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

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