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States and Union Territories of the Indian Union Indian Constitution
Before August 5, 2019, India had 29 states and 7 Union Territories (UTs). Now India has only 28 states since Jammu and Kashmir has been converted into a union territory. Also, Ladakh has been bifurcated from Jammu and Kashmir and made a union territory. Thus, India now has 28 states and 9 union territories.
State: | Capital: | Main Languages: |
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Andhra Pradesh | Hyderabad (founded in the year 1591 by Mohammed Quli Qutub Shah) | Telugu and Urdu |
Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | Apatani, Bangni, Tagin, Hills Miri, Galo, Adi |
Assam | Dispur | Assamese, Bodo |
Bihar | Patna (earlier known as Patliputra) | Hindi, Urdu, Maithili, Bhojpuri, Magadhi |
Chattisgarh | Raipur | Chhattisgarhi and Hindi |
Goa | Panaji (Christianity is one of the dominant religions followed in the region) | Konkani and Marathi |
Gujarat | Gandhinagar | Gujarati |
Haryana | Chandigarh (also the capital of Punjab) | Haryanvi and Hindi |
Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | Hindi and Pahari |
Jharkhand | Ranchi | Santhali, Mundari, Kurukh, Khortha, Hindi, Bengali, Oriya |
Karnataka | Bengaluru | Kannada |
Kerala | Thiruvananthpuram (Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple dedicated to Lord Vishnu is the symbol of Thiruvananthpuram) | Malayalam |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Hindi |
Maharashtra | Mumbai (earlier known as Bombay) | Marathi |
Manipur | Imphal (Loktak Lake, the biggest freshwater lake in North-Eastern India is in Imphal) | Manipuri |
Meghalaya | Shillong (Shillong was originally Assam's capital from 1874 to January 1974) | Khasi, Garo, English |
Mizoram | Aizwal | Mizo |
Nagaland | Kohima | English, Konyak, Angami |
Orissa | Bhubaneshwar | Oriya |
Punjab | Chandigarh (also the capital of Haryana) | Punjabi |
Rajasthan | Jaipur (also known as Pink City) | Hindi, Rajasthani |
Sikkim | Gangtok | Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Limbu, Hindi, English |
Tamil Nadu | Chennai (earlier known as Madras) | Tamil. |
Telengana | Hyderabad | Telugu and Urdu |
Tripura | Agartala (it lies on the bank of Haora River) | Bengali and Kokborok |
Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow (also known as City of Nawabs) | Hindi |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun | Kumaoni, Garhwali |
West Bengal | Kolkata (earlier known as Calcutta) | Bengali |
Union Territory: | Capital: | Main Languages: |
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Delhi (National Capital Territory) | Delhi | Hindi and English. |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands | Portblair | Bengali, Hindi, Tamil, Nicobarese and Telugu. |
Chandigarh | Chandigarh (designed by Le Corbusier) | Hindi, Punjabi. |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Silvassa | Bhili, Bhilodi, Hindi, Gujarati. |
Daman & Diu | Daman (lies on the Gujarat Coast) | Gujarati, Marathi. |
Lakshadweep (smallest Union Territory) | Kavaratti | Malayalam. |
Pondicherry | Pondicherry | Malyalam, Telugu, Tamil, French. |
Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar(Summer) & Jammu (Winter) | Urdu, Kashmiri |
Ladakh | Leh | Ladakhi |