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 1.210billion, India is the world's second most
populated country after the People's Republic of China.
India occupies 2.4percent of the world's land surface
area but is home to 17.5percent of the world's
population.[2] The Indo-Gangetic plains have one of the
worlds 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.[3]
Population density map of India.

Census of India
The first population census 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.[4] 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.[5]
Latest population figures are based on data from the 2011 census of India.[6] During the decade of 20012011,
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 shows the highest growth rate of 55.5percent. It is followed by Daman and Diu
(53.5percent), Meghalaya (27.8percent) and Arunachal Pradesh (25.9percent). Nagaland recorded the lowest
growth rate of -0.5percent.[6]
India has 641,000 inhabited villages and 72.2percent of the total population reside in these rural areas.[6] Of them
145,000 villages have population size of 500999 persons; 130,000villages have population size of 10001999 and
128,000villages have population size of 200499. There are 3,961villages that have a population of 10,000persons
or more.[2] India's 27.8percent urban population lives in more than 5,100towns and over 380urban
agglomerations.[7] In the decade of 19912001, 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 2.3million, followed by National Capital Territory of Delhi (1.7million), Gujarat (0.68million)
and Haryana (0.67million). Uttar Pradesh (2.6million) and Bihar (1.7million) topped the list for interstate
emigration.[10] The five states of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh account for
almost half (48.89percent) of the total Indian population.[6]
While the national avg for sex ratio shows an increase from 933 in year 2001 to 940 in year 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 06 years.[6] States such as Punjab, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram and A & N

List of states and union territories of India by population

Islands recorded an increase in child sex ratio.[6] National child sex ratio has declined from 927 in year 2001 to 914
in year 2011.[6]

States and union territories of India by population

The total geographical area of India is 3287240 square kilometres ( sqmi).[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

Population(2011

union

Census)

Population

% of

[11]

Population

territory
01

Uttar

(2001
Census)

% of

% Growth

Population (20012011)
(2001)

Decadal
Growth

Rural

[12]

Pop.

Urban

[12]

Pop.

Area

[13]

km

(20012011)

Density Area mi

Density Sex

(per

(per

km)

mi)

ratio

199,581,477

16.49%

166,197,921

16.16%

20.1%

33,383,556 155,111,022 44,470,455

240,928

828

93,022.8

2146

908

Pradesh
02

Maharashtra

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

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

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

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

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

Pradesh
06

Madhya
Pradesh

07

Tamil Nadu

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

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

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

4.99%

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Kashmir
19

Uttarakhand

20

Himachal
Pradesh

21

Tripura

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

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

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

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

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

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26

Arunachal

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

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

607,688

0.05%

540,851

0.05%

12.4%

66,837

455,962

151,726

7,096

86

2,739.8

222

889

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

184.9

Pradesh
27

Mizoram

28

Sikkim

UT1

Delhi

UT2

Puducherry

1,244,464

0.10%

974,345

0.09%

27.7%

270,119

394,341

850,123

479

2,598

UT3

Chandigarh

1,054,686

0.09%

900,635

0.09%

17.1%

154,051

29,004

1,025,682

114

9,252

UT4

Andaman

379,944

0.03%

356,152

0.03%

6.7%

23,792

244,411

135,533

8,249

46

3,185.0

119

878

342,853

0.03%

220,490

0.02%

55.5%

122,363

183,024

159,829

491

698

189.6

1,808

775

242,911

0.02%

158,204

0.02%

53.5%

84,707

60,331

182,580

112

2,169

43.2

5,623

618

64,429

0.01%

60,650

0.01%

6.2%

3,779

14,121

50,308

32

2,013

12.4

5,196

946

100% 1,028,737,436

100%

368 1,269,210.5

954

940

6,730 1,038

44.0 23,970

818

and Nicobar
Islands
UT5

Dadra and
Nagar Haveli

UT6

Daman and
Diu

UT7

Lakshadweep

Total India

1,210,193,422

17.64% 181,455,986 833,087,662 377,105,760 3,287,240

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