{"id":30923,"date":"2026-10-31T10:08:20","date_gmt":"2026-10-31T10:08:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/?p=30923"},"modified":"2026-10-31T10:52:43","modified_gmt":"2026-10-31T10:52:43","slug":"union-territories-of-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/oratrics.com\/blogs\/english-concept\/union-territories-of-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Union Territories of India: List of 8 UTs with Capitals, Map, and Difference from States"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"30923\" class=\"elementor elementor-30923\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-acf20b2 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"acf20b2\" 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-e652c8b\" data-id=\"e652c8b\" 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-eb73138\" data-id=\"eb73138\" 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-7d669e7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d669e7\" 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\">Union Territories of India: List of 8 UTs with Capitals, Map, and Difference from States<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5674887 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5674887\" 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 is divided into 28 states and 8 union territories. The union territories of India are regions that the Central Government administers directly or through a Lieutenant Governor or Administrator it appoints. Three of them, Delhi, Puducherry, and Jammu and Kashmir, also have their own elected assemblies.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If you have ever wondered why Chandigarh is not a state, or why Ladakh and Lakshadweep have no chief minister, this guide answers it. You will learn what union territories are, see all 8 with their capitals, find where each lies on the map, and understand exactly how they differ from states.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-26cbb08 elementor-align-center elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"26cbb08\" 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-1e4b46e elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"1e4b46e\" 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\/Indias-Union-Territories-Poster-1024x647.webp\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-31066\" alt=\"Union Territories of India map featuring India&apos;s geographical outline, iconic landmarks, the Indian tricolour and Parliament building.\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Indias-Union-Territories-Poster-1024x647.webp 1024w, https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Indias-Union-Territories-Poster-300x190.webp 300w, https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Indias-Union-Territories-Poster-768x485.webp 768w, https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Indias-Union-Territories-Poster-1536x970.webp 1536w, https:\/\/blog.oratrics.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Indias-Union-Territories-Poster.webp 1578w\" 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-3d4ee36\" data-id=\"3d4ee36\" 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-94dbbc1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"94dbbc1\" 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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Definition and Meaning<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c1d79f8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c1d79f8\" 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><b>A union territory (UT) is a part of India that is governed directly by the Central Government instead of by a state government.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The President of India administers each UT through an appointed Lieutenant Governor or Administrator, under Article 239 of the Constitution.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">In simple language, a state is like a family that runs its own household, while a union territory is more like a household the national government helps manage. The Centre decides who leads the administration, and Parliament can make laws for the territory.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This does not mean every UT is run the same way. Delhi, Puducherry, and Jammu and Kashmir elect their own assemblies and chief ministers. The other five do not. The Constitution recognises UTs in Article 1, which describes India&#8217;s territory as the states, the union territories, and any other territory acquired.<\/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-fe2efd9\" data-id=\"fe2efd9\" 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-98e7890 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"98e7890\" 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-f0a7356\" data-id=\"f0a7356\" 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-d183e0a\" data-id=\"d183e0a\" 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-09ea522 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"09ea522\" 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\">How Many Union Territories Are There in India?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93bfb41 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"93bfb41\" 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><b>India has 8 union territories.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The number has been 8 since 26 January 2020, when Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were merged into one UT. Before that, India had 9 UTs for a short time.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Two reorganisations shaped the present count:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>31 October 2019:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019 took effect. The former state became two UTs, Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.<\/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 became a single UT.<\/span><\/li><\/ul><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Geographically, the 8 UTs are spread widely. Two are island groups (Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep), two are in the Himalayan north (Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh), two sit in the northern plains (Delhi, Chandigarh), and two lie on the coasts (Puducherry and Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu).<\/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-93def05\" data-id=\"93def05\" 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-b14d465 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"b14d465\" 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-51c3922\" data-id=\"51c3922\" 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-c9f46f2\" data-id=\"c9f46f2\" 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-9b5a3fb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9b5a3fb\" 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 8 Union Territories of India with Capitals<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-727c399 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"727c399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>S. No.<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Union Territory<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Capital<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Key Fact<\/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 (formerly Port Blair)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An island group in the Bay of Bengal, led by a Lieutenant Governor<\/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><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Also the joint capital of Punjab and Haryana<\/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><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Formed by a merger on 26 January 2020<\/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;\">Delhi<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Has its own legislature under Article 239AA<\/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><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Became a UT on 31 October 2019, with a legislature<\/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><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Largest UT by area, no legislature<\/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><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Smallest UT by area, a group of coral islands<\/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><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Former French territory with its own assembly<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><b>Notable points about this list:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Seasonal capital:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Jammu and Kashmir has two capitals, Srinagar in summer and Jammu in winter.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Name change:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Andaman and Nicobar capital, long known as Port Blair, was officially renamed Sri Vijaya Puram in 2024. Many textbooks and exam keys still print the old name, so students should know both.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Delhi vs New Delhi:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> New Delhi is the capital of India. The UT itself is the National Capital Territory of Delhi.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Shared capital:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Chandigarh serves three roles: capital of the UT, of Punjab, and of Haryana.