A convenient reference list of India's 28 states and 8 Union Territories with their capitals and short notes.
India is a federal union comprising states and union territories. The states have their own governments, while union territories are usually administered by the Central Government through a Lieutenant Governor or Administrator. As of today there are 28 states and 8 union territories. Below you'll find a table of states with their capitals and a quick list of union territories.
Common/official capital names are used. Some states have multiple administrative or legislative capitals noted where relevant.
| State | Capital |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar |
| Assam | Dispur |
| Bihar | Patna |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur |
| Goa | Panaji |
| Gujarat | Gandhinagar |
| Haryana | Chandigarh |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru (Bangalore) |
| Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai |
| Manipur | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizawl |
| Nagaland | Kohima |
| Odisha | Bhubaneswar |
| Punjab | Chandigarh |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur |
| Sikkim | Gangtok |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai |
| Telangana | Hyderabad |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow |
| West Bengal | Kolkata |
Union territories are administered by the Central Government. Some UTs have a legislature; others are fully centrally administered.
Capital: Port Blair
Capital: Chandigarh (serves as capital for both Haryana and Punjab)
Capital: Daman
Capital: New Delhi (seat of the Central Government)
Capitals: Srinagar (Summer), Jammu (Winter)
Capital: Leh
Capital: Kavaratti
Capital: Puducherry
