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States and capitals in India

India is a vast and the 2nd largest countries in the world according to its population. India is also known as Bharat. It is located in Asian continent of the southern portion and surrounded by Indian Ocean on south and Arabian Sea by west side and Bay of Bengal on its east. It is a democratic country. India is the 7th largest country in the world according to its area. India population is approximately 1.3 Billion. In India 28 States and capitals, similarly 8 Union territories are also available.

India States and Capitals

S/NoStateCapital
1Andhra PradeshAmaravati
2Arunachal PradeshItanagar
3AssamDispur
4BiharPatna
5ChhattisgarhRaipur
6GoaPanaji
7GujaratGandhinagar
8HaryanaChandigarh
9Himachal PradeshShimla
10JharkhandRanchi
11KarnatakaBangalore
12KeralaThiruvananthapuram
13Madhya PradeshBhopal
14MaharashtraMumbai
15ManipurImphal
16MeghalayaShillong
17MizoramAizawl
18NagalandKohima
19OdishaBhubaneswar
20PunjabChandigarh
21RajasthanJaipur
22SikkimGangtok
23Tamil NaduChennai
24TelanganaHyderabad
25TripuraAgartala
26Uttar PradeshLucknow
27UttarakhandDehradun
28West BengalKolkata

Indian Territories and Capitals

S/NoTerritoryCapital
1Andaman
and Nicobar Islands
Port Blair
2ChandigarhChandigarh
3Dadra
& Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Daman
4DelhiNew Delhi
5LakshadweepKavaratti
6Puducherry
(Pondicherry)
Pondicherry
7Jammu
and Kashmir
Srinagar
(Summer)
7Jammu
and Kashmir
Jammu
(Winter)
8LadakhLeh
(Summer)
8LadakhKargil
(Winter)

Each states and capitals has its own uniqueness, dressing style, festivals, history, culture and different types of foods and animals. In India there are so many famous temples churches and mosques. There are so many forts, monuments, caves and many historical places which attract people all over the world.

Below we will discuss some important places in India

Amaravathi:

Amaravathi is a capital of Andhra Pradesh. Krishna River is also there in Amaravathi district. Amaravathi is famous for Buddha Stupa Structure also called as abode of god.

Araku:

Araku valley is a big hill Station. It is a famous visiting place in Andhra Pradesh state. In the araku valley, the climate is very cool and the place will be full of tourists. Coffee beans and bamboo chicken were famous food items in the araku vally. There are borra caves, Padmavathi Gardens, Waterfalls, Tribal Museum are the sightseeing places. Tribals used to do their farming to sell hand-made items.

States and Capitals

Vishakapatnam:

Vishakapatnam is also well-known as Vizag, it is one of the beautiful city in the Andhra Pradesh state. Visakhapatnam is also called as city of destiny. In Vizag famous sight-seeing places are R K Beach, Rushikonda Beach, Bheemili Beach, Kailasagiri, Aircraft museum, Vuda Park, Yarada Beach, Tenneti Park, Indira Gandhi Zoological Park, Simhachalam Temple and many more.

Goa:

Goa state is also one of the famous tourist places in India. Goa is very famous for Beaches. In Goa very famous tourist places are Fort Aguada, Palolem Beach, Calangute Beach, Dudhsagar Waterfalls, Baga Beach, Chapora Fort, Anjuna Beach, Butterfly Beach, Arambol Beach, Miramar Beach, Bogmalo Beach, Sinquerim Beach and Reis Magos Fort.

Delhi:

Delhi is the capital of India. In Delhi famous places are Red Fort, Qutab Minar, Jama Masjid, India Gate, Lotus Temple, Rashtrapati Bhavan, Jantar Mantar, National Rail Museum, Akshardham, National Museum, National Zoological Park, National Gallery of Modern Art, Tughlakabad Fort, Hazrat Nizamuddin Aulia Dargah, Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum, Khan Market, Adventure Island, Kingdom Of Dreams, Iron Pillar, International Dolls Museum, Iskcon Temple and Parliament of India.

Hyderabad:

Hyderabad is the capital of state Telangana. Bawarchi hotel Hyderabad Biryani is most famous food in Hyderabad. Famous places are Charminar, Golconda Fort, Ramoji Film City, Salar Jung Museum, Mecca Masjid or Makkah Masjid, Hussain Sagar, Birla Mandir, Nehru Zoological Park, Lumbini Park, Snow World, Qutb Shahi Tombs, Shilparamam, Chilkur Balaji Temple, NTR Gardens, Wonderla, Begum Bazar, Srisailam, Nagarjun Sagar Dam and many more.

Agra:

Agra is one of the famous sight-seeing places in India. Agra located at Uttar Pradesh state. Taj Mahal is one of the 7th wonder in world. Taj Mahal is a Masjid built by Shah Jahan to his wife Muntaz Begum as a gift of Love. Agra fort, Itmad-ud-Daula, Tomb of Akbar the great, Mehtab Bagh, Aram Bagh, Moti Masjid, Anguri Bagh, Panch Mahal, Taj Museum, Jahangir Palace etc.

