List of 28 States of India with Capital Names, Official Language & Establishment Date - Summary
India consists of 28 states and eight union territories, including the National Capital Territory of Delhi. The list of 28 States of India PDF is very helpful for the Competitive examinations.
Earlier, there were 29 states in India and 7 Union Territories. But after Jammu Kashmir became the UT On 5 August 2019, after the Government of India revoked the special status. There remained 28 states and 2 Union Territories were added, Jammu & Kashmir an Ladakh.
Candidates can use the comprehensive information about the states, their capitals, official languages and founded date to effectively prepare for the upcoming exams.
India as a nation is an amalgamation of diverse cultures and identities. In the states, the Governor, as the representative of the President, is the head of the executive. The Union Territories are administered by the President through an administrator appointed by him.
List of 28 States of India with Capital
States | Capital | Official language |
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Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati | Telugu |
Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | English |
Assam | Dispur | Assamese |
Bihar | Patna | Hindi |
Chhattisgarh | Raipur | Chhattisgarhi |
Goa | Panaji | Konkani |
Gujarat | Gandhinagar | Gujarati |
Haryana | Chandigarh | Haryanvi |
Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | Hindi |
Jharkhand | Ranchi | Hindi |
Karnataka | Bengaluru | Kannada |
Kerala | Trivandrum | Malayalam |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Hindi |
Maharashtra | Mumbai | Marathi |
Manipur | Imphal | Manipuri |
Meghalaya | Shillong | English |
Mizoram | Aizawl | Mizo |
Nagaland | Kohima | English |
Odisha | Bhubaneswar | Oriya |
Punjab | Chandigarh | Punjabi |
Rajasthan | Jaipur | Hindi |
Sikkim | Gangtok | Nepali |
Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Tamil |
Telangana | Hyderabad | Telugu, Urdu |
Tripura | Agartala | Bengali and Kokborok |
Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | Hindi |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun | Hindi |
West Bengal | Kolkata | Bengali |
List of Union territories in India
Here we are providing you the list of Union Territories in India. Through this list, you can get complete information about the Union Territory, its capital, and its official language.
Union Territory | Capital | Official language |
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair | English, Hindi |
Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Punjabi |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Silvassa, Daman | English, Gujarati, Hindi, Konkani |
Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar | Urdu |
Delhi | New Delhi | Hindi |
Ladakh | Leh | Ladakhi |
Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | Malayalam |
Puducherry | Pondicherry | English, Tamil |
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