States and capitals, 28 states and 8 union territories

States of India and their capitals: India, a diverse and rich country, consists of 28 states and 8 union territories, each with its own special place and identity. Here, every state is characterized by its own unique culture, geographical location, and historical background, through its capital. For a more comprehensive description of Indian states and their respective capitals, please see the article below.

States of India and their capitals

India ranks as the seventh largest country and second most densely populated country in the world. It is located in 28 states and 8 union territories It is a vast land area encompassing (28 States and 8 Union Territories). Each state operates with its own administrative, legislative, and judicial headquarters, and some states consolidate all three functions into a single capital.

The role of the Chief Minister is important in the governance of every state. Reorganization of states in India took place according to the Language-Based Reorganization Act of 1956. There are a total of 400 urban areas in the country, including eight major metros: Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, and Pune. A visionary plan has been set by the Prime Minister of India to develop 100 smart cities across the country's landscape in the coming years.

States and Capitals of India

India is a union of states and in the states the Governor, as the representative of the President, is the head of the executive. The system of state government is very similar to that of the Union. The boundaries of Indian states were reorganized on linguistic basis by the States Reorganization Act, 1956. The Union Territories are administered by the President through an Administrator appointed by him. Each state/union territory of India has its own unique demography, history and culture, language, dress, festivals etc. This article will answer all your questions and clear all your doubts related to the states and capitals of India.

Complete list of Indian states and their capitals

Here is a list of Indian states and capitals that every Indian should know:

serial number	state name	Capital	Foundation day
1	Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad (proposed capital Amaravati)	1 November 1956
2	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar	20 February 1987
3	Assam	Dispur	26 January 1950
4	Bihar	Patna	26 January 1950
5	Chhattisgarh	Raipur	1 November 2000
6	Goa	Register	30 May 1987
7	Gujarat	Gandhinagar	1 May 1960
8	Haryana	Chandigarh	1 November 1966
9	Himachal Pradesh	Shimla	25 January 1971
10	Jharkhand	Ranchi	15 November 2000
11	Karnataka	Bengaluru (earlier Bangalore)	1 November 1956
12	Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram	1 November 1956
13	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	1 November 1956
14	Maharashtra	Mumbai	1 May 1960
15	Manipur	imphal	21 January 1972
16	Meghalaya	Shillong	21 January 1972
17	Mizoram	aizawl	20 February 1987
18	Nagaland	Kohima	1 December 1963
19	Odisha	Bhubaneswar	26 January 1950
20	Punjab	Chandigarh	1 November 1956
21	Rajasthan	Jaipur	1 November 1956
22	Sikkim	Gangtok	16 May 1975
23	tamil nadu	Chennai	26 January 1950
24	Telangana	Hyderabad	2 June 2014
25	Tripura	Agartala	21 January 1972
26	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	26 January 1950
27	Uttarakhand	Dehradun (Winter) Gairsain (summer)	9 November 2000
28	West Bengal	Kolkata	1 November 1956

Map of states and capitals

Today i.e. in July 2022, there are 28 states and 8 union territories in the country. The Union Territories are administered by the President through administrators who are appointed by him. The Honorable President of India is the constitutional head of the executive of the Union. Every state has its own Chief Minister who formulates the necessary policies to run the state.

What is the meaning of State?

A state is an independent unit with its own legislative assembly and elected representatives. This is a region which has its own Chief Minister. The state has its own separate government. State functions like security, healthcare, governance, revenue generation etc. are controlled by the state government.

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What is a union territory?

A union territory is a type of administrative division that is directly controlled by the central government. Union territories are directly ruled by the central government and have as their administrator a Lieutenant Governor, who is the representative of the President of India and appointed by the central government.

Note: Union Territory Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir India's other five union territories are not governed like them as they have partial statehood and have their own legislatures.

8 union territories of India

There are total 8 union territories in India. Here is the list of union territories of India and their capitals:

Union Territory	Capital	Foundation day
Andaman and Nicobar islands	Port Blair	1 November 1956
Chandigarh	Chandigarh	1 November 1966
Dadra and Nagar Haveli,	repression	26 January 2020
Delhi	New Delhi	9 May 1905
Lakshadweep	Kavaratti	1 November 1956
Puducherry	Pondicherry	1 November 1954
Jammu and Kashmir	Srinagar (summer) Jammu (Winter)	31 October 2019
Ladakh	leh	31 October 2019

Difference between state and union territory

State	Union Territory
A state has its own administrative unit with its own elected government.	Union territories are constituent units which by central government are controlled and administered.
Governor is the executive head	President is the executive head
The relationship with the Center is federal.	Organized with the center i.e. all powers are vested with the Union.
Administered by the Chief Minister and elected by the people.	Administered by an administrator who is appointed by the President. (Except Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir)
The Chief Minister is the real head.	The lieutenant is the real chief.

