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Write Indian states and capitals list in alphabetical order


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The number of states and union territories increased from 14 and 6 in 1956 to 29 and 7 in 2014 respectively. As of 2021, there are 28 states and 8 Union territories in the country.

India is a federal union including 28 states and 8 union territories. The states and union territories are divided into districts. Each State and Union territory has a distinctive set of official symbols. Here is the list of states and capitals.

States Capital
1 Andhra Pradesh Amaravati
2 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar
3 Assam Dispur
4 Bihar Patna
5 Chhattisgarh Raipur
6 Goa Panaji
7 Gujarat Gandhinagar
8 Haryana Chandigarh
9 Himachal Pradesh Shimla
10 Jharkhand Ranchi
11 Karnataka Bengaluru
12 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram
13 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal
14 Maharashtra Mumbai
15 Manipur Imphal
16 Meghalaya Shillong
17 Mizoram Aizawl
18 Nagaland Kohima
19 Odisha Bhubaneswar
20 Punjab Chandigarh
21 Rajasthan Jaipur
22 Sikkim Gangtok
23 Tamil Nadu Chennai
24 Telangana Hyderabad
25 Tripura Agartala
26 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow
27 Uttarakhand Dehradun
28 West Bengal Kolkata

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  1. Which is the largest state in India?
  2. Which state is known as the spice garden of India?

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