Indian State Facts


About India: Capital of India is New Delhi.

India is a federal union of states comprising 28 states and 7 union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.
  • The administrative capital is where the executive government offices are located.
  • The legislative capital is where the state assembly convenes.
  • The judicial capital is the location of the state or territorial High Courts of India.
  • The date mentioned in the table refers to when the city became the capital of the state or territory
  • In the table S and W refers to the Summer and Winter sessions respectively.
  • The administrative capital is considered to be the main capital of the state.
  • In the absence of the legislative capital means that it is administered by the Central Government.


States and their Capitals
State
Administrative Capital
Legislative Capital
Judicial Capital
Since
Hyderabad
Hyderabad
Hyderabad
1956
Itanagar
Itanagar
Guwahati
1972
Dispur (Former Capital: Shilong(1874-1972))
Dispur
Guwahati
1972
Patna
Patna
Patna
1936
Raipur
Raipur
Bilaspur
2000
Panji
Porvorim
Mumbai
1961
Gandhinagar(Formal Capital: Ahmedabad(1960-1970))
Gandhinagar
Ahmedabad
1970
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
1966
Shimla
Shimla
Shimla
1948
Srinagar(S),Jammu(W)
Srinagar(S),Jammu(W)
Srinagar
1948
Ranchi
Ranchi
Ranchi
2000
Bangaluru
Bangaluru
Bangaluru
1956
Thiruvanantha-Puram (Former Capital: Kochi(1949-1956))
T'puram
Ernakulam
1956
Bhopal
Bhopal
Jabalpur
1956
Mumbai
Mumbai
Mumbai
1818
Imphal
Imphal
Guwahati
1947
Shillong
Shillong
Guwahati
1970
Aizwal
Aizwal
Guwahati
1972
Kohima
Kohima
Guwahati
1963
Bhubaneshwar (Former Capital: Cuttak (1936-1948))
Bhubaneshwar
Cuttack
1948
Chandigarh (Former Capital: Lahore(1936-1947) & Shimla(1947-1966))
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
1966
Jaipur
Jaipur
Jodhpur
1948
Gangtok
Gangtok
Gangtok
1975
Chennai
Chennai
Chennai
1956
Agartala
Agartala
Guwahati
1956
Dehradun
Dehradun
Nainital
2000
Lucknow
Lucknow
Allahabad
1937
Kolkata
Kolkata
Kolkata
1905
Union Territories
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Port Blair
--
Kolkata
1956
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
--
Chandigarh
1966
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
Silvasaa
--
Mumbai
1961
Daman and Diu
Daman
--
Mumbai
1987
Lakshadweep
Kavaratti
--
Ernakulam
1956
National Capital Territory of Delhi
N.Delhi
--
--
--
Ponducherry
Ponducherry
Ponducherry
Chennai
1954

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