Largest and Smallest State/ UT in India

Largest and Smallest State in India: Our country India has a federal form of government. It is a union of 28 states and 8 union territories. Some states/ union territories are small in size while others are big. Similarly, a few states are densely populated than others. Various questions in different competitive exams are asked about Largest and Smallest States/ Union Territories of India. We classify the largest and Smallest States/ UT in India on the basis of their areas and population. Go through this post to check the list of largest and smallest states/ UT in India in 2023 on the basis of both Area and Population.

Area wise Largest and Smallest States in India in 2023

If we talk about the area, Rajasthan is the largest state in India and Ladakh is the smallest state in India. On the other hand, Goa is the smallest state and Lakshadweep is the smallest Union Territory in India. The complete list of states and UT on the basis of their area is given below.

Rank State/ Union Territory Area in KM sq. National share in percentage
1 Rajasthan 342,239 Km sq. 10.41
2 Madhya Pradesh 308,252 Km sq. 9.38
3 Maharashtra 307,713 Km sq. 9.36
4 Uttar Pradesh 240,928 Km sq. 7.33
5 Gujarat 196,024 Km sq. 5.96
6 Karnataka 191,791 Km sq. 5.83
7 Andhra Pradesh 160,205 Km sq. 4.87
8 Odisha 155,707 Km sq. 4.74
9 Chhattisgarh 135,191 Km sq. 4.11
10 Tamil Nadu 130,058 Km sq. 3.96
11 Telangana 112,077 Km sq. 3.41
12 Bihar 94,163 Km sq. 2.86
13 West Bengal 88,752 Km sq. 2.70
14 Arunachal Pradesh 83,743 Km sq. 2.55
15 Jharkhand 79,714 Km sq. 2.42
16 Assam 78,438 Km sq. 2.39
17 Ladakh (Largest Union Territory by Area) 59,146 Km sq. 1.80
18 Himachal Pradesh 55,673 Km sq. 1.70
19 Uttarakhand 53,483 Km sq. 1.63
20 Punjab 50,362 Km sq. 1.53
21 Haryana 44,212 Km sq. 1.34
22 Jammu and Kashmir 42,241 Km sq. 1.28
23 Kerala 38,863 Km sq. 1.18
24 Meghalaya 22,429 Km sq. 0.682
25 Manipur 22,327 Km sq. 0.679
26 Mizoram 21,081 Km sq. 0.641
27 Nagaland 16,579 Km sq. 0.504
28 Tripura 10,486 Km sq. 0.319
29 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 8,249 Km sq. 0.251
30 Sikkim 7,096 Km sq. 0.216
31 Goa 3,702 Km sq. 0.113
32 Delhi 1,483 Km sq. 0.045
33 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 603 Km sq. 0.018
34 Puducherry 479 Km sq. 0.015
35 Chandigarh 114 Km sq. 0.003
36 Lakshadweep 32 Km sq. 0.001

Population-wise Largest and Smallest States and Union Territories in India in 2023

Uttar Pradesh is the Largest State in India on the basis of the population. Sikkim is the smallest state in India in terms of population. Talking about Union Territories, NCT of Delhi is the largest Union Territory in India and Lakshadweep is the smallest. The Ranks of each state and UT are given in the following table.

Note: The data has been updated according to 2011 Census of India.

Rank State/ Union Territory Population National share in percentage
1 Uttar Pradesh 199,812,341 16.51%
2 Maharashtra 112,374,333 9.28%
3 Bihar 104,099,452 8.6%
4 West Bengal 91,276,115 7.54%
5 Madhya Pradesh 72,626,809 6%
6 Tamil Nadu 72,147,030 5.96%
7 Rajasthan 68,548,437 5.66%
8 Karnataka 61,095,297 5.05%
9 Gujarat 60,439,692 4.99%
10 Andhra Pradesh 49,577,103 4.1%
11 Odisha 41,974,219 3.47%
12 Telangana 35,003,674 2.89%
13 Kerala 33,406,061 2.76%
14 Jharkhand 32,988,134 2.73%
15 Assam 31,205,576 2.58%
16 Punjab 27,743,338 2.29%
17 Chhattisgarh 25,545,198 2.11%
18 Haryana 25,351,462 2.09%
19 NCT of Delhi (Most populous Union Territory in India) 16,787,941 1.39%
20 Jammu and Kashmir 12,267,032 1.01%
21 Uttarakhand 10,086,292 0.83%
22 Himachal Pradesh 6,864,602 0.57%
23 Tripura 3,673,917 0.3%
24 Meghalaya 2,966,889 0.25%
25 Manipur 2,570,390 0.21%
26 Nagaland 1,978,502 0.16%
27 Goa 1,458,545 0.12%
28 Arunachal Pradesh 1,383,727 0.11%
29 Puducherry 1,247,953 0.1%
30 Mizoram 1,097,206 0.09%
31 Chandigarh 1,055,450 (estimated) 0.09%
32 Sikkim 610,577 (estimated) 0.05%
33 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 585,764 0.05%
34 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 380,581 0.03%
35 Ladakh 274,000 0.02%
36 Lakshadweep 64,473 0.01%

Frequently Asked Questions

Which is the largest state in India by Area?

Rajasthan (342,239 Km2) is the largest state in India by area.

Which is the most populous state in India in 2023?

Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India.

Which is the largest Union Territory in India by Area?

Ladakh is the largest Union Territory in India by Area

Which is the smallest state in India by Area?

Goa (3702 Km sq.) is the smallest state in India by Area.

Which is the least populous state in India?

Sikkim is the least populous state in India.

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