List of states and union territories of India by population

Table columns:
Rank
State or union territory
Population (2011 Census)[14] (% of population of India)[15]
Decadal growth (2001–2011)
Rural pop.[16] (%)
Urban pop.[16] (%)
Area[17]
Density
Sex ratio

Table rows:
cells: 1
Uttar Pradesh
207,281,477 (16.49%)
20.1%
155,111,022 (77.72%)
44,470,455 (22.28%)
240,928 km2 (93,023 sq mi)
828/km2 (2,140/sq mi)
908
cells: 2
Maharashtra
112,372,972 (9.28%)
16.0%
61,545,441 (54.77%)
50,827,531 (45.23%)
307,713 km2 (118,809 sq mi)
365/km2 (950/sq mi)
946
cells: 3
Bihar
103,804,637 (8.58%)
25.1%
92,075,028 (88.70%)
11,729,609 (11.30%)
94,163 km2 (36,357 sq mi)
1,102/km2 (2,850/sq mi)
916
cells: 4
West Bengal
91,347,736 (7.55%)
13.9%
62,213,676 (68.11%)
29,134,060 (31.89%)
88,752 km2 (34,267 sq mi)
1,029/km2 (2,670/sq mi)
947
cells: 5
Madhya Pradesh
72,597,565 (6.00%)
20.3%
52,537,899 (72.37%)
20,059,666 (27.63%)
308,245 km2 (119,014 sq mi)
236/km2 (610/sq mi)
931
cells: 6
Tamil Nadu
72,138,958 (5.96%)
15.6%
37,189,229 (51.55%)
34,949,729 (48.45%)
130,058 km2 (50,216 sq mi)
555/km2 (1,440/sq mi)
995
cells: 7
Rajasthan
68,621,012 (5.67%)
21.4%
51,540,236 (75.11%)
17,080,776 (24.89%)
342,239 km2 (132,139 sq mi)
201/km2 (520/sq mi)
926
cells: 8
Karnataka
61,130,704 (5.05%)
15.7%
37,552,529 (61.43%)
23,578,175 (38.57%)
191,791 km2 (74,051 sq mi)
319/km2 (830/sq mi)
968
cells: 9
Gujarat
60,383,628 (5.00%)
19.2%
34,670,817 (57.42%)
25,712,811 (42.58%)
196,024 km2 (75,685 sq mi)
308/km2 (800/sq mi)
918
cells: 10
Andhra Pradesh
49,386,799  (4.08%)
11.1%
34,776,389 (70.42%)
14,610,410 (29.58%)
162,968 km2 (62,922 sq mi)
303/km2 (780/sq mi)
993
cells: 11
Odisha
41,947,358 (3.47%)
14.0%
34,951,234 (83.32%)
6,996,124 (16.68%)
155,707 km2 (60,119 sq mi)
269/km2 (700/sq mi)
978
cells: 12
Telangana
35,286,757 (2.97%)
17.87%
21,585,313 (61.33%)
13,608,665 (38.66%)
114,840 km2 (44,340 sq mi)
307/km2 (800/sq mi)
988
cells: 13
Kerala
33,387,677 (2.76%)
4.9%
17,445,506 (52.28%)
15,932,171 (47.72%)
38,863 km2 (15,005 sq mi)
859/km2 (2,220/sq mi)
1,084
cells: 14
Jharkhand
32,966,238 (2.72%)
22.3%
25,036,946 (75.95%)
7,929,292 (24.05%)
79,714 km2 (30,778 sq mi)
414/km2 (1,070/sq mi)
947
cells: 15
Assam
31,169,272 (2.58%)
16.9%
26,780,526 (85.92%)
4,388,756 (14.08%)
78,438 km2 (30,285 sq mi)
397/km2 (1,030/sq mi)
954
cells: 16
Punjab
27,704,236 (2.30%)
13.7%
17,316,800 (62.51%)
10,387,436 (37.49%)
50,362 km2 (19,445 sq mi)
550/km2 (1,400/sq mi)
893
cells: 17
Chhattisgarh
25,540,196 (2.11%)
22.6%
19,603,658 (76.76%)
5,936,538 (23.24%)
135,191 km2 (52,198 sq mi)
189/km2 (490/sq mi)
991
cells: 18
Haryana
25,353,081 (2.09%)
19.9%
16,531,493 (75.75%)
8,821,588 (24.25%)
44,212 km2 (17,070 sq mi)