<\/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-af1874e\" data-id=\"af1874e\" 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-89c83f6 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"89c83f6\" 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-0d05350\" data-id=\"0d05350\" 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-f29e550\" data-id=\"f29e550\" 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-5b5f9a2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5b5f9a2\" 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 Map: Location and Geography\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ee51c12 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"ee51c12\" 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;\">Use a clearly labelled political map of India that shows all 8 UTs. Place it right after this section&#8217;s introduction. Use the official map from the Survey of India or a publisher-verified map, because border depiction is a legal matter in India.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Suggested caption:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Political map of India highlighting the 8 union territories and their capitals.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Suggested alt text:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Union territories of India map showing all 8 union territories and their geographical locations.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Here is where each UT lies, in student-friendly terms:<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Type<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Union Territories<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Where to find them<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Island<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andaman and Nicobar Islands<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Bay of Bengal, east of the mainland<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Island<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lakshadweep<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Arabian Sea, off the Kerala coast<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coastal<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puducherry<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Four parts on the coasts of Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, and Kerala<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coastal<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Daman and Diu (part of the merged UT)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Gujarat coast; Diu is itself an island<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inland<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dadra and Nagar Haveli (part of the merged UT)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between Gujarat and Maharashtra<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inland<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delhi<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">North India, on the Yamuna river<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inland<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Chandigarh<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Between Punjab and Haryana, near the Shivalik foothills<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Inland (Himalayan)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Far north, bordering Pakistan and China<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Notice that the merged UT of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is not one continuous block of land. Its parts lie in different places along and near the Gujarat and Maharashtra border.<\/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-9c065b6\" data-id=\"9c065b6\" 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-08d8a82 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"08d8a82\" 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-402c1c0\" data-id=\"402c1c0\" 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-203aae0\" data-id=\"203aae0\" 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-df67216 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"df67216\" 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: Meaning and Examples\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be5f611 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"be5f611\" 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;\">Five examples show how different UTs can be.<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Delhi:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The seat of the national government. It is a UT with a special status, called the National Capital Territory, and an elected assembly of 70 members.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Chandigarh:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A planned city designed under the guidance of architect Le Corbusier. It became a UT on 1 November 1966, when Punjab was split into Punjab and Haryana, so it could serve both states without belonging to either.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Puducherry:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A former French colony. It has four geographically separate parts, Puducherry, Karaikal, Mahe, and Yanam, each near a different state.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ladakh:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A high-altitude, cold desert region of the Himalayas. It has had UT status since 31 October 2019 and is governed by a Lieutenant Governor.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Andaman and Nicobar Islands:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> An island chain of more than 500 islands, though only a few dozen are inhabited. It sits near key sea routes, which gives it strategic importance.<\/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-2fb821c\" data-id=\"2fb821c\" 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-e8241af elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"e8241af\" 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-486cc31\" data-id=\"486cc31\" 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-e3bd637\" data-id=\"e3bd637\" 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-4d968b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4d968b3\" 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\">Difference Between States and Union Territories in India<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-253d2c6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"253d2c6\" 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><b>The main difference is who governs.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A state has its own elected government that shares power with the Centre under the Constitution. A union territory is administered by the President through a representative, though some UTs also have elected governments with limited powers.<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Factor<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>State<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Union Territory<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Meaning<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A self-governing unit of the Indian federation<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A territory administered by the Centre<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Administrative control<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">State government<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Central Government (President through LG or Administrator)<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Constitutional framework<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part VI of the Constitution<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Part VIII (Articles 239 to 241)<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Head of administration<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Governor (appointed by the President)<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lieutenant Governor or Administrator (appointed by the President)<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elected government<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Always<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only in Delhi, Puducherry, and Jammu and Kashmir<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Legislative assembly<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Every state has one<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only three UTs have one<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Law-making powers<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Can make laws on State List and Concurrent List subjects<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Parliament can legislate on any subject; assemblies in UTs have limited powers<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Relationship with Centre<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Federal partner with defined powers<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Dependent on the Centre for key decisions<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kerala, Punjab, Rajasthan<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delhi, Ladakh, Lakshadweep<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><b>Important exceptions:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The table shows the general rule. Delhi, Puducherry, and Jammu and Kashmir have elected governments, but the Centre still holds important powers. In Delhi, for example, public order, police, and land remain with the Centre. A UT with a legislature is therefore not the same as a state.