Union territory

This article is about the union territories of India. For other uses, see Federal territory and Union territory (disambiguation).

Union territory
CategoryFederated states
LocationRepublic of India
Number8 (as of 2022)
PopulationsLakshadweep – 64,473 (lowest)
National Capital Territory of Delhi – 31,181,376 (highest)
AreasLakshadweep – 32 km2 (12 sq mi) (smallest)
Ladakh – 59,146 km2 (22,836 sq mi) (largest)
Government
Subdivisions

A union territory is a type of administrative division in the Republic of India. Unlike the states of India, which have their own governments, union territories are federal territories governed, in part or in whole, by the Union Government of India.[1][2][3] There are currently eight union territories in India: Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi (NCT), Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep and Puducherry.

  1. ^ Cite error: The named reference UT was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  2. ^ "States and Union Territories". KnowIndia.gov.in. Archived from the original on 24 October 2013. Retrieved 17 November 2013.
  3. ^ "Union Territories of India". Archived from the original on 22 November 2016. Retrieved 21 September 2014.