{"id":153689,"date":"2023-07-31T12:54:04","date_gmt":"2023-07-31T07:24:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/?p=153689"},"modified":"2023-07-31T12:54:06","modified_gmt":"2023-07-31T07:24:06","slug":"largest-and-smallest-state-of-india-population-wise-area-wise-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.gkseries.com\/blog\/largest-and-smallest-state-of-india-population-wise-area-wise-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Largest and Smallest State of India, Population-wise &#038; Area-wise"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>Largest and Smallest State of India, Population-wise &amp; Area-wise:<\/strong> With a total land size of 3,287,263 square kilometres, India is the world&#8217;s seventh-largest country by area. It is also the world&#8217;s second-most populated country, with a population of nearly 1.4 billion people. This means that India is home to about 17.7% of the world\u2019s population, even though it only occupies about 2.4% of the world\u2019s land area.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>India\u2019s large population and diverse geography make it a fascinating and complex country. It is home to a wide range of cultures, religions, and languages. India is also a major economic power, and its economy is predicted to grow to become one of the world&#8217;s largest in the coming decades.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>India is a prosperous country with a strong centre, comprising 28 states and 8 UTs with a total of 36 entities. All states have their different religion, culture and languages with different local environment that makes every state unique. That\u2019s why, it is called Indestructible Union with Destructible States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>States and UTs<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>There are total <strong>28 States<\/strong> and <strong>8 UTs<\/strong> in India presently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Largest state<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Area:<\/strong>&nbsp;Rajasthan (342,239 km\u00b2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Population:<\/strong>&nbsp;Uttar Pradesh (209,281,477)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Smallest state<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Area:<\/strong>&nbsp;Goa (3,702 km\u00b2)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Population:<\/strong>&nbsp;Goa (1,458,545)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Largest and Smallest State in India in terms of Area<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Rajasthan is the largest state<\/strong> of India in terms area which covers <strong>342,239 sq. km area<\/strong> and the <strong>smallest one is Goa<\/strong> which covers <strong>3702 sq. km area.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>S. No.<\/td><td>State<\/td><td>Area (sq. km)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1.<\/td><td>Rajasthan<\/td><td>342,239<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2.<\/td><td>Madhya Pradesh<\/td><td>308,245<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3.<\/td><td>Maharashtra<\/td><td>307,713<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4.<\/td><td>Uttar Pradesh<\/td><td>240,928<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5.<\/td><td>Gujarat<\/td><td>196,024<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6.<\/td><td>Karnataka<\/td><td>191,791<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7.<\/td><td>Andhra Pradesh<\/td><td>162,968<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8.<\/td><td>Odisha<\/td><td>155,707<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9.<\/td><td>Chhattisgarh<\/td><td>135,191<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10.<\/td><td>Tamil Nadu<\/td><td>130,058<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11.<\/td><td>Telangana<\/td><td>112,077<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12.<\/td><td>Bihar<\/td><td>94,163<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13.<\/td><td>West Bengal<\/td><td>88,752<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14.<\/td><td>Arunachal Pradesh<\/td><td>83,743<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15.<\/td><td>Jharkhand<\/td><td>79,714<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16.<\/td><td>Assam<\/td><td>78,438<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17.<\/td><td>Himachal Pradesh<\/td><td>55,673<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18.<\/td><td>Uttarakhand<\/td><td>53,483<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19.<\/td><td>Punjab<\/td><td>50,362<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20.<\/td><td>Haryana<\/td><td>44,212<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21.<\/td><td>Kerala<\/td><td>38,963<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22.<\/td><td>Meghalaya<\/td><td>22,429<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23.<\/td><td>Manipur<\/td><td>22,327<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24.<\/td><td>Mizoram<\/td><td>21,081<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>25.<\/td><td>Nagaland<\/td><td>16,579<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26.<\/td><td>Tripura<\/td><td>10,486<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>27.<\/td><td>Sikkim<\/td><td>7,096<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>28.<\/td><td>Goa<\/td><td>3,702<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Largest and Smallest Union Territory in terms of Area<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Jammu and Kashmir is the largest<\/strong> Union Territory in terms of area which covers <strong>125,535 sq. km land<\/strong> and the <strong>smallest one is Lakshadweep <\/strong>which covers <strong>32.62 sq. km land<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>S. No.