Oracle
How many states does India have, not counting union territories? Answer with the whole number only.
Answer
28
- state_count
- Count entities classified as states of India; exclude all union territories.
- sources
- www.eci.gov.in, chief electoral officer, goa, faqs – delimitation of constituencies, https://www.ceogoa.nic.in/appln/uil/faqsviewer.aspx?hyelsw=qs%2fiey0j9r8%3d&kzowjf=vbncqaywvra%3d&sbgtmq=w2sx5fujyv9emiy7quvv1aeybkhb%2f6btwiinlxmuvmv+yiul%2fqgttg%3d%3d (q&a states india has 28 states), constitution of india / ministry of home affairs, government of india (states.gov.in) — india comprises 28 states and 8 union territories as of the reorganization of jammu and kashmir in 2019, constitution of india, first schedule (article 1), as reflected on the government of india's national portal (india.gov.in) 'states and union territories' page, which lists 28 states and 8 union territories, constitution of india, first schedule (as amended by the jammu and kashmir reorganisation act, 2019); consistent with the government of india's india.gov.in national portal listing of 28 states and 8 union territories., constitution of india, first schedule (as amended by the jammu and kashmir reorganisation act, 2019); corroborated by the government of india's national portal (india.gov.in/knowindia), constitution of india, first schedule (as amended by the jammu and kashmir reorganisation act, 2019); government of india, ministry of home affairs (mha.gov.in) — states and union territories listing, constitution of india, first schedule (as amended by the jammu and kashmir reorganisation act, 2019); india has 28 states and 8 union territories as of 2026., constitution of india, first schedule (states and union territories); government of india, ministry of home affairs (https://www.mha.gov.in) — india comprises 28 states and 8 union territories as of 2026, constitution of india, states and union territories reorganization; commonly cited reference: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/states_and_union_territories_of_india, en.wikipedia.org, government of india, ministry of home affairs (mha.gov.in) — states and union territories listing, government of india, ministry of home affairs / census of india / constitution of india, first schedule — india comprises 28 states and 8 union territories, government of india, ministry of home affairs / census of india states-and-uts listing (28 states, 8 union territories as of 2026), government of india, ministry of home affairs / constitution of india (first schedule) — india comprises 28 states and 8 union territories as of 2026, government of india, ministry of home affairs / constitution of india, article 1 and first schedule (states list); corroborated by india.gov.in national portal, which lists 28 states and 8 union territories, government of india, ministry of home affairs / know india portal (knowindia.india.gov.in) — india comprises 28 states and 8 union territories; corroborated by the cia world factbook country profile for india, which lists 28 states and 8 union territories., government of india, ministry of home affairs / national portal of india (india.gov.in) — 'states and union territories', government of india, ministry of home affairs / states and union territories of india (constitutional list under article 1 and the first schedule of the constitution of india, as amended by the andhra pradesh reorganisation act, 2014), government of india, ministry of home affairs / states and union territories of india (constitutional list, current as of 2026): 28 states and 8 union territories, government of india, ministry of home affairs / states and union territories of india (india.gov.in) - india comprises 28 states and 8 union territories, government of india, ministry of home affairs / states and union territories official listing (india.gov.in) — india comprises 28 states and 8 union territories, government of india, ministry of home affairs / states and union territories portal (india.gov.in), which lists 28 states and 8 union territories of india as of 2026., government of india, ministry of home affairs — https://www.mha.gov.in (states and union territories of india); india has 28 states, unchanged since the formation of telangana in 2014, indembassysuriname.gov.in, india ministry of home affairs / states and union territories of india (constitutional list under article 1 and the first schedule of the constitution of india, as amended): 28 states and 8 union territories, india's ministry of home affairs / constitution of india (first schedule) lists 28 states and 8 union territories, india's ministry of home affairs and the constitution of india (article 1 and the first schedule) enumerate 28 states and 8 union territories as of 2026; e.g. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/states_and_union_territories_of_india, indian constitution, first schedule, as amended following the jammu and kashmir reorganisation act, 2019 (effective 31 october 2019), which reduced the number of states from 29 to 28 by reorganizing jammu and kashmir into two union territories, indian ministry of home affairs / constitution of india, first schedule (states and union territories) — https://www.mha.gov.in/en/divisionofindia, knowindia.india.gov.in, ministry of home affairs, government of india (mha.gov.in) - states and union territories listing, wikipedia, "list of states and union territories of india" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/list_of_states_and_union_territories_of_india): "india is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 subnational entities." corroborated by wikipedia, "states of india" (https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/states_of_india): "the republic of india is divided into twenty-eight states and eight union territories.", www.bharatsamvidhan.org, www.ceogoa.nic.in, www.eoidjibouti.gov.in, www.eoiukraine.gov.in, www.hcicolombo.gov.in, www.india.gov.in, www.indianembassyzagreb.gov.in, www.mea.gov.in, www.mha.gov.in, www.niti.gov.in, www.pib.gov.in
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#196928from www.eci.gov.in
#72928from en.wikipedia.org
#91128Government of India, Ministry of Home Affairs / Constitution of India (First Schedule) — India comprises 28 states and 8 union territories as of 2026
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