STATES AND UNION TERRITORY
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India is the world’s most populous democracy country . Officially it was called as Republic of India . India is the 2nd most populated country after china and also the 7th largest country by area .Until 2013 India had 28 states and 7 union Territory.On 2nd June , 2014 Andhra Pradesh Reorganization Act /Telangana Act divides Andhra Pradesh into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana .So after 2nd June 2014 India had 29 states and 7 union territoryINDIAN state and union territory. On August 5 , 2019 article 370 was removed from Jammu Kashmir and announce to divide into union Territory .On 31 October , 2019 Jammu Kashmir divided and formed 2 union Territory -1.Jammu & Kashmir And 2.Ladakh. On 26 January , 2020 Dadra Nagar Haveli Merged Into Daman Diu . so now India Has 28 states and 8 Union Territory .STATES AND UNION
The list Was given below-
Capital , Foundation Day , vehicle code of Indian States 2020
| STATES | FOUNDATION DAY | CAPITAL | VEHICLE CODE |
| Assam | 26th January 1950 | Dispur | AS |
| Andhra Pradesh | 1st November 1956 | Amaravati | AP |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 20th February 1987 | Itanagar | AR |
| Bihar | 26th January 1950 | Patna | BR
|
| Chhattisgarh | 1st November 2000 | Raipur | CG |
| Gujarat | 1st May 1960 | Gandhinagar | GJ
|
| Goa | 30th may 1987 | Panaji | GA
|
| Haryana | 1st November 1966 | Chandigarh | HR |
| Himachal Pradesh | 25th January 1971 | Shimla(summer) ,Dharmsala(winter) | HP
|
| Jharkhand | 15th November 2000 | Ranchi | JH |
| Kerala | 1st November 1956 | Thiruvananthapuram | KL |
| Mizoram | 20th February 1987 | Aizawl | MZ |
| Manipur | 21st January 1972 | Imphal | MN
|
| Maharashtra | 1st May 1960 | Mumbai | MH
|
| Meghalaya | 21st January 1972 | Shillong | ML |
| Madhya Pradesh | 1st November 1956 | Bhopal | MP |
| Nagaland | 1st December 1963 | Kohima | NL |
| Orissa | 26th January 1950 | Bhubaneswar | OD |
| Punjab | 1st November 1956 | Chadigarh | PB |
| Rajasthan | 1st November 1956 | Jaipur | RJ |
| Sikkim | 16th May 1975 | Gangtok | SK |
| Telengana | 2nd June 2014 | Hyderabad | TS |
| Tamil Nadu | 26 January 1950 | Â Chennai | TN
|
| Tripura | 21 January 1972 | Agartala | TR
|
| Uttar Pradesh | 26 January 1950 | Lucknow | UP |
| Uttarakhand | 9th November 2000 | Gairsain(Summer)
Dehradun(Winter) |
UK |
| West Bengal | 1st November 1956 | Kolkatta | WB |
Capital Of Indian Union Territories
| Name of Union Territories(UTs) | Foundation Day | Capital | Vehicle code |
| Delhi | 9th may 1905 | New Delhi | DL |
| Chandigarh | 1st November 1966 | Chandigarh | CH |
| Lakshadweep | 1st November 1956 | Kavaratti | LD |
| Puducherry
(Pondicherry) |
1st November 1954 | Pondicherry | PY |
| Daman & Diu and Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 26 January 2020 | Daman | DD |
| Jammu & Kashmir | 31 October 2019 | Srinagar(summer)
Jammu(Winter) |
JK |
| Ladakh | 31 October 2019 | Leh | LA |
| Andaman & Nicobar Island | 1st November 1956 | Port Blair | AN |
Interesting Fact About Union Territories(UTs)
India has 8 UTs . All UTs has its own capital like a States.
Out of these 8 UTs Jammu Kashmir , Puducherry , Delhi Possess their own Executive Council , Legislative Assembly and elect their chief minister like states . But the other UTs are controlled by the union of country(central Government). so it is named as Union Territory .Executive head of UTs are President while in state Governor .Lieutenant is the real head of UTs.(chief Minister -In state)STATES AND UNION TERRI oor to success