Population distribution in India by states

Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35

State /Union Territory

Type

Uttar Pradesh
State
Maharashtra
State
Bihar
State
West Bengal
State
Andhra Pradesh
State
Madhya Pradesh
State
Tamil Nadu
State
Rajasthan
State
Karnataka
State
Gujarat
State
Orissa
State
Kerala
State
Jharkhand
State
Assam
State
Punjab
State
Chhattisgarh
State
Haryana
State
Delhi
UT
Jammu and KashmirState
Uttarakhand
State
Himachal Pradesh State
Tripura
State
Meghalaya
State
Manipur
State
Nagaland
State
Goa
State
Arunachal Pradesh State
Pondicherry
UT
Mizoram
State
Chandigarh
UT
Sikkim
State
Andaman and Nicoba
UT
Dadra and Nagar HaUT
Daman and Diu
UT
Lakshadweep
UT

Population

199,812,341
112,374,333
104,099,452
91,276,115
84,580,777
72,626,809
72,147,030
68,548,437
61,095,297
60,439,692
41,974,218
33,406,061
32,988,134
31,205,576
27,743,338
25,545,198
25,351,462
16,787,941
12,541,302
10,086,292
6,864,602
3,673,917
2,966,889
2,570,390
1,978,502
1,458,545
1,383,727
1,247,953
1,097,206
1,055,450
610,577
380,581
343,709
243,247
64,473

%Share in
National
Population

16.5
9.28
8.6
7.54
6.99
6
5.96
5.66
5.05
4.99
3.47
2.76
2.72
2.58
2.29
2.11
2.09
1.39
1.04
0.83
0.57
0.3
0.25
0.21
0.16
0.12
0.11
0.1
0.09
0.09
0.05
0.03
0.03
0.02
0.01

Males

104,480,510
58,243,056
54,278,157
46,809,027
42,442,146
37,612,306
36,137,975
35,550,997
30,966,657
31,491,260
21,212,136
16,027,412
16,930,315
15,939,443
14,639,465
12,832,895
13,494,734
8,987,326
6,640,662
5,137,773
3,481,873
1,874,376
1,491,832
1,290,171
1,024,649
739,140
713,912
612,511
555,339
580,663
323,070
202,871
193,760
150,301
33,123

Females

95,331,831
54,131,277
49,821,295
44,467,088
42,138,631
35,014,503
36,009,055
32,997,440
30,128,640
28,948,432
20,762,082
17,378,649
16,057,819
15,266,133
13,103,873
12,712,303
11,856,728
7,800,615
5,900,640
4,948,519
3,382,729
1,799,541
1,475,057
1,280,219
953,853
719,405
669,815
635,442
541,867
474,787
287,507
177,710
149,949
92,946
31,350

Sex Ratio

912
929
918
950
993
931
996
928
973
919
979
1084
948
958
895
991
879
868
889
963
972
960
989
992
931
973
938
1037
976
818
890
876
774
618
946

Literacy

67.68
82.34
61.8
76.26
67.02
69.32
80.09
66.11
75.36
78.03
72.87
94
66.41
72.19
75.84
70.28
75.55
86.21
67.16
78.82
82.8
87.22
74.43
79.21
79.55
88.7
65.38
85.85
91.33
86.05
81.42
86.63
76.24
87.1
91.85

Rural
Population

131,658,339
55,777,647
74,316,709
57,748,946
55,401,067
44,380,878
34,921,681
43,292,813
34,889,033
31,740,767
31,287,422
23,574,449
20,952,088
23,216,288
16,096,488
16,648,056
15,029,260
944,727
7,627,062
6,310,275
5,482,319
2,653,453
1,864,711
1,590,820
1,647,249
677,091
870,087
325,726
447,567
92,120
480,981
239,954
170,027
100,856
33,683

Total

India

28+7 1,210,193,422

100 623,724,248 586,469,174

940

74.04 833,087,662

Urban
Population

34,539,582
41,100,980
8,681,800
22,427,251
20,808,940
15,967,145
27,483,998
13,214,375
17,961,529
18,930,250
5,517,238
8,266,925
5,993,741
3,439,240
8,262,511
4,185,747
6,115,304
12,905,780
2,516,638
2,179,074
595,581
545,750
454,111
575,968
342,787
670,577
227,881
648,619
441,006
808,515
59,870
116,198
50,463
57,348
26,967

Area
(km)

240,928
307,713
94,163
88,752
275,045
308,245
130,058
342,239
191,791
196,024
155,707
38,863
79,714
78,438
50,362
135,191
44,212
1,484
222,236
53,483
55,673
10,486
22,429
22,327
16,579
3,702
83,743
479
21,081
114
7,096
8,249
491
112
32

Density
(/km)

828
365
1,102
1,030
308
236
555
201
319
308
269
859
414
397
550
189
573
11,297
56
189
123
350
132
122
119
394
17
2,598
52
9,252
86
46
698
2,169
2,013

