States and Union Territories
India is composed of 28 states and 7 union territories (including a national capital territory). The union territories are governed by administrators, appointed by the President of India. Two of the territories (Delhi and Pondicherry) have been given partial statehood, with elected legislatures and executive councils of ministers, but limited powers.
- States
| Number | State | Code | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | AP | Hyderabad |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | AR | Itanagar |
| 3 | Assam | AS | Dispur |
| 4 | Bihar | BR | Patna |
| 5 | Chhattisgarh | CG | Raipur |
| 6 | Goa | GA | Panaji |
| 7 | Gujarat | GJ | Gandhinagar |
| 8 | Haryana | HR | Chandigarh |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | HP | Shimla |
| 10 | Jammu and Kashmir | JK | Srinagar |
| 11 | Jharkhand | JH | Ranchi |
| 12 | Karnataka | KA | Bengalooru |
| 13 | Kerala | KL | Thiruvananthapuram |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | MP | Bhopal |
| 15 | Maharashtra | MH | Mumbai |
| 16 | Manipur | MN | Imphal |
| 17 | Meghalaya | ML | Shillong |
| 18 | Mizoram | MZ | Aizawl |
| 19 | Nagaland | NL | Kohima |
| 20 | Orissa | OR | Bhubaneswar |
| 21 | Punjab | PB | Chandigarh |
| 22 | Rajasthan | RJ | Jaipur |
| 23 | Sikkim | SK | Gangtok |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | TN | Chennai |
| 25 | Tripura | TR | Agartala |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | UP | Lucknow |
| 27 | Uttarakhand | UK | Dehradun |
| 28 | West Bengal | WB | Kolkata |
- Union territories
| Number | Union territory | Code | Capital |
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | AN | Port Blair |
| B | Chandigarh | CH | Chandigarh |
| C | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | DN | Silvassa |
| D | Daman and Diu | DD | Daman |
| E | Lakshadweep | LD | Kavaratti |
| F | National Capital Territory | ND | New Delhi |
| G | Pondicherry | PY | Pondicherry |
- See also:
- List of states and union territories of India by population (area can also be found)
- Official languages of India#Languages currently used In Indian states and union territories
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