Top 10 Highest Populated States in India – States of India

What is the most populous states in India?

After China, India is the second most populous country in the world, with more than 1.324 billion inhabitants. In fact, it is predicted that in the near future it can overtake China. As of 2016, there were 27 cities in the country whose population was more than one million. These cities comprise about 43% of the country’s urban population. This list describes the ten most populous cities of India.

Top 10 Highest Populated States in India, most populous states in India

The 10 Largest States In India(List):

Here, on one of these four factors, we take a look at the top ten most populous states of India, which are counted according to demographics.

# State Population Rural Urban Area Density S. ratio
1 Uttar Pradesh 199,812,341

(16.51%)

155,317,278

(77.73%)

44,495,063

(22.27%)

240,928 km2

(93,023 sq mi)

828/km2

(2,140/sq mi)

912
2 Maharashtra 112,374,333

(9.28%)

61,556,074

(54.78%)

50,818,259

(45.22%)

307,713 km2

(118,809 sq mi)

365/km2

(950/sq mi)

929
3 Bihar 104,099,452

(8.6%)

92,341,436

(88.71%)

11,758,016

(11.29%)

94,163 km2

(36,357 sq mi)

1,102/km2

(2,850/sq mi)

918
4 West Bengal 91,276,115

(7.54%)

62,183,113

(68.13%)

29,093,002

(31.87%)

88,752 km2

(34,267 sq mi)

1,029/km2

(2,670/sq mi)

953
5 Madhya Pradesh 72,626,809

(6%)

52,557,404

(72.37%)

20,069,405

(27.63%)

308,245 km2

(119,014 sq mi)

236/km2

(610/sq mi)

931
6 Tamil Nadu 72,147,030

(5.96%)

37,229,590

(51.6%)

34,917,440

(48.4%)

130,058 km2

(50,216 sq mi)

555/km2 (1,440/sq mi) 996
7 Rajasthan 68,548,437

(5.66%)

51,500,352

(75.13%)

17,048,085

(24.87%)

342,239 km2

(132,139 sq mi)

201/km2

(520/sq mi)

928
8 Karnataka 61,095,297

(5.05%)

37,469,335

(61.33%)

23,625,962

(38.67%)

191,791 km2

(74,051 sq mi)

319/km2

(830/sq mi)

973
9 Gujarat 60,439,692

(4.99%)

34,694,609

(57.4%)

25,745,083

(42.6%)

196,024 km2

(75,685 sq mi)

308/km2

(800/sq mi)

919
10 Andhra Pradesh 49,577,103

(4.08%)

34,966,693

(70.53%)

14,610,410

(29.47%)

162,968 km2

(62,922 sq mi)

303/km2

(780/sq mi)

993

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