State Formation:

Before the 1950's there 562 princely states and 17 provinces. After the STATE REORGANISATION ACT 1956, they became 14 states and 6 union territories.

14 States Namely

  • Andhra Pradesh
  • Assam
  • Bihar
  • Jammu and Kashmir
  • Kerala
  • Madhya Pradesh
  • Madras state
  • Mysore state
  • Odisha
  • Punjab
  • Rajasthan
  • Uttar Pradesh
  • West Bengal 
  • Bombay

6 Union Territories

  • Andaman and Nicobar
  • Delhi
  • Himachal Pradesh
  • Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindvi islands
  • Tripura
  • Manipur

Current :

28 states and 8 union territories.

STATES


ANDHRA PRADESH

Capital: Amaravati
Formation: 1st November 1956 (reorganized in June 2014 separating Telangana as a separate state)

ARUNACHAL PRADESH

Capital: Itanagar
Formation: 20th February 1987

ASSAM

Capital: Dispur
Formation: 26 January 1950

BIHAR

Capital: Patna
Formation: 26 January 1950

CHATTISGARH

Capital: Raipur
Formation: 1 November 2000 (Separated from Madhya Pradesh)

GOA

Capital: Panaji
Formation: 30 May 1987 (Converted from Union Territory to State)

GUJARAT

Capital: Gandhi Nagar
Formation: 1 May 1960 (Separated from Bombay)

HARYANA

Capital: Chandigarh
Formation: 1 November 1966

HIMACHAL PRADESH

Capital: Shimla
Formation: 25 January 1971 (Converted from Union Territory to State)

JHARKHAND

Capital: Ranchi
Formation: 15 November 2000 (Separated from Bihar)

KARNATAKA

Capital: Bangalore
Formation: 1 November 1956

KERALA

Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
Formation: 1 November 1956

MADHYA PRADESH

Capital: Bhopal
Formation: 1 November 1956

MAHARASTRA

Capital: Mumbai
Formation: 1 May 1960

MANIPUR

Capital: Imphal
Formation: 21 January 1972 (Separated from Assam)

MEGHALAYA

Capital: Shillong
Formation: 2 April 1972 (Separated from Assam)

MIZORAM

Capital: Aizwal
Formation: 20 February 1987

NAGALAND

Capital: Kohima
Formation: 1 December 1963

ODISA

Capital: Bhuvaneshwar
Formation: 26 January 1950

PUNJAB

Capital: Chandigarh
Formation: 1 November 1956

RAJASTHAN

Capital: Jaipur
Formation: 1 November 1956

SIKKIM

Capital: Gangtok
Formation: 16 May 1975

TAMIL NADU

Capital: Chennai
Formation: 26 January 1950

TELANGANA

Capital: Hyderabad
Formation: 2 June 2014

TRIPURA

Capital: Agartala
Formation: 21 January 1972

UTTARAKHAND

Capital: Dehra Dun
Formation: 9 November 2000

UTTAR PRADESH

Capital: Lucknow
Formation: 26 January 1950

WEST BENGAL

Capital: Kolkata
Formation: 1 November 1956

Union Territories


ANDAMAN and NICOBAR

Capital: Port Blair
Formation: 1 November 1956

CHANDIGARH

Formation: 1 November 1966 (part of east Punjab)

DADRA and NAGAR HAVELI

Capital: Silvassa
Formation: 11 August 1961

DAMAN and DIU

Capital: Daman
Formation: 30 May 1987

Note: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu merged on 26 January 2020.

DELHI

Capital: New Delhi
Formation: 1 November 1956

JAMMU and KASHMIR

Capital: Srinagar
Formation: 31 October 2019

LADAKH

Capital: Leh
Formation: 31 October 2019

LAKSHADWEEP

Capital: Kavaratti
Formation: 1 November 1956

PUDUCHERRY

Capital: Puducherry
Formation: 16 August 1962