History of states and capitals of India

India is a sovereign, secular, democratic, republican country with a parliamentary system of government. India gained its independence on 15 August 1947. It is a land of rich cultural heritage and natural beauty. The states and capitals of India are the basis of its linguistic, cultural and geographical demarcation. Each state and union territory in India has its own administrative, legislative and judicial capital. After independence, it consisted of 2 political units, namely the British Provinces and the Princely States. The partition between India and Pakistan gave three options to the princely states:

1. connect with india
2. join pakistan
3. to be independent

Of the 552 princely states located within India, 549 joined India and the remaining 3 refused to join India. However, they also integrated later. The constitution of India 26 November 1949 was adopted and it 26 January 1950 was implemented. The states of India are reorganized on linguistic basis by the States Reorganization Act, 1956.

States and Capitals of India: Articles mentioned in the Constitution

Articles 1 to 4 under Part 1 of the Constitution describe India and its territories.

• Article 1 describes India as a “Union of States” and not a “Federation of states”. The names of the States and their territories are mentioned in the First Schedule of the Constitution.
• Article 2 allows Parliament to 'admit into the Union of India or establish such new States as it thinks fit.' Therefore, it empowers the Parliament to establish new states.
• Article 3 authorizes Parliament to-
  a) Creating a new state
  b) increase in the area of ​​the state
  c) Reduction in the area of ​​the state
  d) change in the boundary of any state
  e) Change in name of any state

List of states of India and their Chief Ministers and Governors

There are a total of 28 states and 8 union territories in India. Every state has an administrative, legislative and judicial capital, in some states all three functions are performed in a single capital. The Chief Minister of every state is its head. The states of India and their Chief Ministers and Governors are listed below:

State	Chief Minister	Governor
Andhra Pradesh	Sri YS Jagan Mohan Reddy	Shri Justice (Retd) S Abdul Nazeer
Arunachal Pradesh	Mr Pema Khandu	Shri B D Mishra
Assam	Shri Himanta Biswa Sarma	Mr. Jagdish Mukhi
Bihar	Shri Nitish Kumar	fagu chauhan
Chhattisgarh	Shri Vishnudev Sai	Ms. Anusuiya Uike
Delhi (National Capital Region)	Shri Arvind Kejriwal	Shri Vinay Kumar Saxena (Lieutenant Governor)
Goa	Mr. Pramod Sawant	Shri P.S. Sridharan Pillai
Gujarat	Mr. Bhupendra Patel	Shri Acharya Dev Vrat
Haryana	Shri Naib Singh Saini	Shri Bandaru Dattatreya
Himachal Pradesh	Mr. Sukhwinder Singh Sukhu	Shri Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
Jharkhand	Mr. Champai Soren	Mr. Ramesh Bais
Karnataka	Shri Siddaramaiah	Shri Thawarchand Gehlot
Kerala	Mr. Pinarayi Vijayan	Mr. Arif Mohammad Khan
Madhya Pradesh	Mr. Mohan Yadav	Shri Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel
Maharashtra	Shri Eknath Shinde	Mr. Ramesh Bais
Manipur	Mr N Biren Singh	Mr. La. Ganesan
Meghalaya	Mr. Conrad Sangma	Brig. (Dr.) B.D.Mishra
Mizoram	Sri Lalduhoma	Dr. Kambhampati Haribabu
Nagaland	Mr. Nephew Rio	Jagdish Mukhi
Odisha	Mr. Naveen Patnaik	Professor Ganeshi Lal
Puducherry (UT)	Shri N. Rangaswami	Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan (Additional Charge) (Lieutenant Governor)
Punjab	Shri Bhagwant Singh Mann	Shri Banwari Lal Purohit
Rajasthan	Mr. Bhajan Lal Sharma	Mr. Kalraj Mishra
Sikkim	Shree PS Gole	Shri Ganga Prasad
Tamil Nadu	Shri M.K. Stalin	Shri R. N. Sunday
Telangana	Sri Anumula Revanth Reddy	Dr Tamilisai Soundararajan
Tripura	Dr. Manik Saha	Shri Satyadev Narayan Arya
Uttar Pradesh	Shri Yogi Aditya Nath	Mrs. Anandiben Patel
Uttarakhand	Shri Pushkar Singh Dhami	Lieutenant General Gurmeet Singh, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd)
West Bengal	Ms. Mamata Banerjee	Dr CV Anand Bose

List of Union Territories and their Governors

See the table below to know the Governors of Union Territories of India.

Union territories	Governor
Andaman and Nicobar	Shri Admiral Devendra Kumar Joshi (Lieutenant Governor)
Chandigarh	Shri Banwarilal Purohit (Administrator)
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	Shri Praful Khoda Patel (Administrator)
Delhi (National Capital Region)	Shri Vinay Kumar Saxena (Lieutenant Governor)
Jammu and Kashmir	Shri Manoj Sinha (Lieutenant Governor)
Lakshadweep	Shri Praful Patel (Administrator)
Puducherry	Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan (Additional Charge) (Lieutenant Governor)
Ladakh	Shri Radha Krishna Mathur

List of states of India and their languages

India is a country with a rich and diverse linguistic heritage. More than 121 languages ​​are spoken in India and each state has its own distinct linguistic landscape. The Indian Constitution recognizes 22 languages ​​as “scheduled languages,” which are given special status in government and education.

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