List of states and union territories of India by population

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{{short description|Indian states and union territories by population}}
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[[India]] is a union of [[States and union territories of India|29 states and 8 union territories]].<ref name="official">{{cite web
|url=http://india.gov.in/india-glance/profile
|title=India at a Glance: Profile|access-date=2013-09-30|publisher=Government of India}}</ref> As of 2011, with an estimated population of 1.2 [[1,000,000,000|billion]], India is the [[list of countries and dependencies by population|world's second most populous country]] after the [[China|People's Republic of China]]. India occupies 2.4% of the [[list of countries and dependencies by area|world's area]] and is home to 17.5% of the [[world population|world's population]].<ref name="Area and Population">{{cite web
|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_And_You/area_and_population.aspx
|title=Area and Population
|work=Government of India (2001)
|publisher=Census of India
|access-date=2008-10-26}}</ref> The [[Indo-Gangetic plain]]s have one of the world's biggest stretches of fertile flat-deep [[alluvium]] and are among the most densely populated areas of the world. The [[Eastern Coastal Plains|eastern]] and [[Western Coastal Plains|western]] coastal regions of [[Deccan Plateau]] are also densely populated regions of India. The [[Thar Desert]] in western Rajasthan is one of the most densely populated deserts in the world.<ref>http://planningcommission.nic.in/aboutus/committee/wrkgrp11/tf11_grass.pdf</ref> The northern and [[North-east India|north-eastern states]] along the [[Himalayas]] contain cold arid deserts with fertile valleys. These states have relatively less population density due to indomitable physical barriers.<ref name="India - General Profile, Land Use Classification and Land Use Pattern">{{cite web|url=http://envfor.nic.in/unccd/chap-3.pdf |title=India - General Profile, Land Use Classification and Land Use Pattern |work=[[National Informatics Centre]] (NIC) |publisher=[[Ministry of Environment and Forests (India)|Ministry of Environment and Forests]] (MoEF) |access-date=2008-12-12 |url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060514102850/http://www.envfor.nic.in/unccd/chap-3.pdf |archive-date=May 14, 2006 }}</ref>

{{Pie chart
|other = yes
|value1 = 16.51
|label1 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]
|color1 = Pink
|value2 = 9.28
|label2 = [[Maharashtra]]
|color2 = Violet
|value3 = 8.6
|label3 = [[Bihar]]
|color3 = Purple
|value4 = 7.54
|label4 = [[West Bengal]]
|color4 = Gold
|value5 = 6
|label5 = [[Madhya Pradesh]]
|color5 = Red
|value6 = 5.96
|label6 = [[Tamil Nadu]]
|color6 = Lime
|value7 = 5.66
|label7 = [[Rajasthan]]
|color7 = Teal
|value8 = 5.05
|label8 = [[Karnataka]]
|color8 = Gold
|value9 = 4.99
|label9 = [[Gujarat]]
|color9 = Navy
|value10 = 4.1
|label10 = [[Andhra Pradesh]]
|color10 = Aqua}}

==Census of India==
[[File:India population density map en.svg|thumb|left|250px|2001 Populatio Santo is there
In India]]

The first population [[census]] in [[British India]] was conducted in 1872. Since [[History of the Republic of India|India's independence]] in 1947, a census has been conducted every 10 years, the first occurring in 1951.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/aboutus/Census_Organisation/about.html |title=Census Organisation of India |work=Government of India (2001) |publisher=Census of India |access-date=2008-12-04 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081201091131/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/aboutus/Census_Organisation/about.html |archive-date=December 1, 2008 }}</ref> The census in India is conducted by the Office of the [[Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India|Registrar General and Census Commissioner]] under the [[Ministry of Home Affairs (India)|Ministry of Home Affairs]], and is one of the largest administrative tasks conducted by a federal government.<ref name="Brief history of census">{{cite web
|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_And_You/brief_history_of_census.aspx|title=Brief history of census
|work=Government of India (2001)
|publisher=Census of India
|access-date=2008-10-26}}</ref>

