List of States and Capitals of India 2020

There are currently 28 states and 8 Union Territories in the country. Union Territories are
administered by the President through the administrators that are appointed by him/her. Check
the list of capitals of Indian States and Union Territories below:

States and Capitals of India is a sovereign, secular, democratic, republic country with a
parliamentary system of government. Hon’ble President of India is the constitutional head of
Executive of the Union. India is a union of states and in the states, the Governor, as the
representative of the President, is the head of Executive. The system of state government closely
resembles that of the Union. There are currently 28 states and 8 Union Territories in the
country. Union Territories are administered by the President through the administrators that are
appointed by him/her.

The Constitution of India was adopted on 26 November 1949 and it was implemented on 26
January 1950. The boundaries of states of India are reorganized on the linguistic basis by the
States Reorganisation Act, 1956.

What is a State?

A state is an independent unit that consists of its own Legislative Assembly and elected
representatives. It is a territory that has its own Chief Minister. A state has its own separate
government. Functions of the state are handled by the State Government such as security,
healthcare, governance, revenue generation etc.

List of the Indian States and their Capitals

S.no States Name Capital Founded on

1 Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad (Proposed Capital Amaravati) 1 Nov. 1956
2 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 20 Feb. 1987
3 Assam Dispur 26 Jan. 1950
4 Bihar Patna 26 Jan. 1950
5 Chhattisgarh Raipur 1 Nov. 2000
6 Goa Panaji 30 May. 1987
7 Gujarat Gandhinagar 1 May. 1960
8 Haryana Chandigarh 1 Nov. 1966
9 Himachal Pradesh Shimla 25 Jan. 1971
10 Jharkhand Ranchi 15 Nov. 2000
11 Karnataka Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore) 1 Nov. 1956
12 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram 1 Nov. 1956
13 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal 1 Nov. 1956
14 Maharashtra Mumbai 1 May. 1960
15 Manipur Imphal 21 Jan. 1972
16 Meghalaya Shillong 21 Jan. 1972
17 Mizoram Aizawl 20 Feb. 1987
18 Nagaland Kohima 1 Dec. 1963
19 Odisha Bhubaneswar 26 Jan. 1950
20 Punjab Chandigarh 1 Nov. 1956
21 Rajasthan Jaipur 1 Nov. 1956
22 Sikkim Gangtok 16 May. 1975
23 Tamil Nadu Chennai 26 Jan. 1950
24 Telangana Hyderabad 2 Jun. 2014
25 Tripura Agartala 21 Jan. 1972
26 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow 26 Jan. 1950
Dehradun (Winter)
27 Uttarakhand 9 Nov. 2000
Gairsain (Summer)
28 West Bengal Kolkata 1 Nov. 1956

What is a Union Territory?

A Union Territory is a type of administrative division that is directly controlled by the Central
Government.  Union Territories are ruled directly by the Central Government and have a
Lieutenant Governor as an administrator, who is the representative of the President of India and
appointed by the Central government.

Note: Union Territories Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu & Kashmir do not operate in the same
manner as the other five Union Territories of India since they have partial statehood status and
have their own elected legislative assemblies.

List of Union Territories and Capitals

Union territories Capital Founded on

Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair 1 Nov. 1956
Chandigarh Chandigarh 1 Nov. 1966
Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman 26 Jan. 2020
Delhi New Delhi 9 May. 1905
Lakshadweep Kavaratti 1 Nov. 1956
Puducherry Pondicherry 1 Nov. 1954
Srinagar (Summer)
Jammu and Kashmir 31 Oct 2019
Jammu (Winter)
Ladakh Leh 31 Oct 2019

Difference Between State and Union Territory

State Union Territories

 The state has its own administrative Union Territories are constituent units which are
 units with their own elected
government.
Executive Head is the Governor
The relationship with the Centre is
Federal.
Administered by the Chief Minister
and elected by the people.
Chief Minister is the real head.
controlled and administered by the Central Government.
Executive Head is the President
Unitary with the Centre. i.e. all the powers rest in the
hands of Union.
Administered by the Administrator which is appointed by
the President. ( except Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu &
Kashmir)
Lieutenant is the real head.