List of states of India by population
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India
is a union of twenty-eight states and seven union territories
. As of 2011, with an estimated population of 1.210 billion, India is the world's second most populated country after the People's Republic of China
. India occupies 2.4 percent of the world's land surface area but is home to 17.5 percent of the world's population
. The Indo-Gangetic plain
s have one of the world’s biggest stretches of fertile flat-deep alluvium
and are among the most densely populated areas of the world. The eastern
and western
coastal regions of Deccan plateau
are also densely populated regions of India. The Thar desert
in western Rajasthan is one of the most densely populated deserts in the world. The northern and north-eastern states
along the Himalayas
contain cold arid deserts with fertile valleys. These states have less population density due to indomitable physical barriers.
in British India was conducted in 1872. Since India's independence
in 1947, a census has been carried out every 10 years, starting from 1951. The census in India is carried out by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner under the Ministry of Home Affairs
, and is one of the largest administrative tasks conducted by a federal government.
Latest population figures are based on data from the 2011 census of India. During the decade of 2001–2011, India's annual population growth rate has slowed down from 2.15 to 1.76. Based on decennial census data, Dadra and Nagar Haveli shows the highest growth rate of 55.5 percent. It is followed by Daman and Diu (53.5 percent), Meghalaya
(27.8 percent) and Arunachal Pradesh
(25.9 percent). Nagaland
recorded the lowest growth rate of -0.5 percent.
India has 641,000 inhabited villages and 72.2 percent of the total population reside in these rural areas. Of them 145,000 villages have population size of 500–999 persons; 130,000 villages have population size of 1000–1999 and 128,000 villages have population size of 200–499. There are 3,961 villages that have a population of 10,000 persons or more. India's 27.8 percent urban population lives in more than 5,100 towns and over 380 urban agglomerations. In the decade of 1991–2001, migration to major cities caused rapid increase in urban population. On the basis of net migrants by last residence during the past decade, Maharashtra
had most immigration
with 2.3 million, followed by National Capital Territory of Delhi
(1.7 million), Gujarat (0.68 million) and Haryana
(0.67 million). Uttar Pradesh
(−2.6 million) and Bihar
(−1.7 million) topped the list for interstate emigration
. The five states of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh
account for almost half (48.89 percent) of the total Indian population.
While the national avg for sex ratio
shows an increase from 933 in year 2001 to 940 in year 2011, the 2011 census shows a sharp decline in child sex ratio
, the number of females per thousand males in a population between age group 0–6 years. States such as Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram and A & N Islands recorded an increase in child sex ratio. National child sex ratio has declined from 927 in year 2001 to 914 in year 2011.
As per census data 2011, the total population of India is: 1,210,193,422.
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
is a union of twenty-eight states and seven union territories
Union Territory
A Union Territory is a sub-national administrative division of India, in the federal framework of governance. Unlike the states of India, which have their own elected governments, union territories are ruled directly by the federal government; the President of India appoints an Administrator or...
. As of 2011, with an estimated population of 1.210 billion, India is the world's second most populated country after the People's Republic of China
People's Republic of China
China , officially the People's Republic of China , is the most populous country in the world, with over 1.3 billion citizens. Located in East Asia, the country covers approximately 9.6 million square kilometres...
. India occupies 2.4 percent of the world's land surface area but is home to 17.5 percent of the world's population
World population
The world population is the total number of living humans on the planet Earth. As of today, it is estimated to be billion by the United States Census Bureau...
. The Indo-Gangetic plain
Indo-Gangetic plain
The northern Plains also known as the Indo - Gangetic Plain and The North Indian River Plain is a large and fertile plain encompassing most of northern and eastern India, the most populous parts of Pakistan, parts of southern Nepal and virtually all of Bangladesh...
s have one of the world’s biggest stretches of fertile flat-deep alluvium
Alluvium
Alluvium is loose, unconsolidated soil or sediments, eroded, deposited, and reshaped by water in some form in a non-marine setting. Alluvium is typically made up of a variety of materials, including fine particles of silt and clay and larger particles of sand and gravel...