The latest population figures are based on data from the [[2011 census of India]].<ref name="thehindu2">{{cite news| url=http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/archive/00517/India_Census_2011 | location=Chennai, India | work=The Hindu |title=India Census 2011, Provisional Population Totals}}{{dead link|date=March 2014}}</ref> During the decade of 2001–2011, India's annual [[population growth rate]] has slowed down from 2.15 percent to 1.76 percent.<ref name="thehindu2"/> Based on decennial census data, [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]] has the fastest growth rate of 55.1 percent, followed by [[Meghalaya]] (27.8 percent) and [[Arunachal Pradesh]] (25.9 percent). [[Nagaland]] recorded the lowest growth rate of -0.5 percent.<ref name="thehindu.com">http://www.thehindu.com/multimedia/archive/00517/India_Census_2011___517160a.pdf</ref>

India has 641,000 inhabited villages and 72.2 percent of the total population reside in these rural areas.<ref name="thehindu.com"/> Of them 145,000 villages have population size of 500–999 persons; 130,000 villages have population size of 1000–1999 and 128,000 villages have population size of 200–499. There are 3,961 villages that have a population of 10,000 persons or more.<ref name="Area and Population" /> India's 27.8 percent urban population lives in more than 5,100 towns and over 380 urban agglomerations.<ref name="Urban Agglomerations (UAs) & towns">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_data_finder/A_Series/Urban_agglomerations.htm|title=Urban Agglomerations (UAs) & towns|work=Government of India (2001)|publisher=Census of India|access-date=2008-12-04}}</ref> In the decade of 1991–2001, migration to major cities caused rapid increase in urban population.<ref name="Migration rate to city will dip">{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-09-13/pune/27920107_1_migration-development-plan-city-engineer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105042539/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2008-09-13/pune/27920107_1_migration-development-plan-city-engineer|url-status=dead|archive-date=5 November 2012|title=Migration rate to city will dip|date=13 Sep 2008|access-date=2008-12-08|first1=Swati|work=[[The Times of India]]|last1=Shinde}}</ref><ref name="Develop towns to stop migration to urban areas: economist ">{{cite news|url=http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/03/stories/2005120302910500.htm|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051205014246/http://www.hindu.com/2005/12/03/stories/2005120302910500.htm|url-status=dead|archive-date=December 5, 2005|title=Develop towns to stop migration to urban areas: economist |date=Dec 3, 2005|access-date=2008-12-08|work=[[The Hindu]]|location=Chennai, India}}</ref> On the basis of net migrants by last residence during the past decade, [[Maharashtra]] had most [[immigration]] with 2.3 million, followed by National Capital Territory of [[Delhi]] (1.7 million), [[Gujarat]] (0.68 million) and [[Haryana]] (0.67 million). [[Uttar Pradesh]] (−2.6 million) and [[Bihar]] (−1.7 million) topped the list for interstate [[emigration]].<ref name="Migration">{{cite web
|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_And_You/migrations.aspx
|title=Migration
|work=Government of India (2001)
|publisher=Census of India
|access-date=2008-10-26}}</ref> The five states of [[Uttar Pradesh]], [[Maharashtra]], [[Bihar]], [[West Bengal]] and [[Madhya Pradesh]] account for almost half (47.90 percent) of the total Indian population.<ref name="thehindu2"/>

While the national average for [[human sex ratio|sex ratio]] shows an increase from 933 in 2001 to 940 in 2011,<ref name="thehindu2"/> the 2011 census shows a sharp decline in [[child sex ratio]], the number of females per thousand males in a population between age group 0–6 years.<ref name="thehindu2"/> States such as [[Punjab, India|Punjab]], [[Haryana]], [[Karnataka]], [[Himachal Pradesh]], [[Gujarat]], [[Tamil Nadu]], [[Mizoram]] and [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] recorded an increase in child sex ratio.<ref name="thehindu2"/> National child sex ratio has declined from 927 in 2001 to 914 in 2011.<ref name="thehindu2"/> Telangana census was separated from Andhra Pradesh state census figures, after Telangana was officially formed on 2 June 2014.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/T-party-Indias-29th-state-Telangana-is-born/articleshow/35912105.cms|title=T-party today: India’s 29th state Telangana is born - Times of India ►|access-date=15 September 2018}}</ref>

