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