Indian states with highest population

This article gives details about Indian States with highest population, Indian states with highest population density, Indian cities with highest population and population density.

India is the seventh largest country in terms of area and 2nd largest country in terms of population. As per 2011 census the population of India was 1.2 crores while the present population of India is 1.31 crores which makes this country second most populous country just followed by China. Around 17.5 % of total world’s population lives in India. The Indo-Gangetic planes which are the most fertile part of India holds maximum population. The states likes Punjab, Haryana, Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Bihar and West Bengal comes in this gangetic plane and shares the maximum population.After this plane the eastern and western coastal areas account for second maximum population concentration.

The first Census of India was done in year 1872 under British raj. In the independent India the first census was done in year 1951. After that the census is being carried out successively after a period of 10 years. All the facts and figures regarding Indian states with highest Population are derived from the latest census of year 2011.

Indian States with highest population (in decreasing order)

State	Population	Area (Sq Km)	Population Density
Uttar Pradesh	19,92,81,477	2,40,928	828
Maharashtra	11,23,72,972	3,07,713	365
Bihar	10,38,04,637	94,163	1102
West Bengal	9,13,47,736	88,752	1029
Madhya Pradesh	7,25,97,565	30,8245	236
Tamil Nadu	7,21,38,958	1,30,058	555
Rajasthan	6,86,21,012	3,42,239	201
Karnataka	6,11,30,704	1,91,791	319
Gujarat	6,03,83,628	1,96,024	308
Andhra Pradesh	4,93,86,799	1,60,205	308
Odisha	4,19,47,358	1,55,707	268
Telangana	3,52,86,757	1,14,840	307
Kerala	3,33,87,677	38,863	859
Jharkhand	3,29,66,238	79,714	414
Assam	3,11,69,272	78,438	397
Punjab	2,77,04,236	50,362	550
Chhattisgarh	2,55,40,196	1,35,191	189
Haryana	2,53,53,081	44,212	573
Jammu and Kashmir	1,25,48,926	2,22,236	124
Uttarakhand	1,01,16,752	53,483	189
Himachal Pradesh	68,64,602	55,673	123
Tripura	36,71,032	10,486	351
Meghalaya	29,64,007	22,429	133
Manipur	27,21,756	22,327	123
Nagaland	19,80,602	16,579	118
Goa	14,57,723	3,702	395
Arunachal Pradesh	13,82,611	83,743	17
Mizoram	10,91,014	21,081	51
Sikkim	6,07,688	7,096	86

From the above table it is clear to say that Uttar Pradesh has highest population as per 2011 census. State with highest population density is Bihar with 1102 people/Sq Km.

Some Interesting Facts about Indian States with highest population

• Indian state with highest population is Uttar Pradesh.
• Indian state with lowest population is Sikkim (nearly 6 lakhs).
• Which is the most densely populated state in India – Bihar (1102/sq km).
• Indian state with lowest population density is Arunachal Pradesh (17/sq km).
• Indian state with highest population growth in last decade 2001-11 is Meghalaya. Meghalaya state recorded sharp rise of 27.8 % in its population.
• Which State has lowest population in India – Sikkim
• Indian state with lowest population growth in last decade 2001-11 is Nagaland. Infact Nagaland recorded negative population growth of -0.5 %, which means the population of Nagaland declined in last decade.
• South Indian state with highest population is Tamil Nadu.
• South Indian state with highest population density is Kerala (859/sq km).

Indian states with highest population of Rural and Urban areas

• Indian state with highest urban population is Maharashtra. Of total population of 11,23,72,972 people in Maharashtra, 5,08,27,531 people live in urban areas.
• Indian state with highest percentage of urban population is Goa. 62.1% of total Goa population lives in urban areas. In other words it can also be inferred that Goa has lowest percentage of rural population.
• Indian state with highest rural population is Uttar Prades.  15,51,11,022 people of UP among total population of 19,92,81,477 live in rural areas.
• Indian state with highest percentage of rural population is Himachal Pradesh. 89.9% of total population of Himachal Pradesh lives in rural areas. In other words it can also be inferred that Himachal Pradesh has lowest percentage of urban population.

Northeast Indian States with Highest Population

• Northeast state with highest population is Assam.
• Northeast state with least population is Sikkim. Sikkim is also the overall least populated state of India.
• Northeast state with highest population density is Assam.
• Northeast state with lowest population density is Arunachal Pradesh.
• Northeast state with highest population growth rate of last decade is Meghalaya. Meghalaya is also overall maximum population growth state of whole India.
• Northeast state with lowest population growth rate in last decade is Nagaland. Nagaland is also the least population growth state of whole India.

Top Indian Cities with highest population

Cities	Population 2011 census	Population 2001 census	Decadal Growth %
Mumbai	1,24,42,373	1,19,78,450	3.8
Delhi	1,10,34,555	98,79,172	11.6
Bangalore	84,43,675	43,01,326	96.3
Hyderabad	67,31,790	36,37,483	85
Chennai	67,27,000	43,43,645	54.8
Ahmedabad	55,77,940	35,20,085	58.4
Kolkata	44,96,694	45,72,876	-1.6
Surat	44,67,797	24,33,835	83.5
Pune	31,24,458	25,38,473	23
Jaipur	30,46,163	23,22,575	31.1
Lucknow	28,17,105	21,85,927	28.8
Kanpur	27,65,348	25,51,337	8.3
Nagpur	24,05,665	20,52,066	17.2
Vishakhapatnam	20,35,922	9,82,904	107.1
Indore	19,60,631	14,74,968	32.9
Thane	18,18,872	12,62,551	44
Bhopal	17,98,218	14,37,354	25.1
Pimpri Chinchwad	17,29,359	10,12,472	70.8
Patna	16,83,200	13,66,444	23.1
Vadodara	16,66,703	13,06,227	27.5

Some Facts about Population of Indian Cities

• Indian city with highest population (2011 census) is Mumbai.
• Indian city with highest decadal population growth rate is Vishakhapatnam.
• Indian city with lowest decal population growth rate is Kolkata. In Kolkata the population declined actually in 2011 as compared to year 2001.
• Top three highest populous cities of Maharashtra are Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur.
• Top two populous cities of Uttar Pradesh are Lucknow and Kanpur.
• Top three highest populous cities of South india are Bangalore, Hyderabad and Chennai.