List of States in India || DAILY GK UPDATE

 List of States in India

As already mentioned 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. In some states, all three functions are conducted in one capital. Every state is ruled by a Chief Minister. Hence India as a nation is an amalgamation of diverse cultures and identities. The different states and union territories of India are as follows: 

List of States in India || DAILY GK UPDATE

State Capital Founded On

Andhra Pradesh

Amaravati

1 Nov 1956

Arunachal Pradesh

Itanagar

20 Feb 1987

Assam

Dispur

26 Jan 1950

Bihar

Patna

26 Jan 1950

Chhattisgarh

Raipur

1 Nov 2000

Goa

Panaji

30 May 1987

Gujarat

Gandhinagar

1 May 1960

Haryana

Chandigarh

1 Nov 1966

Himachal Pradesh

Shimla

25 Jan 1971

Jharkhand

Ranchi

15 Nov 2000

Karnataka

Bengaluru

1 Nov 1956

Kerala

Thiruvananthapuram

1 Nov 1956

Madhya Pradesh

Bhopal

1 Nov 1956

Maharashtra

Mumbai

1 May 1960

Manipur

Imphal

21 Jan 1972

Meghalaya

Shillong

21 Jan 1972

Mizoram

Aizawl

20 Feb 1987

Nagaland

Kohima

1 Dec 1963

Odisha

Bhubaneswar

26 Jan 1950

Punjab

Chandigarh

1 Nov 1956

Rajasthan

Jaipur

1 Nov 1956

Sikkim

Gangtok

16 May 1975

Tamil Nadu

Chennai

26 Jan 1950

Telangana

Hyderabad

2 June 2014

Tripura

Agartala

21 Jan 1972

Uttar Pradesh

Lucknow

26 Jan 1950

Uttarakhand

Dehradun (Winter)

Gairsain (Summer)

9 Nov 2000

West Bengal

Kolkata

1 Nov 1956