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Population growth by state

India grew 17.7% between 2001 and 2011, the slowest decade since independence. Growth has since slowed further: 17.6% over the 15 years to 2026.

Population growth by state
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1 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu+55.0%+162.5%3,78,6945,86,956
2 Puducherry+28.1%+40.8%9,74,34512,47,953
3 Meghalaya+28.0%+15.9%23,18,82229,66,889
4 Arunachal Pradesh+26.0%+15.9%10,97,96813,83,727
5 Bihar+25.4%+27.1%8,29,98,50910,40,99,452
6 Manipur+24.5%+15.9%22,93,89628,55,794
7 Jammu and Kashmir+23.8%+13.3%99,07,1611,22,67,013
8 Mizoram+23.5%+15.9%8,88,57310,97,206
9 Chhattisgarh+22.6%+22.2%2,08,33,8032,55,45,198
10 Jharkhand+22.4%+24.2%2,69,45,8293,29,88,134
11 Rajasthan+21.3%+22.0%5,65,07,1886,85,48,437
12 Delhi+21.2%+34.3%1,38,50,5071,67,87,941
13 Madhya Pradesh+20.4%+23.5%6,03,48,0237,26,26,809
14 Uttar Pradesh+20.2%+21.5%16,61,97,92119,98,12,341
15 Haryana+19.9%+23.5%2,11,44,5642,53,51,462
16 Gujarat+19.3%+22.6%5,06,71,0176,04,39,692
17 Uttarakhand+18.8%+18.9%84,89,3491,00,86,292
18 Chandigarh+17.2%+20.0%9,00,63510,55,450
19 Assam+17.1%+17.7%2,66,55,5283,12,05,576
20 Maharashtra+16.0%+15.1%9,68,78,62711,23,74,333
21 Ladakh+16.0%+11.2%2,36,5392,74,289
22 Tamil Nadu+15.6%+7.5%6,24,05,6797,21,47,030
23 Karnataka+15.6%+12.9%5,28,50,5626,10,95,297
24 Tripura+14.8%+16.0%31,99,20336,73,917
25 Odisha+14.1%+6.4%3,68,04,6604,19,74,218
26 Punjab+13.9%+12.9%2,43,58,9992,77,43,338
27 West Bengal+13.8%+10.1%8,01,76,1979,12,76,115
28 Telangana+13.6%+10.5%3,07,65,6523,49,53,587
29 Himachal Pradesh+12.9%+10.4%60,77,90068,64,602
30 Sikkim+12.9%+16.0%5,40,8516,10,577
31 Andhra Pradesh+9.2%+8.2%4,54,44,3554,96,27,190
32 Goa+8.2%+9.6%13,47,66814,58,545
33 Andaman and Nicobar Islands+6.9%+6.7%3,56,1523,80,581
34 Lakshadweep+6.3%+8.6%60,65064,473
35 Kerala+4.9%+8.4%3,18,41,3743,34,06,061
36 Nagaland−0.6%+15.9%19,90,03619,78,502

Nagaland’s 2011 count was lower than in 2001; ORGI later flagged the 2001 figure as inflated. 2001 figures for states formed later are added up on today’s boundaries.

Decadal growth 2001–2011

Decadal growth 2001–2011
  1. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu +55.0%
  2. Puducherry +28.1%
  3. Meghalaya +28.0%
  4. Arunachal Pradesh +26.0%
  5. Bihar +25.4%
  6. Manipur +24.5%
  7. Jammu and Kashmir +23.8%
  8. Mizoram +23.5%
  9. Chhattisgarh +22.6%
  10. Jharkhand +22.4%
  11. Rajasthan +21.3%
  12. Delhi +21.2%
  13. Madhya Pradesh +20.4%
  14. Uttar Pradesh +20.2%
  15. Haryana +19.9%
  16. Gujarat +19.3%
  17. Uttarakhand +18.8%
  18. Chandigarh +17.2%
  19. Assam +17.1%
  20. Maharashtra +16.0%
  21. Ladakh +16.0%
  22. Tamil Nadu +15.6%
  23. Karnataka +15.6%
  24. Tripura +14.8%
  25. Odisha +14.1%
  26. Punjab +13.9%
  27. West Bengal +13.8%
  28. Telangana +13.6%
  29. Himachal Pradesh +12.9%
  30. Sikkim +12.9%
  31. Andhra Pradesh +9.2%
  32. Goa +8.2%
  33. Andaman and Nicobar Islands +6.9%
  34. Lakshadweep +6.3%
  35. Kerala +4.9%
  36. Nagaland −0.6%

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