India is a federal union of states comprising 28 states and 7 union
territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into
districts and so on.
- The administrative capital is where the executive government offices are located.
- The legislative capital is where the state assembly convenes.
- The judicial capital is the location of the state or territorial High Courts of India.
- The date mentioned in the table refers to when the city became the capital of the state or territory
- In the table S and W refers to the Summer and Winter sessions respectively.
- The administrative capital is considered to be the main capital of the state.
- In the absence of the legislative capital means that it is administered by the Central Government.
| States and their Capitals | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| State | Administrative Capital | Legislative Capital | Judicial Capital | Since |
| Andhra Pradesh | Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Hyderabad | 1956 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | Itanagar | Guwahati | 1972 |
| Assam | Dispur (Former Capital: Shilong(1874-1972)) | Dispur | Guwahati | 1972 |
| Bihar | Patna | Patna | Patna | 1936 |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur | Raipur | Bilaspur | 2000 |
| Goa | Panji | Porvorim | Mumbai | 1961 |
| Gujarat | Gandhinagar(Formal Capital: Ahmedabad(1960-1970)) | Gandhinagar | Ahmedabad | 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 | Thiruvanantha-Puram (Former Capital: Kochi(1949-1956)) | T'puram | Ernakulam | 1956 |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Bhopal | Jabalpur | 1956 |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai | Mumbai | Mumbai | 1818 |
| Manipur | Imphal | Imphal | Guwahati | 1947 |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | Shillong | Guwahati | 1970 |
| Mizoram | Aizwal | Aizwal | Guwahati | 1972 |
| Nagaland | Kohima | Kohima | Guwahati | 1963 |
| Orrisa | Bhubaneshwar (Former Capital: Cuttak (1936-1948)) | Bhubaneshwar | Cuttack | 1948 |
| Punjab | Chandigarh (Former Capital: Lahore(1936-1947) & Shimla(1947-1966)) | Chandigarh | Chandigarh | 1966 |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur | Jaipur | Jodhpur | 1948 |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | Gangtok | Gangtok | 1975 |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Chennai | Chennai | 1956 |
| Tripura | Agartala | Agartala | Guwahati | 1956 |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun | Dehradun | Nainital | 2000 |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | Lucknow | Allahabad | 1937 |
| West Bengal | Kolkata | Kolkata | Kolkata | 1905 |
| Union Territories | ||||
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Port Blair | -- | Kolkata | 1956 |
| Chandigarh | Chandigarh | -- | Chandigarh | 1966 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | Silvasaa | -- | Mumbai | 1961 |
| Daman and Diu | Daman | -- | Mumbai | 1987 |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | -- | Ernakulam | 1956 |
| National Capital Territory of Delhi | N.Delhi | -- | -- | -- |
| Ponducherry | Ponducherry | Ponducherry | Chennai | 1954 |
