States and Capitals 2021: India is the 7th largest country in the world and the 2nd most populous country in the world. With a total of 28 states and 8 Union Territories, it forms a union of states in India. It lies in southern Asia. It is officially known as the Republic of India. It is governed by a parliamentary form of government. It gets very difficult to manage a large country from one place. So Indian Constitution gives the right to the central government to make states feel suitable. This article talks about the list of the Indian States and their Capitals along with the founded year.
States formation in India:
The States Reorganization Act, formed in 1956 was a prime force in reorganizing the margins of Indian states along semantic lines. Later, as per a reformation in the Indian Constitution, three types of states, known as Part A states, Part B states, and Part C states, were changed to form a single type of state.
- Part A: States belong to former governors’ regions of British India.
- Part B: States belong to former royal states
- Part C: States involved both the former chief commissioner’s provinces and some princely states.
Although new changes have been introduced in the state boundaries since 1947, the Act is still regarded as an authoritative player in implementing the present shape and forms to the Indian states.
Here is the list of the Indian States and their capitals that every Indian must know:
India has 28 states. There are also 8 union territories. The 28 Indian States and their capitals are as follows.
States Name | Capital | Founded on | Official Languages |
Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati | 1 Nov. 1956 | Telugu |
Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | 20 Feb. 1987 | English |
Assam | Dispur | 26 Jan. 1950 | Assamese |
Bihar | Patna | 22 Mar. 1912 | Hindi |
Chhattisgarh | Raipur | 1 Nov. 2000 | Chhattisgarhi |
Goa | Panaji | 30 May. 1987 | Konkani |
Gujarat | Gandhinagar | 1 May. 1960 | Gujarati |
Haryana | Chandigarh | 1 Nov. 1966 | Hindi |
Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | 25 Jan. 1971 | Hindi |
Jharkhand | Ranchi | 15 Nov. 2000 | Hindi |
Karnataka | Bengaluru | 1 Nov. 1956 | Kannada |
Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | 1 Nov. 1956 | Malayalam |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | 1 Nov. 1956 | Hindi |
Maharashtra | Mumbai | 1 May. 1960 | Marathi |
Manipur | Imphal | 21 Jan. 1972 | Meiteilon (Manipuri) |
Meghalaya | Shillong | 21 Jan. 1972 | Garo, Khasi, Pnar & English |
Mizoram | Aizawl | 20 Feb. 1987 | Mizo |
Nagaland | Kohima | 1 Dec. 1963 | English |
Odisha | Bhubaneswar | 26 Jan. 1950 | Odia |
Punjab | Chandigarh | 1 Nov. 1966 | Punjabi |
Rajasthan | Jaipur | 1 Nov. 1956 | Hindi |
Sikkim | Gangtok | 16 May. 1975 | Nepali |
Tamil Nadu | Chennai | 26 Jan. 1950 | Tamil |
Telangana | Hyderabad | 2 Jun. 2014 | Telugu |
Tripura | Agartala | 21 Jan. 1972 | Bengali & Kokborok |
Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | 26 Jan. 1950 | Hindi |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun | 9 Nov. 2000 | Hindi |
West Bengal | Kolkata | 1 Nov. 1956 | Bengali |