{"id":116890,"date":"2023-04-05T16:07:27","date_gmt":"2023-04-05T10:37:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/?p=116890"},"modified":"2023-04-05T16:07:28","modified_gmt":"2023-04-05T10:37:28","slug":"largest-state-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/largest-state-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Largest State in India by Population and Area 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_77 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of content<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/span><\/div>\n<nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 eztoc-toggle-hide-by-default' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/largest-state-in-india\/#Largest_State_in_India_by_Population_and_Area_2023\" >Largest State in India by Population and Area 2023<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/largest-state-in-india\/#Largest_State_in_India_By_Population\" >Largest State in India By Population<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/largest-state-in-india\/#Largest_State_in_India_By_Area\" >Largest State in India By Area<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/largest-state-in-india\/#Largest_State_in_India_By_Population_Density\" >Largest State in India By Population Density<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/largest-state-in-india\/#Largest_State_in_India_by_Population_and_Area_2023_Conclusion\" >Largest State in India by Population and Area 2023: Conclusion<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/largest-state-in-india\/#Largest_State_in_India_by_Population_and_Area_2023_FAQs\" >Largest State in India by Population and Area 2023: FAQs<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"yoast-breadcrumbs\"><span><span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/\">Home<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/category\/static-gk\/\">Static GK<\/a><\/span> \u00bb <span class=\"breadcrumb_last\" aria-current=\"page\"><strong>Largest State in India<\/strong><\/span><\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Largest_State_in_India_by_Population_and_Area_2023\"><\/span><strong>Largest State in India by Population and Area 2023<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Largest State in India by Population and Area 2023<\/strong>: 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 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/blog\/static-gk\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">static GK<\/a> and general awareness sections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/banking-insurance-exams\/?ref=contak-banking&amp;utm_medium=Organic&amp;utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=contak-banking\">Take a banking mock test now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Largest_State_in_India_By_Population\"><\/span><strong>Largest State in India By Population<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The following table arranges the states in descending order of population:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><strong>S.No.<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>State\/ Union Territory<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Population (2011 Census)<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1.<\/td><td>Uttar Pradesh&nbsp;<\/td><td>199,581,477<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2.<\/td><td>Maharashtra<\/td><td>112,372,972<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3.<\/td><td>Bihar<\/td><td>103,804,637<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4.<\/td><td>West Bengal&nbsp;<\/td><td>91,347,736<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5.<\/td><td>Andhra Pradesh<\/td><td>84,665,533<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6.<\/td><td>Madhya Pradesh<\/td><td>72,597,565<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7.<\/td><td>Tamil Nadu<\/td><td>72,138,958<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8.<\/td><td>Rajasthan<\/td><td>68,621,012<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9.<\/td><td>Karnataka<\/td><td>61,130,704<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10.<\/td><td>Gujrat<\/td><td>60,383,628<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11.<\/td><td>Odisha&nbsp;<\/td><td>41,947,358<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12.<\/td><td>Telangana<\/td><td>35,193,978<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13.<\/td><td>Kerala<\/td><td>33,387,677<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14.<\/td><td>Jharkhand<\/td><td>32,966,238<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15.<\/td><td>Assam<\/td><td>31,169,272<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16.<\/td><td>Punjab<\/td><td>27,704,236<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17.<\/td><td>Haryana<\/td><td>25,353,081<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18.<\/td><td>Chhattisgarh<\/td><td>25,540,196<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19.<\/td><td>Delhi&nbsp;<\/td><td>16,753,235<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20.<\/td><td>Jammu and Kashmir<\/td><td>12,267,013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21.<\/td><td>Uttarakhand<\/td><td>11,116,752<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22.<\/td><td>Himachal Pradesh<\/td><td>6,856,509<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23.<\/td><td>Tripura<\/td><td>3,671,032<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24.<\/td><td>Meghalaya<\/td><td>2,964,007<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>25.<\/td><td>Manipur<\/td><td>2,721,756<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26.<\/td><td>Nagaland<\/td><td>1,980,602<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>27.<\/td><td>Goa<\/td><td>1,457,723<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>28.<\/td><td>Arunachal Pradesh<\/td><td>1,382,611<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>29.<\/td><td>Mizoram<\/td><td>1,091,014<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30.<\/td><td>Sikkim<\/td><td>607,688<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>31.<\/td><td>Puducherry<\/td><td>1,244,464<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>32.<\/td><td>Chandigarh<\/td><td>1,054,686<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>33.<\/td><td>Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu<\/td><td>585,764<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>34.<\/td><td>Andaman and Nicobar Islands&nbsp;<\/td><td>379,944<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>35.<\/td><td>Ladakh<\/td><td>274,289<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>36.<\/td><td>Lakshadweep<\/td><td>64,429<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/banking-insurance-exams\/?ref=contak-banking&amp;utm_medium=Organic&amp;utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=contak-banking\">Take a banking mock test now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Largest_State_in_India_By_Area\"><\/span><strong>Largest State in India By Area<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Large by area is different that large by population. The following table displays the list of states by area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th><strong>S.No.<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\"><strong>State\/ Union Territory<\/strong><\/th><th class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\"><strong>Area (sq km)<\/strong><\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Rajasthan&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">342,239<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Madhya Pradesh&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">308,252<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Maharashtra<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">307,713<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Uttar Pradesh&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">240,928<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Gujrat<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">196,244<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Karnataka<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">191,791<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Andhra Pradesh<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">162,968<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Odisha<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">155,707<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Chhattisgarh<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">135,192<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Tamil Nadu<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">130,060<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Telangana<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">112,077<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Bihar&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">94,163<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">West Bengal&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">88,752<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Arunachal Pradesh&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">83,743<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Jharkhand<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">79,716<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Assam&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">78,438<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Ladakh<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">59,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Himachal Pradesh&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">55,673<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Uttarakhand<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">53,483<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Punjab<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">50,362<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Jammu and Kashmir<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">42,241<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Haryana<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">44,212<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Kerala<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">38,852<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Meghalaya<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">22,429<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>25.