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1. 28 Indian states and their capitals, including 8 Union Territories
2. Indian States and Capitals

28 Indian states and their capitals, including 8 Union Territories

India, officially known as the Republic of India, is the seventh-largest country in the world and the second most populous. It is located in southern Asia and operates under a parliamentary form of government. Due to the vast size and diverse population of the country, managing it from a single location becomes challenging. To address this, the Indian Constitution grants the central government the authority to create states as deemed necessary.

Currently, India consists of 28 states and 8 Union territories. Each state has its own administrative, legislative, and judicial capital, although some states have all three functions centralized in a single capital. The Chief Minister serves as the head of government in each state. In this article, we provide you with the latest information on the states and capitals of India, including both the Indian States and Union Territories.

Indian States and Capitals

India has a total of 28 states and 8 union territories. The 28 Indian States and their capitals are as follows.

The Indian States and their Capitals
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

Currently, India comprises 28 states and 8 Union Territories. The state of Jammu and Kashmir has been bifurcated into two Union Territories, namely Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh. This division was implemented through a reorganization act that was passed by the Parliament on 5-6 August 2020. As of now, India has a total of 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