How many states are there in India?

by Yuvi - February 9, 2022

India being a federal constitutional republic is governed under a parliamentary system consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories.

As per Indian constitutionThe territory of India shall consist of: The territories of the states, The Union territories and any territory that may be acquired.

India is 7th largest country in the world. It is not easy to manage such a big country from only one location, keeping this in mind Indian constitution has given power to the central government to form states. These states are headed by the Chief Minister. India is a democratic republic with a Parliamentary system of Government.

How many states and union territories are there in India

With effect from October 31st 2019, the state of Jammu and Kashmir has been officially bifurcated into two Union Territories (UT) i.e Jammu & Kashmir and Ladakh. As of now (2022) after the Jammu and Kashmir became a union territory on 6 August 2019, there are 28 states and 8 union territories in India.

List of Indian States:

  1. Andhra Pradesh
  2. Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Assam
  4. Bihar
  5. Chhattisgarh
  6. Goa
  7. Gujarat
  8. Haryana
  9. Himachal Pradesh
  10. Jharkhand
  11. Karnataka
  12. Kerala
  13. Madhya Pradesh
  14. Maharashtra
  15. Manipur
  16. Meghalaya
  17. Mizoram
  18. Nagaland
  19. Odisha
  20. Punjab
  21. Rajasthan
  22. Sikkim
  23. Tamil Nadu
  24. Telangana
  25. Tripura
  26. Uttar Pradesh
  27. Uttarakhand
  28. West Bengal

India has 28 states and 8 union territories with effect from 26th of January 2020.. The Union Territories of Daman and Diu, Dadra and Nagar Haveli both have now become a single union territory. This decision was passed by the Parliament through a Bill on 26 Jan, 2020.

List of Union Territories of Indian –

  1. Andaman and Nicobar Island
  2. Chandigarh
  3. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
  4. Delhi
  5. Ladakh
  6. Lakshadweep
  7. Jammu and Kashmir
  8. Puducherry

India is a federal Union and is divided into 28 states and 8 union territories which are further subdivided into districts smaller administrative divisions to maintain democracy, peace among people , coordination and better administration of the governance.

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