States and Their Capitals



States and Their Capitals

State/UT Administrative Capital Legislative Capital Judicial Capital Since
Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair - Kolkata 1956
Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar Itanagar Guwahati 1972
Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad Hyderabad Hyderabad 1956
Assam Dispur Dispur Guwahati 1972
Former Capital; Shillong (1874-1972)
Bihar Patna Patna Patna 1936
Chhattisgarh Raipur Raipur Bilaspur 2000
Chandigarh Chandigarh - Chandigarh 1966
Dadra and Nagar Haveli Silvasa - Mumbai 1961
Daman and Diu Daman - Mumbai 1987
NCT-Delhi Delhi Delhi Delhi 1956
Goa Panaji Porvorim Mumbai 1961
Gujarat Gandhinagar Gandhinagar Ahmedabad 1970
Former Capital: Ahmedabad (1960-1970)
Haryana Chandigarh Chandigarh Chandigarh 1966
Himachal Pradesh Shimla Shimla Shimla 1948
Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar (S), Jammu (W) Srinagar (S), Jammu (W) Srinagar 1948
Jharkhand Ranchi Ranchi Ranchi 2000
Karnataka Bengaluru Bengaluru Bengaluru 1956
Kerala Thiruvananthapuram Tpuram Emakulam 1956
Former Capital: Kochhi (1949-1956)
Lakshadweep Kavaratti - Emakulam 1956
Madhya Pradesh Bhopal Bhopal Jabalpur 1956
Maharashtra Mumbai Mumbai (S+B), Nagpur (W) Mumbai 1818
Manipur Imphal Imphal Imphal 2013
Meghalaya Shillong Shillong Shillong 2013
Mizoram Aizawl Aizawl Guwahati 1963
Odisha (Orissa) Bhubaneshwar Bhubaneshwar Cuttack 1948
Former Capital: Cuttack (1936-1948)

State/UT Administrative Capital Legislative Capital Judicial Capital Since
Puducherry Puducherry Puducherry Chennai 1954
Punjab Chandigarh Chandigarh Chandigarh 1966
Former Capital: Lahore (1936-1947) & Shimla (1947-1966
Rajasthan Jaipur Jaipur Jodhpur 1948
Sikkim Gangtok Gangtok Gangtok 1975
Tamil Nadu Chennai Chennai Chennai 1956
Telangana Hyderabad Hyderabad Hyderabad 2014
Tripura Agartala Agartala Agartala 2013
Uttarakhand Dehradun Dehradun Nainital 2000
Uttar Pradesh Lucknow Lucknow Allahabad 1937
West Bengal Kolkata Kolkata Kolkata 1905

* According to the 'Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act 2014' Hyderabad is the joint capital of Telangana and Andhra Pradesh states for maximum 10 years period. The ancient town of 'Amaravati', place between Guntur and Vijayawada in central A.P. will be developed as the new Headquarter of Andhra Pradesh.