Static GK - India - States & Capitals
As on 2021 India has 28 States and 8 Union Territories. Jammu and Kashmir has been divided into two Union Territories of Ladakh and Jammu & Kashmir.
| States Name | Capital | Founded Date |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati | 1956-11-01 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | 1987-02-20 |
| Assam | Dispur | 1950-01-26 |
| Bihar | Patna | 1950-01-26 |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur | 2000-11-01 |
| Goa | Panaji | 1987-05-30 |
| Gujarat | Gandhinagar | 1960-05-01 |
| Haryana | Chandigarh | 1966-11-01 |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | 1971-01-25 |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi | 2000-11-15 |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru | 1956-11-01 |
| Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | 1956-11-01 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | 1956-11-01 |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai | 1960-05-01 |
| Manipur | Imphal | 1972-01-21 |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | 1972-01-21 |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | 1987-02-20 |
| Nagaland | Kohima | 1963-12-01 |
| Odisha | Bhubaneswar | 1950-01-26 |
| Punjab | Chandigarh | 1956-11-01 |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur | 1956-11-01 |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | 1975-05-16 |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | 1950-01-26 |
| Telangana | Hyderabad | 2014-06-02 |
| Tripura | Agartala | 1972-01-21 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | 1950-01-26 |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun (Winter) Gairsain (Summer) | 2000-11-09 |
| West Bengal | Kolkata | 1956-11-01 |
| Union Territories | ||
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair | 1956-11-01 |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 1966-11-01 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | Daman | 2020-01-26 |
| Delhi | New Delhi | 1905-05-09 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter) | 2019-10-31 |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | 1956-11-01 |
| Puducherry | Pondicherry | 1954-11-01 |
| Ladakh | Leh | 2019-10-31 |