==List==
Data from Census 2011 as published by ''Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Population and decadal change by residence : 2011 (PERSONS) |url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/PCA/PCA_Highlights/pca_highlights_file/India/Chapter-1.pdf |publisher=Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India |page=2}}</ref> ''Government of Telangana'',<ref>{{cite web |title=Statistical Year Book 2015 |url=https://www.telangana.gov.in/PDFDocuments/Statistical%20Year%20Book%202015.pdf |website=telangana.gov.in |publisher=Directorate of Economics and Statistics, Government of Telangana |access-date=4 March 2019}}</ref> and ''Planning Commission of India''.<ref name="pc-census2011">{{cite web |title=Census 2011 (Final Data) - Demographic details, Literate Population (Total, Rural & Urban) |url=http://planningcommission.gov.in/data/datatable/data_2312/DatabookDec2014%20307.pdf |website=planningcommission.gov.in |publisher=Planning Commission, Government of India |access-date=15 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180127163347/http://planningcommission.gov.in/data/datatable/data_2312/DatabookDec2014%20307.pdf |archive-date=27 January 2018 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Population density is rounded to the nearest integer.

{|class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
!Rank
!State or {{nowrap|union territory}}
!Population
! National Share (%)
!Decadal growth (2001–2012)
!Rural population
!Percent rural
!Urban population
!Percent urban
!Area<ref name="Area of India/state/district">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Administrative_Divisions/Area_of_India.aspx|title=Area of India/state/district|work=Government of India (2001)|publisher=Census of India|access-date=2008-10-27}}</ref>
!Density{{efn|For determining population density of India and the State of Jammu and Kashmir, the data excludes areas claimed by India but controlled by Pakistan (78,114 km2) and China (5,180 km2 in [[Shaksgam Valley]] and 37,555 km2 under [[Aksai Chin]] and other areas).<ref name="jkexclude1">{{cite web|url=http://censusindia.gov.in/2011census/censusinfodashboard/stock/profiles/en/IND001_Jammu%20&%20Kashmir.pdf|title=J&K 2011 Population density census}}</ref><ref name="jkexclude2">{{cite web|url=http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/Religion_pca/RL-0100.xlsx|title=Religion PCA 2011 J&K census}}</ref>}}
![[human sex ratio|Sex ratio]]
|-
|1
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Uttar Pradesh]]
|{{nts|199812341}}
|{{pct|199812341|1210569573|2}}
|20.2%
|{{nts|155317278}}
|{{pct|155317278|199812341|2}}
|{{nts|44495063}}
|{{pct|44495063|199812341|2}}
|{{convert|240,928|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|828|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|912
|-
|2
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Maharashtra]]
|{{nts|112374333}}
|{{pct|112374333|1210569573|2}}
|20.0%
|{{nts|61556074}}
|{{pct|61556074|112374333|2}}
|{{nts|50818259}}
|{{pct|50818259|112374333|2}}
|{{convert|307,713|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|365|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|929
|-
|3
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Bihar]]
|{{nts|104099452}}
|{{pct|104099452|1210569573|2}}
|25.4%
|{{nts|92341436}}
|{{pct|92341436|104099452|2}}
|{{nts|11758016}}
|{{pct|11758016|104099452|2}}
|{{convert|94,163|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|1102|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|918
|-
|4
|style="text-align: left;" |[[West Bengal]]
|{{nts|91276115}}
|{{pct|91276115|1210569573|2}}
|13.8%
|{{nts|62183113}}
|{{pct|62183113|91276115|2}}
|{{nts|29093002}}
|{{pct|29093002|91276115|2}}
|{{convert|88,752|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|1029|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|953
|-
|5
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Madhya Pradesh]]
|{{nts|72626809}}
|{{pct|72626809|1210569573|2}}
|16.3%
|{{nts|52557404}}
|{{pct|52557404|72626809|2}}
|{{nts|20069405}}
|{{pct|20069405|72626809|2}}
|{{convert|308,245|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|236|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|931
|-
|6
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Tamil Nadu]]
|{{nts|72147030}}
|{{pct|72147030|1210569573|2}}
