States and Capitals of India

The capital of INDIA is NEWDELHI.

The Indian subcontinent consists of 28 states and seven union territories.

There were actually 25 states in India,but in November 2000,three more states were formed from
the existing states of MadhyaPradesh, UttarPradesh and Bihar, which brought the figure up to 28.

The states and their capitals are as follows:-
STATES CAPITALS STATES CAPITALS
1.Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad 14.  Manipur Imphal
2.Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 15.  Meghalaya Shilong
3.     Assam Dispur 16.  Mizoram Aizwal
4.      Bihar Patna 17.  Nagaland Kohima
5.      Goa Panaji 18.  Orissa Bhubaneswar
6.     Gujarat Gandhi Nagar 19.  Punjab Chandigarh
7.    Haryana Chandigarh 20.  Rajasthan Jaipur
8.  Himachal Pradesh Shimla 21.  Sikkim Gangtok
9.Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar 22.  TamilNadu Chennai
10.   Karnataka Banglore 23.  Tripura Agartala
11.   Kerala Thiruvananthapuram 24.UttarPradesh Lucknow
12.MadhyaPradesh Bhopal 25.WestBengal Calcutta
13.  Maharashtra Mumbai
The three new states formed are:-
26.    Chattisgarh Raipur 27.    Jarkhand Ranchi
28.    Uttaranchal Dehradun

The Seven UnionTerritories(these Territories come under the direct rule of the Central Government):-

1.Andaman And Nicobar Islands 4.Daman And Diu
2.Chandigarh 5.Lakshadweep
3.Dadra And Nagar Haveli 6.Pondicherry
7.    Delhi