Capital of Indian States

After all the alterations, India is home to 28 states and 8 Union Territories currently in 2021. However, the numbers might change any time as GOI promised to provide state status back to J&K in some time.

Capital of Indian States

1 Shimla:

Shimla is the capital of Himachal Pradesh and it is located in the Dhauladhar range.

• It was India's summer capital during the British period
• The Central Potato Research Institute is local ted in Kufri near Shimla

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2 Chandigarh:

Chandigarh is the capital of both Punjab and Haryana. It is located in the Tarai regions of the Himalayas.

• It is famous for its rock garden
• It is also known as Planned city
• The Central Scientific instrument organization's headquarters is located in Chandigarh

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3 Jaipur:

It is the capital of Rajasthan and is known as Pink City.

• It is most famous for its palaces
• It is also famous for its Marbles and Cutting and Polishing of precious stones
• It is joined to Delhi, Mumbai, and Ahmedabad by NH-8

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4 Dehradun/Gairsain:

Dehradun is the winter capital of Uttarakhand while Gairsain is the summer capital of Uttarakhand.

• Dehradun is famous for Forest Research institute and Rajaji National park
• Gairsain is famous for its lush greenery and undulating verdant hills

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5 Gandhinagar:

It is the capital of Gujarat and is located on the banks of Sabarmati.

• It is famous for Akshardham Mandir and the Institute of Plasma research

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6 Lucknow:

It is the capital of Uttar Pradesh and is located on the banks of Gomati.

• It is known as the city of Nawabs
• It is famous for its embroidery work and Chicken clothes

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7 Patna:

It is the capital of Bihar and is located on the banks of the river Ganga.

• Its ancient name is Patliputra

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8 Ranchi:

It is the capital of Jharkhand and is located on the banks of river Subarnrekha in the Chhotanagpur plateau.

• It is famous for Tribal Research Institute
• Center for forest productivity is located here

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9 Kolkata:

Kolkata is located on the banks of the river Hooghly and it is the capital of West Bengal.

• It is known as the City of Joy
• It is famous for Howrah Bridge and Bengali Sweets

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10 Raipur:

It is the capital of Chhattisgarh and is located on the banks of the Subarnrekha River in the Chhotanagpur plateau.

• It is famous for Tribal Research institute
• The Center of Forest productivity is located here

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11 Bhubaneshwar:

It is the capital of Orissa.

• It is famous for its Temples such as Konark Sun Temple and Lingaraja temple

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12 Hyderabad:

It is the capital of Telangana and is located on the banks of the Musi River.

• It is also known as the IT (Information Technology) city
• It is famous for Charminar and Salarganj Museum

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13 Vishakhapatnam, Amaravati, and Kurnool:

These all are the capital of Andhra Pradesh state.

• Vishakhapatnam is the executive capital
• Amaravati is the legislative capital
• Kurnool is the judicial capital



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14 Mumbai:

Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra and it is known as the gateway of India.

• It is also known as the financial capital of India
• It has second largest film industry in the world after Hollywood

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15 Chennai:

It is the capital of Tamil Nadu.

• It is famous for first cement producing unit

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16 Panaji:

It is the capital of Goa and is located on the banks of river Mondovi.

• The National Institute of Oceanography is located here

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17 Bangalore:

It is the capital of Karnataka.

• It is known as the Silicon Valley
• It is also known as India's electronic city

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18 Thiruvanthpuram:

It is the capital of Kerala.

• It is famous for the cultivation of coconuts and fishing

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19 Gangtok:

It is the capital of Sikkim and it is an important Buddhist cultural center.

• Kanchenjunga National Park is located here
• The Institute of technology of orchidarium is also located here

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20 Itanagar:

It is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh.

• It is famous for Ita Fort and Jawaharlal Nehru Museum

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21 Dispur:

It is the capital of Assam.

• The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre is located here

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22 Shillong:

It is the capital of Meghalaya and is located at the Khasi and Jaintia hills.

• It is also known as the Scotland of the east

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23 Kohima:

It is the capital of Nagaland and is located in the Naga Hills.

• It is the graveyard of British soldiers who died in the Second World War

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24 Imphal:

It is the capital of Manipur.

• It is famous for its scenic landscapes and greenery

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25 Bhopal:

It is the capital of Madhya Pradesh.

• It is known as the city of lakes
• The Regional Science Centre is located here

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26 Agartala:

It is the capital of Tripura and is located on the border of Bangladesh.

• It is famous for its temples, palaces, and bamboo handicrafts

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27 Aizawl:

It is the capital of Mizoram and is located at Mizo hills.

• It is known for its Lushai culture
• Dampa wildlife sanctuary is located here

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Union territories

1 Silvasa:

It is the capital of Dadar and Nagar Haveli.

• It got its name from the Portuguese word "Selva" which means forests

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2 Puducherry:

It is famous for Orvile Ashram. It was established by Aurobindo Ghosh.

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3 Port Blair:

It is the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is located in the Bay of Bengal.

• Its Cellular Jail is a very famous tourist spot

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4 Kavaratti:

It is the capital of Lakshadweep and is located in the Arabian Sea.

• It is surrounded by Coral rocks