About Indian States and Union Territories, India comprises 29 States and seven Union Territories As of
India, a union of states, is a Sovereign, Secular, Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary system of Government. The President is the constitutional head of Executive of the Union. In the states, the Governor, as the representative of the President, is the head of Executive. The system of government in states closely resembles that of the Union. There are 28 states and 7 Union territories in the country. Union Territories are administered by the President through an Administrator appointed by him/her. From the largest to the smallest, each State/UT of India has a unique demography, history and culture, dress, festivals, language etc. This section introduces you to the various States/UTs in the Country and urges you to explore their magnificent uniqueness...
Indian States and Union Territories
| States (in alphabetical order) | Capital City | |
| Andhra Pradesh | Amravathi [*Hyderabad initially] | |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | |
| Assam | Dispur | |
| Bihar | Patna | |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur | |
| Goa | Panaji | |
| Gujarat | Gandhinagar | |
| Haryana | Chandigarh (shared with Punjab) | |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | |
| Jammu & Kashmir | Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter) | |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi | |
| Karnataka | Bangalore | |
| Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai | |
| Manipur | Imphal | |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | |
| Nagaland | Kohima | |
| Odisha (Orissa) | Bhubaneshwar | |
| Punjab | Chandigarh (shared with Haryana) | |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur | |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | |
| Telangana (from June 2, 2014) | Hyderabad | |
| Tripura | Agartala | |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun | |
| West Bengal | Kolkata |
| Union territory (in alphabetical order) | Capital City |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Silvassa |
| Daman and Diu | Daman |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
| Delhi – National Capital Territory | Delhi |
| Puducherry (Pondicherry) | Pondicherry |
