List of state and union territory capitals in India

List of state and union territory capitals in India

India is a country located in southern Asia. With over 1.2 billion people, India is the most populous democracy in the world. It is a federal constitutional republic governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 29 states and 7 union territories.^[1] All states, as well as the union territories of Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments, both patterned on the Westminster model. The remaining five union territories are directly ruled by the centre through appointed administrators. In 1956, under the States Reorganisation Act, states were reorganised on a linguistic basis.^[2] Since then, their structure has remained largely unchanged. Each state or union territory is further divided into administrative districts.

The state and union territory capitals are sorted according to the administrative, legislative and judicial capitals. The administrative capital is where the executive government offices are located, the legislative capital is where the state assembly convenes, and the judicial capital is the location of the state or territorial High Courts of India. Union territories are marked with a dagger ().

State and union territory capitals[edit]

No.	State/Union Territor	Administrative capitals	Legislative capitals	Judiciary capitals	Year capital was established	The Former capital
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Port Blair	Port Blair	Kolkata(formerly Calcutta)	1956	Calcutta (1945–1956)
2	Andhra Pradesh	Amaravati[a]	Hyderabad	Hyderabad	2014	Kurnool
3	Arunachal Pradesh	Itanagar	Itanagar	Guwahati	1987
4	Assam	Dispur	Guwahati	Guwahati	1975	Shillong[b](1874–1972)
5	Bihar	Patna	Patna	Patna	1912
6	Chandigarh	Chandigarh[c]	—	Chandigarh	1966	—
7	Chhattisgarh	Raipur[d]	Raipur	Bilaspur	2000	—
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Silvassa	—	Mumbai	1945	Mumbai (1954–1961) Panaji(1961–1987)
9	Daman and Diu	Daman	—	Mumbai	1987	Ahmedabad(1961–1963) Panaji(1963–1987)
10	National Capital Territory of Delhi	New Delhi	New Delhi	New Delhi	1931	—
11	Goa	Panaji[e]	Porvorim	Mumbai	1961	Panaji (1961–1987)
12	Gujarat	Gandhinagar	Gandhinagar	Ahmedabad	1960	Ahmedabad(1960–1970)
13	Haryana	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	1966	—
14	Himachal Pradesh	Shimla	Shimla	Shimla	1971	Bilaspur(1950–1956)
15	Jammu and Kashmir	Srinagar (S) Jammu (W)	Srinagar (S) Jammu (W)	Srinagar (S) Jammu (W)	1948	—
16	Jharkhand	Ranchi	Ranchi	Ranchi	2000	—
17	Karnataka	Bengaluru	Bengaluru	Bengaluru	1956	(Mysore)
18	Kerala	Thiruvananthapuram	Thiruvananthapuram	Kochi	1956
19	Lakshadweep	Kavaratti	Kavaratti	Kochi	1956
20	Madhya Pradesh	Bhopal	Bhopal	Jabalpur	1956	Nagpur[f](1861–1956)
21	Maharashtra	Mumbai[g] Nagpur (W/2nd)[h]	Mumbai (S+B) Nagpur (W)[i]	Mumbai	1818 1960	—
22	Manipur	Imphal	Imphal	Imphal	194	—
23	Meghalaya	Shillong	Shillong	Shillong	1970	—
24	Mizoram	Aizawl	Aizawl	Guwahati	1972	—
25	Nagaland	Kohima	Kohima	Guwahati	1963	—
26	Odisha	Bhubaneswar	Bhubaneswar	Cuttack	1948	Cuttack(1936–1948)
27	Puducherry	Pondicherry	Pondicherry	Chennai	1954	Madras(1948–1954)
28	Punjab	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	Chandigarh	1960	Lahore[j](1849–1947) Murree(S/1873–1875) Shimla(S/1876–1947) Shimla(1947–1960)
29	Rajasthan	Jaipur	Jaipur	Jodhpur	1948	—
30	Sikkim	Gangtok[k]	Gangtok	Gangtok	1890	—
31	Tamil Nadu	Chennai[l]	Chennai	Chennai	1956
32	Telangana	Hyderabad	Hyderabad	Hyderabad	2014	—
33	Tripura	Agartala	Agartala	Agartala	1956	—
34	Uttar Pradesh	Lucknow	Lucknow	Allahabad	1938	—
35	Uttarakhand	Dehradun[m]	Dehradun	Nainital	2000	—
36	West Bengal	Kolkata	Kolkata	Kolkata	1947