<\/td><td>Union Territory<\/td><td>Area (sq. km)<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1.<\/td><td>Jammu and Kashmir<\/td><td>125,535<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2.<\/td><td>Ladakh<\/td><td>96,701<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3.<\/td><td>Andaman and Nicobar Islands<\/td><td>8,249<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4.<\/td><td>Delhi<\/td><td>1,484<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5.<\/td><td>Dadra and Nagar Haveli &amp; Daman and Diu<\/td><td>603<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6.<\/td><td>Puducherry<\/td><td>479<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7.<\/td><td>Chandigarh<\/td><td>114<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8.<\/td><td>Lakshadweep<\/td><td>32.62<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Largest State in terms of Population<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the 2011 census, Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state, with a total population of 199,812,341. The state with <strong>least population is Sikkim<\/strong> with the total population of <strong>610,577<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>S. No.<\/td><td>State<\/td><td>Population<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1.<\/td><td>Uttar Pradesh<\/td><td>199,812,341<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2.<\/td><td>Maharashtra<\/td><td>112,372,333<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3.<\/td><td>Bihar<\/td><td>104,099,452<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4.<\/td><td>West Bengal<\/td><td>91,276,115<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5.<\/td><td>Andhra Pradesh<\/td><td>84,580,777<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6.<\/td><td>Madhya Pradesh<\/td><td>72,626,809<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7.<\/td><td>Tamil Nadu<\/td><td>72,147,030<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8.<\/td><td>Rajasthan<\/td><td>68,548,437<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9.<\/td><td>Karnataka<\/td><td>61,095,297<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10.<\/td><td>Gujarat<\/td><td>60,439,692<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11.<\/td><td>Odisha<\/td><td>41,974,218<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12.<\/td><td>Telangana<\/td><td>35,198,978<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13.<\/td><td>Kerala<\/td><td>33,406,061<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14.<\/td><td>Jharkhand<\/td><td>32,988,134<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15.<\/td><td>Assam<\/td><td>31,205,576<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16.<\/td><td>Punjab<\/td><td>27,743,338<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17.<\/td><td>Haryana<\/td><td>25,545,198<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18.<\/td><td>Chhattisgarh<\/td><td>25,351,462<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19.<\/td><td>Uttarakhand<\/td><td>10,086,292<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20.<\/td><td>Himachal Pradesh<\/td><td>6,864,602<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21.<\/td><td>Tripura<\/td><td>3,673,917<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22.<\/td><td>Meghalaya<\/td><td>2,966,889<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23.<\/td><td>Manipur<\/td><td>2,855,794<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24.<\/td><td>Nagaland<\/td><td>1,978,502<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>25.<\/td><td>Goa<\/td><td>1,458,502<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26.<\/td><td>Arunachal Pradesh<\/td><td>1,458,545<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>27.<\/td><td>Mizoram<\/td><td>1,097,206<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>28.<\/td><td>Sikkim<\/td><td>610,577<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Largest and Smallest Union Territory in terms of Population<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;The largest Union Territory in terms of population is <strong>Delhi<\/strong> with the total population of <strong>16,787,941<\/strong> and the <strong>smallest one is Lakshadweep<\/strong> with total population of <strong>64,473.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td>S. No.<\/td><td>Union Territory<\/td><td>Population<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1.<\/td><td>Delhi<\/td><td>16,787,941<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2.<\/td><td>Jammu and Kashmir<\/td><td>12,267,013<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3.<\/td><td>Puducherry<\/td><td>1,247,953<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4.<\/td><td>Chandigarh<\/td><td>1,055,450<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5.<\/td><td>Dadra and Nagar Haveli &amp; Daman &amp; Diu<\/td><td>5,86,956<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6.<\/td><td>Andaman and Nicobar Islands<\/td><td>380,581<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7.<\/td><td>Ladakh<\/td><td>274,289<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8.<\/td><td>Lakshadweep<\/td><td>64,473<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Largest and Smallest State of India, Population-wise &amp; Area-wise: With a total land size of 3,287,263 square kilometres, India is the world&#8217;s seventh-largest country by area. It is also the world&#8217;s second-most populated country, with a population of nearly 1.4 billion people. 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