- List of states and territories of India by population
This is a list of the States of
India in order of population.Rank State Population March 2001 1 Uttar Pradesh 166,197,921 2 Maharashtra 96,878,627 3 Bihar 82,998,509 4 West Bengal 80,176,197 5 Andhra Pradesh 76,210,007 6 Tamil Nadu 62,405,679 7 Madhya Pradesh 60,348,023 8 Rajasthan 56,507,188 9 Karnataka 52,850,562 10 Gujarat 50,671,017 11 Orissa 36,804,660 12 Kerala 31,841,374 13 Jharkhand 26,945,829 14 Assam 26,655,528 15 Punjab 24,358,999 16 Haryana 21,144,564 17 Chhattisgarh 20,833,803 territory Delhi 13,850,507 18 Jammu and Kashmir 10,143,700 19 Uttarakhand 8,489,349 20 Himachal Pradesh 6,077,900 21 Tripura 3,199,203 22 Manipur ref|12345678912345678912345678912345678912345678912345678900000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000002,166,788 23 Meghalaya 2,318,822 24 Nagaland 1,990,036 25 Goa 1,347,668 26 Arunachal Pradesh 1,097,968 territory Pondicherry 974,345 territory Chandigarh 900,635 27 Mizoram 888,573 28 Sikkim 540,851 territory Andaman and Nicobar Islands 356,152 territory Dadra and Nagar Haveli 220,490 territory Daman and Diu 158,204 territory Lakshadweep 60,650 Notes
*— Excludes Mao-Maram, Paomata and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur.Mumbai-20,000
References
[http://www.censusindia.gov.in/ Indian Census]
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