India is a vast country in South Asia, the 7th largest by land area. It is divided into 28 states and 8 union territories, each with its own capital city. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts. New Delhi, located in the National Capital Territory of Delhi, serves as the administrative, political, and cultural capital of India.
The states and capitals of India form a vibrant tapestry, reflecting the nation’s diversity in culture, traditions, and innovation. Exploring these regions is a journey of discovery, bridging the ancient and the modern, the traditional and the contemporary, and showcasing India’s unity in diversity.
The states were reorganized in 1956 based on linguistic lines. Today, India has a total of 28 states and 8 union territories, encompassing 400 cities. The country has eight major metropolitan cities: Kolkata, Mumbai, New Delhi, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Ahmedabad, and Pune. The Prime Minister has initiated a plan to develop 100 smart cities across India, with Indore being recognized as the Smart City for four consecutive years.
Total states in India of 28 states and 8 union territories. Each state adds to India’s cultural tapestry, enriching and energising the country’s identity. The 28 Indian States and their capitals are as follows.
S.NO | State | Capital | CM | Governor |
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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 | Vishnu Deo Sai | Sushri Anusuiya Uikey |
6 | Goa | Panaji | Pramod Sawant | P.S. Sreedharan Pillai |
7 | Gujarat | Gandhinagar | Bhupendra Patel | Acharya Dev Vrat |
8 | Haryana | Chandigarh | Nayab Singh Saini | Bandaru Dattatraya |
9 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | Sukhvinder Singh Sukhu | Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar |
10 | Jharkhand | Ranchi | Champai Soren | Ramesh Bais |
11 | Karnataka | Bengaluru | Siddaramaiah | Thaawarchand Gehlot |
12 | Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | Pinarayi Vijayan | Arif Mohammed Khan |
13 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Mohan Yadav | Mangubhai Chhaganbhai Patel |
14 | Maharashtra | Mumbai | Eknath Shinde | Ramesh Bais |
15 | Manipur | Imphal | N. Biren Singh | La. Ganesan |
16 | Meghalaya | Shillong | Conrad Kongkal Sangma | Brig. (Dr.) B. D. Mishra |
17 | Mizoram | Aizawl | Lalduhoma | 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 | Bhajan Lal Sharma | Kalraj Mishra |
22 | Sikkim | Gangtok | PS Golay | Ganga Prasad |
23 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | M. K. Stalin | R. N. Ravi |
24 | Telangana | Hyderabad | Anumula Revanth Reddy | 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 |
The capital of India is New Delhi, which is a union territory. The other union territories are Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry. The states and union territories of India are home to a diverse range of cultures, languages, and religions. They are also home to a wide variety of geographical features, from the snow-capped mountains of the Himalayas to the tropical beaches of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands.
S.NO | Union Territories | Capital | CM | Lt. Governor |
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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 |
India is a country with a rich and diverse linguistic heritage. There are over 121 languages spoken in India, and each state has its own unique linguistic landscape. The Indian Constitution recognizes 22 languages as “scheduled languages,” which are given special status in government and education.
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 |
Presently, India comprises 8 Union Territories.
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.
There are 28 States and each State of India has a unique demography, history, culture, dress, festivals, language, etc.
There are 28 states and 8 Union territories in the country which was in effect from 26th January 2020.
Lt. Governors & Administrators are considered to be the head of a Union Territories of India.
Jammu and Kashmir state was split into two new Union Territories: Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.
Daman & Diu got merged with Dadar & Nagar Haveli in 2020.
Lakshwadeep is the smallest Union Territory of India.
New Delhi is the official capital of the Republic of India.
Rajasthan (342,239 sq km) is the largest state in India in terms of area. Rajasthan accounts for 10.4 percent of the total country's area.
Goa is the smallest state of India.
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