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| States and Union Territories of India List - April 2020 |
States and Union Territories
- India, a union of states, is a Sovereign, Secular, Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary system of Government.
- The President is the constitutional head of Executive of the Union. In the states, the Governor, as the representative of the President, is the head of Executive.
- The system of government in states closely resembles that of the Union.
- There are 28 states and 8 Union territories in the country.
- Union Territories are administered by the President through an Administrator appointed by him/her. From the largest to the smallest, each State/UT of India has a unique demography, history and culture, dress, festivals, language etc.
This section introduces you to the various States/UTs in the Country and urges you to explore their magnificent uniqueness.
States and Capitals
- Andhra Pradesh - Hyderabad
- Arunachal Pradesh - Itanagar
- Assam - Dispur
- Bihar - Patna
- Chhattisgarh - Raipur
- Goa - Panaji
- Gujarat - Gandhinagar
- Haryana - Chandigarh
- Himachal Pradesh - Shimla
- Jharkhand - Ranchi
- Karnataka - Bangalore
- Kerala - Thiruvananthapuram
- Madhya Pradesh - Bhopal
- Maharashtra - Mumbai
- Manipur - Imphal
- Meghalaya - Shillong
- Mizoram - Aizawl
- Nagaland - Kohima
- Odisha - Bhubaneshwar
- Punjab - Chandigarh
- Rajasthan - Jaipur
- Sikkim - Gangtok
- Tamil Nadu - Chennai
- Telangana - Hyderabad
- Tripura - Agartala
- Uttarakhand - Dehradun
- Uttar Pradesh - Lucknow
- West Bengal - Kolkata
Union Territories and Capitals
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands - Port Blair
- Chandigarh - Chandigarh
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu - Daman
- The Government of NCT of Delhi- Delhi
- Jammu & Kashmir - Srinagar-S*, Jammu-W*
- Ladakh - Leh
- Lakshadweep - Kavaratti
- Puducherry - Puducherry
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