List of Indian States & Capitals 2019 With Union Territories- Detailed Guide

List of Indian States and Union Territories, Interesting Facts & Detailed Information

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It’s no wonder that India is acknowledged as a gem of a country. Culture and knowledge are two significant pillars that India stand on.

India is the biggest democratic country in the world comprising of 29 states and 7 unions territory.

Yes, our very country India has amazed the world with its discoveries and contribution.

Our today’s hot topic of discussion is regarding Indian states and union territories. so read us till then end to unveil what are those interesting facts about these states, their capital, and the territory.

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Did you know that India has 29 states seven union territories a coastline of 7,600 kilometers, six religions, and over a billion people and that all these states have their own languages, magnificent unique cultures and arts, and crafts.

India is located in South Asia and is officially known as the Republic of India.

The estimated population for India is 1, 293, 057, 000, making it the world’s second most populous country.

Each state and union territories of India has an administrative, legislative and judicial capital.

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States of India

States of India
Andhra Pradesh	Arunachal Pradesh	Assam
Bihar	Chattisgarh	Delhi
Goa	Gujarat	Haryana
Himachal Pradesh	Jammu & Kashmir	Jharkhand
Karnataka	Kerala	Madhya Pradesh
Maharastra	Manipur	Meghalaya
Mizoram	Nagaland	Orissa
Punjab	Rajasthan	Sikkim
Tamil Nadu	Tripura	Uttar Pradesh
Uttaranchal	West Bengal

List of Indian States and Union Territories and Their Capitals

The below-stated table depicts Indian states by population, Indian states by area for the best of your reference.

State	Capital	Area	Population	Official Languages	Largest Cities
Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad	160,205 km2	4,93,78,776	Telugu	Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Guntur
Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar	83,743 km2	1,382,611	English	Itanagar
Assam	Dispur	78,438 km2	31,169,272	Assamese	Guwahati, Silchar, Dibrugarh, Nagaon
Bihar	Patna	94,163 km2	103,804,637	Hindi	Patna, Gaya, Bhagalpur, Muzaffarpur, Biharsharif
Chhattisgarh	Raipur	135,191 km2	25,540,196	Chhattisgarhi	Raipur, Bhilai Nagar, Korba, Bilaspur, Durg
Goa	Panaji	3,702 km2	1,457,723	Konkani	Panaji
Gujarat	Gandhinagar	196,024 km2	60,383,628	Gujarati	Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Rajkot, Bhavnagar
Haryana	Chandigarh	44,212 km2	25,353,081	Haryanvi	Faridabad, Gurgaon, Rohtak, Hisar, Panipat
Himachal Pradesh	Shimla	55,673 km2	6,856,509	Hindi	Shimla
Jammu and Kashmir	Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter)	222,236 km2	12,548,926	Urdu	Srinagar, Jammu, Anantnag
Jharkhand	Ranchi	79,714 km2	32,966,238	Hindi	Dhanbad, Ranchi, Jamshedpur, Bokaro Steel, Mango
Karnataka	Bengaluru	191,791 km2	61,130,704	Kannada	Bangalore, Hubli and Dharwad, Mysore, Gulbarga, Belgaum
Kerala	Trivandrum	38,863 km2	33,387,677	Malayalam	Trivandrum, Kochi, Kozhikode, Kollam, Thrissur
Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	308,245 km2	72,597,565	Hindi	Indore, Bhopal, Jabalpur, Gwalior, Ujjain
Maharashtra	Mumbai	307,713 km2	112,372,972	Marathi	Mumbai, Pune, Nagpur, Thane, Pimpri and Chinchwad
Manipur	Imphal	22,327 km2	2,721,756	Meiteilon (Manipuri)	Imphal
Meghalaya	Shillong	22,429 km2	2,964,007	English	Shillong
Mizoram	Aizawl	21,081 km2	1,091,014	Mizo	Aizawl
Nagaland	Kohima	16,579 km2	1,980,602	English	Dimapur
Odisha	Bhubaneswar	155,707 km2	41,947,358	Oriya	Bhubaneswar, Cuttack, Brahmapur Town, Raurkela, Puri Town
Punjab	Chandigarh	50,362 km2	27,704,236	Punjabi	Ludhiana, Amritsar, Jalandhar, Patiala, Bathinda
Rajasthan	Jaipur	342,239 km2	68,621,012	Hindi	Jaipur, Jodhpur, Kota, Bikaner, Ajmer
Sikkim	Gangtok	7,096 km2	607,688	Nepali	Gangtok
Tamil Nadu	Chennai	130,058 km2	72,138,958	Tamil	Chennai, Coimbatore, Madurai, Tiruchirappalli, Salem
Telangana	Hyderabad	114,840 km2	3,52,86,757	Telugu, Urdu	Hyderabad, Warangal
Tripura	Agartala	10,486 km2	3,671,032	Bengali and Kokborok	Agartala
Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	240,928 km2	199,581,477	Hindi	Lucknow, Kanpur, Ghaziabad, Agra, Meerut
Uttarakhand	Dehradun	53,483 km2	10,116,752	Hindi	Dehradun, Hardwar, Haldwani and Kathgodam, Rudrapur
West Bengal	Kolkata	88,752 km2	91,347,736	Bengali	Kolkata, Haora, Durgapur, Asansol, Siliguri
Union Territories	Capital	Area	Population	Official Languages	Largest Cities
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Port Blair	8,249 km2	379,944	English	Port Blair
Chandigarh	Chandigarh	114 km2	1,054,686	Punjabi	Chandigarh
Dadar and Nagar Haveli	Silvassa	491 km2	342,853	English	Silvassa
Daman and Diu	Daman	112 km2	242,911	Konkani, Marathi and Gujarati	Daman
Delhi	Delhi	11,297 km2	16,753,235	Hindi, Punjabi and Urdu	Delhi
Lakshadweep	Kavaratti	32 km2	64,429	English	Kavaratti
Puducherry	Pondicherry	479 km2	1,244,464	Tamil, English	Ozhukarai, Puducherry

