Population distribution in India by states

Rank

State /Union Territory

Type

Population

%Share
in
National

Males

Females

Sex
Ratio

Literacy

Rural
Population

Urban
Population

Area
(km)

Density
(/km)

Uttar Pradesh

State

19,98,12,341

16.5

10,44,80,510

9,53,31,831

912

67.68

13,16,58,339

3,45,39,582

2,40,928

828

Maharashtra

State

11,23,74,333

9.28

5,82,43,056

5,41,31,277

929

82.34

5,57,77,647

4,11,00,980

3,07,713

365

Bihar

State

10,40,99,452

8.6

5,42,78,157

4,98,21,295

918

61.8

7,43,16,709

86,81,800

94,163

1,102

West Bengal

State

9,12,76,115

7.54

4,68,09,027

4,44,67,088

950

76.26

5,77,48,946

2,24,27,251

88,752

1,030

Andhra Pradesh

State

8,45,80,777

6.99

4,24,42,146

4,21,38,631

993

67.02

5,54,01,067

2,08,08,940

2,75,045

308

Madhya Pradesh

State

7,26,26,809

3,76,12,306

3,50,14,503

931

69.32

4,43,80,878

1,59,67,145

3,08,245

236

Tamil Nadu

State

7,21,47,030

5.96

3,61,37,975

3,60,09,055

996

80.09

3,49,21,681

2,74,83,998

1,30,058

555

Rajasthan

State

6,85,48,437

5.66

3,55,50,997

3,29,97,440

928

66.11

4,32,92,813

1,32,14,375

3,42,239

201

Karnataka

State

6,10,95,297

5.05

3,09,66,657

3,01,28,640

973

75.36

3,48,89,033

1,79,61,529

1,91,791

319

10

Gujarat

State

6,04,39,692

4.99

3,14,91,260

2,89,48,432

919

78.03

3,17,40,767

1,89,30,250

1,96,024

308

11

Orissa

State

4,19,74,218

3.47

2,12,12,136

2,07,62,082

979

72.87

3,12,87,422

55,17,238

1,55,707

269

12

Kerala

State

3,34,06,061

2.76

1,60,27,412

1,73,78,649

1084

94

2,35,74,449

82,66,925

38,863

859

13

Jharkhand

State

3,29,88,134

2.72

1,69,30,315

1,60,57,819

948

66.41

2,09,52,088

59,93,741

79,714

414

14

Assam

State

3,12,05,576

2.58

1,59,39,443

1,52,66,133

958

72.19

2,32,16,288

34,39,240

78,438

397

15

Punjab

State

2,77,43,338

2.29

1,46,39,465

1,31,03,873

895

75.84

1,60,96,488

82,62,511

50,362

550

16

Chhattisgarh

State

2,55,45,198

2.11

1,28,32,895

1,27,12,303

991

70.28

1,66,48,056

41,85,747

1,35,191

189

17

Haryana

State

2,53,51,462

2.09

1,34,94,734

1,18,56,728

879

75.55

1,50,29,260

61,15,304

44,212

573

18

Delhi

UT

1,67,87,941

1.39

89,87,326

78,00,615

868

86.21

9,44,727

1,29,05,780

1,484

11,297

19

Jammu and Kashmir

State

1,25,41,302

1.04

66,40,662

59,00,640

889

67.16

76,27,062

25,16,638

2,22,236

56

20

Uttarakhand

State

1,00,86,292

0.83

51,37,773

49,48,519

963

78.82

63,10,275

21,79,074

53,483

189

21

Himachal Pradesh

State

68,64,602

0.57

34,81,873

33,82,729

972

82.8

54,82,319

5,95,581

55,673

123

22

Tripura

State

36,73,917

0.3

18,74,376

17,99,541

960

87.22

26,53,453

5,45,750

10,486

350

23

Meghalaya

State

29,66,889

0.25

14,91,832

14,75,057

989

74.43

18,64,711

4,54,111

22,429

132

24

Manipur

State

25,70,390

0.21

12,90,171

12,80,219

992

79.21

15,90,820

5,75,968

22,327

122

25

Nagaland

State

19,78,502

0.16

10,24,649

9,53,853

931

79.55

16,47,249

3,42,787

16,579

119

26

Goa

State

