Indian States and Union Territories with Capital Cities and Year of Formation

list of indian states and union territories with capital cities and year of formation

 

List of Indian Sates with Capital Cities (March, 2017)

S. No. State Created from Year of Formation Capital
1 Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad State (first to be created along linguistic lines, for the Telugu speaking people) 1953 Hyderabad (Suggested Amaravati)
2 Arunachal Pradesh Converted from Union Territory to Sate 1987 Itanagar
3 Assam 1950 Patna
4 Bihar 1950 Patna
5 Chchattisgarh Madhya Pradesh 2000 Raipur
6 Goa Converted from Union Territory to State 1967 Panaji
7 Gujarat Bombay State 1960 Gandhi Nagar
8 Haryana Punjab 1966 Chandigarh
9 Himachal Pradesh Punjab 1966 Shimla
10 Jammu and Kashmir 1947 Srinagar (Summer) & Jammu (Winter)
11 Jharkhand Bihar 2000 Ranchi
12 Karnataka Madras Presidency 1956 Bengaluru
13 Kerala Madras Presidency 1956 Thiruvananthapuram
14 Madhya Pradesh Central Provinces 1950 Bhopal
15 Maharashtra Bombay State 1960 Mumbai
16 Manipur Converted from Union Territory to tate 1972 Imphal
17 Meghalaya Assam 1969 Shillong
18 Mizoram Union Territory reorganized as State 1986 Aizawl
19 Nagaland Assam 1962 Kohima
20 Odisha Orissa Province 1947 Bhubaneshwar
21 Punjab 1966 Chandigarh
22 Rajasthan Princely state of Rajputana 1950 Jaipur
23 Sikkim Annexed to India 1975 Gangtok
24 Tamil Nadu Madras Presidency 1956 Chennai
25 Telangana Hyderabad 2014 Hyderabad
26 Tripura Union Territory reorganized as state 1972 Agartala
27 Uttar Pradesh 1950 Lucknow
28 Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh 2000 Dehradun
29 West Bengal Bengal Province (after partition) 1947 Kolkata
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List of Indian Union Territories With Capitals (March, 2017)

S. No. Union Territory Capital
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair
2 Chandigarh Chandigarh
3 Dadra & Nagar Haveli Silvassa
4 National Capital Territory of India Delhi
5 Daman & Diu Daman
6 Lakshadeep Kavaratti
7 Pondicherry Pondicherry