|15.6%
|{{nts|37229590}}
|{{pct|37229590|72147030|2}}
|{{nts|34917440}}
|{{pct|34917440|72147030|2}}
|{{convert|130,051|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|555|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|996
|-
|7
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Rajasthan]]
|{{nts|68548437}}
|{{pct|68548437|1210569573|2}}
|21.3%
|{{nts|51500352}}
|{{pct|51500352|68548437|2}}
|{{nts|17048085}}
|{{pct|17048085|68548437|2}}
|{{convert|342,239|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|201|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|928
|-
|8
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Karnataka]]
|{{nts|61095297}}
|{{pct|61095297|1210569573|2}}
|15.6%
|{{nts|30069335}}
|{{pct|30069335|61095297|2}}
|{{nts|31025962}}
|{{pct|31025962|61095297|2}}
|{{convert|191,791|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|319|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|979
|-
|9
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Gujarat]]
|{{nts|60439692}}
|{{pct|60439692|1210569573|2}}
|19.3%
|{{nts|34694609}}
|{{pct|34694609|60439692|2}}
|{{nts|25745083}}
|{{pct|25745083|60439692|2}}
|{{convert|196,024|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|308|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|919
|-
|10
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Andhra Pradesh]]
|{{nts|49577103}}{{efn|Calculated by subtracting the population of Telangana from Andhra Pradesh's Census 2011 figures.}}
|{{pct|49577103|1210569573|2}}
|11.0%
|{{nts|34966693}}
|{{pct|34966693|49577103|2}}
|{{nts|14610410}}
|{{pct|14610410|49577103|2}}
|{{convert|162,968|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|303|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|993
|-
|11
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Odisha]]
|{{nts|41974219}}
|{{pct|41974218|1210569573|2}}
|14.0%
|{{nts|34970562}}
|{{pct|34970562|41974218|2}}
|{{nts|7003656}}
|{{pct|7003656|41974218|2}}
|{{convert|155,707|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|269|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|979
|-
|12
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Telangana]]
|{{nts|35003674}}
|{{pct|35003674|1210569573|2}}
|13.58%
|{{nts|21395009}}
|{{pct|21395009|35003674|2}}
|{{nts|13608665}}
|{{pct|13608665|35003674|2}}
|{{convert|112,077|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|312|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|988
|-
|13
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Kerala]]
|{{nts|33406061}}
|{{pct|33406061|1210569573|2}}
|4.9%
|{{nts|17471135}}
|{{pct|17471135|33406061|2}}
|{{nts|15934926}}
|{{pct|15934926|33406061|2}}
|{{convert|38,863|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|859|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|1,084
|-
|14
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Jharkhand]]
|{{nts|32988134}}
|{{pct|32988134|1210569573|2}}
|22.4%
|{{nts|25055073}}
|{{pct|25055073|32988134|2}}
|{{nts|7933061}}
|{{pct|7933061|32988134|2}}
|{{convert|79,714|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|414|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|948
|-
|15
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Assam]]
|{{nts|31205576}}
|{{pct|31205576|1210569573|2}}
|17.7%
|{{nts|26807034}}
|{{pct|26807034|31205576|2}}
|{{nts|4398542}}
|{{pct|4398542|31205576|2}}
|{{convert|78,438|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|398|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|958
|-
|16
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
|{{nts|27743338}}
|{{pct|27743338|1210569573|2}}
|13.89%
|{{nts|17344192}}
|{{pct|17344192|27743338|2}}
|{{nts|10399146}}
|{{pct|10399146|27743338|2}}
|{{convert|50,362|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|551|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|895
|-
|17
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Chhattisgarh]]
|{{nts|25545198}}
|{{pct|25545198|1210569573|2}}
|22.6%
|{{nts|19607961}}
|{{pct|19607961|25545198|2}}
|{{nts|5937237}}
|{{pct|5937237|25545198|2}}
|{{convert|135,191|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|189|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|991
|-
|18
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Haryana]]
|{{nts|25351462}}
|{{pct|25351462|1210569573|2}}
