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This is a list of the States of Indiya in order of population. , Andhra Pradesh (Telugu: , Urdu: ; pronunciation: ), the Rice Bowl of India, is a state in southern India. ...
Arunachal Pradesh (Hindi: Aruá¹Äcal PradeÅ; Chinese: èå Zangnan or South Tibet) is one of the seven northeastern states of India. ...
Assam (Assamese: à¦
সম Ãxôm) is a north eastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a part of Guwahati. ...
, Bihar (Hindi: बिहार, Urdu: Ø¨ÛØ§Ø±, IPA: , ) is a state of the Indian union situated in the eastern part of the country. ...
Chhattisgarh (Chhattisgarhi/Hindi: à¤à¤¤à¥à¤¤à¥à¤¸à¤à¤¢à¤¼, IPA: ) , a state in central India, formed when the sixteen Chhattisgarhi-speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained statehood on November 1, 2000. ...
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, Goa (Konkani: à¤à¥à¤à¤¯ goá¹ya; Marathi: govÄ; Portuguese: ) is Indias smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population (after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh). ...
, GujarÄt (GujarÄtÄ«: , IPA: ) is a state in the Republic of India. ...
, Haryana (HindÄ«: हरियाणा, PunjabÄ«: ਹਰਿà¨à¨£à¨¾, IPA: ) is a state in north India. ...
Himachal Pradesh (Hindi: हिमाà¤à¤² पà¥à¤°à¤¦à¥à¤¶, IPA: ), formerly the Punjab Hill States, is a mostly mountainous state in northern India. ...
, Jammu and Kashmir (IPA: , Kashmiri:à¤à¥à¤µà¤® तॠà¤à¥
शà¥à¤° جÛÙ
تÙÛ Ú©ÙØ´ÙÛØ±, Urdu:جÙ
ÙÚº Ù Ú©Ø´Ù
ÛØ±) (often abbreviated as Kashmir), is the northern-most state of India, lying mostly in the Himalayan mountains. ...
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KarnÄtakÄ (Kannada: à²à²¨à²¾à³¯à²à²) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ...
, Kerala ( ; Malayalam: àµà´à´°à´³à´; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ...
, Madhya PradeÅ (HindÄ«: मधà¥à¤¯ पà¥à¤°à¤¦à¥à¤¶, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ...
, Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराषà¥à¤à¥à¤° , IPA: , English: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ...
, Manipur (Bengali: মণিপà§à¦°, Meitei Mayek: mnipur) is a state in northeastern India making its capital in the city of Imphal. ...
Meghalaya is a small state in north-eastern India. ...
Mizoram is one of the Seven Sister States in northeastern India on the border with Myanmar. ...
Nagaland (Hindi: नाà¤à¤¾à¤²à¥à¤à¤¡) Nagaland is a vibrant hill state located in the far northeastern part of India. ...
, Orissa (Oriya: à¬à¬¡à¬¼à¬¿à¬¶à¬¾), is a state situated on the east coast of India. ...
, This article is about the Indian state of Punjab. ...
, RÄjasthÄn (DevanÄgarÄ«: राà¤à¤¸à¥à¤¥à¤¾à¤¨, IPA: ) is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area but encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert (Thar Desert) which has an edge that parallels the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
, Sikkim (also Sikhim) (DevanÄgarÄ«: सिà¤à¥à¤à¤¿à¤® ) is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas. ...
Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...
Tripura (Bengali: তà§à¦°à¦¿à¦ªà§à¦°à¦¾, Hindi: तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¾) is a state in North East India. ...
, Uttarakhand (Hindi: à¤à¤¤à¥à¤¤à¤°à¤¾à¤à¤à¤¡), known as Uttaranchal from 2000 to 2006, became the 27th state of the Republic of India on November 9, 2000. ...
, Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , translation: Northern Province, IPA: , ), often referred to as U.P., is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ...
West Bengal (Bengali: পশà§à¦à¦¿à¦®à¦¬à¦à§à¦, PoshchimbôÅgo) is a state in eastern India. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Andaman Islands. ...
, Chandigarh (Punjabi: , Hindi: , pronunciation: ) also called The City Beautiful , is a city in India that serves as the capital of two states: Punjab and Haryana. ...
Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Gujarati: દાદરા àª
નૠનàªàª° હવà«àª²à«, Hindi: दादरा à¤à¤° नà¤à¤° हवà¥à¤²à¥, Urdu: Ø¯Ø§Ø¯Ø±Û Ø§ÙØ± Ùگر ØÙÛÙÛ, Portuguese: Dadrá e Nagar-Aveli) is a Union Territory in western India. ...
Daman and Diu (Portuguese: Gujarati is the main language; use of Portuguese is declining because it is not official or taught at school (but still spoken by 10% in Daman). ...
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, Puducherry (formerly ) is a Union Territory of India. ...
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India is subdivided into 28 states, 6 union territories and a national capital territory. ...
| | Rank | State | Population March 2001 | | 1 | Uttar Pradesh | 166,197,921 | | 2 | Maharashtra | 96,878,627 | | 3 | Bihar | 82,998,509 | | 4 | West Bengal | 80,176,197 | | 5 | Andhra Pradesh | 76,210,007 | | 6 | Tamil Nadu | 62,405,679 | | 7 | Madhya Pradesh | 60,348,023 | | 8 | Rajasthan | 56,507,188 | | 9 | Karnataka | 52,850,562 | | 10 | Gujarat | 50,671,017 | | 11 | Orissa | 36,804,660 | | 12 | Kerala | 31,841,374 | | 13 | Jharkhand | 26,945,829 | | 14 | Assam | 26,655,528 | | 15 | Punjab | 24,358,999 | | 16 | Haryana | 21,144,564 | | 17 | Chhattisgarh | 20,833,803 | | --- | Delhi | 13,850,507 | | 18 | Jammu and Kashmir | 10,143,700 | | 19 | Uttarakhand | 8,489,349 | | 20 | Himachal Pradesh | 6,077,900 | | 21 | Tripura | 3,199,203 | | 22 | Manipur1 | 2,166,788 | | 23 | Meghalaya | 2,318,822 | | 24 | Nagaland | 1,990,036 | | 25 | Goa | 1,347,668 | | 26 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1,097,968 | | --- | Pondicherry | 974,345 | | --- | Chandigarh | 900,635 | | 27 | Mizoram | 888,573 | | 28 | Sikkim | 540,851 | | --- | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 356,152 | | --- | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 220,490 | | --- | Daman and Diu | 158,204 | | --- | Lakshadweep | 60,650 | See also: , Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: , Urdu: , translation: Northern Province, IPA: , ), often referred to as U.P., is the most populous and fifth largest state in the Republic of India. ...
, Maharashtra (Marathi: महाराषà¥à¤à¥à¤° , IPA: , English: ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ...
For other uses, see Bihar (disambiguation). ...
West Bengal (Bengali: পশà§à¦à¦¿à¦®à¦¬à¦à§à¦, PoshchimbôÅgo) is a state in eastern India. ...
, Andhra Pradesh (Telugu: , Urdu: ; pronunciation: ), the Rice Bowl of India, is a state in southern India. ...
Tamil Nadu (தமிழ் நாடு, Land of the Tamils) is a state at the southern tip of India. ...
, Madhya PradeÅ (HindÄ«: मधà¥à¤¯ पà¥à¤°à¤¦à¥à¤¶, English: , IPA: ), often called the Heart of India, is a state in central India. ...
, RÄjasthÄn (DevanÄgarÄ«: राà¤à¤¸à¥à¤¥à¤¾à¤¨, IPA: ) is the largest state of the Republic of India in terms of area but encompasses most of the area of the large, inhospitable Great Indian Desert (Thar Desert) which has an edge that parallels the Sutlej-Indus river valley along its border with...
KarnÄtakÄ (Kannada: à²à²¨à²¾à³¯à²à²) (IPA: ) is one of the four southern states of India. ...
, GujarÄt (GujarÄtÄ«: , IPA: ) is a state in the Republic of India. ...
, Orissa (Oriya: à¬à¬¡à¬¼à¬¿à¬¶à¬¾), is a state situated on the east coast of India. ...
, Kerala ( ; Malayalam: àµà´à´°à´³à´; ) is a state on the Malabar Coast of southwestern India. ...
