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Largest State in India by Population and Area 2023

Largest State in India by Population and Area 2023: India is a country diverse in culture, language, history, and geography. It is ever-changing and candidates of most banking and govt exams know the importance of keeping up with these changes. This blog will provide the updated list of the largest state in descending order of Population as well as area. This will be useful for static GK and general awareness sections.

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Largest State in India By Population

The following table arranges the states in descending order of population:

S.No.	State/ Union Territory	Population (2011 Census)
1.	Uttar Pradesh	199,581,477
2.	Maharashtra	112,372,972
3.	Bihar	103,804,637
4.	West Bengal	91,347,736
5.	Andhra Pradesh	84,665,533
6.	Madhya Pradesh	72,597,565
7.	Tamil Nadu	72,138,958
8.	Rajasthan	68,621,012
9.	Karnataka	61,130,704
10.	Gujrat	60,383,628
11.	Odisha	41,947,358
12.	Telangana	35,193,978
13.	Kerala	33,387,677
14.	Jharkhand	32,966,238
15.	Assam	31,169,272
16.	Punjab	27,704,236
17.	Haryana	25,353,081
18.	Chhattisgarh	25,540,196
19.	Delhi	16,753,235
20.	Jammu and Kashmir	12,267,013
21.	Uttarakhand	11,116,752
22.	Himachal Pradesh	6,856,509
23.	Tripura	3,671,032
24.	Meghalaya	2,964,007
25.	Manipur	2,721,756
26.	Nagaland	1,980,602
27.	Goa	1,457,723
28.	Arunachal Pradesh	1,382,611
29.	Mizoram	1,091,014
30.	Sikkim	607,688
31.	Puducherry	1,244,464
32.	Chandigarh	1,054,686
33.	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	585,764
34.	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	379,944
35.	Ladakh	274,289
36.	Lakshadweep	64,429

As seen the most populated state is Uttar Pradesh and the least populated state is Chandigarh. If you include Union Territories the least populated would be Lashwadweep.

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Largest State in India By Area

Large by area is different that large by population. The following table displays the list of states by area.

S.No.	State/ Union Territory	Area (sq km)
1.	Rajasthan	342,239
2.	Madhya Pradesh	308,252
3.	Maharashtra	307,713
4.	Uttar Pradesh	240,928
5.	Gujrat	196,244
6.	Karnataka	191,791
7.	Andhra Pradesh	162,968
8.	Odisha	155,707
9.	Chhattisgarh	135,192
10.	Tamil Nadu	130,060
11.	Telangana	112,077
12.	Bihar	94,163
13.	West Bengal	88,752
14.	Arunachal Pradesh	83,743
15.	Jharkhand	79,716
16.	Assam	78,438
17.	Ladakh	59,000
18.	Himachal Pradesh	55,673
19.	Uttarakhand	53,483
20.	Punjab	50,362
21.	Jammu and Kashmir	42,241
22.	Haryana	44,212
23.	Kerala	38,852
24.	Meghalaya	22,429
25.	Manipur	22,327
26.	Mizoram	21,081
27.	Nagaland	16,579
28.	Tripura	10,486
29.	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	8,249
30.	Sikkim	7,096
31.	Goa	3,702
32.	Delhi	1,483
33.	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	602
34.	Puducherry	490
35.	Chandigarh	114
36.	Lakshadweep	30

The largest state by area in Rajasthan.

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Largest State in India By Population Density

The population of a state divided by the area of the state gives the population per km. This is called population density. It is also a more accurate measure of the actual size of a state as it takes into account both the area and the people within that area. The following table provides a list of the largest state in descending order of population density.

SL. NO.	STATE OR UNION TERRITORY	DENSITY (2021)
1	Uttar Pradesh	828/km²
2	Maharashtra	365/km²
3	Bihar	1,102/km²
4	West Bengal	1,029/km²
5	Madhya Pradesh	236/km²
6	Tamil Nadu	555/km²
7	Rajasthan	201/km²
8	Karnataka	319/km²
9	Gujarat	308/km²
10	Andhra Pradesh	303/km²
11	Odisha	269/km²
12	Telangana	312/km²
13	Kerala	859/km²
14	Jharkhand	414/km²
15	Assam	397/km²
16	Punjab	550/km²
17	Chhattisgarh	189/km²
18	Haryana	573/km²
19	Uttarakhand	189/km²
20	Himachal Pradesh	123/km²
21	Tripura	350/km²
22	Meghalaya	132/km²
23	Manipur	122/km²
24	Nagaland	119/km²
25	Goa	394/km²
26	Arunachal Pradesh	17/km²
27	Mizoram	52/km²
28	Sikkim	86/km²
NCT	Delhi	11,297/km²
UT1	Jammu and Kashmir	98/km²
UT2	Puducherry	2,598/km²
UT3	Chandigarh	9,252/km²
UT4	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	46/km²
UT5	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	698/km²
UT6	Ladakh	2.8/km²
UT7	Daman and Diu	2,169/km²
UT8	Lakshadweep	2,013/km²
Total	India	382/km²

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Largest State in India by Population and Area 2023: Conclusion

Population-based data is derived from the population census conducted by the government every 10 years. It gives an accurate idea about the population of the country, across different criteria and demographics.

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Largest State in India by Population and Area 2023: FAQs

Q1. Which is the most densely populated state in India?

Ans. As of 2021, Bihar is the most densely populated state in India with a population density of 1102/km².

Q2. Union Territory with Highest Population Density

Ans. Delhi

Q3. State with the Lowest Population Density

Ans. Arunachal Pradesh

Q4. Union Territory with Lowest Population Density

Ans. Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Q5. District with the Highest Density

Ans. Mumbai City

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