Chennai:

Chennai is the capital of Tamilnadu State. In Chennai the tourist places are Marina Beach, Edward Elliot’s Beach, Guindy National Park, Santhome Cathedral Church, Vivekananda House, Chennai Snake Park, Thousand Lights Shia Mosque, Vadapalani Murugan Temple, Akkarai Beach, Tirupati (Venkateswara Swamy Temple) etc.

India states and capitals in all topics
Jaipur:

Jaipur is the capital of Rajasthan. Jaipur is also named as the Pink City. In Jaipur Forts are very famous. Famous places in Jaipur are amber palace, Hawa Mahal, City Palace, Jantar Mantar, Jaigarh Fort Albert Museum, Jal Mahal, Nahargarh Fort, Patrika Gate, Man Sagar Lake, Jawahar Kala Kendra and many more.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Andaman and Nicobar islands are the Islands with natural beauty. The famous places are Radha Nagar Beach, Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island, Chidiya Tapu Beach, Elephant Beach, Cellular Jail, Bharatpur Beach, Neil Island, Naval Marine Museum Samudrika, Laxmanpur Beach, Barren Island, Wandoor Beach, Port Blair, Cinque Island, Rutland Island, Guitar Island, Long Island, Red Skin Island, Butler Bay Beach, Forest Museum, Great Nicobar, Karmatang Beach, Jolly Buoy Beach, Rose Island, South Sentinel Island, Limestone Cave Baratang.

Famous Foods in India

Indians used to eat very spicy food all over the world. In Indian spices are individually blend by hand. Different types of stone made machines like mortar, pestle, grinder etc. In every spicy item they used to add turmeric powder for color and as for antibiotic. In food items they used to put coriander leaves, curry leaves for good taste, good smell and good health.

Some famous food items are Biryani, Pulihora, different types veg and non-veg Pickles, Fish curry, Tandoori Chicken, Jilebi, Dhokla, Samosa, Pani poori, Dosa, Vada, Hyderabadi Biryani, Vada, Idly, Palak Paneer, Paratha, Chaat, Kebab, Masala Chai, Rice made sweets for festivals and many more different types of food items are available in India.

Famous Temples in India

In India Hinduism was a long tradition of worshipping god. There are many gods and godess. This is the main reason that India has many temples. Lord Shiva was worshipped in this temple and is considered as one of the Char Dhams in Hinduism. Many of them believe in Lord Shiva is heal their illness.

S/NoTemple NameCity or State
1Akshardham TempleDelhi
2Amarnath Cave TempleJammu and Kashmir
3Badrinath TempleChamoli, Uttarakhand
4Brihadeeswara TempleThanjavur, Tamil Nadu
5Dwarkadhish TempleDwarka, Gujarat
6Gangotri TempleUttarkashi,
Uttarakhand
7Golden TempleAmritsar, Punjab
8Gomateshwara TempleShravanabelagola,
Karnataka
9Sri Lakshmi Narayani Golden TempleVellore,
Tamilnadu
10Iskcon TempleVrindavan, Uttar
Pradesh
11Kamakhya TempleGuwahati, Assam
12Kanchipuram TemplesKanchipuram, Tamil
Nadu
13Kashi Vishwanath TempleVaranasi, Uttar
Pradesh
14Kedarnath TempleRudraprayag,
Uttarakhand
15Khajuraho TempleKhajuraho, Madhya
Pradesh
16Laxminarayan TempleDelhi
17Lingaraja TempleBhubaneswar, Odisha
18Mahabodhi TempleGaya, Bihar
19Meenakshi TempleMadurai, Tamil Nadu
20Mukteswara TempleBhubaneswar, Odisha
21Neelkanth Mahadev TempleRishikesh,
Uttarakhand
22Ramanatha Swamy TempleRameshwaram, Tamil
Nadu
23Ranakpur TemplePali, Rajasthan
24Sanchi StupaSanchi, Madhya
Pradesh
25Shirdi Sai Baba TempleShirdi, Maharashtra
26Shri Digambar Jain Lal MandirDelhi
27Shri Jagannatha TemplePuri, Odisha
28Shri Padmanabhaswamy TempleTrivendrum, Kerala
29Siddhi Vinayaka TempleMumbai, Maharashtra
30Somnath TempleSomnath Gujarat
31Sri Ranganatha Swamy TempleSrirangam, Karnataka
32Sun TempleKonark, Odisha
33Tirupati Venkateswar Swamy (Balaji) TempleTirumala, Andhra
Pradesh
34Vaishno Devi TempleKatra, Jammu and
Kahsmir
35Virupaksha TempleHampi, Karnataka
36Yamunotri TempleUttarkashi,
Uttarakhand

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