General Knowledge / India GK / States and Union Territories
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India has 28 states and 8 union territories (UT's) at present. The capitals of Indian states and union territories are commonly asked questions in the general knowledge segment of many competitive examinations held over India. As the list of states and union territories changes over a period of time, we need to keep updated with the list.
The following list shows the 28 States of India and their capitals. The states of India are arranged from North to South.
| Sl. No. | State Name | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla |
| 2 | Punjab | Chandigarh |
| 3 | Uttarakhand | Dehradun (Winter) Gairsain (Summer) |
| 4 | Haryana | Chandigarh |
| 5 | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow |
| 6 | Rajasthan | Jaipur |
| 7 | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar |
| 8 | Sikkim | Gangtok |
| 9 | Assam | Dispur |
| 10 | West Bengal | Kolkata |
| 11 | Bihar | Patna |
| 12 | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal |
| 13 | Nagaland | Kohima |
| 14 | Meghalaya | Shillong |
| 15 | Manipur | Imphal |
| 16 | Jharkhand | Ranchi |
| 17 | Gujarat | Gandhinagar |
| 18 | Tripura | Agartala |
| 19 | Mizoram | Aizawl |
| 20 | Chhattisgarh | Raipur |
| 21 | Odisha | Bhubaneswar |
| 22 | Maharashtra | Mumbai |
| 23 | Telangana | Hyderabad |
| 24 | Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati |
| 25 | Karnataka | Bengaluru |
| 26 | Goa | Panaji |
| 27 | Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
| 28 | Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram |
The following list shows the 8 Union Territories of India and their capitals. The Union Territories of India are arranged from North to South.
| Sl. No. | Union Territory Name | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ladakh | Leh |
| 2 | Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter) |
| 3 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| 4 | National Capital Territory of Delhi (NCT) | New Delhi |
| 5 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | Daman |
| 6 | Puducherry | Pondicherry |
| 7 | Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
| 8 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |