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Bharat Ganarajya,
Republic of India, has 28
+ 1 states
(in declining order of population) |
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Name |
Capital |
Population |
Area (sq km) |
| 01 |
Uttar Pradesh |
Lucknow |
16,60,52,859 |
2,43,286 |
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02 |
Maharashtra |
Mumbai |
9,67,52,247 |
3,07,690 |
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03 |
Bihar |
Patna |
8,28,78,796 |
99,200 |
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04 |
West Bengal |
Kolkata |
8,02,21,171 |
88,752 |
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05 |
Andhra Pradesh |
Hyderabad |
7,57,27,541 |
2,75,068 |
| 06 |
Tamil Nadu |
Chennai |
6,21,10,839 |
1,30,058 |
|
07 |
Madhya Pradesh |
Bhopal |
6,03,85,118 |
3,08,252 |
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08 |
Rajasthan |
Jaipur |
5,64,73,122 |
3,42,249 |
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09 |
Karnataka |
Bangalore |
5,27,33,958 |
1,91,791 |
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10 |
Gujarat |
Gandhinagar |
5,05,96,992 |
1,96,024 |
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11 |
Orissa |
Bhubneshwar |
3,67,06,920 |
1,55,707 |
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12 |
Kerala |
Thiruvananthapuram |
3,18,38,619 |
38,863 |
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13 |
Jharkhand |
Ranchi |
2,69,09,428 |
74,677 |
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14 |
Assam |
Dispur |
2,66,38,407 |
78,438 |
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15 |
Punjab |
Chandigarh |
2,42,89,296 |
50,362 |
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16 |
Haryana |
Chandigarh |
2,10,82,989 |
44,212 |
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17 |
Chhattisgarh |
Raipur |
2,07,95,956 |
1,35,194 |
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18 |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Shrinagar |
1,00,69,917 |
2,22,236 |
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19 |
Uttaranchal |
Dehradoon |
84,79,562 |
51,125 |
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20 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Shimla |
60,77,248 |
55,673 |
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21 |
Tripura |
Agartala |
31,91,168 |
10,486 |
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22 |
Manipur |
Imphal |
23,88,634 |
22,327 |
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23 |
Meghalaya |
Shillong |
23,06,069 |
22,429 |
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24 |
Nagaland |
Kohima |
19,88,636 |
16,579 |
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25 |
Goa |
Panaji |
13,43,998 |
3,702 |
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26 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
Itanagar |
10,91,117 |
83,743 |
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27 |
Mizoram |
Aizwal |
8,91,058 |
21,081 |
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28 |
Sikkim |
Gantok |
5,40,493 |
7,096 |
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Delhi
- National capital territory, including New Delhi, the capital |
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Six union territories directly governed by
the central government of India
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01. Pondicherry |
03. Andaman & Nicobar
Islands
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05. Daman and Diu
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02.
Chandigarh |
04. Dadar & Nagar Haveli
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06. Lakshadweep Is |
Note: Population of
Uttar Pradesh is so great that only five countries in the world have
larger number of people |
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