In this article, we are going to learn the updated list of states and union territories of India. There are a total of 28 states and 8 union territories in India at present. The Indian states and Union Territories are very commonly asked as the General Awareness Questions in most of the competitive exams held all over the country. Here this post has covered the list of the Indian States, Union Territories, and their capitals.

India has 28 States and 8 Union Territories. Jun 2014 saw the formation of Telangana as the 29th state. However, in Oct 2019, the government split the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two new Union Territories named Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Furthermore, in Nov 2019, the government merged the two Union Territories to create Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

Names of the Indian States and Capitals

There are 28 States in India at present. A chief minister is the elected head of state government. And the Governor is the chief executive of a State in India. The Governor is appointed by the President of India. India got its newest state as Telangana in June 2014, separated from Andhra Pradesh. Later In Oct 2019, the state of Jammu and Kashmir was reorganised resulted in the formation of 2 new union territories named Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh.

The 28 states of India are Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, and West Bengal.

List of the Indian states with capital

Name of union territories of india

There are 8 union territories in India at present. The President administers Union Territories through an Administrator appointed by him/her. In Oct 2019, the government reorganized the state of Jammu and Kashmir to create two new Union Territories called Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. In Nov 2019, the government merged the two Union Territories to form Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.

The 8 union territories are Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep, Delhi, Puducherry, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.

List of the Indian Union Territories with Capitals

Name of the Indian states and capitals Image

Indian states and capitals along with union Territories 

General FAQ about Indian States and Union Territories

Boundaries of Indian State