List of states and union territories of India by area - Wikipedia List of states and union territories of India by area States and union territories of India ordered by Area Population Abbreviations Capitals Child Nutrition Crime rate Economic Freedom Electricity penetration Fertility rate Forest cover GDP ( per capita ) Highest point HIV awareness HDI Home ownership Household size Human Trafficking Institutional delivery Life expectancy at birth Literacy rate Media exposure Number of Vehicles Number of voters Obesity Open defecation Origin of name Places of worship Poverty Power capacity Riots rate Safe Drinking Water Safety of Women School Enrollment Rate Sex ratio Suicides Tax revenues Ease of Doing Business TV ownership Toilet availability Transport network Underweight people Unemployment Vaccination coverage The following is a list of states and territories of The Republic of India by area according to the census of 2011. India consists of 29 states and seven union territories. Contents 1 List 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References List Rank State / Territory Area ( km ) Region National Share ( % ) Country of comparable size Ref Rajasthan 342,239 Northern 10.41 Republic of the Congo Madhya Pradesh 308,245 Central 9.37 Oman Maharashtra 307,713 Western 9.36 Oman Uttar Pradesh 240,928 Central 7.33 Uganda Jammu and Kashmir 222,236 Northern 6.76 Guyana 6 Gujarat 196,024 Western 5.96 Senegal 7 Karnataka 191,791 Southern 5.83 Senegal 8 Andhra Pradesh 162,968 Southern 4.87 Tunisia 9 Odisha 155,707 Eastern 4.73 Bangladesh 10 Chhattisgarh 135,191 Central 4.11 Greece 11 Tamil Nadu 130,058 Southern 3.95 Nicaragua 12 Telangana 112,077 Southern 3.49 Honduras 13 Bihar 94,163 Eastern 2.86 Hungary 14 West Bengal 88,752 Eastern 2.70 Serbia 15 Arunachal Pradesh 83,743 Northeastern 2.54 Austria 16 Jharkhand 79,714 Eastern 2.42 Czech Republic 17 Assam 78,438 Northeastern 2.38 Czech Republic 18 Himachal Pradesh 55,673 Northern 1.70 Croatia 19 Uttarakhand 53,483 Northern 1.62 Costa Rica 20 Punjab 50,362 Northern 1.53 Costa Rica 21 Haryana 44,212 Northern 1.34 Denmark 22 Kerala 38,863 Southern 1.18 Bhutan 23 Meghalaya 22,429 Northeastern 0.68 Djibouti 24 Manipur 22,327 Northeastern 0.68 Belize 25 Mizoram 21,081 Northeastern 0.64 El Salvador 26 Nagaland 16,579 Northeastern 0.50 Swaziland 27 Tripura 10,486 Northeastern 0.31 Lebanon 28 Sikkim 7,096 Northeastern 0.21 French Southern and Antarctic Lands 29 Goa 3,702 Western 0.11 French Polynesia UT1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 8,249 Bay of Bengal 0.25 Puerto Rico NCT Delhi 1,484 Northern 0.04 Faroe Islands UT2 Puducherry 492 Southern 0.01 Andorra UT3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 491 Western 0.01 Andorra UT4 Chandigarh 114 Northern 0.003 Wallis and Futuna UT5 Daman and Diu 112 Western 0.003 Montserrat UT6 Lakshadweep 32 Arabian Sea 0.001 Macau * * Disputed area ( between states ) 23 0.0007 Nauru India 3,287,263 100 Source : Area of states The area figures of states and union territories do not add up to area of India because : The shortfall of 7 km. area of Madhya Pradesh and 3 km. area of Chhattisgarh is yet to be resolved by the Survey of India. Disputed area of 13 km. between Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh is neither included in Puducherry nor in Andhra Pradesh. Area figures includes the area under occupation by Pakistan and China. The area includes 13,297 + 64,817 = 78,114 km. of disputed area under occupation of Pakistan, 5,180 km. of disputed area handed over by Pakistan to China and 37,555 km of disputed area under occupation of China 5,180 + 37,555 = 42,735 sq km. See also States and union territories of India List of states and union territories of India by population List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area Notes Jump up ^ Jammu & Kashmir is a disputed territory between India, Pakistan and China. The areas of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit - Baltistan controlled by Pakistan and Aksai Chin region controlled by China are also included in the total area as indicated by official area figures of India Jump up ^ The shortfall of 7 km ( 2.7 sq mi ) area of Madhya Pradesh and 3 km ( 1.2 sq mi ) area of Chhattisgarh is yet to be resolved by the Survey of India. Jump up ^ Disputed area of 13 km ( 5.0 sq mi ) between Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh is included in neither. Jump up ^ `` The country 's exact size is subject to debate because some borders are disputed. The Indian government lists the total area as 3,287,260 km ( 1,269,220 sq mi ) and the total land area as 3,060,500 km ( 1,181,700 sq mi ) ; the United Nations lists the total area as 3,287,263 km ( 1,269,219 sq mi ) and total land area as 2,973,190 km ( 1,147,960 sq mi ). '' ( Library of Congress 2004 ). References Jump up ^ `` Indian states and territories census '' ( PDF ). Govt. of Bihar. Retrieved 6 June 2014. Jump up ^ `` Area of Indian states '' ( pdf ). Gov. t of Andhra Pradesh. p. 598. ^ Jump up to : `` Official site of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, India ''. Retrieved 20 July 2013. Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_states_and_union_territories_of_India_by_area&oldid=806933567 '' Categories : States and territories of India - related lists Ranked lists of country subdivisions Hidden categories : Use Indian English from September 2016 All Wikipedia articles written in Indian English Use dmy dates from September 2016 Talk Contents About Wikipedia বাংলা भोजपुरी Español हिन्दी Bahasa Indonesia ಕನ್ನಡ Magyar پنجابی Português Simple English தமிழ் తెలుగు اردو Tiếng Việt Edit links This page was last edited on 25 October 2017, at 00 : 48. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution - ShareAlike License ; additional terms may apply. By using this site, you agree to the Terms of Use and Privacy Policy. 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