List of states and union territories of India by population
Updated: 5/20/2026, 7:10:02 PM Wikipedia source
India is a union consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. As of 2026, with an estimated population of 1 billion billion, India is the world's most populous country. India occupies 2 % of the world's area and is home to 17 % of the world's population. The Indo-Gangetic Plain has one of the world's biggest stretches of fertile not-deep alluvium and are among the most densely populated areas of the world. The eastern and 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. The northern and north-eastern states along the Himalayas contain cold arid deserts with fertile valleys. These states have relatively low population density due to indomitable physical barriers.
Tables
| Rank | State or Union Territory | Population (2024) | % India (2024) | 2023 Population estimate | 2011 Census Population | Growth (2001–2012) | Rural pop. (2011 Census) | Urban pop. (2011 Census) | Density 2011 (per km2) | Sex ratio (per 1000 female, 2011) | ||
| Nos. | % | Nos. | % | |||||||||
| 1 (S1) | Uttar Pradesh | 241,066,874 | 17 % | 235,687,000 | 199,812,341 | 20 % | 155,317,278 | 77 % | 44,495,063 | 22 % | 828 | |
| 2 (S2) | Bihar | 128,592,000 | 9 % | 126,756,000 | 104,099,452 | 25 % | 92,341,436 | 88 % | 11,758,016 | 11 % | 1,102 | |
| 3 (S3) | Maharashtra | 127,528,000 | 9 % | 126,710,000 | 112,374,333 | 16% | 61,556,074 | 54 % | 50,818,259 | 45 % | 365 | |
| 4 (S4) | West Bengal | 99,563,000 | 7 % | 99,084,000 | 91,276,115 | 13 % | 62,183,113 | 68 % | 29,093,002 | 31 % | 1,029 | |
| 5 (S5) | Madhya Pradesh | 87,610,000 | 6 % | 86,579,000 | 72,626,809 | 20 % | 52,557,404 | 72 % | 20,069,405 | 27 % | 236 | |
| 7 (S7) | Tamil Nadu | 77,089,000 | 5 % | 76,860,000 | 72,147,030 | 15 % | 37,229,590 | 51 % | 34,917,440 | 48 % | 555 | |
| 6 (S6) | Rajasthan | 81,897,000 | 5 % | 81,025,000 | 68,548,437 | 21 % | 51,500,352 | 75 % | 17,048,085 | 24 % | 201 | |
| 8 (S8) | Karnataka | 68,115,000 | 4 % | 67,692,000 | 61,095,297 | 15 % | 37,469,335 | 61 % | 23,625,962 | 38 % | 319 | |
| 9 (S9) | Gujarat | 72,367,000 | 5 % | 71,507,000 | 60,439,692 | 19 % | 34,694,609 | 57 % | 25,745,083 | 42 % | 308 | |
| 10 (S10) | Andhra Pradesh | 53,340,000 | 3 % | 53,156,000 | 49,577,103 | 11 % | 34,966,693 | 70 % | 14,610,410 | 29 % | 303 | |
| 11 (S11) | Odisha | 46,566,000 | 3 % | 46,276,000 | 41,974,219 | 14 % | 34,970,562 | 83 % | 7,003,656 | 16 % | 269 | |
| 12 (S12) | Telangana | 38,272,000 | 2 % | 38,090,000 | 35,003,674 | 13 % | 21,395,009 | 61 % | 13,608,665 | 38 % | 312 | |
| 13 (S13) | Kerala | 35,920,000 | 2 % | 35,776,000 | 33,406,061 | 4 % | 17,471,135 | 52 % | 15,934,926 | 47 % | 859 | |
| 14 (S14) | Jharkhand | 39,963,000 | 2 % | 39,466,000 | 32,988,134 | 22 % | 25,055,073 | 75 % | 7,933,061 | 24 % | 414 | |
