Population distribution in India by states

%Share in
State /Union Sex Ratio Rural Urban Area Density
Rank Territory
Type Population National Males Females Literacy
Population Population (km²) (/km²)
Population
1 Uttar Pradesh State 199,812,341 16.5 104,480,510 95,331,831 912 67.68 131,658,339 34,539,582 240,928 828
2 Maharashtra State 112,374,333 9.28 58,243,056 54,131,277 929 82.34 55,777,647 41,100,980 307,713 365
3 Bihar State 104,099,452 8.6 54,278,157 49,821,295 918 61.8 74,316,709 8,681,800 94,163 1,102
4 West Bengal State 91,276,115 7.54 46,809,027 44,467,088 950 76.26 57,748,946 22,427,251 88,752 1,030
5 Andhra Pradesh State 84,580,777 6.99 42,442,146 42,138,631 993 67.02 55,401,067 20,808,940 275,045 308
6 Madhya Pradesh State 72,626,809 6 37,612,306 35,014,503 931 69.32 44,380,878 15,967,145 308,245 236
7 Tamil Nadu State 72,147,030 5.96 36,137,975 36,009,055 996 80.09 34,921,681 27,483,998 130,058 555
8 Rajasthan State 68,548,437 5.66 35,550,997 32,997,440 928 66.11 43,292,813 13,214,375 342,239 201
9 Karnataka State 61,095,297 5.05 30,966,657 30,128,640 973 75.36 34,889,033 17,961,529 191,791 319
10 Gujarat State 60,439,692 4.99 31,491,260 28,948,432 919 78.03 31,740,767 18,930,250 196,024 308
11 Orissa State 41,974,218 3.47 21,212,136 20,762,082 979 72.87 31,287,422 5,517,238 155,707 269
12 Kerala State 33,406,061 2.76 16,027,412 17,378,649 1084 94 23,574,449 8,266,925 38,863 859
13 Jharkhand State 32,988,134 2.72 16,930,315 16,057,819 948 66.41 20,952,088 5,993,741 79,714 414
14 Assam State 31,205,576 2.58 15,939,443 15,266,133 958 72.19 23,216,288 3,439,240 78,438 397
15 Punjab State 27,743,338 2.29 14,639,465 13,103,873 895 75.84 16,096,488 8,262,511 50,362 550
16 Chhattisgarh State 25,545,198 2.11 12,832,895 12,712,303 991 70.28 16,648,056 4,185,747 135,191 189
17 Haryana State 25,351,462 2.09 13,494,734 11,856,728 879 75.55 15,029,260 6,115,304 44,212 573
18 Delhi UT 16,787,941 1.39 8,987,326 7,800,615 868 86.21 944,727 12,905,780 1,484 11,297
19 Jammu and KashmiState 12,541,302 1.04 6,640,662 5,900,640 889 67.16 7,627,062 2,516,638 222,236 56
20 Uttarakhand State 10,086,292 0.83 5,137,773 4,948,519 963 78.82 6,310,275 2,179,074 53,483 189
21 Himachal Pradesh State 6,864,602 0.57 3,481,873 3,382,729 972 82.8 5,482,319 595,581 55,673 123
22 Tripura State 3,673,917 0.3 1,874,376 1,799,541 960 87.22 2,653,453 545,750 10,486 350
23 Meghalaya State 2,966,889 0.25 1,491,832 1,475,057 989 74.43 1,864,711 454,111 22,429 132
24 Manipur State 2,570,390 0.21 1,290,171 1,280,219 992 79.21 1,590,820 575,968 22,327 122
25 Nagaland State 1,978,502 0.16 1,024,649 953,853 931 79.55 1,647,249 342,787 16,579 119
26 Goa State 1,458,545 0.12 739,140 719,405 973 88.7 677,091 670,577 3,702 394
27 Arunachal Pradesh State 1,383,727 0.11 713,912 669,815 938 65.38 870,087 227,881 83,743 17
28 Pondicherry UT 1,247,953 0.1 612,511 635,442 1037 85.85 325,726 648,619 479 2,598
29 Mizoram State 1,097,206 0.09 555,339 541,867 976 91.33 447,567 441,006 21,081 52
30 Chandigarh UT 1,055,450 0.09 580,663 474,787 818 86.05 92,120 808,515 114 9,252
31 Sikkim State 610,577 0.05 323,070 287,507 890 81.42 480,981 59,870 7,096 86
32 Andaman and NicobUT 380,581 0.03 202,871 177,710 876 86.63 239,954 116,198 8,249 46
33 Dadra and Nagar HaUT 343,709 0.03 193,760 149,949 774 76.24 170,027 50,463 491 698
34 Daman and Diu UT 243,247 0.02 150,301 92,946 618 87.1 100,856 57,348 112 2,169
35 Lakshadweep UT 64,473 0.01 33,123 31,350 946 91.85 33,683 26,967 32 2,013
Total India 28+7 1,210,193,422 100 623,724,248 586,469,174 940 74.04 833,087,662 377,105,760 3,287,241 1,092
 TOP 10 States/UT by Urban TOP 10 States/UT by Rural
Population Population
State / Urban State /Union Rural
Rank Rank
Union Territory Population Territory Population
1 Maharashtra 41,100,980 1 Uttar Pradesh 131,658,339
2 Uttar Pradesh 34,539,582 2 Bihar 74,316,709
3 Tamil Nadu 27,483,998 3 West Bengal 57,748,946
4 West Bengal 22,427,251 4 Maharashtra 55,777,647
5 Andhra Pradesh 20,808,940 5 Andhra Pradesh 55,401,067
6 Gujarat 18,930,250 6 Madhya Pradesh 44,380,878
7 Karnataka 17,961,529 7 Rajasthan 43,292,813
8 Madhya Pradesh 15,967,145 8 Tamil Nadu 34,921,681
9 Rajasthan 13,214,375 9 Karnataka 34,889,033
10 Delhi 12,905,780 10 Gujarat 31,740,767