and are among the most densely populated areas of the world. The eastern
Eastern Coastal Plains
The Eastern Coastal Plains refer to a wide stretch of landmass of India, lying between the Eastern Ghats and the Bay of Bengal. It stretches from Tamil Nadu in the south to West Bengal in the north....
and western
Western coastal plains
The Western Coastal Plains is a thin strip of coastal plain in width between the west coast of India and the Western Ghats hills which starts near the south of river Tapi. They are sandwiched between the Western Ghats and the Arabian Sea. The plains begin at Gujarat in the north and end at Kerala...
coastal regions of Deccan plateau
Deccan Plateau
The Deccan Plateau is a large plateau in India, making up the majority of the southern part of the country. It rises a hundred meters high in the north, rising further to more than a kilometers high in the south, forming a raised triangle nested within the familiar downward-pointing triangle of...
are also densely populated regions of India. The Thar desert
Thar Desert
The Thar Desert |Punjab]] province. The Cholistan Desert adjoins the Thar desert spreading into Pakistani Punjab province.-Location and description:...
in western Rajasthan is one of the most densely populated deserts in the world. The northern and north-eastern states
North-East India
Northeast India refers to the easternmost region of India consisting of the contiguous Seven Sister States, Sikkim, and parts of North Bengal...
along the Himalayas
Himalayas
The Himalaya Range or Himalaya Mountains Sanskrit: Devanagari: हिमालय, literally "abode of snow"), usually called the Himalayas or Himalaya for short, is a mountain range in Asia, separating the Indian subcontinent from the Tibetan Plateau...
contain cold arid deserts with fertile valleys. These states have less population density due to indomitable physical barriers.
Census of India
The first population censusCensus
A census is the procedure of systematically acquiring and recording information about the members of a given population. It is a regularly occurring and official count of a particular population. The term is used mostly in connection with national population and housing censuses; other common...
in British India was conducted in 1872. Since India's independence
History of the Republic of India
The history of the Republic of India began on 26 January 1950. The country became an independent dominion within the British Commonwealth 15 August 1947. George VI was King until the Republic was proclaimed in 1950. Concurrently the Muslim-majority northwest and east of British India was separated...
in 1947, a census has been carried out every 10 years, starting from 1951. The census in India is carried out by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner under the Ministry of Home Affairs
Ministry of Home Affairs (India)
Ministry of Home Affairs , known as the Home Ministry or MHA, is an Indian government ministry. It is an interior ministry mainly responsible for the maintenance of Internal security and domestic policy.-Ministerial Team:...
, and is one of the largest administrative tasks conducted by a federal government.
Latest population figures are based on data from the 2011 census of India. During the decade of 2001–2011, India's annual population growth rate has slowed down from 2.15 to 1.76. Based on decennial census data, Dadra and Nagar Haveli shows the highest growth rate of 55.5 percent. It is followed by Daman and Diu (53.5 percent), Meghalaya
Meghalaya
Meghalaya is a state in north-eastern India. The word "Meghalaya" literally means the Abode of Clouds in Sanskrit and other Indic languages. Meghalaya is a hilly strip in the eastern part of the country about 300 km long and 100 km wide, with a total area of about 8,700 sq mi . The...
(27.8 percent) and Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh
Arunachal Pradesh is a state of India, located in the far northeast. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Burma in the east, Bhutan in the west, and the People's Republic of China in the north. The majority of the territory is claimed by...
(25.9 percent). Nagaland
Nagaland
Nagaland is a state in the far north-eastern part of India. It borders the state of Assam to the west, Arunachal Pradesh and part of Assam to the north, Burma to the east and Manipur to the south. The state capital is Kohima, and the largest city is Dimapur...
recorded the lowest growth rate of -0.5 percent.
India has 641,000 inhabited villages and 72.2 percent of the total population reside in these rural areas. Of them 145,000 villages have population size of 500–999 persons; 130,000 villages have population size of 1000–1999 and 128,000 villages have population size of 200–499. There are 3,961 villages that have a population of 10,000 persons or more. India's 27.8 percent urban population lives in more than 5,100 towns and over 380 urban agglomerations. In the decade of 1991–2001, migration to major cities caused rapid increase in urban population. On the basis of net migrants by last residence during the past decade, Maharashtra
Maharashtra
Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India...
had most immigration
Immigration
Immigration is the act of foreigners passing or coming into a country for the purpose of permanent residence...
with 2.3 million, followed by National Capital Territory of Delhi
Delhi
Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census...
