Rankings
Urban population by state
In 2011, 31.1% of Indians lived in towns; the official projection puts it at 36.2% in 2026.
| # | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Delhi | 97.5% | 99.8% | 1,63,68,899 |
| 2 | Chandigarh | 97.3% | 100.0% | 10,26,459 |
| 3 | Lakshadweep | 78.1% | 100.0% | 50,332 |
| 4 | Puducherry | 68.3% | 70.6% | 8,52,753 |
| 5 | Goa | 62.2% | 78.9% | 9,06,814 |
| 6 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 58.5% | 84.3% | 3,43,446 |
| 7 | Mizoram | 52.1% | 55.7% | 5,71,771 |
| 8 | Tamil Nadu | 48.4% | 55.0% | 3,49,17,440 |
| 9 | Kerala | 47.7% | 81.4% | 1,59,34,926 |
| 10 | Maharashtra | 45.2% | 49.3% | 5,08,18,259 |
| 11 | Gujarat | 42.6% | 50.2% | 2,57,45,083 |
| 12 | Telangana | 38.8% | 50.1% | 1,35,58,578 |
| 13 | Karnataka | 38.7% | 45.9% | 2,36,25,962 |
| 14 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 37.7% | 45.8% | 1,43,488 |
| 15 | Punjab | 37.5% | 42.9% | 1,03,99,146 |
| 16 | Haryana | 34.9% | 43.8% | 88,42,103 |
| 17 | West Bengal | 31.9% | 38.0% | 2,90,93,002 |
| 18 | Uttarakhand | 30.2% | 37.3% | 30,49,338 |
| 19 | Andhra Pradesh | 29.5% | 38.3% | 1,46,60,497 |
| 20 | Manipur | 29.2% | 33.2% | 8,34,154 |
| 21 | Nagaland | 28.9% | 50.1% | 5,70,966 |
| 22 | Madhya Pradesh | 27.6% | 29.3% | 2,00,69,405 |
| 23 | Jammu and Kashmir | 27.5% | 31.3% | 33,71,233 |
| 24 | Tripura | 26.2% | 42.6% | 9,61,453 |
| 25 | Sikkim | 25.2% | 55.2% | 1,53,578 |
| 26 | Rajasthan | 24.9% | 27.0% | 1,70,48,085 |
| 27 | Jharkhand | 24.1% | 26.7% | 79,33,061 |
| 28 | Chhattisgarh | 23.2% | 28.1% | 59,37,237 |
| 29 | Arunachal Pradesh | 22.9% | 26.3% | 3,17,369 |
| 30 | Ladakh | 22.6% | 33.1% | 62,009 |
| 31 | Uttar Pradesh | 22.3% | 24.5% | 4,44,95,063 |
| 32 | Meghalaya | 20.1% | 20.8% | 5,95,450 |
| 33 | Odisha | 16.7% | 19.5% | 70,03,656 |
| 34 | Assam | 14.1% | 15.9% | 43,98,542 |
| 35 | Bihar | 11.3% | 12.5% | 1,17,58,016 |
| 36 | Himachal Pradesh | 10.0% | 10.4% | 6,88,552 |
“Urban” follows the census definition: statutory towns plus census towns (5,000+ people, 75% of men in non-farm work, 400+ per km²). The projection assumes many villages will become census towns, so some states rise sharply.
Urban share, Census 2011
- Delhi 97.5%
- Chandigarh 97.3%
- Lakshadweep 78.1%
- Puducherry 68.3%
- Goa 62.2%
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 58.5%
- Mizoram 52.1%
- Tamil Nadu 48.4%
- Kerala 47.7%
- Maharashtra 45.2%
- Gujarat 42.6%
- Telangana 38.8%
- Karnataka 38.7%
- Andaman and Nicobar Islands 37.7%
- Punjab 37.5%
- Haryana 34.9%
- West Bengal 31.9%
- Uttarakhand 30.2%
- Andhra Pradesh 29.5%
- Manipur 29.2%
- Nagaland 28.9%
- Madhya Pradesh 27.6%
- Jammu and Kashmir 27.5%
- Tripura 26.2%
- Sikkim 25.2%
- Rajasthan 24.9%
- Jharkhand 24.1%
- Chhattisgarh 23.2%
- Arunachal Pradesh 22.9%
- Ladakh 22.6%
- Uttar Pradesh 22.3%
- Meghalaya 20.1%
- Odisha 16.7%
- Assam 14.1%
- Bihar 11.3%
- Himachal Pradesh 10.0%
Map
Urban share, 2011
10.0%28.9%97.5%
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