States and Capitals of India

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28 States and Capitals of India In Alphabetical Order 2025

Here we have added the details of the states and capitals of India in alphabetical order in 2025 for
the reference of the aspirants.

Updated States and Capitals of India 2025 Name List In Alphabetical Order

28 States Name Capital in India Date Of Formation

Andhra Pradesh Amaravati 1st Nov 1956

Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 20th Feb 1987

Assam Dispur 26th Jan 1950

Bihar Patna 26th Jan 1950

Chhattisgarh Raipur 1st Nov 2000

Goa Panaji 30th May 1987

Gujarat Gandhinagar 1st May 1960

Haryana Chandigarh 1st Nov 1966

Shimla (Summer)
Himachal Pradesh 25th Jan 1971
Dharamshala (Winter)

Jharkhand Ranchi 15th Nov 2000

Karnataka Bengaluru 1st Nov 1956

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Kerala Thiruvananthapuram 1st Nov 1956

Madhya Pradesh Bhopal 1st Nov 1956

Maharashtra Mumbai 1st May 1960

Manipur Imphal 21st Jan 1972

Meghalaya Shillong 21st Jan 1972

Mizoram Aizawl 20th Feb 1987

Nagaland Kohima 1st Dec 1963

Odisha Bhubaneswar 26th Jan 1950

Punjab Chandigarh 1st Nov 1956

Rajasthan Jaipur 1st Nov 1956

Sikkim Gangtok 16th May 1975

Tamil Nadu Chennai 26th Jan 1950

Telangana Hyderabad 2nd June 2014

Tripura Agartala 21st Jan 1972

Uttar Pradesh Lucknow 26th Jan 1950

Dehradun (Winter)
Uttarakhand 9th Nov 2000
Gairsain (Summer)

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West Bengal Kolkata 1st Nov 1956

Union Territories of India with Capitals

A total of 8 union territories are there in India at present. They are tabulated below.

Note: On August 5, the central government also announced the abrogation of the special status given to Jammu
and Kashmir under Article 370 and its division into two Union Territories i.e. UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, and
Ladakh. With the merger of Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli, the number of UTs has come down to
eight.

Union Territories of India 2025 List With Capital

Union Territories of India 2025 Capital Date of Formation

Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair 1st Nov 1956

Chandigarh Chandigarh 1st Nov 1966

Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman &

Daman 26th Jan 2020
Diu

Delhi New Delhi 9th May 1905

Srinagar (Summer)
Jammu and Kashmir 31st Oct 2019
Jammu (Winter)

Lakshadweep Kavaratti 1st Nov 1956

Puducherry Pondicherry 1st Nov 1954

Ladakh Leh 31st Oct 2019

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7 Sister States and Capitals of India

The 7 sister states and capitals are listed below in the table. Since Sikkim has no shared borders
with any sister states, it is not listed.

7 Sister States of India With Capital In English

Seven Sister States Capital

Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar

Manipur Imphal

Assam Dispur

Nagaland Kohima

Meghalaya Shillong

Mizoram Aizawl

Tripura Agartala

North Eastern States Of India And Their Capitals

Check the list of 8 North Eastern states and capitals of India.

North Eastern States Of India And Their Capitals

North Eastern States Of India Capitals Of North Eastern States of India

Assam Dispur

Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar

Manipur Imphal

Mizoram Aizawl

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Meghalaya Shillong

Nagaland Kohima

Sikkim Gangtok

Tripura Agartala

Southern States Of India And Their Capitals

Here we have added the list of Southern states of India and their capitals.

Southern States Of India And Their Capitals

Southern States Of India Capitals Of Southern States of India

Andhra Pradesh Amaravati

Karnataka Bengaluru

Kerala Thiruvananthapuram

Tamil Nadu Chennai

Telangana Hyderabad

Largest State in India in terms of Area

Here are the largest states in India in terms of area.

