How Many States are There in India

India declares that it is a sovereign, socialist, secular democratic, and republic country. India is a country of parliamentary government, both state and central. There are twenty-eight (28) states and eight (8) union territories in India currently. India is a country that brings “Unity in Diversity” to its states. The states can differ in their own language, culture, food, festivals, traditions, etc… respectively. The state is simply nothing about a nation that is running politically in one government.

How many states are there in India?

There are 28 states in India as of 2019. Their states and their capitals:

Important Points of States in India

• There are 28 states & 1 union territory in India as of the year 1950.
• In 1950, the constitution of India contained a four-fold classification of the states & union territories.

• Part A - states which are former Governor’s provinces of British India.

• Part B - states which are former princely states with legislatures.

• Part C - states which are former chief commissioner’s provinces of British India and some of the former princely states.

• Part D - The Andaman and Nicobar Islands were kept as solitary

Part D territories

• In 1956, the number of states and union territories changed to 14 and 6 respectively.

• In 2019, the number of states and union territories increased from 14 and 6 to 28 and 9 respectively.

About the states.

• Andhra Pradesh - It is the first linguistic state to form in India by the Andhra state Act (1953), known as the state of Andhra, by taking out the Telugu language-speaking areas & people from the state of Madras. Kurnool was the capital of Andhra state.

• Arunachal Pradesh - It is the 24th state to form in India in the year 1987 from union territory to the status of a state.

• Assam - It was formed in the year 1950 (Part-A state) from the Governor's provinces of British India to the state of India.

• Bihar - It is also a Part-A state formed as a complete state of India from the Governor’s provinces of British India in the year 1950.

• Chhattisgarh - it was formed in the year 2000 by the act of reorganization as the 26th state of India from the state of Madhya Pradesh.

• Goa - It is the 25th state of India which was formed in the year 1987 by separating the union territory of Goa from the union territory of Goa, Daman, and Diu.

• Gujarat - It is the 15th. State of India, which was formed in the year 1960, for Gujarati-speaking people. Gujarat is separated by language from the state of Bombay.

• Haryana - It is the 17th state of India, which was formed in the year 1966 by bifurcated to the Hindi-speaking areas from the state of Punjab. It made its capital for both Haryana & Punjab.

• Himachal Pradesh - It is the 18th state of India, which was formed in the year 1971 from union territory to status of state by the state of Himachal Pradesh act, 1970.

• Jharkhand - It is the 28th state of India, which was formed in the year 2000 by separating its territories from the territories of the state Bihar.

• Karnataka - It is a Part-B state known as Mysore, and was formed in the year 1956 by the act of reorganization of states. In 1973, it was renamed the state of Karnataka from Mysore state.

• Kerala - It is formed by the states Reorganisation act (1956) by combining the Travancore-cochin state with the Malabar district of Madras state and Kasaragod of Dakshina Kannada.

• Madhya Pradesh - It was formed in the year 1956 by the states reorganization act (1956) by combining Madhya Bharat, Vindhya Pradesh, and Bhopal states.

• Maharashtra - It was formed in 1960, after separating Gujarati-speaking people, taking it out from Bombay, and changing its name to Maharashtra state, by the Bombay reorganization act, of 1960.

• Manipur - It is the 19th state of India, which was formed in the year 1972 by the Reorganising act of northeastern areas.

• Meghalaya - It is the 21st state of India, which was formed in the year 1972 by the Reorganising act of northeastern areas.

• Mizoram - It is the 23rd state of India, which was formed in the year 1987 from a union territory to the status of a state.

• Nagaland - It is the 16th state of India, which was formed in the year 1963 by taking the Naga Hills and Tuensang area out of the state of Assam.

• Odisha - It has changed the name of the state of Orissa to that of the State of Odisha by the Orissa (alteration of the name) Act, 2011.

• Punjab - It was formed in the year 1966, after the separating of Hindi-speaking people, taken out from the state of Punjab, by the Punjab reorganization act, of 1966.

• Rajasthan - It is a Part-B state formed in the year 1956 by the act of reorganization of states.

• Sikkim - It is the 22nd state of India, which was formed in the year 1975, by the 36th Constitutional Amendment Act of 1975, making Sikkim a full-fledged state of the Indian Union.

• Tamil Nadu - It is a Part-A state known as Madras, and was formed in the year 1956 by the act of reorganization of states. And in the year 1973, it renamed the state of Tamil Nadu from Madras state.

• Telangana - It is the 29th state of India, which was formed in the year 2014 by the Andhra Pradesh Reorganisation Act, 2014 from the territories of Andhra Pradesh.

• Tripura - It is the 20th state of India, which was formed in the year 1972 by the Reorganising act of northeastern areas.

• Uttarakhand - It is the 27th state of India, which was formed in the year 2000 by separating its territories from the territories of the state of Uttar Pradesh. And in the year 2006, it renamed the state of Uttarakhand from Uttaranchal state.

• Uttar Pradesh - It is a Part-A state, it is the first state to rename Uttar Pradesh from the United Provinces in the year 1950 by the act of reorganization of states.

• West Bengal - It was formed in the year 1950 (Part-A state) from the Governor's provinces of British India to the state of India.