India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, with a total of 36 entities. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and smaller administrative divisions. Some of the major states include Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, and Tamil Nadu, while the union territories include Delhi and Puducherry.
Each state and union territory has its own government, with varying levels of autonomy and powers. The capital of India is New Delhi, which is a union territory and also serves as the capital of the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Here is a table of the 28 states and 8 union territories of India, along with their capital cities and official languages:
State/UT | Capital | Official Language |
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Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati | Telugu |
Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | English |
Assam | Dispur | Assamese |
Bihar | Patna | Hindi, Urdu |
Chhattisgarh | Raipur | Hindi, Chhattisgarhi |
Goa | Panaji | Konkani |
Gujarat | Gandhinagar | Gujarati |
Haryana | Chandigarh | Hindi |
Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | Hindi, Pahari |
Jharkhand | Ranchi | Hindi, Santali |
Karnataka | Bengaluru | Kannada |
Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | Malayalam |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Hindi |
Maharashtra | Mumbai | Marathi |
Manipur | Imphal | Manipuri |
Meghalaya | Shillong | English |
Mizoram | Aizawl | Mizo |
Nagaland | Kohima | English |
Odisha | Bhubaneswar | Odia |
Punjab | Chandigarh | Punjabi |
Rajasthan | Jaipur | Hindi |
Sikkim | Gangtok | Nepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Limbu |
Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Tamil |
Telangana | Hyderabad | Telugu |
Tripura | Agartala | Bengali, Kokborok |
Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | Hindi |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun | Hindi |
West Bengal | Kolkata | Bengali |
Explore the Diversity of Union Territories in India: Delhi, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Union territories are a type of administrative division in India that are directly ruled by the federal government, rather than by a state government. They are typically smaller in area and population compared to states, and have fewer powers of self-government.
Some of the Union Territories of India include Delhi, Puducherry, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, Daman and Diu, and Dadra and Nagar Haveli. These Union Territories are diverse in terms of culture, geography, history and economy, each with their own unique characteristics that makes it different from other states and Union Territories of India.
Union Territory | Capital | Official Language |
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Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair | English |
Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Hindi, Punjabi |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Silvassa | Gujarati, Marathi |
Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | Malayalam |
Puducherry | Puducherry | Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, French |
Delhi | New Delhi | Hindi |
Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | Malayalam |
Ladakh | Leh | Ladakhi, Urdu, English |
Note: official languages may vary from district to district within a state/union territory.