In this section of Indian
states population we will discuss in details about Indian population
by state. The table given below shows population of states along
with their area and capital.
In India there are 29 states and 6 Union Territories (UT). Here a
little over a billion people reside. Among these 29 states, Uttar
Pradesh is the highest populated state and West Bengal is densely
populated.
If we compare population of states with their respective economic
performance, the variation of among the states are very large. Bihar
has a population of 82 million and its per capita income is Re 1,010
per month whereas Maharashtra is richest, Rs 4,853 per month with a
population of 96 million.
Check out the following table and find out Indian states population
according to census 2001:
| Division |
Capital |
Area
(sq.km.) |
Population
(Census 2001) |
| Andaman & Nicobar Islands (UT)
|
Port Blair |
8,249 |
356,152 |
| Andhra Pradesh |
Hyderabad |
275,069 |
76,210,007 |
| Arunachal Pradesh |
Itanagar |
83,743 |
1,097,968 |
| Assam |
Dispur |
78,438 |
26,655,528 |
| Bihar |
Patna |
94,163 |
82,998,509 |
| Chandigarh (UT) |
Chandigarh |
114 |
900,635 |
| Chhattisgarh |
Raipur |
135,191 |
20,833,803 |
| Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT)
|
Silvassa |
491 |
220,490 |
| Daman & Diu (UT) |
Daman |
112 |
158,204 |
| Delhi (UT) |
Delhi |
1,483 |
13,850,507 |
| Goa |
Panaji |
3,702 |
1,347,668 |
| Gujarat |
Gandhinagar |
196,022 |
50,671,017 |
| Haryana |
Chandigarh |
44,212 |
21,144,564 |
| Himachal Pradesh |
Simla |
55,673 |
6,077,900 |
| Jammu & Kashmir |
Srinagar |
101,387 |
10,143,700 |
| Jharkhand |
Ranchi |
79,714 |
26,945,829 |
| Karnataka |
Bangalore |
191,791 |
52,850,562 |
| Kerala |
Thiruvananthapuram |
38,863 |
31,841,374 |
| Lakshadweep (UT) |
Kavaratti |
32 |
60,650 |
| Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal |
308,245 |
60,348,023 |
| Maharashtra |
Mumbai |
307,713 |
96,878,627 |
| Manipur |
Imphal |
22,327 |
2,166,788 |
| Meghalaya |
Shillong |
22,429 |
2,318,822 |
| Mizoram |
Aizawl |
21,081 |
888,573 |
| Nagaland |
Kohima |
16,579 |
1,990,036 |
| Orissa |
Bhubaneswar |
155,707 |
36,804,660 |
| Pondicherry (UT) |
Pondicherry |
480 |
974,345 |
| Punjab |
Chandigarh |
50,362 |
24,358,999 |
| Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
342,239 |
56,507,188 |
| Sikkim |
Gangtok |
7,096 |
540,851 |
| Tamil Nadu |
Chennai |
130,058 |
62,405,679 |
| Tripura |
Agartala |
10,486 |
3,199,203 |
| Uttaranchal |
Dehra Dun |
53,483 |
8,489,349 |
| Uttar Pradesh |
Lucknow |
240,928 |
166,197,921 |
| West Bengal |
Kolkata |
88,752 |
80,176,19 |
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