List of states in India by past population

Table columns:
Rank
State or union territory
Population (1951 Census)[11]
Population (1961 Census)[11]
Population (1971 Census)[11]
Population (1981 Census)[11]
Population (1991 Census)[11]
Population (2001 Census)[11]
Population (2011 Census)[11]

Table rows:
cells: 1
Uttar Pradesh
60,274,800
70,144,160
83,849,775
105,113,300
132,062,800
166,053,600
199,581,477
cells: 2
Maharashtra
32,002,500
39,554,900
50,412,240
62,782,820
78,937,190
96,752,500
112,372,972
cells: 3
Bihar
29,085,900
34,841,490
42,126,800
52,303,000
64,531,200
82,879,910
103,804,630
cells: 4
West Bengal
26,300,670
34,926,000
44,312,017
54,580,650
68,077,970
80,221,300
91,347,736
cells: 5
Madhya Pradesh
18,615,700
23,218,950
30,017,180
38,169,500
48,566,800
60,385,090
72,597,565
cells: 6
Tamil Nadu
30,119,680
33,687,100
41,199,170
48,408,080
55,859,300
62,111,390
72,138,958
cells: 7
Rajasthan
15,971,130
20,156,540
25,765,810
34,361,860
44,005,990
56,473,300
68,621,012
cells: 8
Karnataka
19,402,500
23,587,910
29,299,015
37,135,710
44,977,200
52,734,986
61,130,704
cells: 9
Gujarat
16,263,700
20,633,305
26,697,488
34,085,800
41,309,580
50,597,200
60,383,628
cells: 10
Andhra Pradesh
31,115,000
35,983,480
43,502,710
53,551,030
66,508,170
75,728,400
49,665,533
cells: 11
Odisha
14,646,100
17,549,500
21,944,625
26,370,270
31,659,740
36,707,900
41,947,358
cells: 12
Telangana
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
N/A
35,193,978
cells: 13
Kerala
13,549,000
16,904,560
21,347,300
25,453,680
29,098,523
31,839,000
33,387,677
cells: 14
Jharkhand
9,697,300
11,606,504
14,227,493
17,612,000
21,844,550
26,946,070
32,966,238
cells: 15
Assam
8,029,100
10,837,700
14,625,157
18,041,250
22,414,320
26,638,600
31,169,272
cells: 16
Punjab
9,160,990
11,135,404
13,551,069
16,788,920
20,281,971
24,289,130
27,704,236
cells: 17
Haryana
5,674,400
7,591,190
10,036,430
12,922,122
16,464,600
21,083,900
25,753,081
cells: 18
Chhattisgarh
7,457,700
9,154,330
11,637,800
14,010,110
17,615,600
20,834,530
25,540,196
cells: 19
Jammu and Kashmir
3,254,650
3,561,100
4,616,632
5,987,389
7,718,700
10,070,300
12,548,926
cells: 20
Uttarakhand
2,946,900
3,611,200
4,493,800
5,726,550
7,051,600
8,489,100
10,116,752
cells: 21
Himachal Pradesh
2,386,940
2,812,300
3,460,434
4,280,818
5,170,877
6,077,453
6,856,509
cells: 22
Tripura
639,984
1,142,282
1,556,342
2,053,058
2,757,205
3,191,880
3,671,032
cells: 23
Meghalaya
606,300
769,990
1,011,699
1,335,819
1,774,778
2,306,540
2,964,007
cells: 24
Manipurβ
578,060
780,340
1,073,509
1,421,290
1,837,900
2,294,480
2,721,756
cells: 25
Nagaland
213,700
369,309
516,110
775,570
1,210,492
1,990,275
1,980,602
cells: 26
Goa
547,000
590,875
795,997
1,008,373
1,170,115
1,348,900
1,457,723
cells: 27
Arunachal Pradesh
NA
337,300
468,885
632,502
865,900
1,098,328
1,382,611
cells: 28
Mizoram
196,970
266,200
332,190
494,440
690,963
889,690
1,091,014
cells: 29
Sikkim
138,093
162,863
210,205
316,840
406,000
541,902
607,688
cells: UT1
Delhi
1,744,500
2,659,990
4,066,400
6,220,973
9,421,311
13,851,503
16,753,235
cells: UT2
Puducherry
317,407
369,355
472,836
604,281
808,117
974,820
1,244,464
cells: UT3
Chandigarh
24,948
120,480
257,100
452,960
642,374
901,080
1,054,686
cells: UT4
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
31,480
64,160
115,874
189,496
281,990
356,650
379,944
cells: UT5
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
42,846
58,020
74,880
104,300
138,290
220,963
342,853
cells: UT6
Daman and Diu
49,482
37,587
63,000
79,842
102,110
158,080
242,911
cells: UT7
Lakshadweep
21,000
24,370
32,900
40,250
52,820
61,300
64,429
cells: Total
India
361,088,400
439,235,720
548,160,050
683,329,900
846,421,830
1,028,737,690
1,210,193,422

Questions about this table:
originalText: only indian state whose population has decreased as compared to census 2001 in 2011
answer: answerTexts: Andhra Pradesh