👥 Indian States by Population
Estimated population of each state and union territory.
Uttar Pradesh17%
Bihar9.2%
Maharashtra9.1%
West Bengal7.1%
Madhya Pradesh6.2%
Rajasthan5.8%
Tamil Nadu5.5%
Gujarat5.2%
Karnataka4.9%
Andhra Pradesh3.8%
Odisha3.3%
Jharkhand2.8%
Telangana2.7%
Assam2.6%
Kerala2.6%
Punjab
Haryana
Chhattisgarh
Delhi
Jammu and Kashmir
Uttarakhand
1
Uttar Pradesh
241.1M
2
Bihar
128.6M
3
Maharashtra
127.5M
4
West Bengal
99.6M
5
Madhya Pradesh
87.6M
6
Rajasthan
81.9M
7
Tamil Nadu
77.1M
8
Gujarat
72.4M
9
Karnataka
68.1M
10
Andhra Pradesh
53.3M
11
Odisha
46.6M
12
Jharkhand
40.0M
13
Telangana
38.3M
14
Assam
36.0M
15
Kerala
35.9M
16
Punjab
30.9M
17
Haryana
30.6M
18
Chhattisgarh
30.5M
19
Delhi
21.8M
20
Jammu and Kashmir
13.7M
21
Uttarakhand
11.8M
22
Himachal Pradesh
7.5M
23
Tripura
4.2M
24
Meghalaya
3.4M
25
Manipur
3.3M
26
Nagaland
2.3M
27
Goa
1.6M
28
Arunachal Pradesh
1.6M
29
Puducherry
1.4M
30
Mizoram
1.3M
31
Chandigarh
1.2M
32
Sikkim
0.7M
33
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
0.7M
34
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
0.4M
35
Ladakh
0.3M
36
Lakshadweep
0.1M
Highlights
Within India, Uttar Pradesh ranks first in 2024 with 241.1M, followed by Bihar (128.6M) and Maharashtra (127.5M).
Uttar Pradesh is 1.9 times higher than Bihar, the runner-up.
Across 36 entries, values run from 241.1M (Uttar Pradesh) to 0.1M (Lakshadweep), with a median of 26.1M.
Source: Census of India projections (2024) (via Wikipedia), 2024. Unit: million people.
Source: Census of India projections (2024) (via Wikipedia) · CC BY-SA 4.0 (Wikipedia); underlying data © the cited publisher · fetched Oct 13, 2026