India Map with States & Capital PDF Download HD Quality

India Map with States & Capital PDF Download HD Quality – The map shows India, a country in southern Asia that occupies the greater part of the Indian subcontinent. India is bordered by Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burma (Myanmar), China (Xizang – Tibet Autonomous Region), Nepal, and Pakistan, it shares maritime borders with Indonesia, Maldives, Sri Lanka, and Thailand. India is seventh largest country in the world and also the second populous. It lies in southern Asia. It is officially known as the Republic of India. It is governed by a parliamentary form of government. It gets very difficult to manage the large country from one place. So Indian Constitution give right to the central government to make states as it feel suitable. This article talks about the list of States and Capitals of India with the founded year.

 

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S.No	States Name	Capital	Founded on
1	Andhra Pradesh	Hyderabad (Proposed Capital Amaravati)	1 Nov. 1956
2	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar	20 Feb. 1987
3	Assam	Dispur	26 Jan. 1950
4	Bihar	Patna	26 Jan. 1950
5	Chhattisgarh	Raipur	1 Nov. 2000
6	Goa	Panaji	30 May. 1987
7	Gujarat	Gandhinagar	1 May. 1960
8	Haryana	Chandigarh	1 Nov. 1966
9	Himachal Pradesh	Shimla	25 Jan. 1971
10	Jharkhand	Ranchi	15 Nov. 2000
11	Karnataka	Bengaluru (formerly Bangalore)	1 Nov. 1956
12	Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram	1 Nov. 1956
13	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	1 Nov. 1956
14	Maharashtra	Mumbai	1 May. 1960
15	Manipur	Imphal	21 Jan. 1972
16	Meghalaya	Shillong	21 Jan. 1972
17	Mizoram	Aizawl	20 Feb. 1987
18	Nagaland	Kohima	1 Dec. 1963
19	Odisha	Bhubaneswar	26 Jan. 1950
20	Punjab	Chandigarh	1 Nov. 1956
21	Rajasthan	Jaipur	1 Nov. 1956
22	Sikkim	Gangtok	16 May. 1975
23	Tamil Nadu	Chennai	26 Jan. 1950
24	Telangana	Hyderabad	2 Jun. 2014
25	Tripura	Agartala	21 Jan. 1972
26	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	26 Jan. 1950
27	Uttarakhand	Dehradun (Winter) Gairsain (Summer)	9 Nov. 2000
28	West Bengal	Kolkata	1 Nov. 1956

Indian States: Union Territories and Capitals

At Present India now has 28 States and 8 Union Territories. The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir has been bifurcated into two Union Territories (UT) of J&K and Ladakh. The newly formed union territories have been formed under a reorganization act passed by the Parliament on 5-6 August 2020. At present India has 8 Union Territories.

Union Territories Names	Capital	Founded on
Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Port Blair	1 Nov. 1956
Chandigarh	Chandigarh	1 Nov. 1966
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	Daman	26 Jan. 2020
Delhi	New Delhi	9 May. 1905
Jammu and Kashmir	Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter)	31 Oct 2019
Lakshadweep	Kavaratti	1 Nov. 1956
Puducherry	Pondicherry	1 Nov. 1954
Ladakh	Leh	31 Oct 2019

States and Capitals of India: FAQs

Q1. How many states are there in India? Ans. There are a total of 28 States in India as of March 2021.

Q2. How many states and union territories are there in India? Ans.There are 28 states and 8 union territories in India at present.

Q3. Which Union territories was merged in January 2020? Ans. Daman and Diu is merged with Dadar and Nagar Haveli.

Q4. Which state has been bifurcated to make union territory? Ans. Jammu and Kashmir is bifurcated into Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh Union Territories.

Q5. What is the Capital of India? Ans. New Delhi is the capital of India.

Q6. Who is the head of Union Territory? Ans. Lieutenant Governor is the head of the Union Territory.