Can you name the capitals of India’s states and union territories?
Each round highlights one of India’s states and union territories on the map; type its capital. The quiz asks for 32 capitals, leaving out the places whose capital gives the answer away. Old and new city names both count, and where a state has two capitals, either one is accepted. There is no timer, and a wrong guess can be tried again.
How to play
- Each round highlights one state or union territory on the map of India and names it below the map; a place too small to see is circled. Type its capital in the box at the bottom. Capital letters, accents and punctuation do not matter, and alternative spellings are accepted.
- A correct capital is accepted by itself after a short pause: the place turns green and the next one is highlighted. Press Enter to check any other answer.
- A wrong guess is marked so you can try again, as often as you like. There is no timer.
- Stuck? Press Finish to end the run: the capital is revealed and that place counts as missed.
- The 32 states and union territories come in shuffled order, each once. Your score counts up to 32 at the top of the board, and naming the last capital completes the run. The answer review below the board lists every round.
- Your result is saved in this browser. Once enough people have played a game, the results also show how your score ranks, and you can copy or share an image of your result, or replay.
Tips for playing
Several capitals were renamed, and both names count: Mumbai (“Bombay”), Chennai (“Madras”), Kolkata (“Calcutta”) and Bengaluru (“Bangalore”). Punjab and Haryana share one capital, Chandigarh, so the same answer comes up twice.
All 32 capitals in the quiz
Show all 32 answers
States (28)
| State or union territory | Capital | Also accepted |
|---|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | Amaravati | — |
| Arunachal Pradesh | Itanagar | — |
| Assam | Dispur | — |
| Bihar | Patna | — |
| Chhattisgarh | Raipur | — |
| Goa | Panaji | Panjim |
| Gujarat | Gandhinagar | — |
| Haryana | Chandigarh | — |
| Himachal Pradesh | Shimla | Simla, Dharamshala, Dharamsala |
| Jharkhand | Ranchi | — |
| Karnataka | Bengaluru | Bangalore |
| Kerala | Thiruvananthapuram | Trivandrum |
| Madhya Pradesh | Bhopal | — |
| Maharashtra | Mumbai | Bombay, Nagpur |
| Manipur | Imphal | — |
| Meghalaya | Shillong | — |
| Mizoram | Aizawl | — |
| Nagaland | Kohima | — |
| Odisha | Bhubaneswar | Bhubaneshwar |
| Punjab | Chandigarh | — |
| Rajasthan | Jaipur | — |
| Sikkim | Gangtok | — |
| Tamil Nadu | Chennai | Madras |
| Telangana | Hyderabad | — |
| Tripura | Agartala | — |
| Uttar Pradesh | Lucknow | — |
| Uttarakhand | Dehradun | Dehra Dun, Gairsain, Bhararisain |
| West Bengal | Kolkata | Calcutta |
Union territories (4)
| State or union territory | Capital | Also accepted |
|---|---|---|
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Sri Vijaya Puram | Port Blair |
| Jammu and Kashmir | Srinagar | Jammu |
| Ladakh | Leh | Kargil |
| Lakshadweep | Kavaratti | — |
Every name in the last column is accepted too. Not asked: Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi and Puducherry, whose capital shares the place’s name.
Frequently asked questions
How many capitals are in the quiz?
32 of the 36 states and union territories. Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi and Puducherry, whose capitals’ names give the answer away, are left out.
Which other spellings are accepted?
“Panjim” for Panaji, “Bangalore” for Bengaluru, “Trivandrum” for Thiruvananthapuram and “Bhubaneshwar” for Bhubaneswar. Capital letters, accents and punctuation never matter.
What if a place has more than one capital?
Every listed city is accepted. In Himachal Pradesh, Shimla is the capital; Dharamshala is the winter (second) capital. In Maharashtra, Mumbai is the capital; Nagpur is the winter (second) capital. In Uttarakhand, Dehradun is the administrative (winter) capital; Bhararisain (Gairsain) is the summer capital. In Jammu and Kashmir, Srinagar is the summer capital and Jammu the winter capital. In Ladakh, Leh is the administrative capital; Kargil is a joint capital.
Is Port Blair still accepted?
Yes. Port Blair, the capital of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was renamed Sri Vijaya Puram in September 2024, and both names are accepted: “Sri Vijaya Puram” or “Port Blair”.
Is there a time limit?
No. Take as long as you like: a wrong guess can be tried again, and Finish ends the run whenever you want to stop.
Which capitals count?
The quiz asks for the capitals of 32 of the 36 states and union territories of India, as listed in the answer key below and checked against the references under Sources. Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi and Puducherry are left out because the capital contains the place’s name or the other way round.
Where a place shares its capital, splits it between two cities or has a separate seat of government, every listed city is accepted. The map quiz for the same country asks for the places themselves.
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Sources
Source: Natural Earth · Admin-1 states and provinces, 1:10m, v5.1.2
Public domain boundaries, simplified for a quiz. Projection: Lambert conformal conic, standard parallels 12.5°N and 32°N, central meridian 80°E. 28 states and 8 union territories as of 2026: Ladakh separate from Jammu and Kashmir (2019); Dadra and Nagar Haveli merged with Daman and Diu (2020). ISO codes follow the 2023 ISO 3166-2:IN update (IN-OD, IN-CG, IN-TS, IN-UK); Natural Earth still uses IN-OR, IN-CT, IN-TG and IN-UT. Port Blair was renamed Sri Vijaya Puram by gazette notification in September 2024. Boundaries follow Natural Earth's de facto depiction (line of control in Kashmir), not the official Survey of India boundary. Names, groups, alternative names and capitals are curated from the references below; codes follow ISO 3166-2. The map is not a surveying or legal reference.
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