List of States and Capitals of India
As a responsible citizens we should know about the States and
capitals of India. The states and the capitals are very commonly asked as the
General Awareness Questions in a number of competitive exams held all over the
country. The 28 Indian States and their capitals are
as follows.
States and Capitals of India 2020
|
S.no
|
States name
|
Capital
|
Founded on
|
|
1
|
Andhra pradesh
|
Hyderabad (proposed capital amaravati)
|
1 nov. 1956
|
|
2
|
Arunachal
pradesh
|
Itanagar
|
20 feb. 1987
|
|
3
|
Assam
|
Dispur
|
26 jan. 1950
|
|
4
|
Bihar
|
Patna
|
26 jan. 1950
|
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
Raipur
|
1 nov. 2000
|
|
6
|
Goa
|
Panaji
|
30 may. 1987
|
|
7
|
Gujarat
|
Gandhinagar
|
1 may. 1960
|
|
8
|
Haryana
|
Chandigarh
|
1 nov. 1966
|
|
9
|
Himachal
pradesh
|
Shimla
|
25 jan. 1971
|
|
10
|
Jharkhand
|
Ranchi
|
15 nov. 2000
|
|
11
|
Karnataka
|
Bengaluru
(formerly bangalore)
|
1 nov. 1956
|
|
12
|
Kerala
|
Thiruvananthapuram
|
1 nov. 1956
|
|
13
|
Madhya pradesh
|
Bhopal
|
1 nov. 1956
|
|
14
|
Maharashtra
|
Mumbai
|
1 may. 1960
|
|
15
|
Manipur
|
Imphal
|
21 jan. 1972
|
|
16
|
Meghalaya
|
Shillong
|
21 jan. 1972
|
|
17
|
Mizoram
|
Aizawl
|
20 feb. 1987
|
|
18
|
Nagaland
|
Kohima
|
1 dec. 1963
|
|
19
|
Odisha
|
Bhubaneswar
|
26 jan. 1950
|
|
20
|
Punjab
|
Chandigarh
|
1 nov. 1956
|
|
21
|
Rajasthan
|
Jaipur
|
1 nov. 1956
|
|
22
|
Sikkim
|
Gangtok
|
16 may. 1975
|
|
23
|
Tamil nadu
|
Chennai
|
26 jan. 1950
|
|
24
|
Telangana
|
Hyderabad
|
2 jun. 2014
|
|
25
|
Tripura
|
Agartala
|
21 jan. 1972
|
|
26
|
Uttar pradesh
|
Lucknow
|
26 jan. 1950
|
|
27
|
Uttarakhand
|
Dehradun
(winter)
gairsain (summer) |
9 nov. 2000
|
|
28
|
West bengal
|
Kolkata
|
1 nov. 1956
|
Indian States: Union Territories and Capitals
At Present India has 8 Union Territories and 28
States. The erstwhile state of Jammu and Kashmir has been
bifurcated into two Union Territories (UT) of J&K and Ladakh. The newly
formed union territories have been formed under a reorganization act passed by
the Parliament on 5-6 August 2020. At present India has 8 Union Territories.
|
Union Territories Names
|
Capital
|
Founded on
|
|
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
|
Port Blair
|
1 Nov. 1956
|
|
Chandigarh
|
Chandigarh
|
1 Nov. 1966
|
|
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
|
Daman
|
26 Jan. 2020
|
|
Delhi
|
New Delhi
|
9 May. 1905
|
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
Srinagar (Summer)
Jammu (Winter) |
31 Oct 2019
|
|
Lakshadweep
|
Kavaratti
|
1 Nov. 1956
|
|
Puducherry
|
Pondicherry
|
1 Nov. 1954
|
|
Ladakh
|
Leh
|
31 Oct 2019
|
India is famous as the land
of rivers as there are numerous rivers flowing across the
country. India is the land of rivers and these mighty water bodies play a huge
role in the economic development of the country. The rivers in India have been
divided into two namely Himalayan Rivers (rivers
that originate from the Himalayas) and Peninsular Rivers (
rivers that originate in the Peninsula ). Himalayan Rivers are perennial while
Peninsular Rivers are rain fed. Here, in this article, we will talk about the
top 10 longest rivers in India.
Longest River in India: Length
|
Sr. No.
|
River
|
Length
in India (km)
|
Total
Length (km)
|
|
1.
|
Ganga
|
2525
|
2525
|
|
2.
|
Godavari
|
1464
|
1465
|
|
3.
|
Yamuna
|
1376
|
1376
|
|
4.
|
Narmada
|
1312
|
1312
|
|
5.
|
Krishna
|
1300
|
1300
|
|
6.
|
Indus
|
1114
|
3180
|
|
7.
|
Brahmaputra
|
916
|
2900
|
|
8.
|
Mahanadi
|
890
|
890
|
|
9.
|
Kaveri
|
800
|
800
|
|
10.
|
Tapti
|
724
|
724
|