Union Territories Of India

List of 9 Union Territories of India and their capitals

Union Territories of India and their capitals

India has Nine Union Territories, 

Chandigarh

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

Daman and Diu

Lakshadweep

Puducherry

Andaman and Sustanon 250 buy in UK Nicobar Islands

National Capital Territory of Delhi

Note: UT Jammu Kashmir and UT Ladakh Formation day: 31 Oct 2019

Learn complete Union Territories Of India from Capital to Wild Life Sanctuary and more

UNION TERRITORY CHANDIGARH GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

CAPITAL: Chandigarh

ESTABLISHED: November 1, 1966

Lt GOVERNOR: V P Singh Badnore (Administrator)

HIGH COURT: Chandigarh, 1975

DISTRICTS: 1

LANGUAGES: Hindi, Punjabi, English

POPULATION : 10, 54, 686 (3rd)

[Male = 5, 80, 663 & Female = 4, 47, 787]

M : F = 1000 : 818

AREA: 114 sq km (5th) Density: 9, 262 per sq km

LITERACY: 86. 05%

LOK SABHA: 1

BOUNDARY STATES: Punjab, Haryana,

STATE ANIMAL: Indian Grey Mongoose

STATE BIRD: Indian Grey Hornbill

STATE TREE: Mango

STATE FLOWER: Dhak Flower

FESTIVALS: Lodhi, Baisakhi,

RIVERS: Patiala – Ki – Rao

INDUSTRIES: Hosiery, Cycles, Electrical meters, Home Appliances, Electronic equipment, Automobiles

MISCELLANEOUS

Central Scientific Instruments Organisation = Chandigarh

Post- Graduate Institute for Medical Education & Research = Chandigarh

Sector 16 Stadium (Cricket) = Chandigarh

UNION TERRITORY DADRA NAGAR HAVELI GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

UT of India DADRA NAGAR HAVELI

CAPITAL: Silvassa

ESTABLISHED: August 11, 1961

Lt GOVERNOR: Praful Khoda Patel (Administrator)

HIGH COURT: Mumbai

DISTRICTS: 1

LANGUAGES: Hindi, Gujarati, Bheeli, Bilodi, Marathi, English

POPULATION : 3, 43, 709 (5th)

[Male = 1, 93, 760 & Female = 1, 49, 949]

M : F = 1000 : 775

AREA: 491 sq km (3rd) Density: 700 per sq km

LITERACY: 86. 34%

LOK SABHA: 1

BOUNDARY STATES: Gujarat, Maharashtra, Daman & Diu

FESTIVALS: Diwaso, Bhawada, Kali Puja

RIVERS: Silvasa, Khanvel, Ganga

INDUSTRIES: Textiles, Engineering, Electronics, Chemicals, Cottage

UNION TERRITORY DAMAN AND DIU GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

CAPITAL: Daman

ESTABLISHED: May 30, 1987

GOVERNOR: Praful Khoda Patel (Administrator)

HIGH COURT: Mumbai

DISTRICTS: 2

LANGUAGES: Hindi, Gujarati, English, Konkani, Agri, Warli,

POPULATION: 2, 43, 247 (6th)

[Male = 1, 50, 301 & Female = 92, 946]

M : F = 1000 : 618

AREA: 112 sq km (6th)

Density: 2, 169 per sq km

LITERACY: 92. 28%

LOK SABHA: 1

BOUNDARY STATES: Gujarat

RIVERS: Bhagwan, Damanganga, Kolak, Kalai, Chase

NATIONAL PARKS & SANCTUARIES: Sasangir Wildlife Sanctuary, Fudam Bird Sanctuary

MAIN CITIES: Diu, Daman

AIRPORTS: Diu, Daman

Miscellaneous :

Devika beach & Nagao beach

UNION TERRITORY LAKSHADWEEP GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

CAPITAL: Kavaratti

ESTABLISHED: November 1, 1956

GOVERNOR: Farooq Khan (Administrator)

HIGH COURT: Ernakulam

DISTRICTS: 1

LANGUAGES: Malayalam, Mahi, Jesari, Divehi, Tamil, English,

POPULATION: 65, 473 (7th)

[Male = 33, 123 & Female = 31, 350]

M : F = 1000 : 946

AREA : 32 sq km (7th) Density: 2, 000 per sq km

LITERACY: 92. 28%

LOK SABHA: 1

BOUNDARY STATES: Kerala, Karnataka

NATIONAL PARKS & SANCTUARIES: Pitti Bird Sanctuary – Pitti Island,

INDUSTRIES: Fishing, Boatbuilding, Coir,

AIRPORTS: Agatti

Indira Gandhi National Technical Education Research Center

UNION TERRITORY PUDUCHERRY GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

CAPITAL: Puducherry

ESTABLISHED: January 7, 1963

CHIEF MINISTER: V Narayanasamy

GOVERNOR: Kiran Bedi

RULING PARTY: Congress Party

HIGH COURT: Chennai

DISTRICTS: 4

LANGUAGES: Tamil, Telugu, Malayalam, English, French,

POPULATION : 12, 47, 953 479 sq km

ASSEMBLY: 30

LOK SABHA: 1

RAJYA SABHA: 1

STATE ANIMAL: Squirrel

STATE BIRD: Asian Koel

STATE TREE: Bael Fruit Tree

STATE FLOWER: Cannonball Tree’s Flower

STATE DANCE: Podikazhiattam, Garadi

FESTIVALS: Mascarade, Masimagam

RIVERS: Gingee, Mahe

INDUSTRIES: Textiles, Computer hardware, Electronics, Bicycle parts, Alcoholic beverages, Automobile parts, Electrical appliances

