List of states and union territories of India by population

Rank	State or union territory	Population (2011 Census)	Rank	State or union territory	Population (2011 Census)
1	Uttar Pradesh	199,281,477	19	Jammu and Kashmir	12,548,926
2	Maharashtra	112,372,972	20	Uttarakhand	10,116,752
3	Bihar	103,804,637	21	Himachal Pradesh	6,856,509
4	West Bengal	91,347,736	22	Tripura	3,671,032
5	Madhya Pradesh	72,597,565	23	Meghalaya	2,964,007
6	Tamil Nadu	72,138,958	24	Manipurβ	2,721,756
7	Rajasthan	68,621,012	25	Nagaland	1,980,602
8	Karnataka	61,130,704	26	Goa	1,457,723
9	Gujarat	60,383,628	27	Arunachal Pradesh	1,382,611
10	Andhra Pradesh	49,386,799	28	Mizoram	1,091,014
11	Odisha	41,947,358	29	Sikkim	607,688
12	Telangana	35,286,757	NCR	Delhi	16,753,235
13	Kerala	33,387,677	UT1	Puducherry	1,244,464
14	Jharkhand	32,966,238	UT2	Chandigarh	1,054,686
15	Assam	31,169,272	UT3	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	379,944
16	Punjab	27,704,236	UT4	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	342,853
17	Chhattisgarh	25,540,196	UT5	Daman and Diu	242,911
18	Haryana	25,353,081	UT6	Lakshadweep	64,429