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States and Capitals in India, List of 28 States and 8 UTs 2023

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States and capitals of India: India is a country located in South Asia and is the seventh-largest country by land area. India is divided into 28 states and 8 union territories, each with its own capital city. The states and union territories are further divided into districts and subdivisions. The capital city of India is New Delhi, which is located in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. It is the administrative, political, and cultural center of the country.

The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act of 2019 designated October 31 as the designated day for the two Union Territories of J&K and Ladakh. It has never happened before for a state to be split into two Union Territories. With effect from January 26, 2020, India will have 8 union territories in addition to its 28 current states.

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The Union Territories of Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli have become a single union territory since January 26 through a Bill passed by the Parliament in the winter session. With the merger of Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, the number of UT’s have come down to eight. The legislatures of three states Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra and Uttarakhand meet in different capitals for their summer and winter sessions. Ladakh has both Leh and Kargil as its administrative capitals.

As students, you should know the complete list of Indian States and capitals List so that you can answer general Knowledge questions. Here, we are providing the latest list of Indian States and Capitals in 2023.

India is a federal union with 36 distinct entities made up of 28 states and 8 union territories. Within the states and union territories, districts and other administrative divisions are further divided. India’s states each have their own administrative, judicial, and legislative centres. According to some sources, all three duties are performed in the same capital. A Chief Minister is in charge of each state.

Union Territories Of India

According to The States Reorganization Act 1956, the states of India were organized based on linguistic lines. There are 28 states and 8 Union Territories in India now. India consists of 400 cities altogether. India has eight metropolitan cities and they are Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Ahmedabad and Pune. The Prime Minister of India planned to develop 100 smart cities in India in the future. Indore bagged continuously 4 times the award of Smart city.

States and Capitals of India

States and Capitals of India

Capital of India

Country Capital
India New Delhi

Here is the complete list of 28 States and Capitals of India

S.NO State Capital CM Governor
1 Andhra Pradesh Amaravati YS Jagan Mohan Reddy Biswa Bhusan Harichandan
2 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Pema Khandu B. D. Mishra
3 Assam Dispur Himanta Biswa Sarma Jagdish Mukhi
4 Bihar Patna Nitish Kumar Phagu Chauhan
5 Chhattisgarh Raipur Bhupesh Baghel Sushri Anusuiya Uikey
6 Goa Panaji Pramod Sawant P.S. Sreedharan Pillai
7 Gujarat Gandhinagar Bhupendra Patel Acharya Dev Vrat
8 Haryana Chandigarh Manohar Lal Bandaru Dattatraya
9 Himachal Pradesh Shimla Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar
10 Jharkhand Ranchi Hemant Soren Ramesh Bais
11 Karnataka Bengaluru Basavaraj Bommai Thaawarchand Gehlot
12 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Pinarayi Vijayan Arif Mohammed Khan
13 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Shivraj Singh Chouhan Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel
14 Maharashtra Mumbai Eknath Shinde Bhagat Singh Koshyari
15 Manipur Imphal N. Biren Singh La. Ganesan
16 Meghalaya Shillong Conrad Kongkal Sangma Brig. (Dr.) B. D. Mishra
17 Mizoram Aizawl Pu Zoramthanga Kambhampati Haribabu
18 Nagaland Kohima Neiphiu Rio Jagdish Mukhi
19 Odisha Bhubaneswar Naveen Patnaik Ganeshi Lal
20 Punjab Chandigarh Bhagwant Singh Mann Banwarilal Purohit
21 Rajasthan Jaipur Ashok Gehlot Kalraj Mishra
22 Sikkim Gangtok PS Golay Ganga Prasad
23 Tamil Nadu Chennai M. K. Stalin R. N. Ravi
24 Telangana Hyderabad K Chandrasekhar Rao Tamilisai Soundararajan
25 Tripura Agartala Dr. Manik Saha Satyadeo Narain Arya
26 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Yogi Aditya Nath Anandiben Patel
27 Uttarakhand Dehradun Pushkar Singh Dhami Lt. Gen. Gurmit Singh
28 West Bengal Kolkata Mamata Banerjee Dr. C.V. Ananda Bose

Complete list of 8 Union Territories

S.NO Union Territories Capital CM Lt. Governor
1 Andaman and Nicobar Island Port Blair NA D K Joshi
2 Chandigarh Chandigarh NA Banwarilal Purohit
3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Daman NA Praful Patel
4 Delhi Delhi Arvind Kejriwal Vinai Kumar Saxena
5 Ladakh NA NA Radha Krishna Mathur
6 Lakshadweep Kavaratti NA Praful Patel
7 Jammu and Kashmir NA NA Manoj Sinha
8 Puducherry Pondicherry N. Rangaswamy Dr. Tamilisai Soundararajan

Political Map of Indian States and Capitals | Indian Capitals

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Outline Map of India

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Outline Map of India

Map of India Showing Rivers

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Himalayas map of India

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Types of Forest in India

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Soil Map of India 

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India Natural vegetation

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Language Map of India

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Folk Dance Map of India

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Map of Pre-Partition of India

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List of the Indian States and their Languages

