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States and Capitals of India: Now 28 states and 8 UTs 2021

December 21, 2021
States and Capitals of India: Now 28 states and 8 UTs 2021

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.

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 NameCapitalFounded onOfficial Languages
Andhra PradeshAmaravati1 Nov. 1956Telugu
Arunachal PradeshItanagar20 Feb. 1987English
AssamDispur26 Jan. 1950Assamese
BiharPatna22 Mar. 1912Hindi
ChhattisgarhRaipur1 Nov. 2000Chhattisgarhi
GoaPanaji30 May. 1987Konkani
GujaratGandhinagar1 May. 1960Gujarati
HaryanaChandigarh1 Nov. 1966Hindi
Himachal PradeshShimla25 Jan. 1971Hindi
JharkhandRanchi15 Nov. 2000Hindi
KarnatakaBengaluru1 Nov. 1956Kannada
KeralaThiruvananthapuram1 Nov. 1956Malayalam
Madhya PradeshBhopal1 Nov. 1956Hindi
MaharashtraMumbai1 May. 1960Marathi
ManipurImphal21 Jan. 1972Meiteilon (Manipuri)
MeghalayaShillong21 Jan. 1972Garo, Khasi, Pnar & English
MizoramAizawl20 Feb. 1987Mizo
NagalandKohima1 Dec. 1963English
OdishaBhubaneswar26 Jan. 1950Odia
PunjabChandigarh1 Nov. 1966Punjabi
RajasthanJaipur1 Nov. 1956Hindi
SikkimGangtok16 May. 1975Nepali
Tamil NaduChennai26 Jan. 1950Tamil
TelanganaHyderabad2 Jun. 2014Telugu
TripuraAgartala21 Jan. 1972Bengali & Kokborok
Uttar PradeshLucknow26 Jan. 1950Hindi
UttarakhandDehradun9 Nov. 2000Hindi
West BengalKolkata1 Nov. 1956Bengali
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