<\/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-061d3c5\" data-id=\"061d3c5\" 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-c544d44 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"c544d44\" 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-d377d7d\" data-id=\"d377d7d\" 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-50d9030\" data-id=\"50d9030\" 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-8cb8ff1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8cb8ff1\" 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\">Which Union Territories Have Legislative Assemblies?\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b3b4865 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"b3b4865\" 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><b>Three union territories have legislative assemblies: Delhi, Puducherry, and Jammu and Kashmir.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Each has an elected assembly and a Council of Ministers headed by a Chief Minister. The Lieutenant Governor is the Centre&#8217;s representative and holds the executive authority formally.<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>UT<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Legal basis<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>Notes<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delhi<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Article 239AA (added by the 69th Amendment, 1991) and the Government of NCT of Delhi Act, 1991<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">70-member assembly. Centre controls police, public order, and land.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puducherry<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Article 239A (added in 1962) and the Government of Union Territories Act, 1963<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">30 elected members plus 3 nominated members.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jammu and Kashmir<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act, 2019<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">90 elected seats. The Lieutenant Governor holds powers over police and public order.<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The other five UTs, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Ladakh, and Lakshadweep, have no legislature. A Lieutenant Governor (Andaman and Nicobar, Ladakh) or an Administrator (Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Lakshadweep) runs each one. Under Article 240, the President can also make regulations for peace, progress, and good government in some of these territories.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Current note on Jammu and Kashmir:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The UT&#8217;s assembly passed a resolution on 28 September 2026 seeking restoration of statehood, and the matter has been before the Supreme Court. As of this writing, Jammu and Kashmir remains a union territory. Because this is a live issue, check the news on the day you publish.<\/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-af7b19c\" data-id=\"af7b19c\" 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-6d11a21 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"6d11a21\" 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-a2872d3\" data-id=\"a2872d3\" 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-46a415d\" data-id=\"46a415d\" 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-034c849 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"034c849\" 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 Does India Have Union Territories?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c7fdddf elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c7fdddf\" 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;\">Union territories exist for specific reasons, not by accident.<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>National administrative needs:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Delhi is the seat of the national government, so the Centre keeps a strong role in running it.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Strategic and geographical importance:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep, and Ladakh sit in or near sensitive border and sea regions.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Historical circumstances:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Puducherry joined India from French rule, and Dadra, Nagar Haveli, Daman, and Diu came from Portuguese rule. Each kept a separate administrative identity.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Shared or special arrangements:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Chandigarh had to serve both Punjab and Haryana after their separation.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Small size and limited resources:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Some territories, like Lakshadweep, are too small to run as full states with all state-level machinery.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\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-759df7c\" data-id=\"759df7c\" 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-8f714e9 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f714e9\" 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-0425c75\" data-id=\"0425c75\" 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-1fd4614\" data-id=\"1fd4614\" 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-b1b102e elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b1b102e\" 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\">Brief History of Union Territories in India<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f361834 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f361834\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>1950:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Constitution grouped territories into Part A, B, C, and D states.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>1956:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The States Reorganisation Act, 1956, together with the Seventh Amendment, created 14 states and 6 union territories, replacing the old categories.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>1961 to 1962:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Dadra and Nagar Haveli, Goa, Daman and Diu, and Puducherry were brought into the Indian Union as UTs.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>1966:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Chandigarh became a UT when Punjab was reorganised.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>1971 to 1987:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Himachal Pradesh, Manipur, Tripura, Mizoram, Arunachal Pradesh, and Goa moved from UT status to full statehood.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>1991:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Delhi received special status as the National Capital Territory through the 69th Amendment.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>2019:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> The Jammu and Kashmir Reorganisation Act created the UTs of Jammu and Kashmir, and Ladakh.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>2020:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Dadra and Nagar Haveli merged with Daman and Diu on 26 January.<\/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-d1230fc\" data-id=\"d1230fc\" 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-f809efc elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"f809efc\" 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-fb0809d\" data-id=\"fb0809d\" 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-283d387\" data-id=\"283d387\" 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-fff9d09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"fff9d09\" 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\">Interesting Facts About the 8 Union Territories of India<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d33e29 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"9d33e29\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Ladakh is the largest UT by area<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (roughly 59,000 sq km), while <\/span><b>Lakshadweep is the smallest<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> (about 32 sq km).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Delhi has the largest population<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> of any UT (about 16.8 million in the 2011 Census).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Chandigarh is shared:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> It is the capital of two states and is itself a UT.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Puducherry has four separate parts<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> located inside the territory of three different states.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Lakshadweep is made of coral islands<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in the Arabian Sea, and only some are inhabited.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Andaman and Nicobar Islands are in the Bay of Bengal<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and are among India&#8217;s most strategically placed territories.