Complete List of Indian States and their capitals

History of categorization of Indian states:

In 1956, India formed the States Reorganisation Act, which demarcates the Indian states’ borders along the semantic lines. This Act in the Indian Constitution dismissed the Part A, B and C status of the Indian states to form just a single type of state. The former governor’s region of British India constituted Part A states. Those belonging to royal states came under Part B. Part C includes the princely states and provinces of former chief commissioners. 

Since 1947, though state boundaries have changed, the Act still plays a significant role in defining the current Indian states’ forms and shapes.

There are 28 states in India and 8 Union Territories. Each of these States and Union Territories is unique in its culture and people. Each state of India has an administrative, legislative and judicial capital.
Sl No State Capital Judaical Capital Founded On Status Before Foundation
1 Andhra Pradesh Amaravati Amaravati 1-Nov-1956 Part of Andhra State and Hyderabad State
2 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Guwahati 20-Feb-1987 Arunachal Pradesh Union Territory
3 Assam Dispur Guwahati 26-Jan-1950 Part of Kamarupa Kingdom
4 Bihar Patna Patna 26-Jan-1950 Part of Bengal Province, British India
5 Chhattisgarh Raipur Bilaspur 1-Nov-2000 Part of Madhya Pradesh
6 Goa Panaji Mumbai 30-May-1987 Part of Goa, Daman, and Diu
7 Gujarat Gandhinagar Ahmedabad 1-May-1960 Part of Bombay State
8 Haryana Chandigarh Chandigarh 1-Nov-1966 Part of East Punjab
9 Himachal Pradesh Shimla shimla 25-Jan-1971 Part of the princely states of former Punjab States Agency
10 Jharkhand Ranchi Ranchi 15-Nov-2000 Part of Bihar
11 Karnataka Bengaluru Bengaluru 1-Nov-1956 Part of Bombay State, Coorg State, Hyderabad State and Mysore State
12 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Ernakulam 1-Nov-1956 Part of Madras State and Travancore-Cochin
13 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Jabalpur 1-Nov-1956 Part of the Central Provinces and Berar, Princely State of Makrai and the princely states of the former Eastern States Agency
14 Maharashtra Mumbai Mumbai 1-May-1960 Part of Bombay State
15 Manipur Imphal Impal 21-Jan-1972 Manipur Union Territory
16 Meghalaya Shillong Shillong 21-Jan-1972 Part of Assam
17 Mizoram Aizawl Guwahati 20-Feb-1987 Mizoram Union Territory
18 Nagaland Kohima Guwahati 1-Dec-1963 Nagaland Union Territory
19 Odisha Bhubaneswar Cuttack 26-Jan-1950 Part of Bihar and Orissa Province, British India
20 Punjab Chandigarh Chandigarh 1-Nov-1956 Part of East Punjab
21 Rajasthan Jaipur Jodhpur 1-Nov-1956 Part of the princely states of former Rajputana Agency
22 Sikkim Gangtok Gangtok 16-May-1975 Kingdom of Sikkim
23 Tamil Nadu Chennai Chennai 26-Jan-1950 Part of Madras State and Travancore-Cochin
24 Telangana Hyderabad Hyderabad 2-Jun-2014 Part of Andhra Pradesh
25 Tripura Agartala Agartala 21-Jan-1972 Tripura Union Territory
26 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Prayagraj 26-Jan-1950 United Provinces
27 Uttarakhand Dehradun (Winter), Gairsain (Summer) Nainital 9-Nov-2000 Part of Uttar Pradesh
28 West Bengal Kolkata Kolkata 1-Nov-1956 Part of Bengal Province, British India