Population (2011

State or union Rural pop.[16] Urban pop.[16]

Rank Census)[14] Area[17]
territory
(%) (%)

199,281,477 155,111,022 44,470,455

1 Uttar Pradesh -16.49% -77.72% -22.28% 240,928 km2(93,023 sq mi)

112,372,972 61,545,441 50,827,531

2 Maharashtra -9.28% -54.77% -45.23% 307,713 km2(118,809 sq mi)

103,804,637 92,075,028 11,729,609

3 Bihar -8.58% -88.70% -11.30% 94,163 km2(36,357 sq mi)

91,347,736 62,213,676 29,134,060

4 West Bengal -7.55% -68.11% -31.89% 88,752 km2(34,267 sq mi)

Madhya 72,597,565 52,537,899 20,059,666

5 Pradesh -6.00% -72.37% -27.63% 308,245 km2(119,014 sq mi)

72,138,958 37,189,229 34,949,729

6 Tamil Nadu -5.96% -51.55% -48.45% 130,058 km2(50,216 sq mi)

68,621,012 51,540,236 17,080,776

7 Rajasthan -5.67% -75.11% -24.89% 342,239 km2(132,139 sq mi)

8 Karnataka 61,130,704 37,552,529 23,578,175 191,791 km2(74,051 sq mi)

 -5.05% -61.43% -38.57%

60,383,628 34,670,817 25,712,811

9 Gujarat -5.00% -57.42% -42.58% 196,024 km2(75,685 sq mi)

49,386,799 42,509,881 42,155,652

10 Andhra Pradesh (4.08%) -50.20% -49.80% 162,968 km2(62,922 sq mi)

41,947,358 34,951,234 6,996,124

11 Odisha -3.47% -83.32% -16.68% 155,707 km2(60,119 sq mi)

35,286,757 21,585,313 13,608,665

12 Telangana -2.97% -61.33% -38.66% 114,840 km2(44,340 sq mi)

33,387,677 17,445,506 15,932,171

13 Kerala -2.76% -52.28% -47.72% 38,863 km2(15,005 sq mi)

32,966,238 25,036,946 7,929,292

14 Jharkhand -2.72% -75.95% -24.05% 79,714 km2(30,778 sq mi)

31,169,272 26,780,526 4,388,756

15 Assam -2.58% -85.92% -14.08% 78,438 km2(30,285 sq mi)

27,704,236 17,316,800 10,387,436

16 Punjab -2.30% -62.51% -37.49% 50,362 km2(19,445 sq mi)

17 Chhattisgarh 25,540,196 19,603,658 5,936,538 135,191 km2(52,198 sq mi)

 -2.11% -76.76% -23.24%

25,353,081 16,531,493 8,821,588

18 Haryana -2.09% -75.75% -24.25% 44,212 km2(17,070 sq mi)

Jammu and 12,548,926 9,134,820 3,414,106

19 Kashmir -1.04% -72.79% -27.21% 222,236 km2(85,806 sq mi)

10,116,752 7,025,583 3,091,169

20 Uttarakhand -0.84% -69.45% -30.55% 53,483 km2(20,650 sq mi)

Himachal 6,864,602 6,167,805 688,704

21 Pradesh -0.57% -89.96% -10.04% 55,673 km2(21,495 sq mi)

3,671,032 2,710,051 960,981

22 Tripura -0.30% -73.82% -26.18% 10,486 km2(4,049 sq mi)

2,964,007 2,368,971 595,036

23 Meghalaya -0.24% -79.92% -20.08% 22,429 km2(8,660 sq mi)

2,721,756 1,899,624 822,132

24 Manipur -0.22% -79.79% -20.21% 22,327 km2(8,621 sq mi)

1,980,602 1,406,861 573,741

25 Nagaland -0.16% -71.03% -28.97% 16,579 km2(6,401 sq mi)

1,457,723 551,414 906,309

26 Goa -0.12% -37.83% -62.17% 3,702 km2(1,429 sq mi)

Arunachal 1,382,611 1,069,165 313,446

27 Pradesh -0.11% -77.33% -22.67% 83,743 km2(32,333 sq mi)
 1,091,014 529,037 561,997
28 Mizoram -0.09% -48.49% -51.51% 21,081 km2(8,139 sq mi)

607,688 455,962 151,726

29 Sikkim -0.05% -75.03% -24.97% 7,096 km2(2,740 sq mi)

16,753,235 419,319 16,333,916

NCT Delhi -1.38% -2.50% -97.50% 1,484 km2(573 sq mi)

1,244,464 394,341 850,123

UT1 Puducherry -0.10% -31.69% -68.31% 479 km2(185 sq mi)

1,054,686 29,004 1,025,682

UT2 Chandigarh -0.09% -2.75% -97.25% 114 km2(44 sq mi)

Andaman and 379,944 244,411 135,533

UT3 Nicobar Islands -0.03% -64.33% -35.67% 8,249 km2(3,185 sq mi)

Dadra and 342,853 183,024 159,829

UT4 Nagar Haveli -0.03% -53.38% -46.62% 491 km2(190 sq mi)

242,911 60,331 182,580

UT5 Daman and Diu -0.02% -24.84% -75.16% 112 km2(43 sq mi)

64,429 14,121 50,308

UT6 Lakshadweep -0.01% -21.92% -78.08% 32 km2 (12 sq mi)

Total India 1,210,193,422 833,087,662 377,105,760 3,287,240 km2(1,269,210 sq mi)