India, a union of states, is a Sovereign, Secular, Democratic Republic with a Parliamentary system of Government. The President is the constitutional head of Executive of the Union. In the states, the Governor, as the representative of the President, is the head of Executive. The system of government in states closely resembles that of the Union. There are 29 states and 7 Union territories in the country. Union Territories are administered by the President through an Administrator appointed by him/her. From the largest to the smallest, each State/UT of India has a unique demography, history and culture, dress, festivals, language etc. This section introduces you to the various States/UTs in the Country and urges you to explore their magnificent uniqueness...
States and Capitals
- Andhra Pradesh (Amaravati)
- Arunachal Pradesh (Itanagar)
- Assam (Dispur)
- Bihar (Patna)
- Chhattisgarh (Raipur)
- Goa (Panaji)
- Gujarat (Gandhinagar)
- Haryana (Chandigarh)
- Himachal Pradesh (Shimla)
- Jammu & Kashmir (Srinagar{S*}, Jammu{W*})
- Jharkhand (Ranchi)
- Karnataka (Bangalore)
- Kerala (Thiruvananthapuram)
- Madhya Pradesh (Bhopal)
- Maharashtra (Mumbai)
- Manipur (Imphal)
- Meghalaya (Shillong)
- Mizoram (Aizawl)
- Nagaland (Kohima)
- Odisha (Bhubaneshwar)
- Punjab (Chandigarh)
- Rajasthan (Jaipur)
- Sikkim (Gangtok)
- Tamil Nadu (Chennai)
- Telangana (Hyderabad)
- Tripura (Agartala)
- Uttarakhand (Dehradun)
- Uttar Pradesh (Lucknow)
- West Bengal (Kolkata)
Union Territories and Capitals
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Port Blair)
- Chandigarh (Chandigarh)
- The Government of NCT of Delhi (Delhi)
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Silvassa)
- Daman and Diu (Daman)
- Lakshadweep (Kavaratti)
- Puducherry (Puducherry)
* S (Summer) and * W (Winter)
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