Capital of Indian States and Year of Formation
There are now 28 states and 8 union territories in India at present. Here we have covered the list of Indian States,
Union Territories and their capitals. The states and the capitals of India are very commonly asked as the General
Awareness Questions in a number of competitive exams held all over the country.
Capital of Indian States and Their Year of Formation
| S.No. |
State |
Capital |
Year of Formation |
| 1 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Amaravati |
1956 |
| 2 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Itanagar |
1987 |
| 3 |
Assam |
Dispur |
1950 |
| 4 |
Bihar |
Patna |
1950 |
| 5 |
Chhattisgarh |
Raipur |
2000 |
| 6 |
Goa |
Panaji |
1987 |
| 7 |
Gujarat |
Gandhinagar |
1960 |
| 8 |
Haryana |
Chandigarh |
1966 |
| 9 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Shimla |
1971 |
| 10 |
Jharkhand |
Ranchi |
2000 |
| 11 |
Karnataka |
Bengaluru |
1956 |
| 12 |
Kerala |
Thiruvananthapuram |
1956 |
| 13 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal |
1950 |
| 14 |
Maharashtra |
Mumbai |
1960 |
| 15 |
Manipur |
Imphal |
1972 |
| 16 |
Meghalaya |
Shillong |
1972 |
| 17 |
Mizoram |
Aizawl |
1987 |
| 18 |
Nagaland |
Kohima |
1963 |
| 19 |
Odisha |
Bhubaneswar |
1950 |
| 20 |
Punjab |
Chandigarh |
1966 |
| 21 |
Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
1950 |
| 22 |
Sikkim |
Gangtok |
1975 |
| 23 |
Tamil Nadu |
Chennai |
1950 |
| 24 |
Telangana |
Hyderabad |
2014 |
| 25 |
Tripura |
Agartala |
1972 |
| 26 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Lucknow |
1950 |
| 27 |
Uttarakhand |
Dehradun |
2000 |
| 28 |
West Bengal |
Kolkata |
1950 |
Union Territories of India with Capitals
| S.No. |
Union Territory |
Capital |
Year of Formation |
| 1 |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands |
Port Blair |
1956 |
| 2 |
Chandigarh |
Chandigarh |
1966 |
| 3 |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu |
Daman |
2020 |
| 4 |
Delhi (NCT) |
New Delhi |
1956 |
| 5 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Srinagar (Summer) / Jammu (Winter) |
2019 |
| 6 |
Ladakh |
Leh |
2019 |
| 7 |
Lakshadweep |
Kavaratti |
1956 |
| 8 |
Puducherry |
Puducherry |
1962 |
| Basis |
States |
Union Territories |
| Administrative Control |
Governed by their own elected government |
Governed by the Central Government |
| Head of Administration |
Governor |
Lieutenant Governor / Administrator |
| Legislative Assembly |
Present in all States |
Present only in some UTs (Delhi, Puducherry, J&K) |
| Law Making Power |
Can make laws on State & Concurrent List |
Limited or no law-making powers |
| Autonomy |
More autonomy |
Less autonomy |
| Representation in Rajya Sabha |
Yes |
Only some UTs have representation |
| Financial Powers |
Independent financial authority |
Dependent on Central Government |
| Examples |
Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu |
Delhi, Ladakh, Lakshadweep |
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