MAIN CITIES: Puducherry, Karaikal, Yanam, Mahe, Villupuram

UNION TERRITORY ANDAMAN NICOBAR ISLANDS GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

CAPITAL: Port Blair

ESTABLISHED: November 1, 1956

GOVERNOR: Admiral (Retd) Devendra Kumar Joshi (As on Nov 2017)

HIGH COURT: Kolkata

DISTRICTS : 3

LANGUAGES: Hindi, Bengali, Telugu, Tamil, Nicobarese, Malayalam,

POPULATION : 3, 80, 581 (4th)

[Male = 2, 02, 871 & Female = 1, 77, 710]

M : F = 1000 : 878

AREA: 8, 249 sq km (1st)

Density: 46 per kq km

LOK SABHA: 1

RAJYA SABHA: 1

BOUNDARY STATES: West Bengal, Odisha, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Puducherry, Bay of Bengal, Indian Ocean, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka,

STATE ANIMAL: Sea Cow

STATE BIRD: Andaman wood Pigeon

STATE TREE: Andaman Padauk

RIVERS: Hooghly, Kalpong,

NATIONAL PARKS & SANCTUARIES 

Rani Jhansi Marine National Park

Campbell Bay National Park

Galathea N. P

Mahatma Gandhi Marine (Wander N. P) National Park

Mount Harriet N. P

Middle Button Island National Park

Saddle Peak National Park,

South Peak N. P

South Island National Park

North Button Island National Park

MAIN CITIES: Shyamnagar, Nabagram, Mayabunder, Uttara, Herber – tahad, Wandoor,

AIRPORTS: Vir Savarkar International Airport – Port Blair,

IMPORTANT PERSONS: Veer Savarkar

International Airport = Port Blair

UNION TERRITORY NATIONAL CAPITAL DELHI GENERAL KNOWLEDGE

CAPITAL: New Delhi (Yamuna River)

ESTABLISHED: February 1, 1992

CHIEF MINISTER: Arvind Kejriwal(As on Aug 2019)

GOVERNOR: Anil Baijal (As on Aug 2019)

RULING PARTY: Aam Admi Party (AAP)

HIGH COURT: Delhi, 1966

DISTRICTS: 11

LANGUAGES: Hindi, Punjabi, Urdu, English,

POPULATION : 1, 67, 87, 941 (1st)

[Male = 89, 87, 326 & Female = 78, 00, 615]

M : F = 1000 : 866

AREA: 1484 sq. km (2nd) Density: 11, 297 per sq km

LITERACY: 87. 40%

ASSEMBLY: 70

LOK SABHA: 7

RAJYA SABHA : 3

BOUNDARY STATES: Haryana, Uttar Pradesh

STATE ANIMAL: Nilgai

STATE BIRD: House Sparrow

RIVERS: Yamuna

POWER PLANTS: Bhagalpur Thermal Power Plant

NATIONAL PARKS & SANCTUARIES: Najafgarh Drain Bird Sanctuary – Najafgarh Drain,

INDUSTRIES: Electronics, Light engineering machines, Automobile parts, Sports goods, PVC goods, Textiles, Fertilizers, Hosiery

MAIN CITIES: New Delhi, Palam, Mehrauli, Shahdara, Alipur, Badaali, Nazafgarh, Narela,

AIRPORTS: Indira Gandhi International Airport – New Delhi

MISCELLANEOUS 

Humayun’s Tomb

Red Fort,

Lotus Temple (Temple with a flower-like design)

Gandhi Sadan (Birla House – where Gandhiji was assassinated in 1948)

Rajghat (Samadhi of Mahatma Gandhi on the bank of Yamuna river)

Qutab Minar

Red Fort (a red stone structure built by Sha Jahan on the bank of Yamuna river)

Shaktisthal (situated on the bank of the Yamuna river where Mrs Indira Gandhi was cremated)

Shantivan (Samadhi of Jawahar Lal Nehru)

Vir Bhumi (Samadhi of Rajiv Gandhi)

Vijay Ghat (Samadhi of Lal Bahadur

CENTRAL INSTITUTES IN NEW DELHI

All India Malaria Research Institute = New Delhi

Indian Institute of Mass Communications

Central Road Research Institute

Indian National Scientific Documentation Centre

National Institute of Communicable Diseases

Steel Authority of India Limited ( SAIL )

The Indian Council of Agriculture Research

All India Institute of Medical Sciences ( AIIMS )

Indian Institute of Technology ( IIT )

Indira Gandhi National Open University

National Physical Laboratory

Indian Council of Medical Research

Vallabhai Patel Chest Institute

International Institute of Hotel Management

Food Safety and Standards Authority of India ( FSSAI )

National Rail Museum

National War Memorial

Indian Agricultural Research Institute

Feroz Shah Kotla Ground (Cricket)

Jawahar Lal Nehru Stadium (Cricket & Football) = New Delhi

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