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Indian states and capitals — 28 states and 8 union territories

India has 28 states and 8 union territories. Here is every capital in English and Hindi (राज्य और राजधानी) — then practise with flashcards until you know them all.

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#State / UTCapitalHindi (राज्य — राजधानी)
1 Andhra PradeshAmaravatiआंध्र प्रदेश — अमरावती
2 Arunachal PradeshItanagarअरुणाचल प्रदेश — ईटानगर
3 AssamDispurअसम — दिसपुर
4 BiharPatnaबिहार — पटना
5 ChhattisgarhRaipurछत्तीसगढ़ — रायपुर
6 GoaPanajiगोवा — पणजी
7 GujaratGandhinagarगुजरात — गांधीनगर
8 HaryanaChandigarhहरियाणा — चंडीगढ़
9 Himachal PradeshShimla (winter: Dharamshala)हिमाचल प्रदेश — शिमला
10 JharkhandRanchiझारखंड — रांची
11 KarnatakaBengaluruकर्नाटक — बेंगलुरु
12 KeralaThiruvananthapuramकेरल — तिरुवनंतपुरम
13 Madhya PradeshBhopalमध्य प्रदेश — भोपाल
14 MaharashtraMumbai (winter: Nagpur)महाराष्ट्र — मुंबई
15 ManipurImphalमणिपुर — इंफाल
16 MeghalayaShillongमेघालय — शिलांग
17 MizoramAizawlमिज़ोरम — आइज़ोल
18 NagalandKohimaनागालैंड — कोहिमा
19 OdishaBhubaneswarओडिशा — भुवनेश्वर
20 PunjabChandigarhपंजाब — चंडीगढ़
21 RajasthanJaipurराजस्थान — जयपुर
22 SikkimGangtokसिक्किम — गंगटोक
23 Tamil NaduChennaiतमिलनाडु — चेन्नई
24 TelanganaHyderabadतेलंगाना — हैदराबाद
25 TripuraAgartalaत्रिपुरा — अगरतला
26 Uttar PradeshLucknowउत्तर प्रदेश — लखनऊ
27 UttarakhandDehradun (summer: Gairsain)उत्तराखंड — देहरादून
28 West BengalKolkataपश्चिम बंगाल — कोलकाता
29 Andaman and Nicobar Islands (UT)Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair)अंडमान और निकोबार — श्री विजयपुरम
30 Chandigarh (UT)Chandigarhचंडीगढ़ — चंडीगढ़
31 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu (UT)Damanदादरा और नगर हवेली और दमन और दीव — दमन
32 Delhi (NCT)New Delhiदिल्ली — नई दिल्ली
33 Jammu and Kashmir (UT)Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter)जम्मू और कश्मीर — श्रीनगर / जम्मू
34 Ladakh (UT)Lehलद्दाख — लेह
35 Lakshadweep (UT)Kavarattiलक्षद्वीप — कवरत्ती
36 Puducherry (UT)Puducherryपुडुचेरी — पुडुचेरी

Questions

How many states and union territories are there in India?

India has 28 states and 8 union territories.

Which states share a capital?

Punjab and Haryana both have Chandigarh as their capital — Chandigarh is also a union territory.

What is the new name of Port Blair?

In 2024 Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was renamed Sri Vijaya Puram.

Which states have two capitals?

Maharashtra (Mumbai, winter capital Nagpur), Himachal Pradesh (Shimla, winter capital Dharamshala), Uttarakhand (Dehradun, summer capital Gairsain) and the UT of Jammu and Kashmir (Srinagar in summer, Jammu in winter).

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