States and Capitals of India 2021: India (Bharat) is located in the Southern part of the largest continent in the World, Asia and is officially known as the Republic of India. It is governed by the parliamentary form of government. There are 28 states and 8 union territories (UT’s) in India, as per the latest data of the year 2021. Each state and union territory in India has an administrative, legislative and judicial capital. Every state is ruled by a Chief Minister. Here we have covered the list of the Indian States, Union Territories, and their capitals.

 India is the second most popular country in the whole world. It is also considered to be the 7th largest country all around the world. Being such a large country, it can become difficult to manage the country activities it. Indian constitution provided Central Government the right to divide the country into different States and UTs as per suitability. All the details related with States and Union Territories of India are covered in this article below.

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Date of Formation of Indian States and Capital Since 1947

State	Capital	Formation date	Official language	CM	Governor
Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad (till 2 June 2024) Amravati (proposed)	1St October 1953	Telugu	YS Jagan Mohan Reddy	Biswa Bhusan Harichandan
Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar	20th February 1987	English	Pema Khandu	B. D. Mishra
Assam	Dispur	26th January 1950	Assamese	Himanta Biswa Sarma	Jagdish Mukhi
Bihar	Patna	26th January 1950	Hindi	Nitish Kumar	Phagu Chauhan
Chhattisgarh	Raipur	1st November 2000	Chattisgarhi	Bhupesh Baghel	Sushri Anusuiya Uikey
Goa	Panaji	30th May 1987	Konkani	Pramod Sawant	Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Gujarat	Gandhinagar	1st May 1960	Gujarati	Vijaybhai R. Rupani	Acharya Dev Vrat
Haryana	Chandigarh	1st November 1966	Haryanvi	Mnohar Lal	Satyadev Narayan Arya
Himachal Pradesh	Shimla	25th January 1971	Hindi	Jairam Thakur	Bandaru Dattatraya
Jharkhand	Ranchi	15th November 2000	Hindi	Hemant Soren	Droupadi Murmu
Karnataka	Bengaluru	1st November 1965	Kannada	B. S. Yediyurapa	Vajubhai Vala
Kerala	Thiruvananthapura	1st November 1965	Malayalam	Pinarayi Vijayan	Arif Mohammed Khan
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	1st November 1965	Hindi	Shivraj Singh Chouhan	Anandiben Patel
Maharashtra	Mumbai	1st May 1960	Marathi	Uddhav Thackeray	Bhagat Singh Koshyari
Manipur	Imphal	21st January 1972	Meitelion (Manipuri)	N. Biren Singh	Najma Heptulla
Meghalaya	Shillong	21st January 1972	English	Conrad Kongkal Sangma	Satya Pal Malik
Mizoram	Aizawl	20th February 1987	Mizo	Pu Zoramthanga	P.S. Sreedharan Pilla
Nagaland	Kohima	1st December 1963	English	Neiphiu Rio	R. N. Ravi
Odisha	Bhubaneswar	26th January 1950	Oriya	Naveen Patnaik	Ganeshi Lal
Punjab	Chandigarh	1st November 1966	Punjabi	Capt. Amarinder Singh	V.P. Singh Badnore
Rajasthan	Jaipur	1st November 1956	Hindi	Ashok Gehlot	Kalraj Mishra
Sikkim	Gangtok	16th May 1975	Nepal	PS Golay	Ganga Prasad
Tamil Nadu	Chennai	26th January 1950	Tamil	M.K. Stalin	Banwarilal Purohit
Telangana	Hyderabad	2nd June 2014	Telugu, Urdu	K Chandrasekhar Rao	Tamilisai Soundararajan
Tripura	Agartala	21st January 1972	Bengalu and Kokborok	Biplab Kumar Deb	Ramesh Bais
Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	26th January 1950	Hindi	Yogi Aditya Nath	Anandiben Patel
Uttarakhand	Dehradun	9th November 2000	Hindi	Tirath Singh Rawat	Baby Rani Maurya
West Bengal	Kolkata	26th January 1950	Bengali	Mamata Banerjee	Jagdeep Dhankhar

 

Difference Between States And Union Territories

Before we get into the State and Capitals, let us first understand the difference between a state and a union territory. Out of the eight union territories in India, Delhi, Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry) and Jammu & Kashmir have their own legislatures. Each union territory has a capital of its own or the main area of administration.

