STATES AND UNION TERRITORIES OF INDIA
Sl.No.
|
Name
|
Date of Formation
|
Official
Language
|
Capital
|
1
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
1953 Oct 1
(as Andhra State)
|
Telugu
|
Hyderabad
|
2
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
1987 Feb 20
|
English
|
Itanagar
|
3
|
Assam
|
1912 Apr 1
(as Assam Province)
|
Assamese, Bengali, Bodo
|
Dispur
|
4
|
Bihar
|
1936 Apr 1
|
Hindi, Urdu
|
Patna
|
5
|
Chhattisgarh
|
2000 Nov 1
|
Hindi
|
Naya Raipur
|
6
|
Goa
|
1987 May 30
|
Konkani
|
Panaji
|
7
|
Gujarat
|
1960 May 1
|
Gujarati
|
Gandhinagar
|
8
|
Haryana
|
1966 Nov 1
|
Hindi, Punjabi
|
Chandigarh
(shared, Union Territory)
|
9
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
1971 Jan 25
|
Hindi
|
Shimla
|
10
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
1947 Oct 26
|
Dogri, Kashmiri, Ladakhi, Urdu
|
Srinagar (summer)
Jammu (winter)
|
11
|
Jharkhand
|
2000 Nov 15
|
Hindi
|
Ranchi
|
12
|
Karnataka
|
1956 Nov 1
(as Mysore State)
|
Kannada
|
Bengaluru
|
13
|
Kerala
|
1956 Nov 1
|
Malayalam
|
Thiruvananthapuram
|
14
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
1947 Aug 15
|
Hindi
|
Bhopal
|
15
|
Maharashtra
|
1960 May 1
|
Marathi
|
Mumbai
|
16
|
Manipur
|
1972 Jan 21
|
Manipuri
|
Imphal
|
17
|
Meghalaya
|
1972 Jan 21
|
English, Garo, Hindi, Khasi, Pnar
|
Shillong
|
18
|
Mizoram
|
1987 Feb 20
|
Mizo, English
|
Aizawl
|
19
|
Nagaland
|
1963 Dec 1
|
English
|
Kohima
|
20
|
Odisha
|
1936 Apr 1
(as Odisha Province)
|
Odia
|
Bhubaneswar
|
21
|
Punjab
|
1947 Aug 15
(as East Punjab)
|
Punjabi
|
Chandigarh
(shared, Union Territory)
|
22
|
Rajasthan
|
1950 Jan 26
|
Hindi
|
Jaipur
|
23
|
Sikkim
|
1975 May 16
|
Bhutia, Gurung, Lepcha, Limbu,
Manggar, Nepali, Newari, Sherpa,
Sunwar, Tamang
|
Gangtok
|
24
|
Tamil Nadu
|
1950 Jan 26
(as Madras State)
|
Tamil
|
Chennai
|
25
|
Telangana
|
2014 Jun 2
|
Telugu, Urdu
|
Hyderabad
|
26
|
Tripura
|
1972 Jan 21
|
Bengali, Tripuri
|
Agartala
|
27
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
1902 Mar 22
(as United Provinces of Agra and Oudh)
|
Hindi, Urdu
|
Lucknow
|
28
|
Uttarakhand
|
2000 Nov 9 (as Uttaranchal)
|
Hindi, Sanskrit
|
Dehradun
|
29
|
West Bengal
|
1947 Aug 15
|
Bengali and Nepali
|
Kolkata
|