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Current states & UTs · a dated projection

State and UT populations.
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Browse today’s 28 states and 8 union territories, with official population projections for 1 March 2026. Follow each profile into historical census data, market research and related city pages.

Read the geography and date. These are projections from the government report published in July 2020. The merged Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu figure is calculated from its two source rows. The 36 unit totals are 1,000 below the published India total; source values are retained.
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Is this a 2026 census?

No. These are government projections for 1 March 2026 from the Technical Group report published in July 2020. A projection applies assumptions to an earlier population base; it is not a new enumeration.

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Explanation added 3 November 2026. Statistical reference periods and source-check dates remain those on the underlying records.