Indian Polity
Indian States Formation - TNPSC Notes
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: ShimlaFormation: 25 January 1971 (Converted from Union Territory to State)
JHARKHAND
Capital: RanchiFormation: 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