List of States, Union Territories and their capitals in India



India, a union of states, is a Sovereign, Secular, Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary system of Government.

  • The President is the constitutional head of Executive of the Union. In the states, the Governor, as the representative of the President, is the head of Executive.
  • There are 29 states and 7 Union territories in the country. Union Territories are administered by the President through an Administrator appointed by him/her.

Indian States and capitals:

# States Capitals
1 Andhra Pradesh  – Hyderabad
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 Jammu & Kashmir  – Srinagar-Summer Capital, Jammu-Winter Capital
11 Jharkhand  – Ranchi
12 Karnataka  – Bangalore
13 Kerala  – Thiruvananthapuram
14 Madhya Pradesh  – Bhopal
15 Maharashtra  – Mumbai
16 Manipur  – Imphal
17 Meghalaya  – Shillong
18 Mizoram  – Aizawl
19 Nagaland  – Kohima
20 Odisha  – Bhubaneshwar
21 Punjab  – Chandigarh
22 Rajasthan  – Jaipur
23 Sikkim  – Gangtok
24 Tamil Nadu  – Chennai
25 Telangana  – Hyderabad
26 Tripura  – Agartala
27 Uttarakhand  – Dehradun
28 Uttar Pradesh  – Lucknow
29 West Bengal  – Kolkata

Union Territories of India and their capitals

# Union Territories Capital
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair
2 Chandigarh Chandigarh
3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli Silvassa
4 Daman & Diu Daman
5 The Government of NCT of Delhi Delhi
6 Lakshadweep Kavaratti
7 Puducherry Puducherry
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