States & union territories of India
India is a union of 28 states and 8 union territories, each with its own languages, cuisine, festivals and landscapes. Pick a region to begin.
- States
- 28
- Union territories
- 8
- Regions
- 7
36 destinations
SouthAndhra Pradesh
Amaravati
The Kohinoor of India, home to Tirupati and the Kuchipudi dance
- Northeast
Arunachal Pradesh
Itanagar
The land of the dawn-lit mountains
NortheastAssam
Dispur
Tea gardens, one-horned rhinos and the mighty Brahmaputra
EastBihar
Patna
Where the Buddha found enlightenment and Nalanda taught the world
- Central
Chhattisgarh
Raipur
Waterfalls, forests and ancient tribal traditions
WestGoa
Panaji
Sun, sand, Portuguese churches and susegad living
WestGujarat
Gandhinagar
Land of Gandhi, Garba and the Asiatic lion
- North
Haryana
Chandigarh
The battlefield of the Mahabharata and India's breadbasket
NorthHimachal Pradesh
Shimla
Dev Bhoomi, the land of the gods, in the snowy Himalaya
- East
Jharkhand
Ranchi
The land of forests, waterfalls and mineral wealth
SouthKarnataka
Bengaluru
One state, many worlds: Hampi's ruins, Mysuru's palaces and Coorg's coffee hills
SouthKerala
Thiruvananthapuram
God's Own Country of backwaters, spices and Kathakali
CentralMadhya Pradesh
Bhopal
The heart of India, with tiger country and temple art
WestMaharashtra
Mumbai
From Ajanta's caves to Mumbai's skyline
- Northeast
Manipur
Imphal
The jewelled land of Loktak Lake and Manipuri dance
- Northeast
Meghalaya
Shillong
The abode of clouds and living root bridges
- Northeast
Mizoram
Aizawl
Rolling blue hills and the bamboo dance, Cheraw
- Northeast
Nagaland
Kohima
The land of festivals and warrior traditions
EastOdisha
Bhubaneswar
Sun temples, Odissi dance and the great Rath Yatra of Puri
NorthPunjab
Chandigarh
The land of five rivers, the Golden Temple and Bhangra
WestRajasthan
Jaipur
The land of kings: forts, palaces and the golden Thar
- Northeast
Sikkim
Gangtok
Kanchenjunga's kingdom of monasteries and orchids
SouthTamil Nadu
Chennai
Towering gopurams, Bharatanatyam and a classical language
SouthTelangana
Hyderabad
Biryani, pearls and the Charminar
- Northeast
Tripura
Agartala
Royal palaces, rock carvings and bamboo craft
NorthUttar Pradesh
Lucknow
The Taj Mahal, Varanasi's ghats and the cradle of Indian civilisation
NorthUttarakhand
Dehradun
Devbhumi: Char Dham, the Ganga's source and the Valley of Flowers
EastWest Bengal
Kolkata
City of joy, Durga Puja, Darjeeling tea and the Sundarbans
- UT · Islands
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Sri Vijaya Puram
Turquoise waters, coral reefs and history at the Cellular Jail
- UT · North
Chandigarh
Chandigarh
Le Corbusier's planned 'City Beautiful'
- UT · West
Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu
Daman
Quiet beaches, Portuguese forts and tribal greenery
UT · NorthDelhi
New Delhi
The capital where seven cities and every era meet
- UT · North
Jammu & Kashmir
Srinagar (summer), Jammu (winter)
Paradise on earth: Dal Lake, saffron fields and snowy meadows
- UT · North
Ladakh
Leh
Land of high passes, monasteries and starlit deserts
- UT · Islands
Lakshadweep
Kavaratti
India's coral archipelago in the Arabian Sea
- UT · South
Puducherry
Puducherry
French boulevards by the Bay of Bengal