General Knowledge is a part of daily chores which is obtained from different sources such as Books, Newspapers and the Internet, etc. GK is a necessity in today’s world. Something beyond current skills has to be present in the candidates of which GK is the crucial part. GK is asked in every competitive paper. The ability of the candidate in General knowledge is a need of the hour.
Below is a list of Indian states and their capitals and languages. These are the part of General Knowledge. Indian states and capitals along with languages will let you gain knowledge. GK always pays you; it can never be a time wastage. General Knowledge has to be gathered wherever possible.
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29 States of India and Their Capitals and Languages
S.No. | Name of the State | Capital | Language |
1. | Andhra Pradesh | Hyderabad\ Amaravati | Telugu and Urdu |
2. | Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | Miji, Apotanji, Merdukpen, Tagin,Adi, Honpa, Bangini-Nishi. |
3. | Assam | Dispur | Assamese |
4. | Bihar | Patna | Hindi |
5. | Chhattisgarh | Naya Raipur | Hindi |
6. | Goa | Panaji | Marathi and Konkani |
7. | Gujarat | Gandhinagar | Gujarati |
8. | Haryana | Chandigarh | Hindi |
9. | Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | Hindi and Pahari |
10. | Mizoram | Aizwal | Mizo and English |
11. | Jharkhand | Ranchi | Hindi |
12. | Karnataka | Bangalore | Kannada, Tulu (Mangaluru and Udupi region), and Kodagu language in Coorg district |
13. | Kerala | Tiruvananathapuram | Malayalam |
14. | Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | Hindi |
15. | Maharashtra | Mumbai | Marathi |
16. | Manipur | Imphal | Manipuri |
17. | Meghalaya | Shillong | Khasi, Jaintia and Garo |
18. | Nagaland | Kohima | Ao, Konyak, Angami, Sema and Lotha |
19. | Odisha | Bhubaneswar | Oriya |
20. | Punjab | Chandigarh | Punjabi |
21. | Rajasthan | Jaipur | Rajasthani and Hindi |
22. | Sikkim | Gangtok | Bhutia, Hindi, Nepali, Lepcha, Limbu |
23. | Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Tamil |
24. | Tripura | Agartala | Bengali, Tripuri, Manipuri, Kakborak |
25. | Telangana | Hyderabad | Telugu |
26. | Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | Hindi |
27. | Uttarakhand | Dehradun | Hindi |
28. | West Bengal | Kolkata | Bengali |
As per this list, the languages followed in each state are being known to you. There is a total of 28 states in India.
NOTE: Jammu and Kashmir is is Union Territory.
Union Territories of India with their Languages
Union Territories | Languages |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Bangini, Hindi |
Chandigarh | Hindi, Punjabi, English |
New Delhi | Hindi, Punjabi, English |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu | Gujarati, Rajasthani and Portuguese |
Lakshadweep | Malayalam and variant of Divehi language |
Pondicherry | Tamil, Malayalam, Telugu |
Jammu and Kashmir | Hindi,Kashmiri,Dogri, Urdu,
Pahari,Punjabi and Dadri |
Ladakh | Ladakhi , Hindi |
States in India with Area | All GK Material |
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Yes but after 31 october 2019 there will be 28 states
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DELHI UT OR STATE
Delhi is a UT (not a state).
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Yes
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Thanks Abhi. I’m a Nigerian though, can you perhaps explain UT.
Hi,
The Union Territories in India have their own elected governments and are directly ruled by the Union government.
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Delhi is a UT
Yes, it is a UT
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also mention all information in hindi language
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I want to know how many percent bengali in Indai?
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Capital of Kerala is Thiruvananthapuram not Trivandrum
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Delihi is a state with CM aravind kejrival
Sorry Delhi instead of Delihi
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kerala’s capital is tiruvananthapuram and not trivandrum
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Uthranchal’s captial ?
It is Dehradun.
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capital of andra pradesh is amaravati not hyderbad correct it dont make wrong ok
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why is Mizoram not in the list?
Hi Ajay,
Mizoram is on number 10 & capital is Aizwal, people speak language Mizo and English.
Jammu and Kashmir is now divided into 2 parts and it is a UT
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Nice… Indian States and Languages.
Wonderful list
Good list
It is Good To understand so thank you!☺
Dadara and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Div is New name as two U.T. Merged on 26.01.2020 . Daman is new Capital of this new U.T. Dadara and Nagar Havili and Daman and Div.
The native language of Goa is Konkani.
Arunachal Pradesh which language many speak , in the list sees many languages
there is only 28 where is 29th state
Why is Jammu and Kashmir not in the list
Jammu and Kashmir is Union Territory Now.!!
JAMMU KASHMIR
Regarding 12.Karnataka, There are other languages spoken like Tulu (Mangaluru and Udupi region) and Kodagu language in Coorg district
Very nice state capital and language