|19.9%
|{{nts|16509359}}
|{{pct|16509359|25351462|2}}
|{{nts|8842103}}
|{{pct|8842103|25351462|2}}
|{{convert|44,212|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|573|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|879
|-
|UT1
|style="text-align: left;" |[[NCT of Delhi]]
|{{nts|16787941}}
|{{pct|16787941|1210569573|2}}
|21.2%
|{{nts|419042}}
|{{pct|419042|16787941|2}}
|{{nts|16368899}}
|{{pct|16368899|16787941|2}}
|{{convert|1,484|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|11,297|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|868
|-
|UT2
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Jammu and Kashmir (union territory)|Jammu and Kashmir]]
|{{nts|12267032}}
|{{pct|12267032|1210569573|2}}
|23.6%
|{{nts|9064220}}
|{{pct|9064220|12267032|2}}
|{{nts|3202812}}
|{{pct|3202812|12267032|2}}
|{{convert|42,241|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{efn|This includes {{convert|83294|km2|sqmi}} of territory controlled by [[Pakistan]], but claimed by India along with [[Shaksgam Valley]] territory administered by the [[China|People's Republic of China]].}}
|{{convert|297|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|890
|-
|19
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Uttarakhand]]
|{{nts|10086292}}
|{{pct|10086292|1210569573|2}}
|18.8%
|{{nts|7036954}}
|{{pct|7036954|10086292|2}}
|{{nts|3049338}}
|{{pct|3049338|10086292|2}}
|{{convert|53,483|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|189|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|963
|-
|20
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Himachal Pradesh]]
|{{nts|6864602}}
|{{pct|6864602|1210569573|2}}
|12.9%
|{{nts|6176050}}
|{{pct|6176050|6864602|2}}
|{{nts|688552}}
|{{pct|688552|6864602|2}}
|{{convert|55,673|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|123|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|972
|-
|21
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Tripura]]
|{{nts|3673917}}
|{{pct|3673917|1210569573|2}}
|14.8%
|{{nts|2712464}}
|{{pct|2712464|3673917|2}}
|{{nts|961453}}
|{{pct|961453|3673917|2}}
|{{convert|10,486|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|350|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|960
|-
|22
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Meghalaya]]
|{{nts|2966889}}
|{{pct|2966889|1210569573|2}}
|27.9%
|{{nts|2371439}}
|{{pct|2371439|2966889|2}}
|{{nts|595450}}
|{{pct|595450|2966889|2}}
|{{convert|22,429|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|132|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|989
|-
|23
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Manipur]]{{efn|Excludes Mao-Maram, Paomata, and Purul sub-divisions of [[Senapati district]] of Manipur.}}
|{{nts|2570390}}
|{{pct|2570390|1210569573|2}}
|18.6%
|{{nts|1793875}}
|{{pct|1793875|2570390|2}}
|{{nts|776515}}
|{{pct|776515|2570390|2}}
|{{convert|22,327|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|122|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|992
|-
|24
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Nagaland]]
|{{nts|1978502}}
|{{pct|1978502|1210569573|2}}
|−0.6%
|{{nts|1407536}}
|{{pct|1407536|1978502|2}}
|{{nts|570966}}
|{{pct|570966|1978502|2}}
|{{convert|16,579|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|119|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|931
|-
|25
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Goa]]
|{{nts|1458545}}
|{{pct|1458545|1210569573|2}}
|8.2%
|{{nts|551731}}
|{{pct|551731|1458545|2}}
|{{nts|906814}}
|{{pct|906814|1458545|2}}
|{{convert|3,702|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|394|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|973
|-
|26
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Arunachal Pradesh]]
|{{nts|1383727}}
|{{pct|1383727|1210569573|2}}
|26.0%
|{{nts|1066358}}
|{{pct|1066358|1383727|2}}
|{{nts|317369}}
|{{pct|317369|1383727|2}}
|{{convert|83,743|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|17|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|938
|-
|UT3
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Puducherry (union territory)|Puducherry]]
|{{nts|1247953}}
|{{pct|1247953|1210569573|2}}
|28.1%
|{{nts|395200}}
|{{pct|395200|1247953|2}}
|{{nts|852753}}
|{{pct|852753|1247953|2}}
