India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-nine states and seven union territories. The states and union territories are further subdivided into districts and further into smaller administrative divisions.

No. State/Union territory Administrative capital Year of est. Population Area (km2)
1 Andhra Pradesh Hyderabad 1956 84,665,533 275,045
2 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 1,382,611 83,743
3 Assam Dispur 1975 31,169,272 78,550
4 Bihar Patna 1935 103,804,637 99,200
5 Chhattisgarh Naya Raipur 2000 25,540,196 135,194
6 Goa Panaji 1961 1,457,723 3,702
7 Gujarat Gandhinagar 1960 60,383,628 196,024
8 Haryana Chandigarh 1966 25,353,081 44,212
9 Himachal Pradesh Simla (S) 1971 6,856,509 55,673
Dharamshala (W)
10 Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar (S) 1948 12,548,926 222,236
Jammu (W)
11 Jharkhand Ranchi 2000 32,966,238 74,677
12 Karnataka Bengaluru 1956 61,130,704 191,791
13 Kerala Thiruvanan- thapuram 1956 33,387,677 38,863
14 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal 1956 72,597,565 308,252
15 Maharashtra Mumbai 1818 112,372,972 307,713
16 Manipur Imphal 1947 2,721,756 22,347
17 Meghalaya Shillong 1970 2,964,007 22,720
18 Mizoram Aizawl 1972 1,091,014 21,081
19 Nagaland Kohima 1963 1,980,602 16,579
20 Odisha Bhubaneswar 1948 41,947,358 155,820
21 Punjab Chandigarh 1966 27,704,236 50,362
22 Rajasthan Jaipur 1948 68,621,012 342,269
23 Sikkim Gangtok 1975 607,688 7,096
24 Tamil Nadu Chennai 1969 72,138,958 130,058
25 Tripura Agartala 1956 3,671,032 10,492
26 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow 1937 199,581,477 243,286
27 Uttarakhand Dehradun 2000 10,116,752 53,566
28 West Bengal Kolkata 1947 91,347,736 88,752
29 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair 1956 379,944 8,249
30 Chandigarh Chandigarh 1966 1,054,686 114
31 Dadra and Nagar Haveli Silvassa 1944 342,853 491
32 Daman and Diu Daman 1987 242,911 112
33 Lakshadweep Kavaratti 64,429 32
34 National Capital Territory of Delhi Delhi 1952 16,753,235 1,483
35 Puducherry Puducherry 1954 1,244,464 479