Over AllPopulation distribution in India by statesRankState /Union TerritoryTypePopulation%Share in National PopulationMalesFemalesSex RatioLiteracyRuralPopulationUrbanPopulationArea(km)Density(/km)1Uttar PradeshState199,812,34116.5104,480,51095,331,83191267.68131,658,33934,539,582240,9288282MaharashtraState112,374,3339.2858,243,05654,131,27792982.3455,777,64741,100,980307,7133653BiharState104,099,4528.654,278,15749,821,29591861.874,316,7098,681,80094,1631,1024West BengalState91,276,1157.5446,809,02744,467,08895076.2657,748,94622,427,25188,7521,0305Andhra PradeshState84,580,7776.9942,442,14642,138,63199367.0255,401,06720,808,940275,0453086Madhya PradeshState72,626,809637,612,30635,014,50393169.3244,380,87815,967,145308,2452367Tamil NaduState72,147,0305.9636,137,97536,009,05599680.0934,921,68127,483,998130,0585558RajasthanState68,548,4375.6635,550,99732,997,44092866.1143,292,81313,214,375342,2392019KarnatakaState61,095,2975.0530,966,65730,128,64097375.3634,889,03317,961,529191,79131910GujaratState60,439,6924.9931,491,26028,948,43291978.0331,740,76718,930,250196,02430811OrissaState41,974,2183.4721,212,13620,762,08297972.8731,287,4225,517,238155,70726912KeralaState33,406,0612.7616,027,41217,378,64910849423,574,4498,266,92538,86385913JharkhandState32,988,1342.7216,930,31516,057,81994866.4120,952,0885,993,74179,71441414AssamState31,205,5762.5815,939,44315,266,13395872.1923,216,2883,439,24078,43839715PunjabState27,743,3382.2914,639,46513,103,87389575.8416,096,4888,262,51150,36255016ChhattisgarhState25,545,1982.1112,832,89512,712,30399170.2816,648,0564,185,747135,19118917HaryanaState25,351,4622.0913,494,73411,856,72887975.5515,029,2606,115,30444,21257318DelhiUT16,787,9411.398,987,3267,800,61586886.21944,72712,905,7801,48411,29719Jammu and KashmirState12,541,3021.046,640,6625,900,64088967.167,627,0622,516,638222,2365620UttarakhandState10,086,2920.835,137,7734,948,51996378.826,310,2752,179,07453,48318921Himachal PradeshState6,864,6020.573,481,8733,382,72997282.85,482,319595,58155,67312322TripuraState3,673,9170.31,874,3761,799,54196087.222,653,453545,75010,48635023MeghalayaState2,966,8890.251,491,8321,475,05798974.431,864,711454,11122,42913224ManipurState2,570,3900.211,290,1711,280,21999279.211,590,820575,96822,32712225NagalandState1,978,5020.161,024,649953,85393179.551,647,249342,78716,57911926GoaState1,458,5450.12739,140719,40597388.7677,091670,5773,70239427Arunachal PradeshState1,383,7270.11713,912669,81593865.38870,087227,88183,7431728PondicherryUT1,247,9530.1612,511635,442103785.85325,726648,6194792,59829MizoramState1,097,2060.09555,339541,86797691.33447,567441,00621,0815230ChandigarhUT1,055,4500.09580,663474,78781886.0592,120808,5151149,25231SikkimState610,5770.05323,070287,50789081.42480,98159,8707,0968632Andaman and Nicobar IslandsUT380,5810.03202,871177,71087686.63239,954116,1988,2494633Dadra and Nagar HaveliUT343,7090.03193,760149,94977476.24170,02750,46349169834Daman and DiuUT243,2470.02150,30192,94661887.1100,85657,3481122,16935LakshadweepUT64,4730.0133,12331,35094691.8533,68326,967322,013TotalIndia28+71,210,193,422100623,724,248586,469,17494074.04833,087,662377,105,7603,287,2411,092

