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States and union territories (by population)[edit]
The total geographical area of India is 3,287,240 square kilometres (1,269,210 sq mi).[2] Population density is rounded to the nearest integer.
As per census data 2011, the total population of India is: 1,210,193,422.[6]
| Rank | State or union territory | Population(2011 Census)[12] (% of Population of India)[13] | Closest Comparable Country (population)[14] | %Decadal Growth (2001-2011) | Rural Pop.[15] ( % ) | Urban Pop.[15] ( % ) | Area[16] | Density | Sex ratio |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Uttar Pradesh | 199,581,477 (16.49%) |  Brazil | 20.1% | 155,111,022 (77.72%) | 44,470,455 (22.28%) | 240,928 km2(93,023 sq mi) | 828 /km2(2,140 /sq mi) | 908 |
| 02 | Maharashtra | 112,372,972 (9.28%) |  Mexico | 16.0% | 61,545,441 (54.77%) | 50,827,531 (45.23%) | 307,713 km2(118,809 sq mi) | 365 /km2(950 /sq mi) | 946 |
| 03 | Bihar | 103,804,637 (8.58%) |  Philippines | 25.1% | 92,075,028 (88.70%) | 11,729,609 (11.30%) | 94,163 km2(36,357 sq mi) | 1,102 /km2(2,850 /sq mi) | 916 |
| 04 | West Bengal | 91,347,736 (7.55%) |  Vietnam | 13.9% | 62,213,676 (68.11%) | 29,134,060 (31.89%) | 88,752 km2(34,267 sq mi) | 1,029 /km2(2,670 /sq mi) | 947 |
| 05 | Madhya Pradesh | 72,597,565 (6.00%) |  Turkey | 20.3% | 52,537,899 (72.37%) | 20,059,666 (27.63%) | 308,245 km2(119,014 sq mi) | 236 /km2(610 /sq mi) | 930 |
| 06 | Tamil Nadu | 72,138,958 (5.96%) | Turkey | 15.6% | 37,189,229 (51.55%) | 34,949,729 (48.45%) | 130,058 km2(50,216 sq mi) | 555 /km2(1,440 /sq mi) | 995 |
| 07 | Rajasthan | 68,621,012 (5.67%) |  Thailand | 21.4% | 51,540,236 (75.11%) | 17,080,776 (24.89%) | 342,239 km2(132,139 sq mi) | 201 /km2(520 /sq mi) | 926 |
| 08 | Karnataka | 61,130,704 (5.05%) |  Italy | 15.7% | 37,552,529 (61.43%) | 23,578,175 (38.57%) | 191,791 km2(74,051 sq mi) | 319 /km2(830 /sq mi) | 968 |
| 09 | Gujarat | 60,383,628 (5.00%) | Italy | 19.2% | 34,670,817 (57.42%) | 25,712,811 (42.58%) | 196,024 km2(75,685 sq mi) | 308 /km2(800 /sq mi) | 918 |
| 10 | Andhra Pradesh | 49,386,799 (4.08%) |  South Korea | 160,205 km2(61,855 sq mi) | |||||
| 11 | Odisha | 41,947,358 (3.47%) |  Argentina | 14.0% | 34,951,234 (83.32%) | 6,996,124 (16.68%) | 155,707 km2(60,119 sq mi) | 269 /km2(700 /sq mi) | 978 |
| 12 | Telangana | 35,286,757 (2.97%) |  Canada | 17.87% | 21,585,313 (61.33%) | 13,608,665 (38.66%) | 114,840 km2(44,340 sq mi) | 307 /km2(800 /sq mi) | 988 |
| 13 | Kerala | 33,387,677 (2.76%) |  Morocco | 4.9% | 17,445,506 (52.28%) | 15,932,171 (47.72%) | 38,863 km2(15,005 sq mi) | 859 /km2(2,220 /sq mi) | 1,084 |
| 14 | Jharkhand | 32,966,238 (2.72%) |  Iraq | 22.3% | 25,036,946 (75.95%) | 7,929,292 (24.05%) | 79,714 km2(30,778 sq mi) | 414 /km2(1,070 /sq mi) | 947 |
| 15 | Assam | 31,169,272 (2.58%) |  Peru | 16.9% | 26,780,526 (85.92%) | 4,388,756 (14.08%) | 78,438 km2(30,285 sq mi) | 397 /km2(1,030 /sq mi) | 954 |
| 16 | Punjab | 27,704,236 (2.30%) |  Venezuela | 13.7% | 17,316,800 (62.51%) | 10,387,436 (37.49%) | 50,362 km2(19,445 sq mi) | 550 /km2(1,400 /sq mi) | 893 |
| 17 | Chhattisgarh | 25,540,196 (2.11%) |  Ghana | 22.6% | 19,603,658 (76.76%) | 5,936,538 (23.24%) | 135,191 km2(52,198 sq mi) | 189 /km2(490 /sq mi) | 991 |
