aizwal Guwahati 1987 Mizo
29. Nagaland (NL) Kohima Kohima Guwahati 1963 English
20. Orrisa (OR) Bhubaneshwar Bhubaneshwar Cuttack 1936 Oriya
21. Punjab (PA) Chandigarh Chandigarh Chandigarh 1947 Punjabi
22. Rajasthan  (RJ) Jaipur Jaipur  Jodhpur 1956 Hindi, Rajisthani
23. Sikkim  (SK) Gangtok Gangtok Gangtok 1975 Bhutia, Lepcha, Limbu, Hindi, Nepali
24. Tamil Nadu (TN) Chennai Chennai Chennai 1956 Tamil
25. Tripura (TR) Agartala Agartala Guwahati 1972 Bengali, Tripuri
26. Telengana (TG) Hyderabad Hyderabad Hyderabad 2014 Telgum Urdu
27. Uttar Pradesh (UP) Lucknow Lucknow Allahabad 1950 Hindi, Urdu
28. Uttarakand (UT) Dehradun Dehradun Nanital 2000 Hindi, Sanskrit
29. West Bengal (WB) Kolkata Kolkata Kolkata   Bengali, English, Nepali

Union Territories of India and their Capitals:

No. Union Territory Capital Formed In Language
1. Andaman and Nicobar Islands (AN) Port Blair 1956 English, Hindi

2.

Chandigarh (CH) Chandigarh 1966 English, Hindi, Punjabi
3. Dadar and Nagar Haveli (DN) Silvassa 1961 English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi
4. Daman and Diu (DD) Daman 1987 English, Hindi, Gujarati, Marathi
5. Lakshadweep (LD) Kavartti 1956 English, Malyalam
6. National Capital Territory of Delhi New Delhi   English, Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu
7. Pondicherry (PY) Pondicherry 1954 Tamil, telgu, Malyalam