India is a federal parliamentary democratic republic and is the seventh largest country by area in the world. It is made up of 28 states and 8 Union Territories. Each state has its own government, language, culture, and traditions. The capital of each state serves as the seat of government and administration.
Below are the states of India and their capitals.
|
State |
Capital |
|
Andhra Pradesh |
Amaravati |
|
Arunachal Pradesh |
Itanagar |
|
Assam |
Dispur |
|
Bihar |
Patna |
|
Chhattisgarh |
Raipur |
|
Goa |
Panaji |
|
Gujarat |
Gandhinagar |
|
Haryana |
Chandigarh |
|
Himachal Pradesh |
Shimla |
|
Jharkhand |
Ranchi |
|
Karnataka |
Bengaluru |
|
Kerala |
Thiruvananthapuram |
|
Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal |
|
Maharashtra |
Mumbai |
|
Manipur |
Imphal |
|
Meghalaya |
Shillong |
|
Mizoram |
Aizawl |
|
Nagaland |
Kohima |
|
Odisha |
Bhubaneswar |
|
Punjab |
Chandigarh |
|
Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
|
Sikkim |
Gangtok |
|
Tamil Nadu |
Chennai |
|
Telangana |
Hyderabad |
|
Tripura |
Agartala |
|
Uttar Pradesh |
Lucknow |
|
Uttarakhand |
Dehradun |
|
West Bengal |
Kolkata |
It is important to note that Chandigarh is the joint capital of Haryana and Punjab. Delhi is the National Capital Territory of India and serves as the capital of the country.
Union Territories and their Capitals of India:
India has eight Union Territories and they are:
|
Union Territory |
Capital |
|
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
Port Blair |
|
Chandigarh |
Chandigarh |
|
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu |
Silvassa |
|
Jammu and Kashmir |
Srinagar (Summer) and Jammu (Winter) |
|
Ladakh |
Leh (Winter) and Kargil (Summer) |
|
Lakshadweep |
Kavaratti |
|
Delhi |
Delhi |
|
Puducherry |
Puducherry |
These 8 Union Territories of India are governed directly by the Central government and are not a part of any state. Each of these territories has its own unique culture, history, and traditions and are an important part of the country's rich diversity.