377,105,760

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1,092

TOP 10 States/UT by Urban

Population
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

State /
Union Territory
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Delhi

Urban
Population
41,100,980
34,539,582
27,483,998
22,427,251
20,808,940
18,930,250
17,961,529
15,967,145
13,214,375
12,905,780

TOP 10 States/UT by Rural Populati

Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

TOP 10 States/UT by Literacy

Rank

State /
Union Territory

Kerala

2
3
4
5
6

Lakshadweep
Mizoram
Goa
Tripura
Daman and Diu
Andaman and
Nicobar Islands
Delhi
Chandigarh
Pondicherry

7
8
9
10

State /Union Territory

Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
West Bengal
Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Gujarat

TOP 10 States/UT by Population

State /
Union Territory

Literacy

Rank

94

Uttar Pradesh

91.85
91.33
88.7
87.22
87.1

2
3
4
5
6

Maharashtra
Bihar
West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh

86.63

Tamil Nadu

86.21
86.05
85.85

8
9
10

Rajasthan
Karnataka
Gujarat

T by Rural Population
Rural
Population
131,658,339
74,316,709
57,748,946
55,777,647
55,401,067
44,380,878
43,292,813
34,921,681
34,889,033
31,740,767

TOP 10 States/UT by Density

Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

/UT by Population
Population

State /Union Territory

Delhi
Chandigarh
Pondicherry
Daman and Diu
Lakshadweep
Bihar
West Bengal
Kerala
Uttar Pradesh
Dadra and
Nagar Haveli

Population
16,787,941
1,055,450
1,247,953
243,247
64,473
104,099,452
91,276,115
33,406,061
199,812,341
343,709

TOP 10 States/UT by Area

Rank

State /Union Territory

Population

199,812,341

Rajasthan

68,548,437

112,374,333
104,099,452
91,276,115
84,580,777
72,626,809

2
3
4
5
6

Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir

72,626,809
112,374,333
84,580,777
199,812,341
12,541,302

72,147,030

Gujarat

60,439,692

68,548,437
61,095,297
60,439,692

8
9
10

Karnataka
Orissa
Chhattisgarh

61,095,297
41,974,218
25,545,198

Density
Density
(/km)
11,297
9,252
2,598
2,169
2,013
1,102
1,030
859
828
698

TOP 10 States/UT by Urban

Population
Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

State /
Union Territory
Maharashtra
Uttar Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
Gujarat
Karnataka
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Delhi

Urban
Population
41,100,980
34,539,582
27,483,998
22,427,251
20,808,940
18,930,250
17,961,529
15,967,145
13,214,375
12,905,780

TOP 10 States/UT by Rural

Population
Rank

State /Union
Territory

Rural[22]
Population

1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

Uttar Pradesh
Bihar
West Bengal
Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Rajasthan
Tamil Nadu
Karnataka
Gujarat

131,658,339
74,316,709
57,748,946
55,777,647
55,401,067
44,380,878
43,292,813
34,921,681
34,889,033
31,740,767

TOP 10 States/UT by Population

Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

State /Union
Territory
Uttar Pradesh
Maharashtra
Bihar
West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Rajasthan
Karnataka
Gujarat

Type
State
State
State
State
State
State
State
State
State
State

Population
199,812,341
112,374,333
104,099,452
91,276,115
84,580,777
72,626,809
72,147,030
68,548,437
61,095,297
60,439,692

TOP 10 States/UT by Literacy

Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12

State /Union Territory

Kerala
Lakshadweep
Mizoram
Goa
Tripura
Daman and Diu
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
Delhi
Chandigarh
Pondicherry
Himachal Pradesh
Maharashtra

Type
State
UT
State
State
State
UT
UT
UT
UT
UT
State
State

Literacy
94
91.85
91.33
88.7
87.22
87.1
86.63
86.21
86.05
85.85
82.8
82.34

TOP 10 States/UT by Area

Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

State /Union Territory

Rajasthan
Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
Andhra Pradesh
Uttar Pradesh
Jammu and Kashmir
Gujarat
Karnataka
Orissa
Chhattisgarh

Type

Population

State
State
State
State
State
State
State
State
State
State

68,548,437
72,626,809
112,374,333
84,580,777
199,812,341
12,541,302
60,439,692
61,095,297
41,974,218
25,545,198

TOP 10 States/UT by Density

Rank
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10

State /Union Territory

Type

Delhi
Chandigarh
Pondicherry
Daman and Diu
Lakshadweep
Bihar
West Bengal
Kerala
Uttar Pradesh
Dadra and Nagar Haveli

UT
UT
UT
UT
UT
State
State
State
State
UT

Population
16,787,941
1,055,450
1,247,953
243,247
64,473
104,099,452
91,276,115
33,406,061
199,812,341
343,709

Density
(/km)
11,297
9,252
2,598
2,169
2,013
1,102
1,030
859
828
698