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Largest State in India: List by Area and Population

Rajasthan is the largest state in India with an area of 342,239 KM2. Goa is the smallest state in India with an area of 3,702 sq km. India has a total of 28 states and 8 union territories. Uttar Pradesh is the most populated state in India followed by Maharashtra and Bihar. Check the list of largest states in India by area and population.

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Largest State in India by Area

Rajasthan is the largest state in India with an area of 342,239 km2. It is the seventh most populated state with a population of 68,548,437 people. Below is the list of largest states in India by area.

S.No.

State

Area (Sq. Km.)

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

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Largest Union Territory in India by Area

Jammu and Kashmir is the area-wise largest union territory in India. It has an area of 125,535 square kilometers. While, Ladakh is the 2nd largest union territory in India with an area of 96,701 KM2. Check the largest Union Territory in India by area from below table.

S.No.

Union Territory

Area (Sq. Km.)

1

Jammu & 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

Every States and their capital have some specific cultures based on their geographical locations. Economy of some states are dependent on business whereas most of the Indian State’s economy are base on agriculture.

Largest State in India by Population

Uttar Pradesh is the largest state in India in terms of population. The Population of Uttar Pradesh is 199,812,341 according to census 2011. Maharashtra is the population wise second largest state in India. It has a population of 112,372,333.

Here is the table showcasing the largest state in terms of population in India:

S.No.

State

Population

1

Uttar Pradesh

199,812,341

2

Maharashtra

112,372,333

3

Bihar

104,099,452

4

West Bengal

91,276,115

5

Madhya Pradesh

72,626,809

6

Tamil Nadu

72,147,030

7

Rajasthan

68,548,437

8

Karnataka

61,095,297

9

Gujarat

60,439,692

10

Andhra Pradesh

49,386,799

11

Odisha

41,974,218

12

Telangana

35,193,978

13

Kerala

33,406,061

14

Jharkhand

32,988,134

15

Assam

31,205,576

16

Punjab

27,743,338

17

Chattisgarh

25,545,198

18

Haryana

25,353,081

19

Uttarakhand

10,086,292

20

Himachal Pradesh

6,856,509

21

Tripura

3,673,917

22

Meghalaya

2,966,889

23

Manipur

2,721,756

24

Nagaland

1,978,502

25

Goa

1,458,545

26

Arunachal Pradesh

1,383,727

27

Mizoram

1,097,206

28

Sikkim

607,688

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Largest Union Territory in India by Population

Delhi is most populated union territory in India with a population of 16,787,941. Whereas Lakshadweep is the least populated union territory in India with a population of 64,473. Following is the population wise largest state in India.

S.No.

Union Territory

Population

1

Delhi

16,787,941

2

Jammu & Kashmir

12,267,013

3

Puducherry

1,247,953

4

Chandigarh

1,055,450

5

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

380,581

6

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu

343,709

7

Ladakh

274,289

8

Lakshadweep

64,473

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Largest State in India by GDP 2024

Check the list of GDP wise largest state in India in 2024 from below table.

Rank

GSDP (₹ millions)

GSDP (US$ billions)

Maharashtra

31,080,218.7

417.2

Tamil Nadu

20,712,861.6

278.0

Gujarat

19,770,664.6

265.4

Uttar Pradesh

19,745,315.5

265.1

Karnataka

19,627,254.2

263.5

Largest State in India – FAQs

1. Which is the largest state in terms of area?

Rajasthan is largest state of India with an area of 342,239 KM2.

2. Which is the most populated state in India?

Uttar Pradesh is the most populated state In India with a population of 23.56 Crores according to 2011 census.

3. Which is the biggest Union Territory in India by area?

Jammu and Kashmir is the biggest Union Territory in India with an area of 125,535 km2 followed by Ladakh(96701) .

4. Which is the highest populated Union Territory in India?

Delhi is the highest populated Union Territory in India. According to 2011 census, the population Of Delhi is 16,787,941.


 


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