List of states and union territories of India by population
List of states and union territories of India by
population
India is a union of twenty-eight states and seven union
territories.[1] As of 2011, with an estimated population
of 1.21014569 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.[2] 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.[3]
Census of India
The first population census in British India was
Population density map of India.
conducted in 1872. After India's independence in 1947,
a census has been conducted every 10 years, the first occurring in 1951.[4] The census in India is conducted 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.[5]
The latest population figures are based on data from the 2011 census of India.[6] During the decade of 2001–2011,
India's annual population growth rate has slowed down from 2.15 to 1.76.[6][6] Based on decennial census data,
Dadra and Nagar Haveli have the fastest growth rate of 55.5 percent, followed by Daman and Diu (53.5 percent),
Meghalaya (27.8 percent) and Arunachal Pradesh (n 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.[2] India's 27.8 percent urban
population lives in more than 5,100 towns and over 380 urban agglomerations.[7] In the decade of 1991–2001,
migration to major cities caused rapid increase in urban population.[8][9] 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.[10] 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.[6]
While the national avg for sex ratio shows an increase from 933 in 2001 to 940 in 2011,[6] 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.[6] States such as Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram and Andaman and
Nicobar Islands recorded an increase in child sex ratio.[6] National child sex ratio has declined from 927 in 2001 to
914 in 2011.[6]
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List of states and union territories of India by population
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States and union territories of India by population
The total geographical area of India is 3,287,240 square kilometres (1,269,210 sq mi)α.[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
01
State or
Population
union
(2011
territory
Census)
Uttar
199,581,477
% of
Population
[11]
Closest
Comparable
Country
[12]
16.49% Brazil
Population
(2001
Census)
% of
% Growth
Population (2001–2011)
(2001)
Decadal
Growth
Rural
[13]
Pop.
Urban
% Urban
Area
[13] Population
[14]
Pop.
km²
(2001–2011)
Density
Area mi²
Density Sex
(per
(per
km²)
mi²)
ratio
166,197,921
16.16%
20.1%
33,383,556 155,111,022
44,470,455
22.28%
240,928
828
93,022.8
2146
908
Pradesh
02
Maharashtra
112,372,972
9.28% Mexico
96,878,627
9.42%
16.0%
15,494,345
61,545,441
50,827,531
45.23%
307,713
365
118,808.7
815
946
03
Bihar
103,804,637
8.58% Mexico
82,998,509
8.07%
25.1%
20,806,128
92,075,028
11,729,609
11.30%
94,163
1102
36,356.5
2,855
916
04
West Bengal
91,347,736
7.55% Philippines
80,176,197
7.79%
13.9%
11,171,539
62,213,676
29,134,060
31.89%
88,752
1029
34,267.3
2,666
947
05
Andhra
84,665,533
7.00% Ethiopia
76,210,007
7.41%
11.1%
8,455,526
56,311,788
28,353,745
33.49%
275,045
308
106,195.5
797
992
72,597,565
6.00% Turkey
60,348,023
5.87%
20.3%
12,249,542
52,537,899
20,059,666
27.63%
308,245
236
119,014.1
610
930
Pradesh
06
Madhya
Pradesh
07
Tamil Nadu
72,138,958
5.96% Turkey
62,405,679
6.07%
15.6%
9,733,279
37,189,229
34,949,729
48.45%
130,058
555
50,215.7
1,437
995
08
Rajasthan
68,621,012
5.67% Democratic
56,507,188
5.49%
21.4%
12,113,824
51,540,236
17,080,776
24.89%
342,239
201
132,139.2
519
926
Republic of
the Congo
09
Karnataka
61,130,704
5.05% Italy
52,850,562
5.14%
15.7%
8,280,142
37,552,529
23,578,175
38.57%
191,791
319
74,050.9
826
968
10
Gujarat
60,383,628
5% Italy
50,671,017
4.93%
19.2%
9,712,611
34,670,817
25,712,811
42.58%
196,024
308
75,685.3
798
918
11
Orissa
41,947,358
3.47% Tanzania
36,804,660
3.58%
14.0%
5,142,698
34,951,234