14,58,545

0.12

7,39,140

7,19,405

973

88.7

6,77,091

6,70,577

3,702

394

27

Arunachal Pradesh

State

13,83,727

0.11

7,13,912

6,69,815

938

65.38

8,70,087

2,27,881

83,743

17

28

Pondicherry

UT

12,47,953

0.1

6,12,511

6,35,442

1037

85.85

3,25,726

6,48,619

479

2,598

29

Mizoram

State

10,97,206

0.09

5,55,339

5,41,867

976

91.33

4,47,567

4,41,006

21,081

52

30

Chandigarh

UT

10,55,450

0.09

5,80,663

4,74,787

818

86.05

92,120

8,08,515

114

9,252

31

Sikkim

State

6,10,577

0.05

3,23,070

2,87,507

890

81.42

4,80,981

59,870

7,096

86

32

Andaman and Nicobar

UT

3,80,581

0.03

2,02,871

1,77,710

876

86.63

2,39,954

1,16,198

8,249

46

33

Dadra and Nagar Haveli

UT

3,43,709

0.03

1,93,760

1,49,949

774

76.24

1,70,027

50,463

491

698

34

Daman and Diu

UT

2,43,247

0.02

1,50,301

92,946

618

87.1

1,00,856

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

India

28+7

1,21,01,93,422

100

62,37,24,248

58,64,69,174

940

74.04

83,30,87,662

37,71,05,760

32,87,241

1,092

Total

TOP 10 States/UT by Urban

Population
Rank

State /
Union Territory

TOP 10 States/UT by Rural Population

Urban
Population

Rank

State /Union
Territory

TOP 10 States/UT by Density

Rural
Population

Rank

State /Union Territory

Population

Density
(/km)

Maharashtra

4,11,00,980

Uttar Pradesh

13,16,58,339

Delhi

1,67,87,941

11,297

Uttar Pradesh

3,45,39,582

Bihar

7,43,16,709

Chandigarh

10,55,450

9,252

Tamil Nadu

2,74,83,998

West Bengal

5,77,48,946

Pondicherry

12,47,953

2,598

West Bengal

2,24,27,251

Maharashtra

5,57,77,647

Daman and Diu

2,43,247

2,169

Andhra Pradesh

2,08,08,940

Andhra Pradesh

5,54,01,067

Lakshadweep

64,473

2,013

Gujarat

1,89,30,250

Madhya Pradesh

4,43,80,878

Bihar

10,40,99,452

1,102

Karnataka

1,79,61,529

Rajasthan

4,32,92,813

West Bengal

9,12,76,115

1,030

Madhya Pradesh

1,59,67,145

Tamil Nadu

3,49,21,681

Kerala

3,34,06,061

859

Rajasthan

1,32,14,375

Karnataka

3,48,89,033

Uttar Pradesh

19,98,12,341

828

10

Delhi

1,29,05,780

10

Gujarat

3,17,40,767

10

Dadra and
Nagar Haveli

3,43,709

698

TOP 10 States/UT by Literacy

Rank

State /
Union Territory

TOP 10 States/UT by Population

State /
Union Territory

Literacy

Rank

Population

94

Uttar Pradesh

19,98,12,341

TOP 10 States/UT by Area

Rank

State /Union Territory

Population

Rajasthan

6,85,48,437

Kerala

Lakshadweep

91.85

Maharashtra

11,23,74,333

Madhya Pradesh

7,26,26,809

Mizoram

91.33

Bihar

10,40,99,452

Maharashtra

11,23,74,333

Goa

88.7

West Bengal

9,12,76,115

Andhra Pradesh

8,45,80,777

Tripura

87.22

Andhra Pradesh

8,45,80,777

Uttar Pradesh

19,98,12,341

Daman and Diu

87.1

Madhya Pradesh

7,26,26,809

Jammu and Kashmir

1,25,41,302

Andaman and
Nicobar Islands

86.63

Tamil Nadu

7,21,47,030

Gujarat

6,04,39,692

Delhi

86.21

Rajasthan

6,85,48,437

Karnataka

6,10,95,297

Chandigarh

86.05

Karnataka

6,10,95,297

Orissa

4,19,74,218

10

Pondicherry

85.85

10

Gujarat

6,04,39,692

10

Chhattisgarh

2,55,45,198