India, known for its diverse cultures and rich heritage, is a vast country divided into 28 states and 8 union territories. It is the 7th largest country in the world by land area and the first largest by population. The capital city is New Delhi. This article provides detailed information about the largest states and union territories of India, classified by both area and population.

Largest State in India (Area-wise)

Rajasthan is the largest state in India in terms of area which covers 342,239 km² of land area. As per the Census 2011, the total population of Rajasthan is 6,85,48,437. Geographically it is situated in the northwestern part of India. The capital of Rajasthan is Jaipur which is also known as “Pink City”. Goa is the smallest state in India which covers 3702 km². The list of states in terms of area is given below:

S. No.	State Name	Area (km²)
1	Rajasthan	342,239
2	Madhya Pradesh	308,245
3	Maharashtra	307,713
4	Uttar Pradesh	240,928
5	Gujarat	196,024
6	Karnataka	191,791
7	Andhra Pradesh	162,968
8	Odisha	155,707
9	Chhattisgarh	135,191
10	Tamil Nadu	130,058
11	Telangana	112,077
12	Bihar	94,163
13	West Bengal	88,752
14	Arunachal Pradesh	83,743
15	Jharkhand	79,714
16	Assam	78,438
17	Himachal Pradesh	55,673
18	Uttarakhand	53,483
19	Punjab	50,362
20	Haryana	44,212
21	Kerala	38,863
22	Meghalaya	22,429
23	Manipur	22,327
24	Mizoram	21,081
25	Nagaland	16,579
26	Tripura	10,486
27	Sikkim	7,096
28	Goa	3,702

Largest Union Territory in India (Area-wise)

Jammu and Kashmir is the largest union territory in India in terms of area which covers 125,535 km2 of land area. The list of union territories in terms of area is given below:

S. No.	Union Territory Name	Area (km2)
1	Jammu and Kashmir	125,535
2	Ladakh	96,701
3	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	8,249
4	Delhi	1,484
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

Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India, while Bihar is the state with the highest population density. According to the 2011 census, Uttar Pradesh has a population of 199,812,341, spread over an area of ​​240,928 square kilometers. In contrast, Sikkim is the least populous state in India. Below is a detailed list of states by population:

S. No.	State Name	Population (As per Census 2011)
1	Uttar Pradesh	199,812,341
2	Maharashtra	112,374,333
3	Bihar	104,099,452
4	West Bengal	91,276,115
5	Andhra Pradesh	84,580,777
6	Madhya Pradesh	72,626,809
7	Tamil Nadu	72,147,030
8	Rajasthan	68,548,437
9	Karnataka	61,095,297
10	Gujarat	60,439,692
11	Orissa	41,974,218
12	Kerala	33,406,061
13	Jharkhand	32,988,134
14	Assam	31,205,576
15	Punjab	27,743,338
16	Chhattisgarh	25,545,198
17	Haryana	25,351,462
20	Uttarakhand	10,086,292
21	Himachal Pradesh	6,864,602
22	Tripura	3,673,917
23	Meghalaya	2,966,889
24	Manipur	2,855,794
25	Nagaland	1,978,502
26	Goa	1,458,545
27	Arunachal Pradesh	1,383,727
29	Mizoram	1,097,206
31	Sikkim	610,577

Largest Union Territory in India by Population

Delhi, the capital of India is the largest union territory in India in terms of population. As per the details from Census 2011, the total population of Delhi is 16,787,941. The list of states in terms of population is given below:

S. No.	UT Name	Population (as per 2011 Census)
1	Delhi	16,787,941
2, 3	Jammu and Kashmir + Ladakh	12,541,302
4	Puducherry	1,247,953
5	Chandigarh	1,055,450
6	Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu	5,86,956
7	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	380,581
8	Lakshadweep	64,473