State and union territory capitals

No
.
State/Union
territory
Administrative
capital
Legislative capital
Judiciary
capitals
Year of
establishme
nt
Former
capital
1
Andaman
and Nicobar
Islands
Port Blair Port Blair
Kolkata
(formerly
Calcutta)
1956
Calcutta
(1945
1956)
2
Andhra
Pradesh
Vijayawada Hyderabad Hyderabad
2 June 2014;
(re-organised
for 2nd time)
Hyderabad
(1956-
2014)
3
Arunachal
Pradesh
Itanagar Itanagar Guwahati 1987

4 Assam Dispur Guwahati Guwahati 1975
Shillong
[a]

(1874
1972)
5 Bihar Patna Patna Patna 1935

6
Chandigarh

Chandigarh
[b]

Chandigar
h
1966
7
Chhattisgar
h
Raipur
[5]
Raipur Bilaspur 2000
8
Dadra and
Nagar
Haveli
Silvassa Mumbai 1944
Mumbai
(1954
1961)
Panaji
(1961
1987)
9
Daman and
Diu
Daman Mumbai 1987
Ahmedaba
d (1961
1963)
Panaji
(1963
1987)
10
National
Capital
Territory of
Delhi
Delhi Delhi

1952
11 Goa Panaji
[c]
Porvorim Mumbai 1961
Panaji
(1961
1987)
12 Gujarat Gandhinagar Gandhinagar
Ahmedaba
d
1960
Ahmedaba
d (1960
No
.
State/Union
territory
Administrative
capital
Legislative capital
Judiciary
capitals
Year of
establishme
nt
Former
capital
1970)
13 Haryana Chandigarh Chandigarh
Chandigar
h
1966
14
Himachal
Pradesh
Shimla Shimla Shimla 1971
Bilaspur
(1950
1956)
15
Jammu and
Kashmir
Srinagar (S)
Jammu (W)
Srinagar (S)
Jammu (W)
Srinagar (S
)
Jammu (W
)
1948
16 Jharkhand Ranchi Ranchi Ranchi 2000
17 Karnataka Bengaluru Bengaluru Bengaluru 1956 (Mysore)
18 Kerala
Thiruvananthapura
m
Thiruvananthapura
m
Kochi 1956

19
Lakshadwee
p
Kavaratti Kavaratti Kochi 1956

20
Madhya
Pradesh
Bhopal Bhopal Jabalpur 1956
Nagpur
[d]

(1861
1956)
21
Maharashtr
a
Mumbai
[e]

Nagpur (W/2nd)
[f]

Mumbai (S+B)
Nagpur (W)
[g]

Mumbai
1818
1960

22 Manipur Imphal Imphal Imphal 1947
23 Meghalaya Shillong Shillong Shillong 1970
24 Mizoram Aizawl Aizawl Guwahati 1972
25 Nagaland Kohima Kohima Guwahati 1963
26 Odisha Bhubaneshwar Bhubaneshwar Cuttack 1948
Cuttack
(1936
1948)
27
Puducherry

Puducherry Puducherry Chennai 1954
Madras
(1948
1954)
28 Punjab Chandigarh Chandigarh
Chandigar
h
1947
Lahore
[h]

(1936
1947)
Shimla
(1947
1966)
29 Rajasthan Jaipur Jaipur Jodhpur 1948
No
.
State/Union
territory
Administrative
capital
Legislative capital
Judiciary
capitals
Year of
establishme
nt
Former
capital
30 Sikkim Gangtok
[i]
Gangtok Gangtok 1975
31 Tamil Nadu Chennai
[j]
Chennai Chennai 1956
32 Telangana Hyderabad Hyderabad Hyderabad 2014
33 Tripura Agartala Agartala Agartala 1956
34
Uttar
Pradesh
Lucknow Lucknow Allahabad 1938
35
Uttarakhan
d
Dehradun
[k]
Dehradun Nainital 2000
36 West Bengal Kolkata Kolkata Kolkata 1947
Explanatory notes
1. Shilong was the joint capital of Assam and Meghalaya until 1971.
[3]

2. Chandigarh is the capital of the states of Punjab and Haryana, and is a Union Territory,
separate from the two states.
[4]

3. Panaji was the capital of Goa from 1843 when it was ruled by the Portuguese.
[6]

4. Nagpur was the capital of Central Provinces and Berar which was a province from 1861
until 1950.
[7]
Central Province became the major constituent of Madhya Pradesh, after it
was formed in 1950.
[7]
Nagpur remained the capital of the new state.
[8]
In 1956, Berar
(Vidarbha) was separated from Madhya Pradesh, and merged with the Bombay State.
Nagpur thus lost the status of a capital city. In 1960, under the Nagpur pact, Nagpur
became the second capital of Maharashtra.
[9]

5. Mumbai / Bombay was the capital of Bombay Presidency which was a province until
1950. After that Bombay became the capital of Bombay State. Subsequently, Bombay
State was split into Gujarat and Maharashtra in 1960.
6. In 1960, under the Nagpur pact, Nagpur became the second capital of Maharashtra.
[9]

Although an official notification to this effect was only given in 1988. The India
yearbook of the government of India still does not mention Nagpur, being either the
second or winter capital of Maharashtra.
7. Under the Nagpur pact, one of the preconditions for Vidarbha joining the state of
Maharastra was that, at least one of the legislative sessions every year should be held in
Nagpur. The winter session is held in Nagpur.
[10]

8. Lahore was the capital of Punjab province of British India.
[11]
It is now a part of Pakistan.
9. Gangtok has been the capital of Sikkim since 1890. Sikkim joined the Indian Union in
1975.
[12]

10. Chennai (Madras) was the capital of the Madras Presidency since 1839, which was
redrawn as Madras State in 1956. Madras State was renamed as Tamil Nadu in 1968.
11. Dehradun is the provisional capital of Uttarakhand. The town of Gairsen is envisaged as
the state's new capital.
[13]

LET'S LEARN (4): ANIMALS, THEIR HOMES, YOUNG ONES AND SOUNDS

Sl.
No.
Animal Home Young one Sound
1 Lion Den Cub Roar
2 Dog Kennel PUPPY Bark
3 Cat Cage Kitten Mew
4 Sheep Pen Lamb Bleat
5 Bull Cattle shed Calf Moo
6 Elephant Jungle Baby elephant Trumpet
7 Hen Coop Chick Clucks
8 Goose Water Gosling Squawk
9 Deer Grasslands Fawn Grunt
10 Horse Stable Foal Neigh
11 Cow Cattle shed Calf Moo moo
12 Bear Large forests Cub Growl
13 Cock Pen chick cock a doodle
doo
14 Rat Hole Kitten, nestling,
pup, pinkie
Squeak
15 Bird Nest Nestling Chirp
16 Monkey Trees Infant Chatter
17 Pig Sty Piglet Oink oink
18 Rabbit Burrow Bunny Grunt
19 Fish Water Small fish
20 Donkey Stable Mule Bray
21 Goat Pen Kid
22 Duck Water Duckling Quack
23 Bee Beehive Worker bee Ooom
24 Spider Web Small spider
25 Snake Burrow Hiss
26 Ant Hill
27 Man House child Speak
28 Zebra Zoo Small zebra