Largest and Smallest State or UT of India
Which is the Largest State in India?
As for the world, India is the world's seven-largest country. India is divided politically into 29 states and Eight Union Territories. The largest and smallest state as per area and population is discussed here among these 29 states.
Largest State as per Area
Rajasthan is the largest state in India. The area occupied in our country by Rajasthan is 342,239 Km2. With numerous cultural and moral ethics, Rajasthan is a beautiful state.
Smallest State as Per Area
Goa is the smallest state in India. The capital city of Goa is Panaji.
Largest State in India by Area
| S. No. |
State Name |
Area (km2) |
| 1 |
Rajasthan |
342239 |
| 2 |
Madhya Pradesh |
308245 |
| 3 |
Maharashtra |
307713 |
| 4 |
Uttar Pradesh |
240928 |
| 5 |
Gujarat |
196024 |
| 6 |
Karnataka |
191791 |
| 7 |
Andhra Pradesh |
162968 |
| 8 |
Odisha |
155707 |
| 9 |
Chhattisgarh |
135191 |
| 10 |
Tamil Nadu |
130058 |
| 11 |
Telangana |
112077 |
| 12 |
Bihar |
94163 |
| 13 |
West Bengal |
88752 |
| 14 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
83743 |
| 15 |
Jharkhand |
79714 |
| 16 |
Assam |
78438 |
| 17 |
Himachal Pradesh |
55673 |
| 18 |
Uttarakhand |
53483 |
| 19 |
Punjab |
50362 |
| 20 |
Haryana |
44212 |
| 21 |
Kerala |
38863 |
| 22 |
Meghalaya |
22429 |
| 23 |
Manipur |
22327 |
| 24 |
Mizoram |
21081 |
| 25 |
Nagaland |
16579 |
| 26 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
125535 |
| 27 |
Tripura |
10486 |
| 28 |
Sikkim |
7096 |
| 29 |
Goa |
3702 |
Largest Union Territory in India by Area
| S. No. |
Union Territory Name |
Area (km2) |
| 1 |
Jammu and Kashmir |
125535 |
| 2 |
Ladakh |
96701 |
| 3 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
8249 |
| 4 |
Delhi |
1484 |
| 5 |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu |
603 |
| 6 |
Puducherry |
479 |
| 7 |
Chandigarh |
114 |
| 8 |
Lakshadweep |
32.62 |
Largest State in India by Population
| S. No. |
State Name |
Population (As per Census 2011) |
| 1 |
Uttar Pradesh |
199812341 |
| 2 |
Maharashtra |
112374333 |
| 3 |
Bihar |
104099452 |
| 4 |
West Bengal |
91276115 |
| 5 |
Andhra Pradesh |
84580777 |
| 6 |
Madhya Pradesh |
72626809 |
| 7 |
Tamil Nadu |
72147030 |
| 8 |
Rajasthan |
68548437 |
| 9 |
Karnataka |
61095297 |
| 10 |
Gujarat |
60439692 |
| 11 |
Orissa |
41974218 |
| 12 |
Kerala |
33406061 |
| 13 |
Jharkhand |
32988134 |
| 14 |
Assam |
31205576 |
| 15 |
Punjab |
27743338 |
| 16 |
Chhattisgarh |
25545198 |
| 17 |
Haryana |
25351462 |
| 20 |
Uttarakhand |
10086292 |
| 21 |
Himachal Pradesh |
6864602 |
| 22 |
Tripura |
3673917 |
| 23 |
Meghalaya |
2966889 |
| 24 |
Manipur |
2855794 |
| 25 |
Nagaland |
1978502 |
| 26 |
Goa |
1458545 |
| 27 |
Arunachal Pradesh |
1383727 |
| 29 |
Mizoram |
1097206 |
| 31 |
Sikkim |
610577 |
Largest Union Territory in India by Population
| S. No. |
UT Name |
Population (as per 2011 Census) |
| 1 |
Delhi |
16787941 |
| 2 |
Jammu and Kashmir Ladakh |
12541302 |
| 3 |
Puducherry |
1247953 |
| 4 |
Chandigarh |
1055450 |
| 5 |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu |
586956 |
| 6 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands |
380581 |
| 7 |
Lakshadweep |
64473 |
