{"id":28953,"date":"2026-10-24T06:59:05","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T06:59:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/?p=28953"},"modified":"2026-10-24T08:45:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T08:45:19","slug":"how-many-states-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oratrics.com\/blogs\/blog\/how-many-states-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"How Many States in India Name Them With Capital: Complete List (2026)"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"28953\" class=\"elementor elementor-28953\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-ffd1113 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ffd1113\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c6e5e53\" data-id=\"c6e5e53\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-26edfb1\" data-id=\"26edfb1\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-15eedc4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"15eedc4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How Many States in India Name Them With Capital: Complete List (2026)\n<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7841018 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7841018\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s one of the first general knowledge questions every Indian student learns, and one of the most searched too: how many states in India name them with capital? The short answer is that India has <\/span><b>28 states and 8 union territories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and each one has its own capital city. In this guide, you&#8217;ll find the full list in a clean table, a few simple tricks to remember it, and a clear explanation of why some old books and websites still show a different number.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether you&#8217;re preparing for a school test, a competitive exam, or just helping your child with homework, this page gives you everything in one place.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-806669c elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"806669c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/demo.oratrics.com\/\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Book a Free Demo Today<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-430b795 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"430b795\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"647\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Curious-Student-Explores-Indias-States-1024x647.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-29058\" alt=\"How many states in India, illustrated with a colorful map of India and a student learning geography.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Curious-Student-Explores-Indias-States-1024x647.webp 1024w, https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Curious-Student-Explores-Indias-States-300x190.webp 300w, https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Curious-Student-Explores-Indias-States-768x486.webp 768w, https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Curious-Student-Explores-Indias-States-1536x971.webp 1536w, https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Curious-Student-Explores-Indias-States.webp 1577w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-24501b4\" data-id=\"24501b4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8701a50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8701a50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<link rel=\"preconnect\" href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\">\r\n<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Poppins:wght@400;500;600;700&display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\r\n\r\n<div class=\"toc-wrapper\">\r\n    \r\n    \r\n    <div class=\"custom-toc\" id=\"custom-toc\">\r\n        <div class=\"toc-title\">\r\n            \u2630 Table of Contents\r\n        <\/div>\r\n        <ul class=\"toc-list\" id=\"toc-list\"><\/ul>\r\n    <\/div>\r\n    \r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\n<style>\r\n\/* Parent Fixed Wrapper holding both components together *\/\r\n.toc-wrapper {\r\n    position: fixed;\r\n    top: 150px; 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As of 2026, there are 28 states and 8 union territories, which makes 36 administrative units in total. The count has stayed the same since early 2020.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A quick way to remember the difference: states have their own elected governments and make laws on many subjects. Union territories are mainly run by the central government through an administrator or Lieutenant Governor. Delhi, Puducherry and Jammu and Kashmir are exceptions, because they have their own legislative assemblies, though with limited powers.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;re a student, the main thing to remember is simple: <\/span><b>28 states, 8 union territories, 36 in all.<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8defe42\" data-id=\"8defe42\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-8da0b66 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8da0b66\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c1e94bb\" data-id=\"c1e94bb\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-7da4280\" data-id=\"7da4280\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e849357 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e849357\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Total States in India: 28 States and 8 Union Territories at a Glance\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-67926bb elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"67926bb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&#8217;s a snapshot you can copy straight into your notes.<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Category<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Number<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">States<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Union territories<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Total<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">36<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Newest state<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telangana (formed on 2 June 2014)<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Largest state by area<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rajasthan<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smallest state by area<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goa<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Most populous state<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uttar Pradesh<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These numbers have changed over time, and the next section explains how.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b7421d5\" data-id=\"b7421d5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5280604 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5280604\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-b61b8ba\" data-id=\"b61b8ba\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-42994c4\" data-id=\"42994c4\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b4853c elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3b4853c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">29 States and Capitals Name of India: Why Some Sources Still Say 29\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ce39b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"57ce39b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you&#8217;ve seen a list of &#8220;29 states and capitals&#8221; somewhere, you haven&#8217;t imagined it. That list was correct for a few years, and many printed books still carry it.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here&#8217;s what happened:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>2 June 2014:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Telangana was carved out of Andhra Pradesh and became the 29th state.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>31 October 2019:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The old state of Jammu and Kashmir was reorganised into two union territories, Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. This brought the number of states down from 29 to 28.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>26 January 2020:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were merged into a single union territory, which brought the number of union territories to 8.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So if an old guidebook lists 29 states, that book is simply out of date. For any exam today, write <\/span><b>28<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2740733\" data-id=\"2740733\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-9305aa5 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"9305aa5\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b40863\" data-id=\"1b40863\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-3323653\" data-id=\"3323653\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7feac58 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7feac58\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">List of States in India with Capitals\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ae609ed elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ae609ed\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the part most students are looking for. Here are all 28 states and their capitals, in alphabetical order. This table of states and capitals of India is easy to revise because the order is simple to follow.