Write Indian states and capitals list in alphabetical order
Answer:
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 |