As discussed above India is the land of 29 states and 7 union’s territories and 1 National capital territory.

Yes, our very New Delhi that portrays unity in the diversity with vibrant culture mechanism and spiritual mysticism.

Do you know, India is a land of breathtaking extremes, diverse cultures, languages, festivals that make Indian stand out and one of the most celebrated destinations which attract tourist across the world.

Indian states names and capital

Let’s learn interesting facts about 29 Indian states their capital & Territory.

Andhra Pradesh – Amravati

Let’s read interesting facts about Andhra Pradesh

• Andhra Pradesh was one of the 29 states of India and it is the eight largest states in India.
• Hyderabad was the former capital of Andhra Pradesh but the name got changed with Amravati, people capital. The foundation stone was laid on October 22, 2015
• The biggest Stupa in the country is in Amravati with a diameter of 50 meters and a height of 27 meters
• Acknowledging Amravati ancient Buddhist roots, the developer also the high court in a way that resembles the Buddhist stupa
• The Buddhist stupa at Amravati is the biggest stupa in the country
• According to the timeline of this mega project, Andhra Pradesh capital will be populated and functional only by 2024, i.e. after the end of this second phase, when most of the buildings, commercial establishment, universities, and the central business district will become operational. The first and final phase is expected to be completed in the year 2029.

Arunachal Pradesh Capital is Itanagar

• Arunachal Pradesh is one of the 29 states of India and is the northeastern-most state of the country
• Itanagar has been the capital of Arunachal Pradesh since April 20, 1974
• Arunachal Pradesh is India’s largest state in the northeast.