<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>No.<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>State<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Capital<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Note<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andhra Pradesh<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amaravati<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hyderabad was a shared capital until June 2024<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arunachal Pradesh<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Itanagar<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Assam<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dispur<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Guwahati is the largest city<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bihar<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Patna<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chhattisgarh<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Raipur<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Goa<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Panaji<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gujarat<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gandhinagar<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ahmedabad is the largest city<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Haryana<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chandigarh<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shared with Punjab<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">9<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Himachal Pradesh<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shimla<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">10<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jharkhand<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ranchi<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">11<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Karnataka<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bengaluru<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">12<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kerala<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thiruvananthapuram<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">13<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Madhya Pradesh<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bhopal<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">14<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maharashtra<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mumbai<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nagpur hosts the winter session<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">15<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manipur<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Imphal<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">16<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meghalaya<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shillong<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">17<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Mizoram<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Aizawl<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">18<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Nagaland<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kohima<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">19<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Odisha<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bhubaneswar<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">20<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Punjab<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chandigarh<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shared with Haryana<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">21<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Rajasthan<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jaipur<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">22<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sikkim<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gangtok<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">23<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tamil Nadu<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chennai<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">24<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telangana<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hyderabad<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">25<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Tripura<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Agartala<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">26<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uttar Pradesh<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lucknow<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">27<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Uttarakhand<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dehradun<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gairsain is the summer capital<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">28<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">West Bengal<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kolkata<\/span><\/p><\/td><td>\u00a0<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A few things in this list often confuse students:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Chandigarh is the capital of two states<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, Punjab and Haryana. It is also a union territory of its own.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Andhra Pradesh&#8217;s capital<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> has changed. After Telangana was formed, Hyderabad served both states for a limited period. That arrangement ended in June 2024, and Amaravati is now the capital of Andhra Pradesh.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The capital isn&#8217;t always the biggest city.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Gandhinagar, not Ahmedabad, is Gujarat&#8217;s capital. Dispur, not Guwahati, is Assam&#8217;s capital. Thiruvananthapuram, not Kochi, is Kerala&#8217;s capital.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-67a7946\" data-id=\"67a7946\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-1b0b545 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"1b0b545\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-c2f548e\" data-id=\"c2f548e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d710789\" data-id=\"d710789\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89ae87e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"89ae87e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Union Territories of India and Their Capitals\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7dba764 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7dba764\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India&#8217;s 8 union territories also have capitals, and examiners love asking about them.<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>No.<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Union Territory<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Capital<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">1<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andaman and Nicobar Islands<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sri Vijaya Puram (earlier Port Blair)<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">2<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chandigarh<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chandigarh<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">3<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daman<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">4<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delhi (National Capital Territory)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">New Delhi<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">5<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jammu and Kashmir<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter)<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">6<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ladakh<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Leh<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">7<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lakshadweep<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kavaratti<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">8<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puducherry<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puducherry<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Port Blair was officially renamed Sri Vijaya Puram in September 2024. Some textbooks haven&#8217;t caught up yet, so don&#8217;t be surprised if you see both names.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ff5030a\" data-id=\"ff5030a\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-e3786c2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e3786c2\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8132f94\" data-id=\"8132f94\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acbbf51\" data-id=\"acbbf51\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb26ebb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"cb26ebb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Capital of India: New Delhi\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-841e92f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"841e92f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">While we&#8217;re talking about capitals, here&#8217;s the one everyone should know. The <\/span><b>capital of India is New Delhi<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, the seat of the central government, the President, and Parliament. Many people use &#8220;Delhi&#8221; and &#8220;New Delhi&#8221; as if they mean the same thing. Technically, New Delhi is a part of the larger Delhi union territory.