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Manipur&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">22,327<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Mizoram<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">21,081<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>27.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Nagaland<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">16,579<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>28.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Tripura<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">10,486<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>29.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Andaman and Nicobar Islands<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">8,249<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Sikkim&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">7,096<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>31.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Goa&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">3,702<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>32.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Delhi&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">1,483<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>33.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">602<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>34.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Puducherry<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">490<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>35.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Chandigarh&nbsp;<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">114<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>36.<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-center\" data-align=\"center\">Lakshadweep<\/td><td class=\"has-text-align-right\" data-align=\"right\">30<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The largest state by area in Rajasthan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/banking-insurance-exams\/?ref=contak-banking&amp;utm_medium=Organic&amp;utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=contak-banking\">Take a banking mock test now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Largest_State_in_India_By_Population_Density\"><\/span><strong>Largest State in India By Population Density<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><thead><tr><th>SL. NO.<\/th><th>STATE OR UNION TERRITORY<\/th><th>DENSITY (2021)<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Uttar Pradesh<\/td><td>828\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Maharashtra<\/td><td>365\/km<sup>2<\/sup><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Bihar<\/td><td>1,102\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>West Bengal<\/td><td>1,029\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Madhya Pradesh<\/td><td>236\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Tamil Nadu<\/td><td>555\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Rajasthan<\/td><td>201\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Karnataka<\/td><td>319\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Gujarat<\/td><td>308\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Andhra Pradesh<\/td><td>303\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Odisha<\/td><td>269\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>Telangana<\/td><td>312\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>Kerala<\/td><td>859\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>Jharkhand<\/td><td>414\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>Assam<\/td><td>397\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>Punjab<\/td><td>550\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17<\/td><td>Chhattisgarh<\/td><td>189\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18<\/td><td>Haryana<\/td><td>573\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19<\/td><td>Uttarakhand<\/td><td>189\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20<\/td><td>Himachal Pradesh<\/td><td>123\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21<\/td><td>Tripura<\/td><td>350\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22<\/td><td>Meghalaya<\/td><td>132\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23<\/td><td>Manipur<\/td><td>122\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24<\/td><td>Nagaland<\/td><td>119\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>25<\/td><td>Goa<\/td><td>394\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26<\/td><td>Arunachal Pradesh<\/td><td>17\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>27<\/td><td>Mizoram<\/td><td>52\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>28<\/td><td>Sikkim<\/td><td>86\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>NCT<\/td><td>Delhi<\/td><td>11,297\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>UT1<\/td><td>Jammu and Kashmir<\/td><td>98\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>UT2<\/td><td>Puducherry<\/td><td>2,598\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>UT3<\/td><td>Chandigarh<\/td><td>9,252\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>UT4<\/td><td>Andaman and Nicobar Islands<\/td><td>46\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>UT5<\/td><td>Dadra and Nagar Haveli<\/td><td>698\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>UT6<\/td><td>Ladakh<\/td><td>2.8\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>UT7<\/td><td>Daman and Diu<\/td><td>2,169\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>UT8<\/td><td>Lakshadweep<\/td><td>2,013\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/td><\/tr><tr><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>India<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>382\/km<sup>2<\/sup>&nbsp;<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/banking-insurance-exams\/?ref=contak-banking&amp;utm_medium=Organic&amp;utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=contak-banking\">Take a banking mock test now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Largest_State_in_India_by_Population_and_Area_2023_Conclusion\"><\/span><strong>Largest State in India by Population and Area 2023: Conclusion<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-content-justification-center is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-16018d1d wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.oliveboard.in\/banking-insurance-exams\/?ref=contak-banking&amp;utm_medium=Organic&amp;utm_source=Blog&amp;utm_campaign=contak-banking\">Take a banking mock test now<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Largest_State_in_India_by_Population_and_Area_2023_FAQs\"><\/span><strong>Largest State in India by Population and Area 2023: FAQs<\/strong><span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"schema-faq wp-block-yoast-faq-block\"><div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1680689489168\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Q1. Which is the most densely populated state in India?<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Ans. As of 2021, Bihar is the most densely populated state in India with a population density of 1102\/km<sup>2<\/sup>.<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1680690418420\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Q2. Union Territory with Highest Population Density<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Ans. Delhi<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1680690449125\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Q3. State with the Lowest Population Density<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Ans. Arunachal Pradesh<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1680690484220\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Q4. Union Territory with Lowest Population Density<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Ans. Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands<\/p> <\/div> <div class=\"schema-faq-section\" id=\"faq-question-1680690512719\"><strong class=\"schema-faq-question\">Q5. District with the Highest Density<\/strong> <p class=\"schema-faq-answer\">Ans. 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