Assam Capital is Dispur

• The Indian state is also known for one of its kind Assamese golden silk called muga which is produced only in Assam. Another aspect that brings Assam close to India’s heart is its first and oldest petroleum resources.
• Moreover, the countries Bangladesh and Bhutan share the international borders with this state. The state is surrounded by land.
• Earlier, Shillong was the capital of Assam but later, was changed to Dispur in the year 1972
• Dispur is a locality or suburb in Guwahati that is why Guwahati is often referred to as the capital city of Assam

Bihar Capital is Patna

• Bihar is the thirteen largest Indian state of India.
• It is the third largest state by population
• Patna is the largest city of the states of Bihar, 19^th most populous city and 5^th speediest growing city in the country.
• Patna is also called as the largest riverine city in the world.
• It is a place of the several strip rivers, including sone, Gandak, and Pun-pun
• The renowned Satyagraha movement of Mahatma Gandhi named the Champaran movement against the indigo plantation and 1942 quit India movement were started from this city.

Chhattisgarh Capital is Atal Nagar (Naya Raipur)

• Chhattisgarh is the 10^th largest state in India.
• It is a heavily forested state in India
• Chhattisgarh’s new capital Naya Raipur will be renamed as Atal Nagar in the memory of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
• The existence of Raipur is since the 9^th century.

Goa Capital is Panaji

• Goa is an Indian state considered to be part of western as well as southern India.
• Panaji is also known as Pan Jim in English, Ponnji in Konkani and pongim in Portuguese
• After Independence, Indian Army attacked Goa including Panaji and uprooted the Portuguese controls in 1961. Thereafter, Goa was merged with India as a Union Territory
• It was declared as a state of India in 1987 along with Panaji as the capital of Goa.

Gujrat Capital is Gandhinagar

• Gujarat is a state in western India.
• It is the sixth largest state by area and ninth largest by population
• In the year 1960, the Indian state of Bombay was split into two states, Maharashtra and Gujarat. The city of Mumbai was given to Maharashtra, leaving Gujarat without a capital city
• Ahmedabad was selected to be the first capital of the newly created state
• It was later proposed that a new capital city should be constructed for the state along with the lines of the other two planned cities.
• Gandhi Nagar was named after the father of the nation, i.e. Mahatma Gandhi
• It was later proposed that a new capital city should be constructed for the state along the lines of the other two planned cities of India, Chandigarh, and Bhubaneswar

Haryana Capital is Chandigarh

• Haryana as a state came into existence on 1 November 1966 the Punjab Reorganization Act (1966)
• Do you know Chandigarh gained its name from the temple “Chandi Mandir “located in the neighborhood of the site selected for the city? The deity “Chandi”, the goddess of power and a fort of Garh lying beyond the temple gave its name to the stronghold of the goddess Chandi
• During the partition of India in the year 1947, the old British province of Punjab was divided into two parts.

The largest western part, including the Punjabi capital of Lahore, became part of Pakistan

• The eastern part was granted to Pakistan, but it was without an administrative, commercial or culture center
• The Indian government after considering several avenues chosen Chandigarh as the capital in the year 1948

Himachal Pradesh Capital is Shimla/Dharamshala

• Himachal Pradesh is a state in the northern part of India.
• Himachal Pradesh is one of the states that lie in the Indian Himalayan Region (IHR), one of the richest reservoirs of biological diversity in the world.
• In the year 2017, Dharamshala was declared to be a capital of Himachal Pradesh, which means it will have two capital cities
• The interesting fact to consider is Dharamshala is also the home town of Tibetan well known spiritual leader-Dalai lama

Jammu and Kashmir Capital is Srinagar/Jammu

• J&k was the only states that have two capital cities until 2017. Every year, here is a shift of the secretariat and all other government offices from Srinagar to Jammu and vice versa
• The bi-annual shift is known as Darbar move. From May to October, all the government offices are accommodated in Srinagar which is the summer capital of the state and from November to April, the offices are accommodated in Jammu which is the winter capital of the state.