(1.7 million), Gujarat (0.68 million) and Haryana
Haryana
Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south...
(0.67 million). Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
(−2.6 million) and Bihar
Bihar
Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India....
(−1.7 million) topped the list for interstate emigration
Emigration
Emigration is the act of leaving one's country or region to settle in another. It is the same as immigration but from the perspective of the country of origin. Human movement before the establishment of political boundaries or within one state is termed migration. There are many reasons why people...
. The five states of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh
Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third...
account for almost half (48.89 percent) of the total Indian population.
While the national avg for sex ratio
Sex ratio
Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms....
shows an increase from 933 in year 2001 to 940 in year 2011, the 2011 census shows a sharp decline in child sex ratio
Child sex ratio
In India, the child sex ratio is the number of females per thousand males in a human population in the age group 0–6 years.. It is equal to the multiplicative inverse of the sex ratio under age seven...
, the number of females per thousand males in a population between age group 0–6 years. States such as Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram and A & N Islands recorded an increase in child sex ratio. National child sex ratio has declined from 927 in year 2001 to 914 in year 2011.
States and union territories of India by population
The total geographical area of India is 3287240 square kilometres (1,269,210.5 sq mi). Population density is rounded to the nearest integer.As per census data 2011, the total population of India is: 1,210,193,422.
Rank | State or union territory States and territories of India India is a federal union of states comprising twenty-eight states and seven union territories. The states and territories are further subdivided into districts and so on.-List of states and territories:... |
Population Demographics of India The demographics of India are inclusive of the second most populous country in the world, with over 1.21 billion people , more than a sixth of the world's population. Already containing 17.5% of the world's population, India is projected to be the world's most populous country by 2025, surpassing... (2011 Census) |
% of Population | Population (2001 Census) | % of Population (2001) | % Growth (2001–2011) | Decadal Growth (2001–2011) | Rural Pop. | Urban Pop. | Area km² | Density (per km²) | Area mi² | Density (per mi²) | Sex ratio Sex ratio Sex ratio is the ratio of males to females in a population. The primary sex ratio is the ratio at the time of conception, secondary sex ratio is the ratio at time of birth, and tertiary sex ratio is the ratio of mature organisms.... |
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01 | Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity... |
199,581,477 | 16.49% | 166,197,921 | 16.16% | 20.1% | 33,383,556 | 155,111,022 | 44,470,455 | 240,928 | 985 | 93,022.8 | 2146 | 908 |
02 | Maharashtra Maharashtra Maharashtra is a state located in India. It is the second most populous after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India... |
112,372,972 | 9.28% | 96,878,627 | 9.42% | 16.0% | 15,494,345 | 61,545,441 | 50,827,531 | 307,713 | 365 | 118,808.7 | 815 | 946 |
03 | Bihar Bihar Bihar is a state in eastern India. It is the 12th largest state in terms of geographical size at and 3rd largest by population. Almost 58% of Biharis are below the age of 25, which is the highest proportion in India.... |
103,804,637 | 8.58% | 82,998,509 | 8.07% | 25.1% | 20,806,128 | 92,075,028 | 11,729,609 | 94,163 | 1102 | 36,356.5 | 2,855 | 916 |
