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Arrow-Puffin-4_Semester-1 Social 285The states have their own governments whereas the union territories are ruled directly by the central government. Rajasthan is the largest state, area wise and Goa is the smallest state. The seven states of east India are called the seven sisters. These states are Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland and Tripura.In India, we have different religions, languages, tribes and races. Inspite of so much diversity, we are all united and together. This is %u2018unity in diversity%u2019, which is a special feature of our country.List of states and their capitalsState Capital State Capital 1. Andhra Pradesh Amaravati 2. Arunachal Pradesh Itanagar3. Assam Dispur 4. Bihar Patna5. Chhattisgarh Raipur 6. Goa Panaji7. Gujarat Gandhinagar 8. Haryana Chandigarh9. Himachal Pradesh Shimla 10. Jharkhand Ranchi11. Karnataka Bengaluru 12. Kerala Thiruvananthapuram13. Madhya Pradesh Bhopal 14. Maharashtra Mumbai15. Manipur Imphal 16. Meghalaya Shillong17. Mizoram Aizawl 18. Nagaland Kohima19. Odisha Bhubaneshwar 20. Punjab Chandigarh21. Rajasthan Jaipur 22. Sikkim Gangtok23. Tamil Nadu Chennai 24. Telangana Hyderabad25. Tripura Agartala 26. Uttar Pradesh Lucknow27. Uttarakhand Dehradun 28. West Bengal Kolkata