S. No.  States  Language
1 Andhra Pradesh Telugu and Urdu
2 Arunachal Pradesh Miji, Apotanji, Merdukpen, Tagin, Adi, Honpa, Banging-Nishi
3 Assam Assamese
4 Bihar Hindi
5 Chhattisgarh Hindi
6 Goa Marathi Konkani
7 Gujarat Gujarati
8 Haryana Hindi
9 Himachal Pradesh Hindi and Pahari
10 Jharkhand Hindi
11 Karnataka Kannada
12 Kerala Malayalam
13 Madhya Pradesh Hindi
14 Maharashtra Marathi
15 Manipur Manipuri
16 Meghalaya Khashi, Jaintia, And Garo
17 Mizoram Mizo and English
18 Nagaland Ao, Konyak, Angami, Sema, and Lotha
19 Odisha Oriya
20 Punjab Punjabi
21 Rajasthan Rajasthani and Hindi
22 Sikkim Bhutia, Hindi, Nepali, Lepcha, Limbu
23 Tamil Nadu Tamil
24 Telangana Telugu
25 Tripura Bengali, Tripuri, Manipuri, Kakborak
26 Uttar Pradesh Hindi
27 Uttarakhand Hindi
28 West Bengal Bengali

Indian Road Network

Indian Road Network
Type Length (km)
State Highways 128,000
Expressways/National Highways 66,754
Rural and other roads 2,650,000
Important district roads 470,000
Total (approximate figure) 3,314,754

Travel Map of India

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Railway Map of India

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National Symbols of India: List of National Symbols and its Significance

Indian state-wise Map

1. Map of Andra Pradesh

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  • Capital: Amaravati
  • Area: 160,205 km²
  • Governor: Syed Abdul Nazeer
  • Chief minister: YS Jagan Mohan Reddy

2. Map of Arunachal Pradesh

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3. Map of Assam

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4. Map of Bihar

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5. Map of Chhattisgarh

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6. Map of Goa

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7. Map of Gujarat

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8. Map of Haryana

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9. Map of Himachal Pradesh

 

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10. Map of Jharkhand

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11. Map of Karnataka

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12. Map of Kerala

 

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13. Map of Madhya Pradesh

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14. Map of Maharashtra

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15. Map of Manipur

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16. Map of Meghalaya

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17. Map of Mizoram

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18. Map of Nagaland

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19. Map of Odisha

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20. Map of Punjab

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21. Map of Rajasthan

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22. Map of Sikkim

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23. Map of Tamil Nadu

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24. Map of Telangana

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25. Map of Tripura

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26. Map of Uttar Pradesh

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27. Map of Uttarakhand

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28. Map of West Bengal

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Indian Union Territory wise Map

1. Map of Andaman and Nicobar Island 

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2. Map of Chandigarh

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3. Map of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

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4. Map of Delhi

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5. Map of Jammu and Kashmir

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6. Map of Lakshadweep

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7. Map of Puducherry

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8.  Map of Ladakh

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Largest State in India in terms of Area

S. No. State Name Area (km2)
1 Rajasthan 342,239
2 Madhya Pradesh 308,245
3 Maharashtra 307,713
4 Uttar Pradesh 240,928
5 Gujarat 196,024
6 Karnataka 191,791
7 Andhra Pradesh 162,968
8 Odisha 155,707
9 Chhattisgarh 135,191
10 Tamil Nadu 130,058
11 Telangana 112,077
12 Bihar 94,163
13 West Bengal 88,752
14 Arunachal Pradesh 83,743
15 Jharkhand 79,714
16 Assam 78,438
17 Himachal Pradesh 55,673
18 Uttarakhand 53,483
19 Punjab 50,362
20 Haryana 44,212
21 Kerala 38,863
22 Meghalaya 22,429
23 Manipur 22,327
24 Mizoram 21,081
25 Nagaland 16,579
26 Tripura 10,486
27 Sikkim 7,096
28 Goa 3,702

History of Indian Map

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Pre-Partition Map of India

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States and Capitals of India: Question and Answers

Q.1 Presently, how many States and UTs are present in our country?

Answer: There are 28 states and 8 Union territories in the country which was in effect from 26th January 2020.

Q2. Who is the head of the Union Territories of India?

Answer: Lt. Governors & Administrators are considered to be the head of a Union Territories of India.

Q3. Name the state which has been bifurcated to make union territory.

Answer: Jammu and Kashmir state was split into two new Union Territories: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

Q4. What are the latest updates on the Union Territories of India?

Answer: Daman & Diu got merged with Dadar & Nagar Haveli in 2020.

Q5. Which is the smallest Union Territory of India?

Answer: Lakshwadeep is the smallest Union Territory of India.

FAQs

How many union territories are there in India?

Presently, India comprises 8 Union Territories.

Which states of India have a common capital?

States of Punjab, Haryana and Union Territory of Chandigarh have a common capital at Chandigarh.
Hyderabad is the common capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.

Presently, how many States are there in India?

There are 28 States and each State of India has a unique demography, history, culture, dress, festivals, language, etc.

Presently, how many States and UTs are present in our country?

There are 28 states and 8 Union territories in the country which was in effect from 26th January 2020.

Who is the head of the Union Territories of India?

Lt. Governors & Administrators are considered to be the head of a Union Territories of India.

Name the state which has been bifurcated to make union territory.

Jammu and Kashmir state was split into two new Union Territories: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

What are the latest updates on the Union Territories of India?

Daman & Diu got merged with Dadar & Nagar Haveli in 2020.

Which is the smallest Union Territory of India?

Lakshwadeep is the smallest Union Territory of India.

What is the official capital of Republic of India?

New Delhi is the official capital of the Republic of India.

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