How Many States And Union Territories Are There In India: India is a sovereign, secular, democratic republic with a parliamentary form of government. It is a union of states. According to the constitution, the President leads the Union’s executive branch. As the President’s envoy in each state, the governor serves as the head of the executive branch. States have governmental structures that are very similar to the Union’s. The nation is made up of 28 states and 8 Union territories. The President appoints an Administrator to oversee Union Territories on their behalf. Every State/UT in India, ranging in size from largest to smallest, has its own distinct history, culture, customs, festivals, and language.
List of Indian States and Capitals
· Andhra Pradesh(Amaravati)
· Arunachal Pradesh(Itanagar)
· Assam(Dispur)
· Bihar(Patna)
· Chhattisgarh(Raipur)
· Goa(Panaji)
· Gujarat(Gandhinagar)
· Haryana(Chandigarh)
· Himachal Pradesh(Shimla)
· Jharkhand(Ranchi)
· Karnataka(Bangalore)
· Kerala(Thiruvananthapuram)
· Madhya Pradesh(Bhopal)
· Maharashtra(Mumbai)
· Manipur(Imphal)
· Meghalaya(Shillong)
· Mizoram(Aizawl)
· Nagaland(Kohima)
· Odisha(Bhubaneshwar)
· Punjab(Chandigarh)
· Rajasthan(Jaipur)
· Sikkim(Gangtok)
· Tamil Nadu(Chennai)
· Telangana(Hyderabad)
· Tripura(Agartala)
· Uttarakhand(Dehradun)
· Uttar Pradesh(Lucknow)
· West Bengal(Kolkata)
Union Territories
New Delhi, a union territory, serves as India’s capital. The Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry are the other union territories. There are many different cultures, languages, and religions practiced in India’s states and union territories. In addition, they are home to a diverse range of natural characteristics, such as the Andaman and Nicobar Islands’ tropical beaches and the Himalayas’ snow-capped peaks.
· Andaman and Nicobar Islands(Port Blair)
· Chandigarh(Chandigarh)
· Dadra and Nagar Haveli and
Daman & Diu(Daman)
· The Government of NCT of Delhi(Delhi)
· Jammu & Kashmir
(Srinagar-S*, Jammu-W*)
· Ladakh(Leh)
· Lakshadweep(Kavaratti)
· Puducherry(Puducherry)
* S (Summer) and * W (Winter)