India is situated in South Asia continent. It consists of a total area of 3,287,263 sq. Km, India has an estimated population of 1,293,057,000, making it the world’s second most populous country.
There are 29 states and seven union territories in India. All the states and two union territories (Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi) of India have an elected form of government and legislatures. A Chief Minister governs them. Chief Minister is elected for a tenure of five years. The Central government governs rest union territories.
29 states and seven union territories in India along with their capital are as follows :
Capital of India
Country | Capital |
India | New Delhi |
List of 29 States and Capitals of India
S.No. | State | Capital |
1. | Andhra Pradesh | Hyderabad (De jure – 2 June 2024) Amaravati (proposed) |
2. | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar |
3. | Assam | Dispur |
4. | Bihar | Patna |
5. | Chhattisgarh | Raipur |
6. | Goa | Panaji |
7. | Gujarat | Gandhinagar |
8. | Haryana | Chandigarh (shared with Punjab) |
9. | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla |
10. | Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter) |
11. | Jharkhand | Ranchi |
12. | Karnataka | Bengaluru (formerly 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 | Bhubaneswar |
21. | Punjab | Chandigarh |
22. | Rajasthan | Jaipur |
23. | Sikkim | Gangtok |
24. | Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
25. | Telangana | Hyderabad (from June 2, 2014 – shared with Andhra Pradesh) |
26. | Tripura | Agartala |
27. | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow |
28. | Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
29. | West Bengal | Kolkata |
7 Union Territories of India
S.No. | Union Territory | Capital |
1. | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
2. | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
3. | Dadar and Nagar Haveli | Silvassa |
4. | Daman and Diu | Daman |
5. | Delhi | Delhi |
6. | Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
7. | Puducherry (Pondicherry) | Pondicherry |