States of India

Post independence in 1947, India has been divided into various states and union territories. There are as many as 28 States and another 7 Union Territories in India.

These States are further geographically divided into regions and divisions which are sub-divided into districts and various sub-divisions like villages, municipalities and sub-districts. The States and Union Territories are governed by Governors and Lieutenant-Governors, respectively.

From north to south or from east to west, history, culture, language, climate, dress, cuisine, fairs and festival and even physical features seem to vary in each state.

Despite all these diversities, a note of harmony still runs through the states in India, binding them all into one nation.


List of States of India along with their Capitals



Here is a list of various states of India along with their capital cities

States Capital
DelhiNew Delhi
Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad
Arunachal PradeshItanagar
Asom (Assam)Dispur
BiharPatna
ChhattisgarhRaipur
GoaPanaji
GujaratGandhinagar
HaryanaChandigarh
Himachal Pradesh Shimla
Jammu and KashmirJammu (Winter capital)
Srinagar (Summer capital)
JharkhandRanchi
KarnatakaBangalore
KeralaThiruvananthapuram
Madhya PradeshBhopal
MaharashtraMumbai
ManipurImphal
MeghalayaShillong
MizoramAizawl
NagalandKohima
Odisha (Orissa)Bhubaneswar
PunjabChandigarh
RajasthanJaipur
SikkimGangtok
Tamil NaduChennai
TripuraAgartala
Uttar PradeshLucknow
Uttarakhand (Uttaranchal)Dehradun
West BengalKolkata




List of Union Territories of India



Here is a list of Union Territories of India along with their capital cities:

Union TerritoriesHeadquarters
Andaman and Nicobar IslandsPort Blair
ChandigarhChandigarh
Dadra and Nagar HaveliSilvassa
Daman and DiuDaman
LakshadweepKavaratti
Puducherry (Pondicherry)Pondicherry


Last Updated on 5/21/2012



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