6,996,124
16.68%
155,707
269
60,118.8
698
978
12
Kerala
33,387,677
2.76% Iraq
31,841,374
3.10%
4.9%
1,546,303
17,445,506
15,932,171
47.72%
38,863
859
15,005.1
2,225 1,084
13
Jharkhand
32,966,238
2.72% Uganda
26,945,829
2.62%
22.3%
6,020,409
25,036,946
7,929,292
24.05%
79,714
414
30,777.7
1071
947
14
Assam
31,169,272
2.58% Sudan
26,655,528
2.59%
16.9%
4,513,744
26,780,526
4,388,756
14.08%
78,438
397
30,285.1
1029
954
15
Punjab
27,704,236
2.30% Saudi Arabia
24,358,999
2.37%
13.7%
3,345,237
17,316,800
10,387,436
37.49%
50,362
550
19,444.9
1,425
893
16
Haryana
25,353,081
2.09% Afghanistan
21,144,564
2.06%
19.9%
4,208,517
16,531,493
8,821,588
24.25%
44,212
573
17,070.3
1,485
877
17
Chhattisgarh
25,540,196
2.11% Afghanistan
20,833,803
2.03%
22.6%
4,706,393
19,603,658
5,936,538
23.24%
135,191
189
52,197.5
489
991
18
Jammu and
12,548,926
1.04% Senegal
10,143,700
0.99%
23.7%
2,405,226
9,134,820
3,414,106
27.21%
222,236
56
85,805.8
146
883
10,116,752
0.84% Haiti
8,489,349
0.83%
19.2%
1,627,403
7,025,583
3,091,169
30.55%
53,483
189
20,649.9
490
963
6,856,509
0.57% Hong Kong
6,077,900
0.59%
12.8%
778,609
6,167,805
688,704
10.04%
55,673
123
21,495.5
319
974
3,671,032
0.30% Republic of
3,199,203
0.31%
14.7%
471,829
2,710,051
960,981
26.18%
10,486
350
4,048.7
907
961
Kashmir
19
Uttarakhand
20
Himachal
Pradesh
21
Tripura
the Congo
22
Meghalaya
2,964,007
0.24% Albania
2,318,822
0.23%
27.8%
645,185
2,368,971
595,036
20.08%
22,429
132
8,659.9
342
986
23
Manipurβ
2,721,756
0.22% Jamaica
2,293,896
0.22%
18.7%
427,860
1,899,624
822,132
20.21%
22,327
122
8,620.5
316
987
24
Nagaland
1,980,602
0.16% Botswana
1,990,036
0.19%
-0.5%
-9,434
1,406,861
573,741
28.97%
16,579
119
6,401.2
309
931
25
Goa
1,457,723
0.12% Guinea-Bissau
1,347,668
0.13%
8.2%
110,055
551,414
906,309
62.17%
3,702
394
1,429.4
1020
968
26
Arunachal
1,382,611
0.11% Trinidad and
1,097,968
0.11%
25.9%
284,643
1,069,165
313,446
22.67%
83,743
17
32,333.4
43
920
Pradesh
Tobago
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27
Mizoram
28
Sikkim
NCT Delhi
3
1,091,014
0.09% Timor Leste
888,573
0.09%
22.8%
202,441
529,037
561,997
51.51%
21,081
52
8,139.4
134
975
607,688
0.05% Montenegro
540,851
0.05%
12.4%
66,837
455,962
151,726
24.97%
7,096
86
2,739.8
222
889
16,753,235
1.38% Netherlands
13,850,507
1.35%
21%
2,902,728
419,319
16,333,916
97.50%
11,297
9,340
572.6
29,258
866
UT1
Pondicherry
1,244,464
0.10% Bahrain
974,345
0.09%
27.7%
270,119
394,341
850,123
68.31%
479
2,598
184.9
6,730 1,038
UT2
Chandigarh
1,054,686
0.09% Timor Leste
900,635
0.09%
17.1%
154,051
29,004
1,025,682
97.25%
114
9,252
44.0
23,970
818
UT3
Andaman and
379,944
0.03% Brunei
356,152
0.03%
6.7%
23,792
244,411
135,533
35.67%
8,249
46
3,185.0
119
878
342,853
0.03% Bahamas
220,490
0.02%
55.5%
122,363
183,024
159,829
46.62%
491
698
189.6
1,808
775
242,911
0.02% Barbados
158,204
0.02%
53.5%
84,707
60,331
182,580
75.16%
112
2,169
43.2
5,623
618
64,429
0.01% Greenland
60,650
0.01%
6.2%
3,779
14,121
50,308
78.08%
32
2,013
12.4
5,196
946
1,028,737,436
100%
368 1,269,210.5
954
940
Nicobar
Islands
UT4
Dadra and
Nagar Haveli
UT5
Daman and
Diu
UT6
Lakshadweep
Total India
1,210,193,422
100% China
17.64% 181,455,986 833,087,662 377,105,760
3,287,240
Notes
• This includes 120,849 square kilometres (46,660 sq mi) of territory controlled by Pakistan but claimed by India
(Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan) along with Aksai Chin and Shaksgam Valley, territories administered by
People's Republic of China but claimed by India. It also includes Indian-administered Arunachal Pradesh claimed
by People's Republic of China.
• β Excludes Mao-Maram, Paomata, and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur.
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External links
• Official Website of Census of India (http://www.censusindia.gov.in/)
• list of all Indian villages (http://www.onefivenine.com/)
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