Economy North Indian states faired well in terms of Per Capita GDP and HDI The North Indian states of Punjab and Haryana ranked highest in per capita GDP and Human development Index as well Also Himachal Pradesh is a top ranking state union terrritory of Delhi which comprise of National Capital Region Gurgaon NOIDA and Chandigarh have also the highest per capita income in the country The cities of Ghaziabad U P Faridabad Haryana Agra U P Delhi Patna Bihar Bhopal M P Lucknow U P Kanpur U P Jaipur Rajasthan Jamshedpur Jharkhand Dhanbad Jharkhand are among the fastest growing cities in the world Human Development Ranking and Per Capita GDP by State 2001 State Rank Per Capita GDP Punjab 1 2 Maharashtra 2 1 Haryana 3 4 Gujarat 4 3 Tamil Nadu 5 5 Karnataka 6 6 Kerala 7 Andhra Pradesh 8 7 West Bengal 9 8 Rajasthan 10 9 Madhya Pradesh 11 10 Assam 12 Uttar Pradesh 13 11 Orissa 14 12 Bihar 15 13 Source Himhifi