573/km2 (1,480/sq mi)
877
cells: 19
Jammu and Kashmir
12,548,926 (1.04%)
23.7%
9,134,820 (72.79%)
3,414,106 (27.21%)
222,236 km2 (85,806 sq mi)
57/km2 (150/sq mi)
883
cells: 20
Uttarakhand
10,116,752 (0.84%)
19.2%
7,025,583 (69.45%)
3,091,169 (30.55%)
53,483 km2 (20,650 sq mi)
189/km2 (490/sq mi)
963
cells: 21
Himachal Pradesh
6,864,602 (0.57%)
12.8%
6,167,805 (89.96%)
688,704 (10.04%)
55,673 km2 (21,495 sq mi)
123/km2 (320/sq mi)
974
cells: 22
Tripura
3,671,032 (0.30%)
14.7%
2,710,051 (73.82%)
960,981 (26.18%)
10,486 km2 (4,049 sq mi)
350/km2 (910/sq mi)
961
cells: 23
Meghalaya
2,964,007 (0.24%)
27.8%
2,368,971 (79.92%)
595,036 (20.08%)
22,429 km2 (8,660 sq mi)
132/km2 (340/sq mi)
986
cells: 24
Manipurβ
2,721,756 (0.22%)
18.7%
1,899,624 (79.79%)
822,132 (20.21%)
22,327 km2 (8,621 sq mi)
122/km2 (320/sq mi)
987
cells: 25
Nagaland
1,980,602 (0.16%)
-0.5%
1,406,861 (71.03%)
573,741 (28.97%)
16,579 km2 (6,401 sq mi)
119/km2 (310/sq mi)
931
cells: 26
Goa
1,457,723 (0.12%)
8.2%
551,414 (37.83%)
906,309 (62.17%)
3,702 km2 (1,429 sq mi)
394/km2 (1,020/sq mi)
968
cells: 27
Arunachal Pradesh
1,382,611 (0.11%)
25.9%
1,069,165 (77.33%)
313,446 (22.67%)
83,743 km2 (32,333 sq mi)
17/km2 (44/sq mi)
920
cells: 28
Mizoram
1,091,014 (0.09%)
22.8%
529,037 (48.49%)
561,997 (51.51%)
21,081 km2 (8,139 sq mi)
52/km2 (130/sq mi)
975
cells: 29
Sikkim
607,688 (0.05%)
12.4%
455,962 (75.03%)
151,726 (24.97%)
7,096 km2 (2,740 sq mi)
86/km2 (220/sq mi)
889
cells: NCT
Delhi
18,980,000 (1.38%)
21%
419,319 (2.50%)
16,333,916 (97.50%)
1,484 km2 (573 sq mi)
11,297/km2 (29,260/sq mi)
866
cells: UT1
Puducherry
1,244,464 (0.10%)
27.7%
394,341 (31.69%)
850,123 (68.31%)
479 km2 (185 sq mi)
2,598/km2 (6,730/sq mi)
1,038
cells: UT2
Chandigarh
1,055,450 (0.09%)
17.1%
29,004 (2.75%)
1,025,682 (97.25%)
114 km2 (44 sq mi)
9,252/km2 (23,960/sq mi)
818
cells: UT3
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
379,944 (0.03%)
6.7%
244,411 (64.33%)
135,533 (35.67%)
8,249 km2 (3,185 sq mi)
46/km2 (120/sq mi)
878
cells: UT4
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
342,853 (0.03%)
55.5%
183,024 (53.38%)
159,829 (46.62%)
491 km2 (190 sq mi)
698/km2 (1,810/sq mi)
775
cells: UT5
Daman and Diu
242,911 (0.02%)
53.5%
60,331 (24.84%)
182,580 (75.16%)
112 km2 (43 sq mi)
2,169/km2 (5,620/sq mi)
618
cells: UT6
Lakshadweep
64,429 (0.01%)
6.2%
14,121 (21.92%)
50,308 (78.08%)
32 km2 (12 sq mi)
2,013/km2 (5,210/sq mi)
946
cells: Total
India
1,210,193,422 (100%)
17.64%
833,087,662 (68.84%)
377,105,760 (31.16%)
3,287,240 km2 (1,269,210 sq mi)
382/km2 (990/sq mi)
943

Questions about this table:
originalText: which state in india shows the lowest population as per census 2011
answer: answerTexts: Sikkim