All States and Union Territories of India

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/UTCapitalOfficial Language
Andhra PradeshAmaravatiTelugu
Arunachal PradeshItanagarEnglish
AssamDispurAssamese
BiharPatnaHindi, Urdu
ChhattisgarhRaipurHindi, Chhattisgarhi
GoaPanajiKonkani
GujaratGandhinagarGujarati
HaryanaChandigarhHindi
Himachal PradeshShimlaHindi, Pahari
JharkhandRanchiHindi, Santali
KarnatakaBengaluruKannada
KeralaThiruvananthapuramMalayalam
Madhya PradeshBhopalHindi
MaharashtraMumbaiMarathi
ManipurImphalManipuri
MeghalayaShillongEnglish
MizoramAizawlMizo
NagalandKohimaEnglish
OdishaBhubaneswarOdia
PunjabChandigarhPunjabi
RajasthanJaipurHindi
SikkimGangtokNepali, Bhutia, Lepcha, Limbu
Tamil NaduChennaiTamil
TelanganaHyderabadTelugu
TripuraAgartalaBengali, Kokborok
Uttar PradeshLucknowHindi
UttarakhandDehradunHindi
West BengalKolkataBengali

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 TerritoryCapitalOfficial Language
Andaman and Nicobar IslandsPort BlairEnglish
ChandigarhChandigarhHindi, Punjabi
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and DiuSilvassaGujarati, Marathi
LakshadweepKavarattiMalayalam
PuducherryPuducherryTamil, Telugu, Malayalam, French
DelhiNew DelhiHindi
LakshadweepKavarattiMalayalam
LadakhLehLadakhi, Urdu, English

Note: official languages may vary from district to district within a state/union territory.