| 15 (S15) | Assam | 36,047,000 | 2 % | 35,713,000 | 31,205,576 | 17 % | 26,807,034 | 85 % | 4,398,542 | 14 % | 398 | |
| 16 (S16) | Punjab | 30,926,000 | 2 % | 30,730,000 | 27,743,338 | 13 % | 17,344,192 | 62 % | 10,399,146 | 37 % | 551 | |
| 17 (S17) | Chhattisgarh | 30,524,000 | 2 % | 30,180,000 | 25,545,198 | 22 % | 19,607,961 | 76 % | 5,937,237 | 23 % | 189 | |
| 18 (S18) | Haryana | 30,573,000 | 2 % | 30,209,000 | 25,351,462 | 19 % | 16,509,359 | 65 % | 8,842,103 | 34 % | 573 | |
| 19 (UT1) | Delhi | 21,752,000 | 1 % | 21,359,000 | 16,787,941 | 21 % | 419,042 | 2 % | 16,368,899 | 97 % | 11,297 | |
| 20 (UT2) | Jammu and Kashmir | 13,701,000 | 0 % | 13,603,000 | 12,267,032 | 23 % | 9,064,220 | 73 % | 3,202,812 | 26 % | 297 | |
| 21 (S19) | Uttarakhand | 11,755,000 | 0 % | 11,637,000 | 10,086,292 | 18 % | 7,036,954 | 69 % | 3,049,338 | 30 % | 189 | |
| 22 (S20) | Himachal Pradesh | 7,505,000 | 0 % | 7,468,000 | 6,864,602 | 12 % | 6,176,050 | 89 % | 688,552 | 10 % | 123 | |
| 23 (S21) | Tripura | 4,184,000 | 0 % | 4,147,000 | 3,673,917 | 14 % | 2,712,464 | 73 % | 961,453 | 26 % | 350 | |
| 24 (S22) | Meghalaya | 3,379,000 | 0 % | 3,349,000 | 2,966,889 | 27 % | 2,371,439 | 79 % | 595,450 | 20 % | 132 | |
| 25 (S23) | Manipur | 3,253,000 | 0 % | 3,223,000 | 2,570,390 | 24 % | 1,793,875 | 69 % | 776,515 | 30 % | 122 | |
| 26 (S24) | Nagaland | 2,253,000 | 0 % | 2,233,000 | 1,978,502 | −0 % | 1,407,536 | 71 % | 570,966 | 28 % | 119 | |
| 27 (S25) | Goa | 1,583,000 | 0 % | 1,575,000 | 1,458,545 | 8 % | 551,731 | 37 % | 906,814 | 62 % | 394 | |
| 28 (S26) | Arunachal Pradesh | 1,576,000 | 0 % | 1,562,000 | 1,383,727 | 26 % | 1,066,358 | 77 % | 317,369 | 22 % | 17 | |
| 29 (UT3) | Puducherry | 1,391,163 | 0 % | 1,646,000 | 1,247,953 | 28 % | 395,200 | 31 % | 852,753 | 68 % | 2,598 | |
| 30 (S27) | Mizoram | 1,250,000 | 0 % | 1,238,000 | 1,097,206 | 23 % | 525,435 | 47 % | 571,771 | 52 % | 52 | |
| 31 (UT4) | Chandigarh | 1,243,000 | 0 % | 1,231,000 | 1,055,450 | 17 % | 28,991 | 2 % | 1,026,459 | 97 % | 9,252 | |
| 32 (S28) | Sikkim | 695,000 | 0 % | 689,000 | 610,577 | 12 % | 456,999 | 74 % | 153,578 | 25 % | 86 | |
| 33 (UT5) | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 657,587 | 0 % | 1,263,000 | 585,764 | 55 % | 243,510 | 41 % | 342,254 | 58 % | 970 | |
| 34 (UT6) | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 404,000 | 0 % | 403,000 | 380,581 | 6 % | 237,093 | 62 % | 143,488 | 37 % | 46 | |
| 35 (UT7) | Ladakh | 302,000 | 0 % | 300,000 | 274,000 | 17 % | 43,840 | 16% | 230,160 | 84% | 2 | |
| 36 (UT8) | Lakshadweep | 69,000 | 0 % | 69,000 | 64,473 | 6 % | 14,141 | 21 % | 50,332 | 78 % | 2,013 | |
| Total | India | 1,399,754,750 | 100% | 1,388,163,000 | 1,210,854,977 | 17 % | 833,463,448 | 68 % | 377,106,125 | 31 % | 382 | |