Top 10TOP 10 States/UT by Urban PopulationTOP 10 States/UT by Rural PopulationTOP 10 States/UT by DensityRankState /Union TerritoryUrbanPopulationRankState /Union TerritoryRuralPopulationRankState /Union TerritoryPopulationDensity(/km)1Maharashtra41,100,9801Uttar Pradesh131,658,3391Delhi16,787,94111,2972Uttar Pradesh34,539,5822Bihar74,316,7092Chandigarh1,055,4509,2523Tamil Nadu27,483,9983West Bengal57,748,9463Pondicherry1,247,9532,5984West Bengal22,427,2514Maharashtra55,777,6474Daman and Diu243,2472,1695Andhra Pradesh20,808,9405Andhra Pradesh55,401,0675Lakshadweep64,4732,0136Gujarat18,930,2506Madhya Pradesh44,380,8786Bihar104,099,4521,1027Karnataka17,961,5297Rajasthan43,292,8137West Bengal91,276,1151,0308Madhya Pradesh15,967,1458Tamil Nadu34,921,6818Kerala33,406,0618599Rajasthan13,214,3759Karnataka34,889,0339Uttar Pradesh199,812,34182810Delhi12,905,78010Gujarat31,740,76710Dadra and Nagar Haveli343,709698TOP 10 States/UT by LiteracyTOP 10 States/UT by PopulationTOP 10 States/UT by AreaRankState /Union TerritoryLiteracyRankState /Union TerritoryPopulationRankState /Union TerritoryPopulation1Kerala941Uttar Pradesh199,812,3411Rajasthan68,548,4372Lakshadweep91.852Maharashtra112,374,3332Madhya Pradesh72,626,8093Mizoram91.333Bihar104,099,4523Maharashtra112,374,3334Goa88.74West Bengal91,276,1154Andhra Pradesh84,580,7775Tripura87.225Andhra Pradesh84,580,7775Uttar Pradesh199,812,3416Daman and Diu87.16Madhya Pradesh72,626,8096Jammu and Kashmir12,541,3027Andaman and Nicobar Islands86.637Tamil Nadu72,147,0307Gujarat60,439,6928Delhi86.218Rajasthan68,548,4378Karnataka61,095,2979Chandigarh86.059Karnataka61,095,2979Orissa41,974,21810Pondicherry85.8510Gujarat60,439,69210Chhattisgarh25,545,198

Urban PopulationTOP 10 States/UT by Urban PopulationRankState /Union TerritoryUrbanPopulation1Maharashtra41,100,9802Uttar Pradesh34,539,5823Tamil Nadu27,483,9984West Bengal22,427,2515Andhra Pradesh20,808,9406Gujarat18,930,2507Karnataka17,961,5298Madhya Pradesh15,967,1459Rajasthan13,214,37510Delhi12,905,780

Rural PopulationTOP 10 States/UT by Rural PopulationRankState /Union TerritoryRural[22]Population1Uttar Pradesh131,658,3392Bihar74,316,7093West Bengal57,748,9464Maharashtra55,777,6475Andhra Pradesh55,401,0676Madhya Pradesh44,380,8787Rajasthan43,292,8138Tamil Nadu34,921,6819Karnataka34,889,03310Gujarat31,740,767

By PopulationTOP 10 States/UT by PopulationRankState /Union TerritoryTypePopulation1Uttar PradeshState199,812,3412MaharashtraState112,374,3333BiharState104,099,4524West BengalState91,276,1155Andhra PradeshState84,580,7776Madhya PradeshState72,626,8097Tamil NaduState72,147,0308RajasthanState68,548,4379KarnatakaState61,095,29710GujaratState60,439,692

By LiteracyTOP 10 States/UT by LiteracyRankState /Union TerritoryTypeLiteracy1KeralaState942LakshadweepUT91.853MizoramState91.334GoaState88.75TripuraState87.226Daman and DiuUT87.17Andaman and Nicobar IslandsUT86.638DelhiUT86.219ChandigarhUT86.0510PondicherryUT85.8511Himachal PradeshState82.812MaharashtraState82.34

By AreaTOP 10 States/UT by AreaRankState /Union TerritoryTypePopulation1RajasthanState68,548,4372Madhya PradeshState72,626,8093MaharashtraState112,374,3334Andhra PradeshState84,580,7775Uttar PradeshState199,812,3416Jammu and KashmirState12,541,3027GujaratState60,439,6928KarnatakaState61,095,2979OrissaState41,974,21810ChhattisgarhState25,545,198

By DensityTOP 10 States/UT by DensityRankState /Union TerritoryTypePopulationDensity(/km)1DelhiUT16,787,94111,2972ChandigarhUT1,055,4509,2523PondicherryUT1,247,9532,5984Daman and DiuUT243,2472,1695LakshadweepUT64,4732,0136BiharState104,099,4521,1027West BengalState91,276,1151,0308KeralaState33,406,0618599Uttar PradeshState199,812,34182810Dadra and Nagar HaveliUT343,709698