Population Facts about Indian States
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Population Facts about Indian States
| General Points |
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| Among the Indian states, Uttar Pradesh is the most populated state with a population of 19,98,12,341 and Sikkim is the least populated state with a population of 6,10,577. |
| The second, third, fourth and fifth ranked states are Maharashtra (11,23,74,333), Bihar (10,40,99,452), West Bengal (9,12,76,115) and Madhya Pradesh* (7,26,26,809) respectively. (*Post bifurcation of Andhra Pradesh into Andhra Pradesh and Telangana) |
| Among the Union Territories, Delhi is the most populated UT with a population of 1,67,87,941 and Lakshdweep is the least populated UT with a population of 64,473. |
| The population of Delhi is greater than Jammu and Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, Mizoram and Manipur |
| The second most populated UT is Puducherry with a population of 12,47,953 followed by Chandigarh with a population of 10,55,450. |
| Density of Population |
| The state with highest density of population is Bihar with a population of 1106 persons per square kilometre. |
| The state with lowest density of population is Arunachal Pradesh with a population of 17 persons per square kilometre. |
| The UT with highest density of population is Delhi with a population of 11,320 persons per square kilometre. |
| The UT with lowest density of population is Andaman and Nicobar Islands with a population of 46 persons per square kilometre. |
| The district with highest density of population is North East Delhi with a population of 37346 persons per square kilometre. |
| The district with lowest density of population is Lahaul and Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) with a population of 2 persons per square kilometre. |
| Gender Composition |
| Among Indian states Kerala has the highest sex ratio of 1084 females to 1000 males while Haryana has the lowest sex ratio of 877. |
| Among the Union Territories, Puducherry has the highest sex ratio of 1038 females to 1000 males while Daman and Diu has the lowest sex ratio of 618. |
| Literacy |
| Kerala ranks first among Indian states with a literacy rate of 93.91% followed by Mizoram with a literacy rate of 91.58%. |
| Bihar ranks last among Indian states with a literacy rate of 63.82%. Next is Rajasthan with a literacy rate of 67.06%. |
| Four States have achieved literacy rate of above 85% which is the target set by the Planning Commission to be achieved by 2011-12. They are Kerala, Mizoram, Tripura and Goa. |
| Six Union Territories have achieved literacy rate of above 85% which is the target set by the Planning Commission to be achieved by 2011-12. They are Lakshdweep, Daman & Diu, Puducherry, Chandigarh, Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands. |
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