indian union territories and capital of india

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1. Indian Union Territories and Capitals Union Territories Name Capital Andaman and Nicobar Islands Port Blair Chandigarh Chandigarh Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu Daman Delhi New Delhi Jammu and Kashmir Srinagar (Summer) Jammu (Winter) Lakshadweep Kavaratti Puducherry Pondicherry Ladakh Leh

2. 1. Which city is known as the “summer capital” of Jammu and Kashmir? SRINAGAR Srinagar is the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir. It is the capital from the months of May to October. Srinagar. It lies in the Kashmir valley. It is situated by the bank of Jhelum river. It has famous lakes like the Dal and Anchar lake.

3. JAMMU Jammu , city, winter capital of  Jammu and Kashmir  union territory, northern  India . It lies in the southwestern part of Jammu and Kashmir along the Tawi River 1. Which city is known as the “winter capital” of Jammu and Kashmir?

4. Port Blair is the capital of the Union Territory of Andaman & Nicobar Islands. It is located on the east coast of the South Andaman Island. Port Blair is the gateway to the pristine islands. Port Blair is also an Island town offering water based activities like snorkeling, scuba diving, sea-cruises, and glimpses of the history and culture of the region. The Aberdeen Bazaar forms the centre of the town. Most of the restaurants and hotels are around this area. The main bus station is just west of the bazaar and the Airport 4 Kms . to the south west. The main passenger dock for ferries-the Phoenix Bay Jetty is 1 Km. to the North West. 1 . Which city is known as the capital” of Andaman and Nicobar Islands

5. 1. Which city is known as the capital Chandigarh? Chandigarh:-   is a city,  district  and  union territory  in  India  that serves as the joint capital of the two neighbouring states of  Punjab  and  Haryana . Chandigarh is bordered by the state of Punjab to the north, the west and the south, and by the state of Haryana to the east. It is considered to be a part of the  Chandigarh Capital Region  or Greater Chandigarh, which includes Chandigarh, and the city of  Panchkula  (in Haryana) and cities of  Kharar ,  New Chandigarh ,  Mohali  and  Zirakpur  (in Punjab). It is located 260 km (162 miles) north of  New Delhi  and 229 km (143 miles) southeast of  Amritsar .

6. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu  is a  union territory  in  India .The territory was constituted through the merger of the former territories of  Dadra and Nagar Haveli  and  Daman and Diu . Plans for the proposed merger were announced by the  Government of India  in July 2019, the necessary legislation was passed in the Parliament of India in December 2019 and came into effect on 26 January 2020.The territory is made up of four separate geographical entities:  Dadra ,  Nagar Haveli ,  Daman , and the island of  Diu . All four areas were part of  Portuguese Goa and Damaon  with the former capital in  Panaji , and came under Indian rule in the mid-20th century after the  Annexation of Goa . These were jointly administered as  Goa, Daman and Diu  until 1987, when  Goa  was granted statehood after the  Konkani language agitation . The capital city is Daman while  Silvassa  is the largest city. 1 . Which city is known as the capital Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu?

7. 1. Which city is known as the capital Delhi New Delhi   Hindi name   Naī Dillī ) is the  capital  of  India  and a part of the  National Capital Territory of Delhi  (NCT). New Delhi is the seat of all three branches of the  government of India , hosting the  Rashtrapati Bhavan ,  Parliament House , and the  Supreme Court of India . New Delhi is a  municipality  within the NCT, administrated by the  NDMC , which covers mostly  Lutyens ' Delhi  and a few adjacent areas. The municipal area is part of a larger  administrative district , the  New Delhi district .

8. 1. Which city is known as the capital Lakshadweep? The Kavaratti   is the capital of the Union Territory Lakshadweep in India. The Island of Kavaratti lies 360Km of the coast of the State of Kerala at 10.57°N 72.64°E. is the closest major city on the Indian mainland at a distance of 404 km (218 nmi ). It has a lagoon area of 3.46 sq mi.

9. 1. Which city is known as the capital of Puducherry Puducherry also known as  Pondicherry is a  union territory  of India. It was formed out of four territories of former  French India , namely  Pondichéry  (Pondicherry; now Puducherry ),  Karikal  ( Karaikal ),  Mahé  and  Yanaon  ( Yanam ), excluding  Chandannagar . It is named after the largest district, Puducherry . Historically known as Pondicherry ( Pāṇṭiccēri ), the territory  changed its official name  to Puducherry on 20 September 2006. [7] [8] The Union Territory of Puducherry lies in the  southern part  of the Indian Peninsula. The areas of  Puducherry district  and  Karaikal district  are bound by the state of  Tamil Nadu , while  Yanam district  and  Mahé district  are enclosed by the states of  Andhra Pradesh  and  Kerala , respectively. Puducherry is the 29th most populous of the states and union territories of India 

10. 1. Which city is known as the capital Ladakh ? Leh   is the joint capital and largest town of the  union territory  of  Ladakh  in  India . Leh , located in the  Leh district , was also the historical capital of the Kingdom of Ladakh , the seat of which was in the  Leh Palace , the former residence of the royal family of Ladakh , built in the same style and about the same time as the  Potala Palace  in  Tibet . Leh is at an altitude of 3,524 m (11,562 ft), and is connected via  National Highway 1  to  Srinagar  in the southwest and to  Manali  in the south via the  Leh-Manali Highway .