Basis of Difference	States	Union Territories
Control and Administration	The state has its own administrative units with their own elected government.	Union Territories are constituent units that are controlled and administered by the Central Government.
Executive Head	Executive Head is the Governor	Executive Head is the President
Relationship with Centre	The relationship with the Centre is Federal.	Unitary with the Centre. i.e. all the powers rests in the hands of Union.
Headed by	Administered by the Chief Minister and elected by the people.	Administered by the Administrator which is appointed by the President. (except Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu & Kashmir)
Real Head	Chief Minister is the real head.	Lieutenant is the real head.

States and Capitals of India

With knowledge of states and union territories, now let us have a look at the states and capitals of India. The states and the capitals is one of the most important topics of General Awareness and General Knowledge Questions in a number of competitive exams held in the country. The 28 Indian States and their capitals are as follows.

States and Capitals of India
S.no	States	Capitals
1	Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad (Proposed Capital Amaravati)
2	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar
3	Assam	Dispur
4	Bihar	Patna
5	Chhattisgarh	Raipur
6	Goa	Panaji
7	Gujarat	Gandhinagar
8	Haryana	Chandigarh
9	Himachal Pradesh	Shimla
10	Jharkhand	Ranchi
11	Karnataka	Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore)
12	Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram
13	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal
14	Maharashtra	Mumbai
15	Manipur	Imphal
16	Meghalaya	Shillong
17	Mizoram	Aizawl
18	Nagaland	Kohima
19	Odisha	Bhubaneswar
20	Punjab	Chandigarh
21	Rajasthan	Jaipur
22	Sikkim	Gangtok
23	Tamil Nadu	Chennai
24	Telangana	Hyderabad
25	Tripura	Agartala
26	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow
27	Uttarakhand	Dehradun, Gairsain (Summer)
28	West Bengal	Kolkata

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Union Territories Of India: Updates

Before we get into the Union Territories and their capitals, let us first have a look at the recent updates on UT’s as of March 2021.

1. With effect from 26th January 2020, India has 8 union territories. 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.
2. On August 5, the central government had announced the abrogation of the special status given to Jammu and Kashmir under Article 370 and its division into two Union Territories i.e. UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.
3. With the merger of Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, the number of UT’s have come down to eight.

Union Territories and Capitals

At Present India has 8 Union Territories and 28 States. The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir has been bifurcated into two Union Territories (UT) of  J& K and Ladakh. The newly formed Union Territories have been formed under a reorganization act passed by the Parliament on 5-6 August 2020. At present India has 8 Union Territories.

Union Territories of India
S.no	Union territories	Capital
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Port Blair
2	Chandigarh	Chandigarh
3	Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman  & Diu	Daman
4	Delhi	New Delhi
5	Lakshadweep	Kavaratti
6	Puducherry (Pondicherry)	Puducherry (formerly Pondicherry)
7	Jammu and Kashmir	Srinagar (Summer), Jammu (Winter)
8	Ladakh	Leh

How Delhi, Puducherry, J& K are different from other Union Territories?

1. In India, all the states and three union territories, i.e. Puducherry, Delhi, and Jammu and Kashmir possess elected legislature and government.
2. There is a total of eight union territories in India, out of which 3, i.e. Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, and Puducherry, have their elected members and the Chief Minister, as these are granted with partial statehood, by an amendment to the Constitution.
3. Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, and Puducherry possess their own legislative assembly and executive council and operate like states. The remaining union territories are controlled and regulated by the Union of the country, that’s why named as a union territory.

How Sates and Capital Of India information will be useful for upcoming government exams?

Question related to States and Union Territories of India are generally asked in the exams for Railway Job, Bank Job, LIC AAO, State Jobs, etc. many other competitive exams. Go through the article above that is provided with the list of States, their capitals, CM, Governor, their official language, UTs and their capitals information which will be useful for the Current Affairs and General Knowledge.

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States and Capitals of India, FAQ’s

Q. Which UT has merged during January 2020?

Ans. Daman and Diu has merged with Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Q. What is the reason behind division of India into different States and UTs?

Ans. Due to administrative purpose in the country there has been a division between States and UTs

Q. Currently how many States and UTs are present in our country?

Ans. Currently there are 8 UTs present in our country which was in effect from 26th January, 2020.

Q. Who is considered to be the head of a UT?

Ans. Lt. Governors & Administrators are considered to be the head of a UT

Q. How many states are there in India 30 or 29?

Ans. There are 28 states and 8 UTs in India.