Jharkhand Capital is Ranchi

• Jharkhand is one of the affluent mineral zones in the world that boast of 40 percent and 29 percent of India’s mineral and coal reserves respectively
• Jharkhand is the only state in India that produce coking coal, uranium, and pyrite

Karnataka Capital is Bengaluru

• Bangalore is officially known as Bengaluru. It is the capital of south Indian state, Karnataka. After India’s independence in the year 1947, Bengaluru became the capital of Mysore state and remained its capital until the new Indian states of Karnataka was found in 1956
• Bengaluru is also known as the silicon valley of India because of its eminence in the nation leading information technology exporter
• Indian technological organizations, such as ISRO, Infosys and Wipro are headquartered in the city.

Kerala Capital is Thiruvananthapuram

• Thiruvananthapuram, which is formerly known as Trivandrum, is the capital state of Kerala
• The clean city is built on seven hills, called as, Thiruvananthapuram, mean the town of Lord Anantha

Madhya Pradesh Capital is Bhopal

• Bhopal was founded by the king bhoja in the 11^th The city was named as ‘bho-pal’ and later came to be known as Bhopal
• Bhopal is also known as a city of lakes for its various artificial and natural lakes
• Bhopal lake, known as the upper lake is the oldest manmade lake in India

Maharashtra Capital is Mumbai

• Mumbai was formerly recognized as Bombay till 1995.
• Mumbai is the financial, commercial and entertainment capital of India
• Mumbai is on the top among the top ten centers of commerce in terms of global financial flow generating 6.16 percent of India’s GDP.

Manipur Capital is Imphal

• The Ima keithal market is probably the worlds only women-run marketplace. In Manipuri, ima means mother and keithal means market, so it’s known as “mother market”
• Only married women are allowed to do the trade and run the stalls in this multi-ethnic 500 years old marketplace, a privilege that is passed from one year to another of Manipuri women to the another

Meghalaya Capital is Shillong

• Shillong is the capital of Meghalaya. It is the only hill station that is accessible from all the sides. In 1874, it became the capital of composite Assam under the British rule
• After the formation of Meghalaya as an independent state, Shillong became its capital

Mizoram Capital is Aizawl

Aizawl is the political and cultural center of the Mizoram. It is here that the state legislature is situated

It is also the commercial hub of the state and all commercial and economic activities are undertaken

Nagaland Capital is Kohima

• Kohima is known as the land of the Angami Naga tribe
• The name was officially granted by the British as they could not pronounce the Angami
• Earlier, Kohima was also called thigoma.

Odisha Capital is Bhubaneswar

• In the year 1948, Bhubaneswar replaced Cuttack as the capital of Odisha
• It is also known as the temple city of India

Punjab Capital is Chandigarh

• Chandigarh as a Union Territory was constituted on November 1, 1966, when the Indian Punjab was reorganized along linguistic lines into two new states- Haryana and Punjab
• Straddled between Haryana and Punjab, the city of Chandigarh was made the shared capital of the two states and of the Union Territory itself.

Rajasthan Capital is Jaipur

• Jaipur is popularly known as the pink city
• It was built during the 18^th century by Raja Sawai Jai Singh II and was the first planned city of India

Sikkim Capital is Gangtok

• With the presence of several monasteries, centers for Tibet ology and religious educational institutions, Gangtok is a famous center of Tibetan Buddhist culture.
• The name Gangtok is gained from Tibetan word, that means hilltop or top of the world

Tamil Nadu Capital is Chennai

• Its capital Chennai is the largest city
• It is the eleventh largest state by area
• It is the second largest state economy in India
• Chennai Corporation initially called as Madras Municipal Corporation is the oldest Municipal Corporation in India established in 1688.

