Learn the state capitals of India
The plan: 7 batches of five
How the pieces are shared out, five at a time and by area of the map (in brackets, the capital when its name differs). Each batch starts next to the last one.
- Batch 1: Srinagar & Jammu (Jammu and Kashmir), Leh (Ladakh), Shimla (Himachal Pradesh), Dehradun (Uttarakhand), New Delhi (Delhi)
- Batch 2: Jaipur (Rajasthan), Gandhinagar (Gujarat), Daman (Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu), Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh), Mumbai (Maharashtra)
- Batch 3: Panaji (Goa), Bengaluru (Karnataka), Puducherry, Thiruvananthapuram (Kerala), Chennai (Tamil Nadu)
- Batch 4: Hyderabad (Telangana), Amaravati (Andhra Pradesh), Raipur (Chhattisgarh), Bhubaneswar (Odisha), Ranchi (Jharkhand)
- Batch 5: Kolkata (West Bengal), Patna (Bihar), Gangtok (Sikkim), Shillong (Meghalaya), Agartala (Tripura)
- Batch 6: Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh), Dispur (Assam), Aizawl (Mizoram), Imphal (Manipur), Kohima (Nagaland)
- Batch 7: Itanagar (Arunachal Pradesh), Port Blair (Andaman and Nicobar Islands)
Learn the state capitals of India at your own pace: we show you 32 capitals five at a time, each in its place on the map, and you go over the ones you miss until you know them. Free, no sign-up.
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What are the state capitals of India?
Andaman and Nicobar Islands: Port Blair; Andhra Pradesh: Amaravati; Arunachal Pradesh: Itanagar; Assam: Dispur; Bihar: Patna; Chhattisgarh: Raipur; Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: Daman; Delhi: New Delhi; Goa: Panaji; Gujarat: Gandhinagar; Himachal Pradesh: Shimla; Jammu and Kashmir: Srinagar & Jammu; Jharkhand: Ranchi; Karnataka: Bengaluru; Kerala: Thiruvananthapuram; Ladakh: Leh; Madhya Pradesh: Bhopal; Maharashtra: Mumbai; Manipur: Imphal; Meghalaya: Shillong; Mizoram: Aizawl; Nagaland: Kohima; Odisha: Bhubaneswar; Puducherry: Puducherry; Rajasthan: Jaipur; Sikkim: Gangtok; Tamil Nadu: Chennai; Telangana: Hyderabad; Tripura: Agartala; Uttar Pradesh: Lucknow; Uttarakhand: Dehradun; West Bengal: Kolkata.
What is the easiest way to learn the state capitals of India?
By area and in small groups: learn five neighbouring pieces, find them on the map with no rush, and go over the ones you miss a little later, then the next day. Reviewing just before you would forget is what makes them stick.
How long does it take to learn the state capitals of India?
There are 32 pieces in 7 batches of five: about a minute per batch to see them all, then short reviews over a few days so you don't forget them.