Capital of Indian States
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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
- 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
- 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
- Dehradun is famous for Forest Research institute and Rajaji National park
- Gairsain is famous for its lush greenery and undulating verdant hills
- It is famous for Akshardham Mandir and the Institute of Plasma research
- It is known as the city of Nawabs
- It is famous for its embroidery work and Chicken clothes
- Its ancient name is Patliputra
- It is famous for Tribal Research Institute
- Center for forest productivity is located here
- It is known as the City of Joy
- It is famous for Howrah Bridge and Bengali Sweets
- It is famous for Tribal Research institute
- The Center of Forest productivity is located here
- It is famous for its Temples such as Konark Sun Temple and Lingaraja temple
- It is also known as the IT (Information Technology) city
- It is famous for Charminar and Salarganj Museum
- Vishakhapatnam is the executive capital
- Amaravati is the legislative capital
- Kurnool is the judicial capital
- It is also known as the financial capital of India
- It has second largest film industry in the world after Hollywood
- It is famous for first cement producing unit
- The National Institute of Oceanography is located here
- It is known as the Silicon Valley
- It is also known as India's electronic city
- It is famous for the cultivation of coconuts and fishing
- Kanchenjunga National Park is located here
- The Institute of technology of orchidarium is also located here
- It is famous for Ita Fort and Jawaharlal Nehru Museum
- The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre is located here
- It is also known as the Scotland of the east
- It is the graveyard of British soldiers who died in the Second World War
- It is famous for its scenic landscapes and greenery
- It is known as the city of lakes
- The Regional Science Centre is located here
- It is famous for its temples, palaces, and bamboo handicrafts
- It is known for its Lushai culture
- Dampa wildlife sanctuary is located here
- It got its name from the Portuguese word "Selva" which means forests
- Its Cellular Jail is a very famous tourist spot
- It is surrounded by Coral rocks
2 Chandigarh:
Chandigarh is the capital of both Punjab and Haryana. It is located in the Tarai regions of the Himalayas.
3 Jaipur:
It is the capital of Rajasthan and is known as Pink City.
4 Dehradun/Gairsain:
Dehradun is the winter capital of Uttarakhand while Gairsain is the summer capital of Uttarakhand.
5 Gandhinagar:
It is the capital of Gujarat and is located on the banks of Sabarmati.
6 Lucknow:
It is the capital of Uttar Pradesh and is located on the banks of Gomati.
7 Patna:
It is the capital of Bihar and is located on the banks of the river Ganga.
8 Ranchi:
It is the capital of Jharkhand and is located on the banks of river Subarnrekha in the Chhotanagpur plateau.
9 Kolkata:
Kolkata is located on the banks of the river Hooghly and it is the capital of West Bengal.
10 Raipur:
It is the capital of Chhattisgarh and is located on the banks of the Subarnrekha River in the Chhotanagpur plateau.
11 Bhubaneshwar:
It is the capital of Orissa.
12 Hyderabad:
It is the capital of Telangana and is located on the banks of the Musi River.
13 Vishakhapatnam, Amaravati, and Kurnool:
These all are the capital of Andhra Pradesh state.
14 Mumbai:
Mumbai is the capital of Maharashtra and it is known as the gateway of India.
15 Chennai:
It is the capital of Tamil Nadu.
16 Panaji:
It is the capital of Goa and is located on the banks of river Mondovi.
17 Bangalore:
It is the capital of Karnataka.
18 Thiruvanthpuram:
It is the capital of Kerala.
19 Gangtok:
It is the capital of Sikkim and it is an important Buddhist cultural center.
20 Itanagar:
It is the capital of Arunachal Pradesh.
21 Dispur:
It is the capital of Assam.
22 Shillong:
It is the capital of Meghalaya and is located at the Khasi and Jaintia hills.
23 Kohima:
It is the capital of Nagaland and is located in the Naga Hills.
24 Imphal:
It is the capital of Manipur.
25 Bhopal:
It is the capital of Madhya Pradesh.
26 Agartala:
It is the capital of Tripura and is located on the border of Bangladesh.
27 Aizawl:
It is the capital of Mizoram and is located at Mizo hills.
Union territories
1 Silvasa:
It is the capital of Dadar and Nagar Haveli.
2 Puducherry:
It is famous for Orvile Ashram. It was established by Aurobindo Ghosh.
3 Port Blair:
It is the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. It is located in the Bay of Bengal.
4 Kavaratti:
It is the capital of Lakshadweep and is located in the Arabian Sea.
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