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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

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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

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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
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