04 | West Bengal West Bengal West Bengal is a state in the eastern region of India and is the nation's fourth-most populous. It is also the seventh-most populous sub-national entity in the world, with over 91 million inhabitants. A major agricultural producer, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's GDP... |
91,347,736 | 7.55% | 80,176,197 | 7.79% | 13.9% | 11,171,539 | 62,213,676 | 29,134,060 | 88,752 | 1029 | 34,267.3 | 2,666 | 947 |
05 | Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh Andhra Pradesh , is one of the 28 states of India, situated on the southeastern coast of India. It is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population. Its capital and largest city by population is Hyderabad.The total GDP of Andhra Pradesh is $100 billion and is ranked third... |
84,665,533 | 7.00% | 76,210,007 | 7.41% | 11.1% | 8,455,526 | 56,311,788 | 28,353,745 | 275,045 | 308 | 106,195.5 | 797 | 992 |
06 | Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh Madhya Pradesh , often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. Its capital is Bhopal and Indore is the largest city.... |
72,597,565 | 6.00% | 60,348,023 | 5.87% | 20.3% | 12,249,542 | 52,537,899 | 20,059,666 | 308,245 | 236 | 119,014.1 | 610 | 930 |
07 | Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu Tamil Nadu is one of the 28 states of India. Its capital and largest city is Chennai. Tamil Nadu lies in the southernmost part of the Indian Peninsula and is bordered by the union territory of Pondicherry, and the states of Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh... |
72,138,958 | 5.96% | 62,405,679 | 6.07% | 15.6% | 9,733,279 | 37,189,229 | 34,949,729 | 130,058 | 555 | 50,215.7 | 1,437 | 995 |
08 | Rajasthan Rajasthan Rājasthān the land of Rajasthanis, , is the largest state of the Republic of India by area. It is located in the northwest of India. It encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert , which has an edge paralleling the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with... |
68,621,012 | 5.67% | 56,507,188 | 5.49% | 21.4% | 12,113,824 | 51,540,236 | 17,080,776 | 342,239 | 201 | 132,139.2 | 519 | 926 |
09 | Karnataka Karnataka Karnataka , the land of the Kannadigas, is a state in South West India. It was created on 1 November 1956, with the passing of the States Reorganisation Act and this day is annually celebrated as Karnataka Rajyotsava... |
61,130,704 | 5.05% | 52,850,562 | 5.14% | 15.7% | 8,280,142 | 37,552,529 | 23,578,175 | 191,791 | 319 | 74,050.9 | 826 | 968 |
10 | Gujarat | 60,383,628 | 5% | 50,671,017 | 4.93% | 19.2% | 9,712,611 | 34,670,817 | 25,712,811 | 196,024 | 308 | 75,685.3 | 798 | 918 |
11 | Orissa Orissa Orissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April... |
41,947,358 | 3.47% | 36,804,660 | 3.58% | 14.0% | 5,142,698 | 34,951,234 | 6,996,124 | 155,707 | 269 | 60,118.8 | 698 | 978 |
12 | Kerala Kerala or Keralam is an Indian state located on the Malabar coast of south-west India. It was created on 1 November 1956 by the States Reorganisation Act by combining various Malayalam speaking regions.... |
33,387,677 | 2.76% | 31,841,374 | 3.10% | 4.9% | 1,546,303 | 17,445,506 | 15,932,171 | 38,863 | 859 | 15,005.1 | 2,225 | 1,084 |
13 | Jharkhand Jharkhand Jharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east... |
32,966,238 | 2.72% | 26,945,829 | 2.62% | 22.3% | 6,020,409 | 25,036,946 | 7,929,292 | 79,714 | 414 | 30,777.7 | 1071 | 947 |
14 | Assam Assam Assam , also, rarely, Assam Valley and formerly the Assam Province , is a northeastern state of India and is one of the most culturally and geographically distinct regions of the country... |
31,169,272 | 2.58% | 26,655,528 | 2.59% | 16.9% | 4,513,744 | 26,780,526 | 4,388,756 | 78,438 | 397 | 30,285.1 | 1029 | 954 |
15 | Punjab Punjab (India) Punjab ) is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the... |
27,704,236 | 2.30% | 24,358,999 | 2.37% | 13.7% | 3,345,237 | 17,316,800 | 10,387,436 | 50,362 | 550 | 19,444.9 | 1,4253 | 893 |