TOP 10 States/UT by Literacy TOP 10 States/UT by Population

State / State /
Rank Literacy Rank Population
Union Territory Union Territory

1 Kerala 94 1 Uttar Pradesh 199,812,341

2 Lakshadweep 91.85 2 Maharashtra 112,374,333

3 Mizoram 91.33 3 Bihar 104,099,452
4 Goa 88.7 4 West Bengal 91,276,115
5 Tripura 87.22 5 Andhra Pradesh 84,580,777
6 Daman and Diu 87.1 6 Madhya Pradesh 72,626,809

7 Andaman and 86.63 7 Tamil Nadu 72,147,030

Nicobar Islands
8 Delhi 86.21 8 Rajasthan 68,548,437
9 Chandigarh 86.05 9 Karnataka 61,095,297
10 Pondicherry 85.85 10 Gujarat 60,439,692
 TOP 10 States/UT by Density

State /Union Density

Rank Population
Territory (/km²)
1 Delhi 16,787,941 11,297
2 Chandigarh 1,055,450 9,252
3 Pondicherry 1,247,953 2,598
4 Daman and Diu 243,247 2,169
5 Lakshadweep 64,473 2,013
6 Bihar 104,099,452 1,102
7 West Bengal 91,276,115 1,030
8 Kerala 33,406,061 859
9 Uttar Pradesh 199,812,341 828
Dadra and
10 343,709 698
Nagar Haveli

TOP 10 States/UT by Area

State /Union
Rank Population
Territory

1 Rajasthan 68,548,437

2 Madhya Pradesh 72,626,809

3 Maharashtra 112,374,333
4 Andhra Pradesh 84,580,777
5 Uttar Pradesh 199,812,341
6 Jammu and Kashmir 12,541,302

7 Gujarat 60,439,692

8 Karnataka 61,095,297
9 Orissa 41,974,218
10 Chhattisgarh 25,545,198
 TOP 10 States/UT by Urban
Population
State / Urban
Rank
Union Territory Population
1 Maharashtra 41,100,980
2 Uttar Pradesh 34,539,582
3 Tamil Nadu 27,483,998
4 West Bengal 22,427,251
5 Andhra Pradesh 20,808,940
6 Gujarat 18,930,250
7 Karnataka 17,961,529
8 Madhya Pradesh 15,967,145
9 Rajasthan 13,214,375
10 Delhi 12,905,780
 TOP 10 States/UT by Rural
Population

State /Union Rural[22]

Rank
Territory Population

1 Uttar Pradesh 131,658,339

2 Bihar 74,316,709
3 West Bengal 57,748,946
4 Maharashtra 55,777,647
5 Andhra Pradesh 55,401,067
6 Madhya Pradesh 44,380,878
7 Rajasthan 43,292,813
8 Tamil Nadu 34,921,681
9 Karnataka 34,889,033
10 Gujarat 31,740,767
 TOP 10 States/UT by Population

State /Union
Rank Type Population
Territory
1 Uttar Pradesh State 199,812,341
2 Maharashtra State 112,374,333
3 Bihar State 104,099,452
4 West Bengal State 91,276,115
5 Andhra Pradesh State 84,580,777
6 Madhya Pradesh State 72,626,809
7 Tamil Nadu State 72,147,030
8 Rajasthan State 68,548,437
9 Karnataka State 61,095,297
10 Gujarat State 60,439,692
 TOP 10 States/UT by Literacy
Rank State /Union Territory Type Literacy
1 Kerala State 94
2 Lakshadweep UT 91.85
3 Mizoram State 91.33
4 Goa State 88.7
5 Tripura State 87.22
6 Daman and Diu UT 87.1
7 Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT 86.63
8 Delhi UT 86.21
9 Chandigarh UT 86.05
10 Pondicherry UT 85.85
11 Himachal Pradesh State 82.8
12 Maharashtra State 82.34
 TOP 10 States/UT by Area
State /Union
Rank Type Population
Territory
1 Rajasthan State 68,548,437
2 Madhya Pradesh State 72,626,809
3 Maharashtra State 112,374,333
4 Andhra Pradesh State 84,580,777
5 Uttar Pradesh State 199,812,341
6 Jammu and Kashmir State 12,541,302
7 Gujarat State 60,439,692
8 Karnataka State 61,095,297
9 Orissa State 41,974,218
10 Chhattisgarh State 25,545,198
 TOP 10 States/UT by Density
Density
Rank State /Union Territory Type Population
(/km²)
1 Delhi UT 16,787,941 11,297
2 Chandigarh UT 1,055,450 9,252
3 Pondicherry UT 1,247,953 2,598
4 Daman and Diu UT 243,247 2,169
5 Lakshadweep UT 64,473 2,013
6 Bihar State 104,099,452 1,102
7 West Bengal State 91,276,115 1,030
8 Kerala State 33,406,061 859
9 Uttar Pradesh State 199,812,341 828
10 Dadra and Nagar Haveli UT 343,709 698