The New Map of India, 28 States and 9 Union Territories – Maps and Facts

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New Map of India
New map of India depicting 28 states and 9 union territories
New Map of India
New map of India depicting 28 states and 9 union territories

On the intervening night of October 30-31, when almost everyone in India was sleeping, Government of India took a step towards further integration or total integration of the erstwhile state of Jammu & Kashmir with rest of India. For the first time in the history of India, India witnessed, a State being delimited and two Union Territories taking its position. Here we present to you the new Political Map of India with effect from October 31, 2019.

Table List of 28 States with their capitals, formation date and their population:

S.No. States Capital Founded Year Population (Per 2011 census number)
1 Andhra Pradesh Amaravati, Hyderabad 1. Nov. 1956 4,93,86,799
2 Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar 20. Feb. 1987 13,83,727
3 Assam Dispur 26. Jan. 1950 3,12,05,576
4 Bihar Patna 26. Jan. 1950 10,40,99,452
5 Chhattisgarh Naya Raipur 1. Nov. 2000 2,55,45,198
6 Goa Panaji 30. May. 1987 14,58,545
7 Gujarat Gandhinagar 1. May. 1960 6,04,39,692
8 Haryana Chandigarh 1. Nov. 1966 2,53,51,462
9 Himachal Pradesh Shimla 25. Jan. 1971 68,64,602
10 Jharkhand Ranchi 15. Nov. 2000 3,29,88,134
11 Karnataka Bangalore 1. Nov. 1956 6,10,95,297
12 Kerala Thiruvananthapuram 1. Nov. 1956 3,34,06,061
13 Madhya Pradesh Bhopal 1. Nov. 1956 7,26,26,809
14 Maharashtra Mumbai 1. May. 1960 11,23,74,333
15 Manipur Imphal 21. Jan. 1972 28,55,794
16 Meghalaya Shillong 21. Jan. 1972 29,66,889
17 Mizoram Aizawl 20. Feb. 1987 10,97,206
18 Nagaland Kohima 1. Dec. 1963 19,78,502
19 Odisha Bhubaneswar 26. Jan. 1950 4,19,74,218
20 Punjab Chandigarh 1. Nov. 1956 2,77,43,338
21 Rajasthan Jaipur 1. Nov. 1956 6,85,48,437
22 Sikkim Gangtok 16. May. 1975 6,10,577
23 Tamil Nadu Chennai 26. Jan. 1950 7,21,47,030
24 Telangana Hyderabad 2. Jun. 2014 3,51,93,978
25 Tripura Agartala 21. Jan. 1972 36,73,917
26 Uttar Pradesh Lucknow 26. Jan. 1950 19,98,12,341
27 Uttarakhand Dehradun 9. Nov. 2000 1,00,86,292
28 West Bengal Kolkata 1. Nov. 1956 9,12,76,115

Table List of 9 Union Territories with their capitals, formation date and their population:

S.No. Union territories Capital Founded Year Population (Per 2011 census number)
1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair 1. Nov. 1956 3,80,581
2 Chandigarh Chandigarh 1. Nov. 1966 10,55,450
3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli Silvassa 11. Aug. 1961 3,43,709
4 Daman and Diu Daman 30. May. 1987 2,43,247
5 Delhi New Delhi 9. May. 1905 1,67,87,941
6 Lakshadweep Kavaratti 1. Nov. 1956 64,473
7 Puducherry Pondicherry 1. Nov. 1954 12,47,953
8 Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar (Summer), Jammu (Winter) 31. Oct. 2019 1,22,67,013
9 Ladakh Leh 31. Oct. 2019 2,74,289

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