16 | Haryana Haryana Haryana is a state in India. Historically, it has been a part of the Kuru region in North India. The name Haryana is found mentioned in the 12th century AD by the apabhramsha writer Vibudh Shridhar . It is bordered by Punjab and Himachal Pradesh to the north, and by Rajasthan to the west and south... |
25,353,081 | 2.09% | 21,144,564 | 2.06% | 19.9% | 4,208,517 | 16,531,493 | 8,821,588 | 44,212 | 573 | 17,070.3 | 1,485 | 877 |
17 | Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh Chhattisgarh is a state in Central India, formed when the 16 Chhattisgarhi-speaking South-Eastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained separate statehood on 1 November 2000.... |
25,540,196 | 2.11% | 20,833,803 | 2.03% | 22.6% | 4,706,393 | 19,603,658 | 5,936,538 | 135,191 | 189 | 52,197.5 | 489 | 991 |
18 | Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir Jammu and Kashmir is the northernmost state of India. It is situated mostly in the Himalayan mountains. Jammu and Kashmir shares a border with the states of Himachal Pradesh and Punjab to the south and internationally with the People's Republic of China to the north and east and the... |
12,548,926 | 1.04% | 10,143,700 | 0.99% | 23.7% | 2,405,226 | 9,134,820 | 3,414,106 | 222,236 | 56 | 85,805.8 | 146 | 883 |
19 | Uttarakhand Uttarakhand Uttarakhand , formerly Uttaranchal, is a state in the northern part of India. It is often referred to as the Land of Gods due to the many holy Hindu temples and cities found throughout the state, some of which are among Hinduism's most spiritual and auspicious places of pilgrimage and worship... |
10,116,752 | 0.84% | 8,489,349 | 0.83% | 19.2% | 1,627,403 | 7,025,583 | 3,091,169 | 53,483 | 189 | 20,649.9 | 490 | 963 |
20 | Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh Himachal Pradesh is a state in Northern India. It is spread over , and is bordered by the Indian states of Jammu and Kashmir on the north, Punjab on the west and south-west, Haryana and Uttar Pradesh on the south, Uttarakhand on the south-east and by the Tibet Autonomous Region on the east... |
6,856,509 | 0.57% | 6,077,900 | 0.59% | 12.8% | 778,609 | 6,167,805 | 688,704 | 55,673 | 123 | 21,495.5 | 319 | 974 |
21 | Tripura Tripura Tripura is a state in North-East India, with an area of . It is the third smallest state of India, according to area. Tripura is surrounded by Bangladesh on the north, south, and west. The Indian states of Assam and Mizoram lie to the east. The capital is Agartala and the main languages spoken are... |
3,671,032 | 0.30% | 3,199,203 | 0.31% | 14.7% | 471,829 | 2,710,051 | 960,981 | 10,486 | 350 | 4,048.7 | 907 | 961 |
22 | Meghalaya Meghalaya Meghalaya is a state in north-eastern India. The word "Meghalaya" literally means the Abode of Clouds in Sanskrit and other Indic languages. Meghalaya is a hilly strip in the eastern part of the country about 300 km long and 100 km wide, with a total area of about 8,700 sq mi . The... |
2,964,007 | 0.24% | 2,318,822 | 0.23% | 27.8% | 645,185 | 2,368,971 | 595,036 | 22,429 | 132 | 8,659.9 | 342 | 986 |
23 | Manipur Manipur Manipur is a state in northeastern India, with the city of Imphal as its capital. Manipur is bounded by the Indian states of Nagaland to the north, Mizoram to the south and Assam to the west; it also borders Burma to the east. It covers an area of... |
2,721,756 | 0.22% | 2,293,896 | 0.22% | 18.7% | 427,860 | 1,899,624 | 822,132 | 22,327 | 122 | 8,620.5 | 316 | 987 |
24 | Nagaland Nagaland Nagaland is a state in the far north-eastern part of India. It borders the state of Assam to the west, Arunachal Pradesh and part of Assam to the north, Burma to the east and Manipur to the south. The state capital is Kohima, and the largest city is Dimapur... |
1,980,602 | 0.16% | 1,990,036 | 0.19% | -0.5% | -9,434 | 1,406,861 | 573,741 | 16,579 | 119 | 6,401.2 | 309 | 931 |
