Largest state (in terms of area) |
Rajasthan |
Smallest state |
Goa |
Most populous state |
Uttar Pradesh |
Least populous state |
Sikkim |
Most populous union territory (not incl Delhi) |
Puducherry |
Least populous union territory |
Lakshadweep |
Most densely populated state |
Bihar |
Least densely populated state |
Arunachal Pradesh |
First state to be formed on linguistic basis |
Andhra Pradesh |
Most literate state |
Kerala |
Least literate state |
Bihar |
The state with the longest coastline |
Gujarat |
The state having boundaries with seven states and two countries |
Assam |
The state surrounded on three sides by Bangladesh |
Tripura |
The state surrounded by three countries and one state |
Sikkim |
The number of states which have a coastline |
Nine |
The number of Union Territories which have a coastline |
Four |
The states which have neither an international boundary nor a coastline |
M.P., Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Haryana |