Largest State of India 2023
Many people don’t know about the largest state of India by population-wise and area-wise and the largest union territory of India by population-wise and area-wise. There is a total of 28 states and 8 union territories (UT’s) in India as of now. The largest state in terms of area is Rajasthan (342,239 Km2) followed by Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Uttar Pradesh is the most populus state is India followed by Maharashtra and Bihar. Here we have covered the list of the Indian States, and Union Territories with area and population.
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. Goa is the smallest state in India which covers 3702km2. 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 |
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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 populus 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 |