Rankings

Population density by state

India had 382 people per km² in 2011 and about 433 in 2026. Delhi is the most densely populated (11,320/km²) and Ladakh the least (5/km²).

Population density by state
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1	Delhi	11,320	15,199	1,483
2	Chandigarh	9,258	11,114	114
3	Puducherry	2,547	3,586	490
4	Lakshadweep	2,149	2,333	30
5	Bihar	1,106	1,405	94,163
6	West Bengal	1,028	1,133	88,752
7	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	975	2,560	602
8	Kerala	860	932	38,852
9	Uttar Pradesh	829	1,008	2,40,928
10	Haryana	573	708	44,212
11	Tamil Nadu	555	596	1,30,060
12	Punjab	551	622	50,362
13	Jharkhand	414	514	79,716
14	Assam	398	468	78,438
15	Goa	394	432	3,702
16	Maharashtra	365	420	3,07,713
17	Tripura	350	406	10,486
18	Karnataka	319	360	1,91,791
19	Gujarat	308	378	1,96,244
20	Telangana	308	341	1,13,416
21	Andhra Pradesh	307	332	1,61,629
22	Jammu and Kashmir	290	329	42,241
23	Odisha	270	287	1,55,707
24	Madhya Pradesh	236	291	3,08,252
25	Rajasthan	200	244	3,42,239
26	Chhattisgarh	189	231	1,35,192
27	Uttarakhand	189	224	53,483
28	Meghalaya	132	153	22,429
29	Manipur	128	148	22,327
30	Himachal Pradesh	123	136	55,673
31	Nagaland	119	138	16,579
32	Sikkim	86	100	7,096
33	Mizoram	52	60	21,081
34	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	46	49	8,249
35	Arunachal Pradesh	17	19	83,743
36	Ladakh	5	5	59,146

2026 density divides the official projection by the 2011 area.

Most densely populated, 2011 (people per km²)

People per km², 2011

530711,320

Data updated: 4 October 2026 · Report a correction