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As of 2011 census India has a total population of 1,210,193,422 people in 35 States and Union Territories.
| Population of States and Union Territories, India: 2011 | |
| State
/UT Code |
India/State/
Union Territory # |
Population |
Males |
Females |
Population Percentage |
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INDIA |
1210193422 |
623724248 |
586469174 |
100.00 |
| 1 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
12548926 |
6665561 |
5883365 |
1.04 |
| 2 |
Himachal Pradesh |
6856509 |
3473892 |
3382617 |
0.57 |
| 3 |
Punjab |
27704236 |
14634819 |
13069417 |
2.29 |
| 4 |
Chandigarh# |
1054686 |
580282 |
474404 |
0.09 |
| 5 |
Uttarakhand |
10116752 |
5154178 |
4962574 |
0.84 |
| 6 |
Haryana |
25353081 |
13505130 |
11847951 |
2.09 |
| 7 |
NCT of Delhi# |
16753235 |
8976410 |
7776825 |
1.38 |
| 8 |
Rajasthan |
68621012 |
35620086 |
33000926 |
5.67 |
| 9 |
Uttar Pradesh |
199581477 |
104596415 |
94985062 |
16.49 |
| 10 |
Bihar |
103804637 |
54185347 |
49619290 |
8.58 |
| 11 |
Sikkim |
607688 |
321661 |
286027 |
0.05 |
| 12 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
1382611 |
720232 |
662379 |
0.11 |
| 13 |
Nagaland |
1980602 |
1025707 |
954895 |
0.16 |
| 14 |
Manipur |
2721756 |
1369764 |
1351992 |
0.22 |
| 15 |
Mizoram |
1091014 |
552339 |
538675 |
0.09 |
| 16 |
Tripura |
3671032 |
1871867 |
1799165 |
0.30 |
| 17 |
Meghalaya |
2964007 |
1492668 |
1471339 |
0.24 |
| 18 |
Assam |
31169272 |
15954927 |
15214345 |
2.58 |
| 19 |
West Bengal |
91347736 |
46927389 |
44420347 |
7.55 |
| 20 |
Jharkhand |
32966238 |
16931688 |
16034550 |
2.72 |
| 21 |
Manipur |
2721756 |
1369764 |
1351992 |
3.47 |
| 22 |
Chhattisgarh |
25540196 |
12827915 |
12712281 |
2.11 |
| 23 |
Madhya Pradesh |
72597565 |
37612920 |
34984645 |
6.00 |
| 24 |
Gujarat |
60383628 |
31482282 |
28901346 |
4.99 |
| 25 |
Daman & Diu# |
242911 |
150100 |
92811 |
0.02 |
| 26 |
Dadra & Nagar Haveli# |
342853 |
193178 |
149675 |
0.03 |
| 27 |
Maharashtra |
112372972 |
58361397 |
54011575 |
9.29 |
| 28 |
Andhra Pradesh |
84665533 |
42509881 |
42155652 |
7.00 |
| 29 |
Karnataka |
61130704 |
31057742 |
30072962 |
5.05 |
| 30 |
Goa |
1457723 |
740711 |
717012 |
0.12 |
| 31 |
Lakshadweep# |
64429 |
33106 |
31323 |
0.01 |
| 32 |
Kerala |
33387677 |
16021290 |
17366387 |
2.76 |
| 33 |
Tamil Nadu |
72138958 |
36158871 |
35980087 |
5.96 |
| 34 |
Puducherry# |
1244464 |
610485 |
633979 |
0.10 |
| 35 |
Andaman & Nicobar Islands# |
379944 |
202330 |
177614 |
0.03 |
Uttar Pradesh continues to be the most populous state in the country with 200 million people (16% of total population).
Top Five States with Highest Population According to 2011 Census:
| India/State/Union Territory |
Population |
Population Percentage |
| Uttar Pradesh |
19,95,81,477 |
16.49 |
| Maharashtra |
11,23,72,972 |
9.29 |
| Bihar |
10,38,04,637 |
8.58 |
| West Bengal |
9,13,47,736 |
7.55 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
8,46,65, 533 |
7.0 |
Five Least Populated States in India as per 2011 census:
| India/State/Union Territory |
Population |
Population Percentage |
| Sikim |
6,07,688 |
0.05 |
| Mijoram |
10,91,014 |
0.09 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
13,82,611 |
0.11 |
| Goa |
14,577,23 |
0.12 |
| Nagaland |
19,80,602 |
0.16 |
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Source: Family Welfare Statistics in India - 2011 & CensusIndia.gov
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