States and Capitals
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The capital of a State is its legislative centre. Most commonly, it is also the administrative and judicial centre, but certain states like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh have their High Courts in cities other than their legislative capitals. Given below is the list of Indian states and their capitals grouped merely for convenience. Additionally, we have given interesting information related to the state capitals.
| North-Eastern States | |
|---|---|
| State | Capital |
| Assam | Dispur |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar |
| Manipur | Imphal |
| Meghalaya | Shillong |
| Mizoram | Aizwal |
| Nagaland | Kohima |
| Tripura | Agartala |
| Newly Formed States | |
| Chattisgarh | Raipur |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun (regular) and Gairsain (summer) |
| Telangana | Hyderabad |
| Union Territories | |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar |
| Ladakh | Not notified |
| Andaman & Nicobar | Port Blair renamed Sri Vijaya Puram |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Daman |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti |
| *With effect from 26 January 2020 | |
Capitals of all the other States
| State | Capital |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Hyderabad* |
| Bihar | Patna |
| Goa | Panaji |
| Gujarat | Gandhinagar |
| Haryana | Chandigarh |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla and Dharamshala (winter) |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru |
| Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai and Nagpur (winter) |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal |
| Odisha | Bhubaneshwar |
| Punjab | Chandigarh |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur |
| Sikkim | Gangtok |
| Tamilnadu | Chennai |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow |
| West Bengal | Kolkata |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What was the capital of Assam before Dispur?
The capital of Assam before Dispur was Shillong. Dispur was made the capital of Assam in 1972 when Meghalaya was carved out as a separate state.
Was Ahmedabad the capital of Gujarat?:
Yes, the first capital of Gujarat from its formation in 1960 was Ahmedabad. In 1970, Gandhinagar was made the capital of the state. Gandhinagar is a planned city designed by architect H.K. Mewada and Prakash M Apte. The city was established on 02 Aug 1965.
Which Union Territory is the capital of a state?:
Chandigarh is a Union Territory and serves as the capital of 2 states, namely, Punjab and Haryana. Chandigarh was designed by French architect Le Corbusier and inaugurated in 1953. Punjab and Haryana became 2 different states in 1966 but both retained the city as their capital.
Which capital cities have been renamed?:
The capital of Kerala was earlier named Trivandrum and renamed as Thiruvananthapuram in 1991.
The capital of Maharashtra was earlier named Bombay and renamed as Mumbai in 1995.
The capital of Tamil Nadu was earlier known as Madras and was renamed as Chennai in 1996.
The capital of West Bengal was earlier known as Calcutta and was renamed as Kolkata in 2001.
The capital of Karnataka was earlier named Bangalore and was renamed as Bengaluru in 2005.
The capital of Andaman and Nicobar islands earlier known as Port Blair has been renamed as Sri Vijaya Puram in 2024.
Which states have 2 capitals?:
Three states in India have 2 capitals. Maharashtra has Mumbai and Nagpur, Himachal Pradesh has Shimla and Dharamshala and Uttarakhand has Dehradun and Gairsain as capital cities.
Which is the easternmost capital city of India?:
Kohima, the capital of Nagaland is the easternmost capital city of India. Kohima lies on 94.12o E longitude while Imphal the next easternmost lies on 93.90o E longitude. Port Blair lies on 92.44o E longitude and is less east when compared to Kohima and Imphal.
Which is the westernmost capital city of a state in India?:
Gandhinagar, the capital of Gujarat is the westernmost capital city of a state in India. It lies on 72.63o E longitude. Visually on a map, Mumbai appears more west because it lies nearer to the equator. Earth being spherical in shape, the longitudes expand at the equator and places on the same longitude but nearer to equator appear more east or west when compared to places away from the equator.
Which is the southernmost capital city in India?:
Thiruvananthapuram, the capital of Kerala is the southernmost capital city in India. It lies on 8.52o N latitude. It lies farther south than Sri Vijaya Puram (Port Blair) which lies on 11.62o N.
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NE States and Capitals
| State | Option | Capital |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Manipur | a. Aizwal | |
| 2. Meghalaya | b. Dispur | |
| 3. Mizoram | c. Imphal | |
| 4. Assam | d. Itanagar | |
| 5. Tripura | e. Shillong | |
| 6. Nagaland | f. Agartala | |
| 7. Arunachal Pradesh | g. Kohima |