India States and Capitals-Administrative-Legislative-Judicial-Capitals of All States and Territories
India States and Capitals-Administrative-Legislative-Judicial-Capitals of All States and Territories
Dear aspirants here we are providing you some important details about states and capitals of India, States and Union territories and their administrative capital, judicial capital and legislative capital information. New Delhi is the capital city of India. India is a federal union having 29 (twenty nine) states and 7 (Seven) union territories. In the country Union territories and states are again divided into districts depending on the size or area type. We have mentioned the YEARS in the table which denotes when the particular city became the capital city of a territory or a state respectively. We consider administrative capital as main capital of a state or territory. Central government administers the legislative capital. India States and Capitals is one of the important topics due to the competitive exams regarding Group 1, Group 2,Group 3,Group 4 and all other entrance examinations.
Administrative capital: It is a place of executive government offices situated.
Legislative capital: The place of a particular state’s assembly convenes
Judicial Capital: A place where the high court located of a state or territory.
States and capitals of India -States and Union Territories-Judicial-Administrative and Legislative Capitals:
Indian – States and their Capitals | ||||
State | Legislative Capital | Administrative Capital | Judicial Capital | Since |
Goa | Porvorim | Panji | Mumbai | 1961 |
Jharkhand | Ranchi | Ranchi | Ranchi | 2000 |
Meghalaya | Shillong | Shillong | Guwahati | 1970 |
Punjab | Chandigarh | Chandigarh (Former Capital: Lahore(1936-1947) & Shimla(1947-1966)) | Chandigarh | 1966 |
Andhra Pradesh | Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Hyderabad | 1956 |
Gujarat | Gandhinagar | Gandhinagar(Formal Capital: Ahmedabad(1960-1970)) | Ahmedabad | 1970 |
Karnataka | Bangaluru | Bangaluru | Bangaluru | 1956 |
Mizoram | Aizwal | Aizwal | Guwahati | 1972 |
Rajasthan | Jaipur | Jaipur | Jodhpur | 1948 |
Uttarakhand | Dehradun | Dehradun | Nainital | 2000 |
Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | Itanagar | Guwahati | 1972 |
Haryana | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 1966 |
Kerala | T’puram | Thiruvanantha-Puram (Former Capital: Kochi(1949-1956)) | Ernakulam | 1956 |
Nagaland | Kohima | Kohima | Guwahati | 1963 |
Sikkim | Gangtok | Gangtok | Gangtok | 1975 |
Assam | Dispur | Dispur (Former Capital: Shilong(1874-1972)) | Guwahati | 1972 |
Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | Shimla | Shimla | 1948 |
Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Bhopal | Jabalpur | 1956 |
Orrisa | Bhubaneshwar | Bhubaneshwar (Former Capital: Cuttak (1936-1948) | Cuttack | 1948 |
Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Chennai | Chennai | 1956 |
Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | Lucknow | Allahabad | 1937 |
Bihar | Patna | Patna | Patna | 1936 |
Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar(Sm),Jammu(Wn) | Srinagar(Sm),Jammu(Wn) | Srinagar | 1948 |
Maharashtra | Mumbai | Mumbai | Mumbai | 1818 |
Tripura | Agartala | Agartala | Guwahati | 1956 |
West Bengal | Kolkata | Kolkata | Kolkata | 1905 |
Chhattisgarh | Raipur | Raipur | Bilaspur | 2000 |
Manipur | Imphal | Imphal | Guwahati | 1947 |
Union Territories | ||||
Dadra and Nagar Haveli | _ | Silvasaa | Mumbai | 1961 |
National Capital Territory of Delhi | _ | N.Delhi | _ | _ |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands | _ | Port Blair | Kolkata | 1956 |
Daman and Diu | _ | Daman | Mumbai | 1987 |
Ponducherry | Ponducherry | Ponducherry | Chennai | 1954 |
Chandigarh | _ | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 1966 |
Lakshadweep | _ | Kavaratti | Ernakulam | 1956 |
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