As a responsible citizens we should know about the States and capitals of India. The states and the capitals are very commonly asked as the General Awareness Questions in a number of competitive exams held all over the country. The 28 Indian States and their capitals are as follows.
States and Capitals of India 2020
| S.No | States Name | Capital | Founded on |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Hyderabad (Proposed Capital Amaravati) | 1 Nov. 1956 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | 20 Feb. 1987 |
| 3 | Assam | Dispur | 26 Jan. 1950 |
| 4 | Bihar | Patna | 26 Jan. 1950 |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | Raipur | 1 Nov. 2000 |
| 6 | Goa | Panaji | 30 May. 1987 |
| 7 | Gujarat | Gandhinagar | 1 May. 1960 |
| 8 | Haryana | Chandigarh | 1 Nov. 1966 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | 25 Jan. 1971 |
| 10 | Jharkhand | Ranchi | 15 Nov. 2000 |
| 11 | Karnataka | Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore) | 1 Nov. 1956 |
| 12 | Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | 1 Nov. 1956 |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | 1 Nov. 1956 |
| 14 | Maharashtra | Mumbai | 1 May. 1960 |
| 15 | Manipur | Imphal | 21 Jan. 1972 |
| 16 | Meghalaya | Shillong | 21 Jan. 1972 |
| 17 | Mizoram | Aizawl | 20 Feb. 1987 |
| 18 | Nagaland | Kohima | 1 Dec. 1963 |
| 19 | Odisha | Bhubaneswar | 26 Jan. 1950 |
| 20 | Punjab | Chandigarh | 1 Nov. 1956 |
| 21 | Rajasthan | Jaipur | 1 Nov. 1956 |
| 22 | Sikkim | Gangtok | 16 May. 1975 |
| 23 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | 26 Jan. 1950 |
| 24 | Telangana | Hyderabad | 2 Jun. 2014 |
| 25 | Tripura | Agartala | 21 Jan. 1972 |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | 26 Jan. 1950 |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun (Winter) Gairsain (Summer) | 9 Nov. 2000 |
| 28 | West Bengal | Kolkata | 1 Nov. 1956 |
Indian States: 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 Names | Capital | Founded on |
|---|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair | 1 Nov. 1956 |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 1 Nov. 1966 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | Daman | 26 Jan. 2020 |
| Delhi | New Delhi | 9 May. 1905 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter) | 31 Oct 2019 |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | 1 Nov. 1956 |
| Puducherry | Pondicherry | 1 Nov. 1954 |
| Ladakh | Leh | 31 Oct 2019 |
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