List of states and union territories of India by area
List
Table:
Rank

State / Territory

Area (km2)

Region

National Share (%)

Country of comparable size (land mass)

Ref

1

Rajasthan

342,238

Western

10.41

Republic of the Congo

2

Madhya Pradesh

308,350

Central

9.37

Oman

3

Maharashtra

307,713

Western

9.36

Oman

4

Uttar Pradesh

243,290

Northern

7.33

United Kingdom

5

Gujarat

196,024

Western

5.96

Senegal

6

Karnataka

191,791

Southern

5.83

Senegal

7

Andhra Pradesh

162,968

Southern

4.87

Tunisia

8

Odisha

155,707

Eastern

4.73

Bangladesh

9

Chhattisgarh

135,191

Central

4.11

Greece

10

Tamil Nadu

130,058

Southern

3.95

Nicaragua

11

Telangana

112,077

Southern

3.49

Honduras

12

Jammu and Kashmir

101,387

Northern

6.76

South Korea

[note 1]

13

Bihar

94,165

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

Bosnia and Herzegovina

20

Punjab

50,362

Northern

1.53

Slovakia

21

Haryana

44,212

Northern

1.34

Denmark

22

Kerala

38,863

Southern

1.18

Bhutan

23

Meghalaya

22,429

Northeastern

0.68

Belize

24

Manipur

22,327

Northeastern

0.68

Slovenia

25

Mizoram

21,081

Northeastern

0.64

El Salvador

26

Nagaland

16,579

Northeastern

0.50

Eswatini

27

Tripura

10,486

Northeastern

0.31

Lebanon

28

Sikkim

7,096

Northeastern

0.21

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

1,483

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 the states)

23

0.0007

Nauru

[note 2]
[note 3]

India

3,287,263[a]

100

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