The List of all 28 Indian States and 8 Union Territories.
Indian States and Capitals 2022
Our country India is often called the union of states. It is so because according to the constitution of India, India will always have a federal form of Government. This federation consists of 28 states and 8 Union Territories. All these states and Union Territories have their capitals for administration purposes. Out of all the states, three states i.e. Himachal Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Uttarakhand have different capitals for their summer and winter sessions of the legislature.
As students, you should know the complete list of Indian States and capitals so that you can answer general Knowledge questions. Here, we are providing the latest list of Indian States and Capitals in 2022.
How many states in India 2022: The list of Indian states along with their capitals in India is given in the following table. You may also take a printout of the states and capitals of India 2022 PDF for future references.
Have a look at states and capitals of India 2022:
Name of the state Capital Year of Establishment Former Capital (if any)
Andhra Pradesh Amaravati 2017 Hyderabad (1956 to 2017)
Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 1987 –
Assam Dispur 1972 Shillong (1950 to 1972)
Bihar Patna 1950 –
Chhattisgarh Raipur 2000 –
Goa Panaji 1987 –
Gujarat Gandhinagar 1970 Ahmedabad (1960 to 1970)
Haryana Chandigarh 1966 –
Himachal Pradesh Shimla 1971 –
Jharkhand Ranchi 2000 –
Karnataka Bengaluru 1956 –
Kerala Thiruvananthapuram 1956 –
Madhya Pradesh Bhopal 1956 –
Maharashtra Mumbai 1960 –
Manipur Imphal 1972 –
Meghalaya Shillong 1972 –
Mizoram Aizawl 1987 –
Nagaland Kohima 1963 –
Odisha Bhubaneswar 1950 –
Punjab Chandigarh 1966 –
Rajasthan Jaipur 1950 –
Sikkim Gangtok 1975 –
Tamil Nadu Chennai 1956 –
Telangana Hyderabad 2014 –
Tripura Agartala 1972 –
Uttar Pradesh Lucknow 1950 –
Uttarakhand Bhararisen (Summer)
Dehradun (Winter) 2000 –
West Bengal Kolkata 1950 –
Union Territories and their capitals in India 2022
Just like states, Union Territories in India also have their capitals. Three Union Territories i.e. Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, and Puducherry have their legislative assembly as well.
Name of the state Capital Year of Establishment
Andaman and Nicobar Island Port Blair 1956
Chandigarh Chandigarh 1966
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu silvasa 2020
Delhi New Delhi 1956
Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar (Summer)
Jammu (Winter) 2019
Ladakh Leh (Summer)
Kargil (Winter) 2019
Lakshadweep Karvarati 1956
Puducherry Pondicherry 1951
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