| 18 | Haryana | 25,353,081 (2.09%) | Ghana | 19.9% | 16,531,493 (75.75%) | 8,821,588 (24.25%) | 44,212 km2(17,070 sq mi) | 573 /km2(1,480 /sq mi) | 877 |
| 19 | Jammu and Kashmir | 12,548,926 (1.04%) |  Cuba | 23.7% | 9,134,820 (72.79%) | 3,414,106 (27.21%) | 222,236 km2(85,806 sq mi) | 56 /km2(150 /sq mi) | 883 |
| 20 | Uttarakhand | 10,116,752 (0.84%) |  Guinea | 19.2% | 7,025,583 (69.45%) | 3,091,169 (30.55%) | 53,483 km2(20,650 sq mi) | 189 /km2(490 /sq mi) | 963 |
| 21 | Himachal Pradesh | 6,856,509 (0.57%) |  Hong Kong | 12.8% | 6,167,805 (89.96%) | 688,704 (10.04%) | 55,673 km2(21,495 sq mi) | 123 /km2(320 /sq mi) | 974 |
| 22 | Tripura | 3,671,032 (0.30%) |  Republic of the Congo | 14.7% | 2,710,051 (73.82%) | 960,981 (26.18%) | 10,486 km2(4,049 sq mi) | 350 /km2(910 /sq mi) | 961 |
| 23 | Meghalaya | 2,964,007 (0.24%) |  Mongolia | 27.8% | 2,368,971 (79.92%) | 595,036 (20.08%) | 22,429 km2(8,660 sq mi) | 132 /km2(340 /sq mi) | 986 |
| 24 | Manipur | 2,721,756 (0.22%) |  Jamaica | 18.7% | 1,899,624 (79.79%) | 822,132 (20.21%) | 22,327 km2(8,621 sq mi) | 122 /km2(320 /sq mi) | 987 |
| 25 | Nagaland | 1,980,602 (0.16%) |  Latvia | -0.5% | 1,406,861 (71.03%) | 573,741 (28.97%) | 16,579 km2(6,401 sq mi) | 119 /km2(310 /sq mi) | 931 |
| 26 | Goa | 1,457,723 (0.12%) |  Guinea-Bissau | 8.2% | 551,414 (37.83%) | 906,309 (62.17%) | 3,702 km2(1,429 sq mi) | 394 /km2(1,020 /sq mi) | 968 |
| 27 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1,382,611 (0.11%) | Swaziland | 25.9% | 1,069,165 (77.33%) | 313,446 (22.67%) | 83,743 km2(32,333 sq mi) | 17 /km2(44 /sq mi) | 920 |
| 28 | Mizoram | 1,091,014 (0.09%) |  Timor-Leste | 22.8% | 529,037 (48.49%) | 561,997 (51.51%) | 21,081 km2(8,139 sq mi) | 52 /km2(130 /sq mi) | 975 |
| 29 | Sikkim | 607,688 (0.05%) |  Macau | 12.4% | 455,962 (75.03%) | 151,726 (24.97%) | 7,096 km2(2,740 sq mi) | 86 /km2(220 /sq mi) | 889 |
| NCT | Delhi | 16,753,235 (1.38%) |  Chile | 21% | 419,319 (02.50%) | 16,333,916 (97.50%) | 1,484 km2(573 sq mi) | 11,297 /km2(29,260 /sq mi) | 866 |
| UT1 | Puducherry | 1,244,464 (0.10%) |  Mauritius | 27.7% | 394,341 (31.69%) | 850,123 (68.31%) | 479 km2(185 sq mi) | 2,598 /km2(6,730 /sq mi) | 1,038 |
| UT2 | Chandigarh | 1,054,686 (0.09%) |  Estonia | 17.1% | 29,004 (02.75%) | 1,025,682 (97.25%) | 114 km2 (44 sq mi) | 9,252 /km2(23,960 /sq mi) | 818 |
| UT3 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 379,944 (0.03%) |  Luxembourg | 6.7% | 244,411 (64.33%) | 135,533 (35.67%) | 8,249 km2(3,185 sq mi) | 46 /km2(120 /sq mi) | 878 |
| UT4 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 342,853 (0.03%) |  The Bahamas | 55.5% | 183,024 (53.38%) | 159,829 (46.62%) | 491 km2(190 sq mi) | 698 /km2(1,810 /sq mi) | 775 |
| UT5 | Daman and Diu | 242,911 (0.02%) |  Vanuatu | 53.5% | 60,331 (24.84%) | 182,580 (75.16%) | 112 km2 (43 sq mi) | 2,169 /km2(5,620 /sq mi) | 618 |
| UT6 | Lakshadweep | 64,429 (0.01%) |  Dominica | 6.2% | 14,121 (21.92%) | 50,308 (78.08%) | 32 km2 (12 sq mi) | 2,013 /km2(5,210 /sq mi) | 946 |
| Total | India | 1,210,193,422 (100%) |  China | 17.64% | 833,087,662 (68.84%) | 377,105,760 (31.16%) | 3,287,240 km2(1,269,210 sq mi) | 382 /km2(990 /sq mi) | 940 |
