Rankings
Largest states in India by area
Rajasthan is the largest state by area at 3,42,239 km², 10.4% of India's 32,87,469 km².
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rajasthan | 3,42,239 | 10.41% | 8.36 crore | 200 |
| 2 | Madhya Pradesh | 3,08,252 | 9.38% | 8.97 crore | 236 |
| 3 | Maharashtra | 3,07,713 | 9.36% | 12.93 crore | 365 |
| 4 | Uttar Pradesh | 2,40,928 | 7.33% | 24.29 crore | 829 |
| 5 | Gujarat | 1,96,244 | 5.97% | 7.41 crore | 308 |
| 6 | Karnataka | 1,91,791 | 5.83% | 6.9 crore | 319 |
| 7 | Andhra Pradesh | 1,61,629 | 4.92% | 5.37 crore | 307 |
| 8 | Odisha | 1,55,707 | 4.74% | 4.47 crore | 270 |
| 9 | Chhattisgarh | 1,35,192 | 4.11% | 3.12 crore | 189 |
| 10 | Tamil Nadu | 1,30,060 | 3.96% | 7.75 crore | 555 |
| 11 | Telangana | 1,13,416 | 3.45% | 3.86 crore | 308 |
| 12 | Bihar | 94,163 | 2.86% | 13.23 crore | 1,106 |
| 13 | West Bengal | 88,752 | 2.70% | 10.05 crore | 1,028 |
| 14 | Arunachal Pradesh | 83,743 | 2.55% | 16.04 lakh | 17 |
| 15 | Jharkhand | 79,716 | 2.42% | 4.1 crore | 414 |
| 16 | Assam | 78,438 | 2.39% | 3.67 crore | 398 |
| 17 | Ladakh | 59,146 | 1.80% | 3.05 lakh | 5 |
| 18 | Himachal Pradesh | 55,673 | 1.69% | 75.79 lakh | 123 |
| 19 | Uttarakhand | 53,483 | 1.63% | 1.2 crore | 189 |
| 20 | Punjab | 50,362 | 1.53% | 3.13 crore | 551 |
| 21 | Haryana | 44,212 | 1.34% | 3.13 crore | 573 |
| 22 | Jammu and Kashmir | 42,241 | 1.28% | 1.39 crore | 290 |
| 23 | Kerala | 38,852 | 1.18% | 3.62 crore | 860 |
| 24 | Meghalaya | 22,429 | 0.68% | 34.4 lakh | 132 |
| 25 | Manipur | 22,327 | 0.68% | 33.11 lakh | 128 |
| 26 | Mizoram | 21,081 | 0.64% | 12.72 lakh | 52 |
| 27 | Nagaland | 16,579 | 0.50% | 22.94 lakh | 119 |
| 28 | Tripura | 10,486 | 0.32% | 42.6 lakh | 350 |
| 29 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 8,249 | 0.25% | 4.06 lakh | 46 |
| 30 | Sikkim | 7,096 | 0.22% | 7.08 lakh | 86 |
| 31 | Goa | 3,702 | 0.11% | 15.99 lakh | 394 |
| 32 | Delhi | 1,483 | 0.05% | 2.25 crore | 11,320 |
| 33 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 602 | 0.02% | 15.41 lakh | 975 |
| 34 | Puducherry | 490 | 0.01% | 17.57 lakh | 2,547 |
| 35 | Chandigarh | 114 | 0.00% | 12.67 lakh | 9,258 |
| 36 | Lakshadweep | 30 | 0.00% | 70 thousand | 2,149 |
Areas are Census 2011 (Table A-1). For Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh the figure is the area used for density in Census 2011 district tables; it excludes territory under the illegal occupation of Pakistan and China. Telangana and Andhra Pradesh are apportioned from 2011 district areas.
15 largest by area
- Rajasthan 3,42,239 km²
- Madhya Pradesh 3,08,252 km²
- Maharashtra 3,07,713 km²
- Uttar Pradesh 2,40,928 km²
- Gujarat 1,96,244 km²
- Karnataka 1,91,791 km²
- Andhra Pradesh 1,61,629 km²
- Odisha 1,55,707 km²
- Chhattisgarh 1,35,192 km²
- Tamil Nadu 1,30,060 km²
- Telangana 1,13,416 km²
- Bihar 94,163 km²
- West Bengal 88,752 km²
- Arunachal Pradesh 83,743 km²
- Jharkhand 79,716 km²
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