States of India

India consists of 28 states and 7 Union Territories. All states of India, and the two union territories of Puducherry and the National Capital Territory of Delhi, have elected legislatures and governments patterned on the Westminster System¹.The other 5 union territories of India are directly ruled by the Centre through appointed administrators. In 1956, under the States Reorganisation Act, states of India were formed on a linguistic basis. Since then, this structure are largely unchanged. Each state of India or union territory of India is further divided into administrative districts. The districts of India are further divided into tehsils and eventually into villages.

How many states are in India?

India is divided into 28 states and 7 union territories. To learn more you can see a map of India.

List of states of India

States of India:
Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana,Himachal Pradesh, Jammu and Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka,Kerala,Madhya, Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.

Union Territories of India:
Andaman and Nicobar Islands, ChandigarhDadra and Nagar Haveli, Daman and Diu,Lakshadweep, National Capital Territory of Delhi, Puducherry.

Footnotes

The Westminster System is a democratic parliamentary system of government modeled after the politics of the United Kingdom. This term comes from the Palace of Westminster, the seat of the Parliament of the UK.