As of 2024, in India there are 28 states and 8 union territories are there.
India is one of the oldest civilizations in the world with rich cultural heritage.
It is the 7th largest country in the world surrounded by Himalayas on north and water rest of the sides
As a citizen of India, the simplest question we need to know about India is
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How many states in India?
There are 28 States and 8 Union Territories.
- States and Union Territories Formation – After Article 370 Revocation, Jammu and Kashmir Converted into two Union Territories.
- Jammu and Kashmir – 2019
- Ladakh – 2019
- Daman and Diu and Dadra nagar haveli (Merged) – 2020
Political Map of India
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List of States and Capitals of India
| S.No | State Name | Administrative capitals |
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | Hyderabad (De-facto Capital – Amaravathi) Legislative Capital – Visakhapatnam |
| 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 |
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List of Union Territories
| S.No | Union Territory | Capitals |
| 1 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair |
| 2 | Chandigarh | Chandigarh |
| 3 | New Delhi | Delhi |
| 4 | Ladakh | Leh |
| 5 | Daman and Diu & Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Daman |
| 6 | Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
| 7 | Pondicherry | Pondicherry |
| 8 | Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter) |
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