Largest State in India by Area and Population (Updated in 2024)

India is a land of diverse cultures and rich heritage and it has 28 states and 8 union territories as of now. India is the 7th largest country in the world in terms of land area and also the 2nd largest country in terms of population. New Delhi is the capital of India. This article is based on the largest state in India in terms of area and population. The complete details are given below:

Largest to Smallest States in India

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 in India as of now. The largest state in India in terms of area is Rajasthan with 342,239 Km² followed by Madhya Pradesh and Maharashtra. Uttar Pradesh is the most populated state in 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 (Area-wise)

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. Geographically it is situated in the northwestern part of India. The capital of Rajasthan is Jaipur which is also known as “Pink City”. Goa is the smallest state in India which covers 3702 km². 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 (Area-wise)

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 by Population

Uttar Pradesh is the largest state in India in terms of population and Bihar has the highest population density. 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 populated 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