Chennai, formerly known as Madras Patnam, is 380 years old. From a stretch of no man’s land in 1639, it has grown to become a major industrial, business and cultural center

Telangana Capital is Hyderabad

• Do you know, Telangana was constituted as a 29^th state of India on June 2, 2014
• Hyderabad was the joint capital Telangana and Andhra Pradesh
• Now, Hyderabad is only the capital of Telangana

Tripura Capital is Agartala

• Agartala is a component of two words agar and tala agar means kinds of oily valuable perfume tree and tala, a storehouse.
• The literacy percentage in Agartala, according to the 2011 census, was 93.88, higher than the literacy rate

Uttar Pradesh Capital is Lucknow

• The Literacy rate of UP is 69.7%
• Lucknow is popularly called as a city of “Nawaab”
• It is also known as the Golden City of the East, Shiraz-i-Hind and the Constantinople of India
• Lucknow was the epicenter of the 1857 War of Independence.
• UPis the largest producer of food grains and oilseed in the country

Uttarakhand Capital is Dehradun

• Uttarakhand has a multiethnic population spread across two geocultural regions: the Garhwal, and the Kumaon.
• Indo Aryan language is the official languages of Uttarakhand and spoken by the majority of the population
• Hindu, Muslim, Sikhs, Christian, Buddhist, and Jains covers the four-fifths population of Uttarakhand’s resident.
• Dehradun is also known as the abode of Drona
• The Central Braille Press in Dehradun is the largest producer of Braille textbooks in India.

West Bengal Capital is Kolkata

Major Districts

Burdwan division	Jalpaiguri division	Presidency division
Bankura Bardhaman Birbhum East Midnapore (Purba Medinipur) Hooghly Purulia West Midnapore (Paschim Medinipur)	Cooch Behar Darjeeling Alipurduar Jalpaiguri Malda North Dinajpur (Uttar Dinajpur) South Dinajpur (Dakshin Dinajpur)	Howrah Kolkata Murshidabad Nadia North 24 Parganas (Uttar 24 Parganas) South 24 Parganas (Dakshin 24 Parganas)

• Durga Pooja is the main festival which is celebrated in the West Bengal
• In the year 2001, the city name was officially changed from the Calcutta to Kolkata.
• Kolkata is the only state that has hand-pulled rickshaw in India

Now, we will unveil information about union territories and their capitals

Andaman and Nicobar Islands Capital is Port Blair

• The largest sea turtles in the world, Dermochelys Coriacea, nest in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands
• The interesting thing is The scenery on our red colored 20 rupee note depicts a natural scene on the Andaman and Nicobar islands
• The only active volcano in India is a volcano

Dadra and Nagar Haveli Capital is Silvassa

• Dadra and Nagar Haveli lies near the west coast and consists of two separate parts.
• It was a Portuguese colony till 1779 and became a part of independent India in 1954

Daman and Diu Capital is Daman

Goa, Daman, and Diu were incorporated into the Republic of India on December 19, 1961, by military conquest

The territory of Goa Daman and Diu was administered as a single union territory 1987

Lakshadweep Capital is Kavaratti

• It is the smallest union territory of India
• The Area Rank of the Lakshadweep is 7th (last among all Union Territories).
• The total Population of Lakshadweep is 65,473 & Population Rank is also 7th (last among all Union Territories)
• Main spoken languages of Lakshadweep are  Malayalam, Jeseri (dweep bhasha) and Mahl (Dhivehi)

Delhi (National Capital Territory) – Delhi

• Delhi is the second largest populated city after Tokyo
• Delhi’s Khari Baoli market is Asia’s largest wholesale spice market.

Puducherry (Pondicherry) – Pondicherry

• Earlier, the name of this territory was Pondicherry. It was replaced with Puducherry in the year 2006, September 20.
• Puducherry is known as the white town
• Puducherry celebrates its independence day on August 16, while the rest of the nation celebrates on 15^th August
• The former capital of Puducherry was Madras.
• It is also known as ‘the French Riviera of the East’.
• The French infrastructures and French colonies are a major attraction here.
• The ancient structures, monuments, beaches, gardens, and museums are the places of interest for the people visiting Puducherry.

Final Words

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