Distribution of population, sex ratio, density and decadal growth rate of population : 2001

State/ UT Code

Inida/State/                               Union territory *

Total population

Sex ratio (females per 1,000 males)

Density       (per sq.km)

Decadal growth rate

Persons

Males

Females

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

INDIA ^1,2

     1,027,015,247

  531,277,078

 495,738,169

  933

           324

   21.34

1

Jammu & Kashmir ^2,3

             10,069,917

         5,300,574

        4,769,343

   900

      99

    29.04

2

Himachal Pradesh ⁴

               6,077,248

         3,085,256

        2,991,992

   970

    109

    17.53

3

Punjab

             24,289,296

       12,963,362

      11,325,934

   874

    482

    19.76

4

Chandigarh *

                  900,914

            508,224

           392,690

   773

7902

    40.33

5

Uttaranchal

               8,479,562

         4,316,401

        4,163,161

   964

    159

    19.20

6

Haryana

             21,082,989

       11,327,658

        9,755,331

   861

    477

    28.06

7

Delhi *

             13,782,976

         7,570,890

        6,212,086

   821

9,294

    46.31

8

Rajasthan

             56,473,122

       29,381,657

      27,091,465

   922

    165

    28.33

9

Uttar Pradesh

           166,052,859

       87,466,301

      78,586,558

   898

    689

    25.80

10

Bihar

             82,878,796

       43,153,964

      39,724,832

   921

    880

    28.43

11

Sikkim

                  540,493

            288,217

           252,276

   875

      76

    32.98

12

Arunachal Pradesh

               1,091,117

            573,951

           517,166

   901

      13

    26.21

13

Nagaland

               1,988,636

         1,041,686

           946,950

   909

    120

    64.41

14

Manipur

               2,388,634

         1,207,338

        1,181,296

   978

    107

    30.02

15

Mizoram

                  891,058

            459,783

           431,275

   938

      42

    29.18

16

Tripura

               3,191,168

         1,636,138

        1,555,030

   950

    304

    15.74

17

Meghalaya

               2,306,069

         1,167,840

        1,138,229

   975

    103

    29.94

18

Assam

             26,638,407

       13,787,799

      12,850,608

   932

    340

    18.85

19

West Bengal

             80,221,171

       41,487,694

      38,733,477

   934

    904

    17.84

20

Jharkhand

             26,909,428

       13,861,277

      13,048,151

   941

    338

    23.19

21

Orissa

             36,706,920

       18,612,340

      18,094,580

   972

    236

    15.94

22

Chhatisgarh

             20,795,956

       10,452,426

      10,343,530

   990

    154

    18.06

23

Madhya Pradesh

             60,385,118

       31,456,873

      28,928,245

   920

    196

    24.34

24

Gujarat ⁵

             50,596,992

       26,344,053

      24,252,939

   921

    258

    22.48

25

Daman & Diu *

                  158,059

              92,478

             65,581

   709

1,411

    55.59

26

Dadra & Nagar Haveli *

                  220,451

            121,731

             98,720

   811

    449

    59.20

27

Maharashtra

             96,752,247

       50,334,270

      46,417,977

   922

    314

    22.57

28

Andhra Pradesh

             75,727,541

       38,286,811

      37,440,730

   978

    275

    13.86

29

Karnataka

             52,733,958

       26,856,343

      25,877,615

   964

    275

    17.25

30

Goa

               1,343,998

            685,617

           658,381

   960

    363

    14.89

31

Lakshadweep *

                    60,595

              31,118

             29,477

   947

1,894

    17.19

32

Kerala

             31,838,619

       15,468,664

      16,369,955

1,058

    819

      9.42

33

Tamil Nadu

             62,110,839

       31,268,654

      30,842,185

   986

    478

    11.19

34

Pondicherry *

                  973,829

            486,705

           487,124

1,001

2,029

    20.56

35

Andaman & Nicobar Islands *

                  356,265

            192,985

           163,280

   846

      43

    26.94

Notes:

1.  The population of India includes the estimated population of entire Kachchh district, Morvi, Maliya-Miyana and Wankaner talukas of Rajkot district, Jodiya taluka of Jamnagar district of Gujarat State and entire Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh where population enumeration of Census of India 2001 could not be conducted due to natural calamities.

2.  For working out the density of India and Jammu & Kashmir the entire area and population of those areas of Jammu & Kashmir which are under illegal occupation of Pakistan and China have not been taken into account.

3.  While working out the decadal growth of population of Jammu and Kashmir the population figures for 1991 have been worked out by interpolation as 1991 Census could not be held in this State owing to disturbed conditions.

4.  Figures shown against Himachal Pradesh have been arrived at after including the estimated figures of entire Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh where the population enumeration of Census of India 2001 could not be conducted due to natural calamity.

5.  Figures shown against Gujarat have been arrived at after including the estimated figures of entire Kachchh district, Morvi, Maliya-Miyana and Wankaner talukas of Rajkot district, Jodiya taluka of Jamnagar district of Gujarat State where the population enumeration of Census of India 2001 could not be conducted due to natural calamity