Rank State or union territory Population 

(1 Population (1 Population (2 Population (2

981 Census) 991 Census) 001 Census) 011 Census)

1  Uttar Pradesh 105,113,300 132,062,800 166,053,600 199,581,477

2  Maharashtra 62,782,820 78,937,190 96,752,500 112,372,972
3  Bihar 52,303,000 64,531,200 82,879,910 103,804,630
4  West Bengal 54,580,650 68,077,970 80,221,300 91,347,736
5  Madhya Pradesh 38,169,500 48,566,800 60,385,090 72,597,565
6  Tamil Nadu 48,408,080 55,859,300 62,111,390 72,138,958
7  Rajasthan 34,361,860 44,005,990 56,473,300 68,621,012
8  Karnataka 37,135,710 44,977,200 52,734,986 61,130,704
9  Gujarat 34,085,800 41,309,580 50,597,200 60,383,628
10  Andhra Pradesh 53,551,030 66,508,170 75,728,400 49,386,799
11  Odisha 26,370,270 31,659,740 36,707,900 41,947,358
12  Telangana N/A N/A N/A 35,193,978
13  Kerala 25,453,680 29,098,523 31,839,000 33,387,677
14  Jharkhand 17,612,000 21,844,550 26,946,070 32,988,134
15  Assam 18,041,250 22,414,320 26,638,600 31,169,272
16  Punjab 16,788,920 20,281,971 24,289,130 27,704,236
17  Haryana 12,922,122 16,464,600 21,083,900 25,753,081
18  Chhattisgarh 14,010,110 17,615,600 20,834,530 25,540,196
19  Jammu and Kashmir 5,987,389 7,718,700 10,070,300 12,548,926
20  Uttarakhand 5,726,550 7,051,600 8,489,100 10,116,752
21  Himachal Pradesh 4,280,818 5,170,877 6,077,453 6,856,509
22  Tripura 2,053,058 2,757,205 3,191,880 3,671,032
23  Meghalaya 1,335,819 1,774,778 2,306,540 2,964,007
24  Manipurβ 1,421,290 1,837,900 2,294,480 2,721,756
25  Nagaland 775,570 1,210,492 1,990,275 1,980,602
26  Goa 1,008,373 1,170,115 1,348,900 1,457,723
27  Arunachal Pradesh 632,502 865,900 1,098,328 1,382,611
28  Mizoram 494,440 690,963 889,690 1,091,014
29  Sikkim 316,840 406,000 541,902 607,688
UT1  Delhi 6,220,973 9,421,311 13,851,503 16,753,235
UT2  Puducherry 604,281 808,117 974,820 1,244,464
UT3 Chandigarh 452,960 642,374 901,080 1,054,686

UT4  Andaman and Nicobar Islands 189,496 281,990 356,650 379,944

UT5  Dadra and Nagar Haveli 104,300 138,290 220,963 342,853

UT6  Daman and Diu 79,842 102,110 158,080 242,911

UT7  Lakshadweep 40,250 52,820 61,300 64,429