This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
Assam (Assamese: à¦
সম Ãxôm) is a north eastern state of India with its capital at Dispur, a part of Guwahati. ...
This article details the Indian state of Punjab. ...
, Haryana (HindÄ«: हरियाणा, PunjabÄ«: ਹਰਿà¨à¨£à¨¾, IPA: ) is a state in north India. ...
Chhattisgarh (Chhattisgarhi/Hindi: à¤à¤¤à¥à¤¤à¥à¤¸à¤à¤¢à¤¼, IPA: ) , a state in central India, formed when the sixteen Chhattisgarhi-speaking southeastern districts of Madhya Pradesh gained statehood on November 1, 2000. ...
, Delhi (Hindi: , Urdu: , Punjabi: ), sometimes referred to as Dilli, is the second-largest metropolis in India after Mumbai with a population of 13 million. ...
, Jammu and Kashmir (IPA: , Kashmiri:à¤à¥à¤µà¤® तॠà¤à¥
शà¥à¤° جÛÙ
تÙÛ Ú©ÙØ´ÙÛØ±, Urdu:جÙ
ÙÚº Ù Ú©Ø´Ù
ÛØ±) (often abbreviated as Kashmir), is the northern-most state of India, lying mostly in the Himalayan mountains. ...
, Uttarakhand (Hindi: à¤à¤¤à¥à¤¤à¤°à¤¾à¤à¤à¤¡), known as Uttaranchal from 2000 to 2006, became the 27th state of the Republic of India on November 9, 2000. ...
Himachal Pradesh (Hindi: हिमाà¤à¤² पà¥à¤°à¤¦à¥à¤¶, IPA: ), formerly the Punjab Hill States, is a mostly mountainous state in northern India. ...
Tripura (Bengali: তà§à¦°à¦¿à¦ªà§à¦°à¦¾, Hindi: तà¥à¤°à¤¿à¤ªà¥à¤°à¤¾) is a state in North East India. ...
, Manipur (Bengali: মণিপà§à¦°, Meitei Mayek: mnipur) is a state in northeastern India making its capital in the city of Imphal. ...
Meghalaya is a small state in north-eastern India. ...
Nagaland (Hindi: नाà¤à¤¾à¤²à¥à¤à¤¡) Nagaland is a vibrant hill state located in the far northeastern part of India. ...
, Goa (Konkani: à¤à¥à¤à¤¯ goá¹ya; Marathi: govÄ; Portuguese: ) is Indias smallest state in terms of area and the fourth smallest in terms of population (after Sikkim, Mizoram and Arunachal Pradesh). ...
Arunachal Pradesh (Hindi: Aruá¹Äcal PradeÅ; Chinese: èå Zangnan or South Tibet) is one of the seven northeastern states of India. ...
Map of Pondicherry Region, Union Territory of Pondicherry, India Pondicherry (Tamil:பà¯à®¤à¯à®µà¯,Hindi: पà¥à¤£à¥à¤¡à¤¿à¤à¥à¤°à¥) is a Union Territory of India. ...
, Chandigarh (Punjabi: , Hindi: , pronunciation: ) also called The City Beautiful , is a city in India that serves as the capital of two states: Punjab and Haryana. ...
Mizoram is one of the Seven Sister States in northeastern India on the border with Myanmar. ...
, Sikkim (also Sikhim) (DevanÄgarÄ«: सिà¤à¥à¤à¤¿à¤® ) is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas. ...
It has been suggested that this article or section be merged into Andaman Islands. ...
Dadra and Nagar Haveli (Gujarati: દાદરા àª
નૠનàªàª° હવà«àª²à«, Hindi: दादरा à¤à¤° नà¤à¤° हवà¥à¤²à¥, Urdu: Ø¯Ø§Ø¯Ø±Û Ø§ÙØ± Ùگر ØÙÛÙÛ, Portuguese: Dadrá e Nagar-Aveli) is a Union Territory in western India. ...
Daman and Diu (Portuguese: Gujarati is the main language; use of Portuguese is declining because it is not official or taught at school (but still spoken by 10% in Daman). ...
This article or section does not adequately cite its references or sources. ...
- List of states of India by area
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Notes
- Note 1: — Excludes Mao-Maram, Paomata and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur.yo yo
References - Census of India, final 2001 results
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