Largest State in India in Terms of Area

Rank Largest State Area (sq. km)

1 Rajasthan 342,239

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2 Madhya Pradesh 308,245

3 Maharashtra 307,713

4 Uttar Pradesh 240,928

5 Gujarat 196,024

6 Karnataka 191,791

7 Andhra Pradesh 160,205

8 Odisha 155,707

9 Chhattisgarh 135,191

10 Tamil Nadu 130,058

11 Telangana 112,077

12 Bihar 94,164

13 West Bengal 88,752

14 Arunachal Pradesh 83,743

15 Jharkhand 79,714

16 Assam 78,438

17 Himachal Pradesh 55,673

18 Uttarakhand 53,483

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19 Punjab 50,362

20 Haryana 44,212

21 Kerala 38,863

22 Meghalaya 22,429

23 Manipur 22,327

24 Mizoram 21,081

25 Nagaland 16,579

26 Tripura 10,486

27 Sikkim 7,096

28 Goa 3,702

Largest Union Territory in India In Terms of Area

Here is the largest UT’s in India in terms of area.

Largest Union Territory in India in Terms of Area

Rank Largest UT Area (sq. km)

1 Ladakh 59,146

2 Jammu and Kashmir 42,241

3 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 8,249

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4 Delhi 1,483

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

5 603
and Daman and Diu

6 Puducherry 479

7 Chandigarh 114

8 Lakshadweep 32

Largest State in India by Population

Here are the largest states in India by population.

Largest State in India by Population

S. No. State Name Population (As per Census 2011)

1 Uttar Pradesh 199,812,341

2 Maharashtra 112,374,333

3 Bihar 104,099,452

4 West Bengal 91,276,115

5 Madhya Pradesh 72,626,809

6 Tamil Nadu 72,147,030

7 Rajasthan 68,548,437

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8 Karnataka 61,095,297

9 Gujarat 60,439,692

10 Andhra Pradesh 49,577,103

11 Orissa 41,974,218

12 Telangana 35,003,674

13 Kerala 33,406,061

14 Jharkhand 32,988,134

15 Assam 31,205,576

16 Punjab 27,743,338

17 Chhattisgarh 25,545,198

18 Haryana 25,351,462

19 Uttarakhand 10,086,292

20 Himachal Pradesh 6,864,602

21 Tripura 3,673,917

22 Meghalaya 2,966,889

23 Manipur 2,855,794

24 Nagaland 1,978,502

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25 Goa 1,458,545

26 Arunachal Pradesh 1,383,727

27 Mizoram 1,097,206

28 Sikkim 610,577

Largest Union Territory in India by Population

Here are the largest UT’s in India by population.

Largest Union Territory in India by Population

S. No. UT Name Population (as per 2011 Census)

1 Delhi 16,787,941

2, 3 Jammu and Kashmir + Ladakh 12,541,302

4 Puducherry 1,247,953

5 Chandigarh 1,055,450

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

6 5,86,956
& Daman and Diu

7 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 380,581

8 Lakshadweep 64,473

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Difference Between States and Union Territories of India

Difference between States and Union Territories of India

States of India UTs of India

It is run by the state administrators appointed by the

It is run by the state legislature and it is an independent
President. It is an Independent unit (except for Delhi and
unit.
Puducherry)

The chief minister is the head The Lieutenant is the real head

The relationship with the Centre is Federal All the powers rest in the hands of the Union

The executive head is the Governor The executive head is the President

The administrator is appointed by the president (except

People of the state elect the chief minister
Delhi, Puducherry, and Jammu & Kashmir)

National Flag, Symbols & Emblems of India

The list of national symbols and Emblems of our country is given below for your reference.

 The Indian flag has a tricolour namely Saffron (at the top), White with a navy blue wheel having 24 spokes
(in the middle), and India Green (at the bottom). This was designed by Pingali Venkata.
 Sarnath Lion Capital is the emblem of India.
 The National Calendar is Saka.
 The national animal of the land is the Tiger. For aquatic River dolphins.
 The national bird is the Indian peafowl.
 The national flower is Lotus.
 The national fruit is Mango.
 Our National tree is Banyan.
 The National River is the Ganga.

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