25 | Goa Goa Goa , a former Portuguese colony, is India's smallest state by area and the fourth smallest by population. Located in South West India in the region known as the Konkan, it is bounded by the state of Maharashtra to the north, and by Karnataka to the east and south, while the Arabian Sea forms its... |
1,457,723 | 0.12% | 1,347,668 | 0.13% | 8.2% | 110,055 | 551,414 | 906,309 | 3,702 | 394 | 1,429.4 | 1020 | 968 |
26 | Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh is a state of India, located in the far northeast. It borders the states of Assam and Nagaland to the south, and shares international borders with Burma in the east, Bhutan in the west, and the People's Republic of China in the north. The majority of the territory is claimed by... |
1,382,611 | 0.11% | 1,097,968 | 0.11% | 25.9% | 284,643 | 1,069,165 | 313,446 | 83,743 | 17 | 32,333.4 | 43 | 920 |
27 | Mizoram Mizoram Mizoram is one of the Seven Sister States in North Eastern India, sharing borders with the states of Tripura, Assam, Manipur and with the neighbouring countries of Bangladesh and Burma. Mizoram became the 23rd state of India on 20 February 1987. Its capital is Aizawl. Mizoram is located in the... |
1,091,014 | 0.09% | 888,573 | 0.09% | 22.8% | 202,441 | 529,037 | 561,997 | 21,081 | 52 | 8,139.4 | 134 | 975 |
28 | Sikkim Sikkim Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayan mountains... |
607,688 | 0.05% | 540,851 | 0.05% | 12.4% | 66,837 | 455,962 | 151,726 | 7,096 | 86 | 2,739.8 | 222 | 889 |
UT1 | Delhi Delhi Delhi , officially National Capital Territory of Delhi , is the largest metropolis by area and the second-largest by population in India, next to Mumbai. It is the eighth largest metropolis in the world by population with 16,753,265 inhabitants in the Territory at the 2011 Census... |
16,753,235 | 1.38% | 13,850,507 | 1.35% | 21% | 2,902,728 | 419,319 | 16,333,916 | 11,297 | 9,340 | 572.6 | 29,258 | 866 |
UT2 | Pondicherry | 1,244,464 | 0.10% | 974,345 | 0.09% | 27.7% | 270,119 | 394,341 | 850,123 | 479 | 2,598 | 184.9 | 6,730 | 1,038 |
UT3 | Chandigarh Chandigarh Chandigarh is a union territory of India that serves as the capital of two states, Haryana and Punjab. The name Chandigarh translates as "The Fort of Chandi". The name is from an ancient temple called Chandi Mandir, devoted to the Hindu goddess Chandi, in the city... |
1,054,686 | 0.09% | 900,635 | 0.09% | 17.1% | 154,051 | 29,004 | 1,025,682 | 114 | 9,252 | 44.0 | 23,970 | 818 |
UT4 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 379,944 | 0.03% | 356,152 | 0.03% | 6.7% | 23,792 | 244,411 | 135,533 | 8,249 | 46 | 3,185.0 | 119 | 878 |
UT5 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 342,853 | 0.03% | 220,490 | 0.02% | 55.5% | 122,363 | 183,024 | 159,829 | 491 | 698 | 189.6 | 1,808 | 775 |
UT6 | Daman and Diu | 242,911 | 0.02% | 158,204 | 0.02% | 53.5% | 84,707 | 60,331 | 182,580 | 112 | 2,169 | 43.2 | 5,623 | 618 |
UT7 | Lakshadweep Lakshadweep Lakshadweep , formerly known as the Laccadive, Minicoy, and Amindivi Islands, is a group of islands in the Laccadive Sea, 200 to 440 km off the coast of the South West Indian state of Kerala... |
64,429 | 0.01% | 60,650 | 0.01% | 6.2% | 3,779 | 14,121 | 50,308 | 32 | 2,013 | 12.4 | 5,196 | 946 |
Total | India | 1,210,193,422 | 100% | 1,028,737,436 | 100% | 17.64% | 181,455,986 | 833,087,662 | 377,105,760 | 3,287,240 | 368 | 1,269,210.5 | 954 | 940 |
See also
- GSP of Indian states
- Demographics of IndiaDemographics of IndiaThe demographics of India are inclusive of the second most populous country in the world, with over 1.21 billion people , more than a sixth of the world's population. Already containing 17.5% of the world's population, India is projected to be the world's most populous country by 2025, surpassing...
- List of most populous metropolitan areas in India
- List of country subdivisions by population