|{{convert|479|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|2,598|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|1,037
|-
|27
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Mizoram]]
|{{nts|1097206}}
|{{pct|1097206|1210569573|2}}
|23.5%
|{{nts|525435}}
|{{pct|525435|1097206|2}}
|{{nts|571771}}
|{{pct|571771|1097206|2}}
|{{convert|21,081|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|52|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|976
|-
|UT4
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Chandigarh]]
|{{nts|1055450}} (estimated)
|{{pct|1055450|1210569573|2}}
|17.2%
|{{nts|28991}}
|{{pct|28991|1055450|2}}
|{{nts|1026459}}
|{{pct|1026459|1055450|2}}
|{{convert|114|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|92,52|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|818
|-
|28
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Sikkim]]
|{{nts|610577}} (estimated)
|{{pct|610577|1210569573|2}}
|12.9%
|{{nts|456999}}
|{{pct|456999|610577|2}}
|{{nts|153578}}
|{{pct|153578|610577|2}}
|{{convert|7,096|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|86|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|890
|-
|UT5
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu]]
|{{nts|585,764}}
|{{pct|585764|1210569573|2}}
|55.1%
|{{nts|243510}}
|{{pct|243510|585764|2}}
|{{nts|342254}}
|{{pct|342254|585764|2}}
|{{convert|603|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|970|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|711
|-
|UT6
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]]
|{{nts|380581}}
|{{pct|380581|1210569573|2}}
|6.9%
|{{nts|237093}}
|{{pct|237093|380581|2}}
|{{nts|143488}}
|{{pct|143488|380581|2}}
|{{convert|8,249|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|46|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|876
|-
|UT7
|style="text-align: left;" |[[Ladakh]]
|{{nts|274000}}
|{{pct|274000|1210569573|2}}
|17.8%
|{{nts|43840}}
|{{pct|43840|274000|2}}
|{{nts|230160}}
|{{pct|230160|274000|2}}
|{{convert|96,701|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}{{efn|This includes {{convert|37,555|km2|sqmi}} of [[Aksai Chin]] territory and other areas along the eastern border of Ladakh administered by the [[China|People's Republic of China]], but claimed by India }}
|{{convert|2.8|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|853
|-
|UT8
| style="text-align: left;" |[[Lakshadweep]]
|{{nts|64473}}
|{{pct|64473|1210569573|2}}
|6.3%
|{{nts|14141}}
|{{pct|14141|64473|2}}
|{{nts|50332}}
|{{pct|50332|64473|2}}
|{{convert|32|km2|sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|{{convert|2,013|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on|sortable=on}}
|946
|- class="sortbottom" style="background:#9cf;"
|'''Total'''
|'''India'''
|'''1,210,569,573'''
|'''100%'''
|'''17.7%'''
|'''833,463,448'''
|'''68.84%'''
|'''377,106,125'''
|'''31.16%'''
|'''{{convert|3,287,240|km2|sqmi|abbr=on}}'''{{efn|This includes {{convert|120849|km2|sqmi}} of territory controlled by [[Pakistan]], but claimed by India along with [[Aksai Chin]] and [[Shaksgam Valley]], territories administered by the [[China|People's Republic of China]].}}
|'''{{convert|382|/km2|/sqmi|abbr=on}}'''
|'''940'''
|}

== Notes ==
{{notelist}}

== See also ==
* [[List of states in India by past population]]
* [[Geography of India]]
* [[List of country subdivisions by population density|List of country subdivisions by population]]
* [[List of metropolitan areas in India]]
* [[List of states and union territories of India by area]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

== External links ==
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070514045222/http://www.censusindia.gov.in/ Official website of Census of India]
* [http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/data_files/india/Final_PPT_2011chapter7.pdf Census of India - Density of population]
* [http://censusindia.gov.in/2011-prov-results/indiaatglance.html 2011 Indian Census]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20160313065857/http://censusindia.gov.in/ Official website of Census of India] in 2016
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20200114212849/http://censusindia.gov.in/ Official website of Census of India] in 2020

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[[Category:Lists of subdivisions of India]]

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