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It wasn&#8217;t always the capital. Under British rule, Calcutta (now Kolkata) was the capital until 1911, when it was announced that the capital would move to Delhi. The new city was formally inaugurated in 1931.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-e506dbc\" data-id=\"e506dbc\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-393ac7f elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"393ac7f\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6318605\" data-id=\"6318605\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-2d1c531\" data-id=\"2d1c531\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fc6e3a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fc6e3a2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Easy Tricks to Remember States and Capitals\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-42cb0b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"42cb0b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learning 28 pairs can feel like a lot. These simple methods make it easier:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Learn by region.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Study the northeast first (Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura, Sikkim), then move on to the south, west, and so on. Smaller groups are easier to hold in your head.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Spot the easy ones.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Some states share a name with their capital or sound alike, like Sikkim and Gangtok, or Goa and Panaji. Start with those, then tackle the harder ones.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Make flashcards.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Put the state on one side and the capital on the other. Ten minutes a day works better than an hour once a week.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Use a blank map.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Colour in each state and write its capital. Linking a name to a place helps the memory stick.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Group the tricky ones.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Revise the exceptions (Chandigarh, Gandhinagar, Dispur, Amaravati) separately, since that&#8217;s where most mistakes happen.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Quiz each other.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Ask a friend or a parent to test you. Saying answers out loud is a surprisingly powerful way to learn.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">As a teacher who has helped students prepare for school exams and competitive tests, I&#8217;ve found that most learners remember the whole list within a week once they start practising by region instead of reading it top to bottom.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30d3404\" data-id=\"30d3404\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-11df92d elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"11df92d\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-f5dc938\" data-id=\"f5dc938\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-6756d32\" data-id=\"6756d32\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3797a8b elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3797a8b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Why Do Capitals and State Boundaries Change?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a68bcb4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a68bcb4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">States in India haven&#8217;t always looked the way they do now. At independence, the country had a very different structure. In 1956, the States Reorganisation Act redrew the map mostly along language lines and created 14 states and 6 union territories. Since then, more states have been formed, such as Maharashtra and Gujarat in 1960, Haryana in 1966, and Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttarakhand in 2000.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Under Article 3 of the Constitution, Parliament has the power to create new states or change the borders and names of existing ones. That&#8217;s why you&#8217;ll sometimes hear demands for new states in the news. As of now, though, the official count remains 28 states and 8 union territories.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-018d54f\" data-id=\"018d54f\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-07e4279 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"07e4279\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-5321b58\" data-id=\"5321b58\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-d7935fe\" data-id=\"d7935fe\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ce9d5bc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"ce9d5bc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Conclusion<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dedf288 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"dedf288\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">So, to answer the big question once more: India has 28 states and 8 union territories, and you now have every capital in one place. Revise the table in small chunks, pay extra attention to the tricky ones, and use the tricks above to make the list stick. Since official changes can happen, it&#8217;s always a good idea to cross-check with the Government of India&#8217;s Know India portal before an exam or before you publish anything based on this list.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-ef907c2\" data-id=\"ef907c2\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-fada07b elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"fada07b\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-03a5e30\" data-id=\"03a5e30\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-30235b5\" data-id=\"30235b5\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b1e0801 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1e0801\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Frequently Asked Questions\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dbb9d87 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"dbb9d87\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2301\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2301\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">How many states are in India in 2026?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2301\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2301\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India will have 28 states and 8 union territories in 2026.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2302\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2302\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Which is the newest state of India?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2302\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2302\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Telangana is the newest state. It was formed on 2 June 2014.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2303\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2303\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Why do some lists show 29 states?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2303\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2303\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Those lists are from the period between 2014 and 2019, when Jammu and Kashmir was still a state. After it was reorganised into two union territories in October 2019, the number of states became 28.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2304\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2304\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Which city is the capital of two states?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2304\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2304\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chandigarh is the capital of both Punjab and Haryana. It is also a union territory.<\/span><\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-2305\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-2305\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-plus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H272V64c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32h-32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v144H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h144v144c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h32c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32V304h144c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><svg class=\"e-font-icon-svg e-fas-minus\" viewBox=\"0 0 448 512\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\"><path d=\"M416 208H32c-17.67 0-32 14.33-32 32v32c0 17.67 14.33 32 32 32h384c17.67 0 32-14.33 32-32v-32c0-17.67-14.33-32-32-32z\"><\/path><\/svg><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">What is the capital of Andhra Pradesh now?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-2305\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-2305\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Amaravati is the capital of Andhra Pradesh. 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