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>J&amp;K has two capitals<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> that change with the season.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Delhi&#8217;s assembly has limited powers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> because the Centre keeps police, public order, and land.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The merger of two UTs in 2020<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was done to improve administrative efficiency and reduce duplication.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Former French and Portuguese territories<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> are among India&#8217;s UTs, a visible link to colonial history.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\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-0b48f63\" data-id=\"0b48f63\" 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-d9ce3d0 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d9ce3d0\" 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-40aa707\" data-id=\"40aa707\" 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-e8679cd\" data-id=\"e8679cd\" 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-dafea63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"dafea63\" 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 Ways to Remember the Union Territories of India\n<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8166b13 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8166b13\" 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><b>Group them by type.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Remembering 2 islands, 2 Himalayan, 2 plains, and 2 coastal units makes the list easy.<\/span><\/p><table><tbody><tr><td><p><b>Group<\/b><\/p><\/td><td><p><b>UTs<\/b><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Islands<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Andaman and Nicobar, Lakshadweep<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Himalayan north<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Northern plains<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Delhi, Chandigarh<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Coastal<\/span><\/p><\/td><td><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Puducherry, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu<\/span><\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><p><b>Use a first-letter sentence.<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> A, L, D, C, P, J, L, D stands for the eight names. Try: <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;A Lazy Dog Chases Purple Jackals, Leaping Daily.&#8221;<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Match each word to Andaman, Lakshadweep, Delhi, Chandigarh, Puducherry, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Remember the three with assemblies as DPJ:<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Delhi, Puducherry, Jammu and Kashmir.<\/span><\/p><p><b>Quick tips:<\/b><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Pair the capital with a clue: Kavaratti for Lakshadweep (K for coral), Leh for Ladakh (L and L).<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Draw a blank India map and label the UTs from memory once a week.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Learn the old and new names of the Andaman capital together.<\/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-8b0cefd\" data-id=\"8b0cefd\" 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-ef9ad17 elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"ef9ad17\" 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-d24b9fe\" data-id=\"d24b9fe\" 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-a3a61be\" data-id=\"a3a61be\" 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-e364184 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"e364184\" 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-4eaf13e elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4eaf13e\" 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;\">Union territories are parts of India that the Central Government administers directly, and the country has 8 of them alongside 28 states. They exist because of strategic location, history, shared capitals, and national administrative needs. Remember that they are not all alike: Delhi, Puducherry, and Jammu and Kashmir have elected assemblies, while the other five do not. When you study the union territories of India, always learn the capital, the location, and the governing structure together. That trio of facts answers most exam questions and clears the usual confusion between a state and a union territory.<\/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-4544f3a\" data-id=\"4544f3a\" 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-768876c elementor-section-full_width elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"768876c\" 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-e1410b2\" data-id=\"e1410b2\" 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-0351cd7\" data-id=\"0351cd7\" 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-8854db3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"8854db3\" 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-b9b2907 elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"b9b2907\" 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-1941\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1941\" 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 are union territories?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1941\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1941\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Union territories are parts of India administered directly by the Central Government through a Lieutenant Governor or Administrator appointed by the President. Unlike states, they do not have full self-government. Delhi, Puducherry, and Jammu and Kashmir are exceptions with elected assemblies and chief ministers, but with limited powers.<\/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-1942\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1942\" 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 union territories are there in India?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1942\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"2\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1942\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">India has 8 union territories. The count became 8 on 26 January 2020, after Dadra and Nagar Haveli merged with Daman and Diu. India also has 28 states, making 36 administrative units in total.<\/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-1943\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1943\" 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 are the names of all 8 union territories?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1943\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"3\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1943\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The eight are Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry.<\/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-1944\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1944\" 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 are the capitals of the union territories of India?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1944\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"4\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1944\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The capitals are Sri Vijaya Puram (formerly Port Blair), Chandigarh, Daman, Delhi, Srinagar (summer) and Jammu (winter), Leh, Kavaratti, and Puducherry, in the order of the list above.<\/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-1945\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1945\" 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 largest union territory in India by area?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1945\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"5\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1945\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ladakh is the largest union territory by area, covering roughly 59,000 square kilometres. It became a UT on 31 October 2019. Delhi is the largest by population, not by area.<\/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-1946\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1946\" 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 smallest union territory in India?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1946\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"6\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1946\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Lakshadweep is the smallest UT by area, at about 32 square kilometres. It is a group of coral islands in the Arabian Sea off the Kerala coast. Its capital is Kavaratti.<\/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-1947\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1947\" 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 difference between a state and a union territory?<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1947\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"7\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1947\"><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A state has its own elected government and shares power with the Centre. 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