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Population Map Of India, showing Total population of India, With the breakup population of every state and union territory, Colour Indicates density of population
Population of India as per 2011 census results
Rank
STATE \ UT
Population
% Population
Literacy Rate
Sex Ratio
Population Density







Total
INDIA
1,210, 193 , 422
100
940
382







1
Uttar Pradesh
119 , 581 , 520
16.49 %

908
828
2
Maharashtra
112 , 372 , 972
9.29 %

946
365
3
Bihar
103 , 804 , 637
8.58 %

916
1102
4
West Bengal
91 , 347 , 736
7.55 %

947
1030
5
Andhra Pradesh
84 , 665 , 533
7.00 %

912
308
6
Tamil Nadu
72 , 138 , 958
5.96 %

915
555
7
Madhya Pradesh
72 , 597 , 565
6.00 %

930
236
8
Rajasthan
68 , 621 , 012
5.67 %

926
201
9
Karnataka
61 , 130 , 704
5.05 %

968
319
10
Gujarat
60 , 383 , 628
4.99 %

918
308
11
Orissa
41 , 947 , 358
3.47 %

905
269
12
Kerala
33 , 387 , 677
2.76 %

1,084
859
13
Jharkhand
32 , 966 , 238
2.72 %

947
414
14
Assam
31 , 169 , 272
2.58 %

954
397
15
Punjab
27 , 704 , 236
2.29 %

893
550
16
Chhattisgarh
25 , 540 , 196
2.11 %

991
189
17
Haryana
25 , 353 , 081
2.09 %

877
573
18
Jammu & Kashmir
12 , 548 , 926
1.04 %

883
56
19
Uttarkhand
10 , 116 , 752
0.84 %

963
189
20
Himachal Pradesh
6 , 856 , 509
0.57 %

974
123
21
Tripura
3 , 671 , 032
0.30 %

921
350
22
Meghalaya
2 , 964 , 007
0.24 %

986
132
23
Manipur
2 , 721 , 756
0.22 %

987
122
24
Nagaland
1 , 980 , 602
0.16 %

931
119
25
Goa
1 , 457 , 723
0.12 %

968
394
26
Arunachal Pradesh
1 , 382 , 611
0.11 %

920
17
27
Mizoram
1 , 091 , 014
0.09 %

975
52
28
Sikkim
607 , 688
0.05 %

889
86






UT 1
Delhi
16 , 753 , 235
1.38 %

866
9,340
UT 2
Pondicherry
1 , 244 , 464
0.10 %

1,038
2,598
UT 3
Chandigarh
1 , 054 , 686
0.09 %

818
9,252
UT 4
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
379 , 944
0.03 %

878
46
UT 5
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
342 , 853
0.03 %

775
698
UT 6
Daman & Diu
242 , 911
0.02 %

618
2,169
UT 7
Lakshadweep
64 , 429
0.01 %

946
2,013