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An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

“The Knowledge Library”

Knowledge for All, without Barriers……….
An Initiative by: Kausik Chakraborty.

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Largest State in India in terms of Area

Rajasthan is the largest state in India in terms of area which covers 342,239 km2 of land area. As per the Census 2011, the total population of Rajasthan is 68548437. The list of states in terms of area is given below:

S. No. State Name Area (km2)
1 Rajasthan 342,239
2 Madhya Pradesh 308,245
3 Maharashtra 307,713
4 Uttar Pradesh 240,928
5 Gujarat 196,024
6 Karnataka 191,791
7 Andhra Pradesh 162,968
8 Odisha 155,707
9 Chhattisgarh 135,191
10 Tamil Nadu 130,058
11 Telangana 112,077
12 Bihar 94,163
13 West Bengal 88,752
14 Arunachal Pradesh 83,743
15 Jharkhand 79,714
16 Assam 78,438
17 Himachal Pradesh 55,673
18 Uttarakhand 53,483
19 Punjab 50,362
20 Haryana 44,212
21 Kerala 38,863
22 Meghalaya 22,429
23 Manipur 22,327
24 Mizoram 21,081
25 Nagaland 16,579
26 Tripura 10,486
27 Sikkim 7,096
28 Goa 3,702

Largest Union Territory in India in terms of Area

Jammu and Kashmir is the largest union territory in India in terms of area which covers 125,535 km2 of land area. The list of union territories in terms of area is given below:

S. No. Union Territory Name Area (km2)
1 Jammu and Kashmir 125,535
2 Ladakh 96,701
3 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 8,249
4 Delhi 1,484
5 Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu 603
6 Puducherry 479
7 Chandigarh 114
8 Lakshadweep 32.62

Largest State in India: Map

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Largest State in India by Population

Uttar Pradesh is the largest state in India in terms of population. As per the details from Census 2011, the total population of Uttar Pradesh is 199,812,341. Uttar Pradesh has 240,928 km2 of land. Sikkim is the least populous state in India. The list of states in terms of population is given below:

S. No. State Name Population (As per Census 2011)
1 Uttar Pradesh 199,812,341
2 Maharashtra 112,374,333
3 Bihar 104,099,452
4 West Bengal 91,276,115
5 Andhra Pradesh 84,580,777
6 Madhya Pradesh 72,626,809
7 Tamil Nadu 72,147,030
8 Rajasthan 68,548,437
9 Karnataka 61,095,297
10 Gujarat 60,439,692
11 Orissa 41,974,218
12 Kerala 33,406,061
13 Jharkhand 32,988,134
14 Assam 31,205,576
15 Punjab 27,743,338
16 Chhattisgarh 25,545,198
17 Haryana 25,351,462
20 Uttarakhand 10,086,292
21 Himachal Pradesh 6,864,602
22 Tripura 3,673,917
23 Meghalaya 2,966,889
24 Manipur 2,855,794
25 Nagaland 1,978,502
26 Goa 1,458,545
27 Arunachal Pradesh 1,383,727
29 Mizoram 1,097,206
31 Sikkim 610,577

Largest Union Territory in India by Population

Delhi, the capital of India is the largest union territory in India in terms of population. As per the details from Census 2011, the total population of Delhi is 16,787,941. The list of states in terms of population is given below:

S. No. UT Name Population (as per 2011 Census)
1 Delhi 16,787,941
2, 3 Jammu and Kashmir + Ladakh 12,541,302
4 Puducherry 1,247,953
5 Chandigarh 1,055,450
6 Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu 5,86,956
7 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 380,581
8 Lakshadweep 64,473

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