States and union territories of India

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States and territories of India, including 28 states and 8 union territories.

The Republic of India is divided into twenty-eight States and eight union territories, including the National Capital Territory.

States and capitals[change | change source]

Sl. No. States Capitals Code
1 Andhra Pradesh Amaravati AP
2 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar AR
3 Assam Dispur AS
4 Bihar Patna BR
5 Chhattisgarh Naya Raipur CT
6 Goa Panaji/Poviram GA
7 Gujarat Gandhi Nagar GJ
8 Haryana Chandigarh HR
9 Himachal Pradesh Shimla/Dharmashala HP
10 Jharkhand Ranchi JH
11 Karnataka Bengaluru KA
12 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram KL
13 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal MP
14 Maharashtra Mumbai/Nagpur MH
15 Manipur Imphal MN
16 Meghalaya Shillong ML
17 Mizoram Aizawl MZ
18 Nagaland Kohima NL
19 Odisha Bhubaneswar OD
20 Punjab Chandigarh PB
21 Rajasthan Jaipur RJ
22 Sikkim Gangtok SK
23 Tamil Nadu Chennai TN
24 Telangana Hyderabad TS
25 Tripura Agartala TR
26 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow UP
27 Uttarakhand Dehra Dun/Gairsain UA/UK
28 West Bengal Kolkata WB

Union territories and capitals[change | change source]

Region

indicated in the map

Union territory Capital Code
A Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair AN
B Chandigarh Chandigarh CH
C Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu Daman DD
D Jammu & Kashmir Srinagar and Jammu JK
E Ladakh Leh and Kargil LA
G Delhi New Delhi DL
F Lakshadweep Kavaratti LD
H Puducherry Puducherry PY

Proposed States and union Territories[change | change source]

Intrastate proposals[change | change source]

Andhra Pradesh
  1. Rayalseema
  2. costal andhra
Assam
  1. Bodoland
  2. Hirimbapur(autonomy state)
  3. Borail bhum
  4. Karbi anglong
Bihar
  1. Magadh
Gujrat
  1. Kutch
  2. Saurastra
Jammu and Kashmir
  1. Panuna Kashmir (U.T)
  2. Kashmir
  3. Jammu
  4. Gujjar
Kerala
  1. Malabar
Karnataka
  1. Karu Nadu
  2. Kodagu
  3. Kalyan
Maharashtra
  1. marathawada
  2. vidharbha
  3. Devagiri
  4. mumbai(U.T)
Madhya Pradesh
  1. Rewakhand
  2. Vindhya Pradesh
  3. Mahakosal
Manipur
  1. Kukiland
Meghalaya
  1. khasi-jaintia
Mizoram
  1. Chakmaland
  2. Bruland
  3. Hmarland
Nagaland
  1. Eastern Nagaland
Odisha
  1. Kosal
  2. Kalinga
Punjab
  1. Maalwa
Rajasthan
  1. Maru Pradesh
  2. Matsya Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
  1. Pandya Nadu
  2. Chola Nadu
  3. Chera Nadu
Telangana
  1. Hyderabad(U.T)
Tripura
  1. Kokborokland
Uttar Pradesh
  1. Purvanchal
  2. Awadh
  3. Harit/pashchim pradesh
West Bengal
  1. Gorkhaland
  2. Jangalmahal
  3. North Bengal
Puducherry
  1. Pondicherry(State)
  2. Karaikal(U.T)
  3. Mahe(U.T)

Interstate proposals[change | change source]

  1. Bhojpur(east up and west bihar)
  2. Bundelkhand(North mp and south up)
  3. Bhilistan (bhill region of India)
  4. Kongu Nadu (North-West of Tamil Nadu,small portion of Kerala and Karnataka)
  5. Sindhistan (Sindhi migrant region of India)
  6. Dimarji ( dimasa dominant region of Assam and Nagaland)
  7. Mithila
  8. Rarh
  9. Braj
  10. Baghelkhand
  11. Greater delhi
  12. Greater Jharkhand
  13. Gondwana
  14. Uttrandhra
  15. Garoland
  16. kamatapur
  17. Greater coochbehar
  18. Taniland
  19. Tulunadu
  20. konkan
  21. khandesh
  22. Greater chandigarh
  23. Hirakhand
  24. Dandyakarnaya
  25. Bangalistan
  26. Purwa Pradesh

Joint States[change | change source]

  1. Kutch-Saurashtra
  2. Dima-Karbiland
  3. Tulunad and Kodava Pradesh

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