India is a democratic country. On the basis of population, India has now come at the first place in the world . In terms of area, India is at the 7th place in the world. India is divided into several states and union territories. At present there are 28 states and 8 union territories in India.
Each state and union territory has its own capital. Here, we are providing you the list of states and capitals of India. Many times we get confused in the capital of the states. Through today's article, this confusion of yours will also be removed. So let's know about the states of India and their capitals.
There are 8 union territories in addition to 28 states in India . The states of India have their own elected government but the Union Territories are governed by the Government of India.
In the union territory, work is done under the laws and rules of the central government. The President of India has the right to do the work in the Union Territories. There are 8 union territories in India and their capitals are as follows -
Union Territory | Capital |
---|---|
Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
Puducherry | Puducherry |
Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar (Summer), Jammu (Winter) |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu | suppression |
Delhi | New Delhi |
Ladakh | Leh |
Do you know what is the difference between states and union territories? You can understand the difference between state and union territories in the table below –
State | Union Territory |
---|---|
Each state has a separate government administration. Every state is governed by an elected government. The law is administered by this elected government. | A union territory is governed by the central government. Union territories are controlled by the central government . |
Each state is ruled by a Chief Minister who is elected by the people. | The legislative and executive powers of the Union Territories rest with the Central Government. |
Each state has its own governor who acts as the executive head of the state. | The union territories of India are governed by one administration. The administration of the Union Territory is chosen by the President. |
Every state has its own assembly and CM for administration. | The President acts as the executive head of the Union Territory. |
States are larger in area than union territories. | Union territories are smaller in area than states. |
State name | Name of the capital | Languages |
---|---|---|
Andhra Pradesh | Hyderabad | Telugu |
Assam | Dispur | Assamese |
Goa | Grandmother | Konkani |
Chhattisgarh | Raipur | Hindi |
Bihar | Patna | Hindi |
Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | English |
Gujarat | Gandhinagar | Gujarati |
Haryana | Chandigarh | Hindi |
Punjab | Chandigarh | Punjabi |
West Bengal | Kolkata | Hindi, Urdu, Santhali, Bengali |
Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | Hindi |
Jharkhand | Ranchi | Hindi |
Karnataka | Bangalore | Kannada |
Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | Malayalam |
Odisha | Bhubaneswar | Odia |
Nagaland | Kohima | English |
Manipur | Imphal | Manipuri |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Hindi |
Maharashtra | Mumbai | Marathi |
Mizoram | Aizawl | Mizo, English |
Meghalaya | Shillong | English |
Rajasthan | Jaipur | Hindi |
Sikkim | gangtok | English |
Telangana | Hyderabad | Telugu, Urdu |
Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | Hindi |
Tripura | Agartala | Kokborok (Tripuri) |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun | Hindi |
Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Tamil |
Name of union territory | Capital | Languages |
Andaman and Nicobar islands | Port Blair | Hindi, English |
Jammu and Kashmir | (summer) Srinagar-(winter) Jammu | Urdu, Hindi |
Puducherry | Pondicherry | Tamil |
Chandigarh | Chandigarh | English |
Delhi | New Delhi | Hindi |
Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | English |
Daman and Diu | suppression | Hindi, Gujarati, Konkani |
Ladakh | leh | Hindi and other languages |
Delhi is the capital of our country India.
Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh were declared as Union Territories on 31 October 2019.
Hyderabad is the capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh.
There are 8 union territories in our country India.
There are total 28 states in India.
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were made Union Territories on 26 January 2020.
Andaman and Nicobar Islands were established on 1 November 1956.
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