Rank State or union territory Population (2011 Census) (% of population of India) Decadal growth (2001 -- 2011) Rural pop. (%) Urban pop. (%) Area Density Sex ratio Uttar Pradesh 7008199812341000000 ♠ 199,812,341 (16.49 %) 20.1 % 7008155111022000000 ♠ 155,111,022 (77.72 %) 7007444704550000000 ♠ 44,470,455 (22.28 %) 7011240928000000000 ♠ 240,928 km (93,023 sq mi) 6996828000000000000 ♠ 828 / km (2,140 / sq mi) 908 Maharashtra 7008112372972000000 ♠ 112,372,972 (9.28 %) 16.0 % 7007615454410000000 ♠ 61,545,441 (54.77 %) 7007508275310000000 ♠ 50,827,531 (45.23 %) 7011307713000000000 ♠ 307,713 km (118,809 sq mi) 6996365000000000000 ♠ 365 / km (950 / sq mi) 946 Bihar 7008103804637000000 ♠ 103,804,637 (8.58 %) 25.1 % 7007920750280000000 ♠ 92,075,028 (88.70 %) 7007117296090000000 ♠ 11,729,609 (11.30 %) 7010941630000000000 ♠ 94,163 km (36,357 sq mi) 6997110199999999999 ♠ 1,102 / km (2,850 / sq mi) 916 West Bengal 7007913477360000000 ♠ 91,347,736 (7.55 %) 13.9 % 7007622136760000000 ♠ 62,213,676 (68.11 %) 7007291340600000000 ♠ 29,134,060 (31.89 %) 7010887520000000000 ♠ 88,752 km (34,267 sq mi) 6997102900000000000 ♠ 1,029 / km (2,670 / sq mi) 947 5 Madhya Pradesh 7007725975650000000 ♠ 72,597,565 (6.00 %) 20.3 % 7007525378990000000 ♠ 52,537,899 (72.37 %) 7007200596660000000 ♠ 20,059,666 (27.63 %) 7011308245000000000 ♠ 308,245 km (119,014 sq mi) 6996236000000000000 ♠ 236 / km (610 / sq mi) 931 6 Tamil Nadu 7007721389580000000 ♠ 72,138,958 (5.96 %) 15.6 % 7007371892290000000 ♠ 37,189,229 (51.55 %) 7007349497290000000 ♠ 34,949,729 (48.45 %) 7011130058000000000 ♠ 130,058 km (50,216 sq mi) 6996554999999999999 ♠ 555 / km (1,440 / sq mi) 995 7 Rajasthan 7007686210120000000 ♠ 68,621,012 (5.67 %) 21.4 % 7007515402360000000 ♠ 51,540,236 (75.11 %) 7007170807760000000 ♠ 17,080,776 (24.89 %) 7011342239000000000 ♠ 342,239 km (132,139 sq mi) 6996200999999999999 ♠ 201 / km (520 / sq mi) 926 8 Karnataka 7007611307040000000 ♠ 61,130,704 (5.05 %) 15.7 % 7007375525290000000 ♠ 37,552,529 (61.43 %) 7007235781750000000 ♠ 23,578,175 (38.57 %) 7011191791000000000 ♠ 191,791 km (74,051 sq mi) 6996319000000000000 ♠ 319 / km (830 / sq mi) 968 9 Gujarat 7007603836280000000 ♠ 60,383,628 (5.00 %) 19.2 % 7007346708170000000 ♠ 34,670,817 (57.42 %) 7007257128110000000 ♠ 25,712,811 (42.58 %) 7011196024000000000 ♠ 196,024 km (75,685 sq mi) 6996308000000000000 ♠ 308 / km (800 / sq mi) 918 10 Andhra Pradesh 7007493867990000000 ♠ 49,386,799 (4.08 %) 11.1 % 7007347763890000000 ♠ 34,776,389 (70.42 %) 7007146104100000000 ♠ 14,610,410 (29.58 %) 7011162968000000000 ♠ 162,968 km (62,922 sq mi) 6996303000000000000 ♠ 303 / km (780 / sq mi) 993 11 Odisha 7007419473580000000 ♠ 41,947,358 (3.47 %) 14.0 % 7007349512340000000 ♠ 34,951,234 (83.32 %) 7006699612400000000 ♠ 6,996,124 (16.68 %) 7011155707000000000 ♠ 155,707 km (60,119 sq mi) 6996268999999999999 ♠ 269 / km (700 / sq mi) 978 12 Telangana 7007352867570000000 ♠ 35,286,757 (2.97 %) 17.87 % 7007215853130000000 ♠ 21,585,313 (61.33 %) 7007136086650000000 ♠ 13,608,665 (38.66 %) 7011114840000000000 ♠ 114,840 km (44,340 sq mi) 6996307000000000000 ♠ 307 / km (800 / sq mi) 988 13 Kerala 7007333876770000000 ♠ 33,387,677 (2.76 %) 4.9 % 7007174455060000000 ♠ 17,445,506 (52.28 %) 7007159321710000000 ♠ 15,932,171 (47.72 %) 7010388630000000000 ♠ 38,863 km (15,005 sq mi) 6996859000000000000 ♠ 859 / km (2,220 / sq mi) 1,084 14 Jharkhand 7007329881340000000 ♠ 32,988,134 (2.72 %) 22.3 % 7007250369460000000 ♠ 25,036,946 (75.95 %) 7006792929200000000 ♠ 7,929,292 (24.05 %) 7010797140000000000 ♠ 79,714 km (30,778 sq mi) 6996414000000000000 ♠ 414 / km (1,070 / sq mi) 947 15 Assam 7007311692720000000 ♠ 31,169,272 (2.58 %) 16.9 % 7007267805260000000 ♠ 26,780,526 (85.92 %) 7006438875600000000 ♠ 4,388,756 (14.08 %) 7010784380000000000 ♠ 78,438 km (30,285 sq mi) 6996397000000000000 ♠ 397 / km (1,030 / sq mi) 954 16 Punjab 7007277042360000000 ♠ 27,704,236 (2.30 %) 13.7 % 7007173168000000000 ♠ 17,316,800 (62.51 %) 7007103874360000000 ♠ 10,387,436 (37.49 %) 7010503620000000000 ♠ 50,362 km (19,445 sq mi) 6996549999999999999 ♠ 550 / km (1,400 / sq mi) 893 17 Chhattisgarh 7007255401960000000 ♠ 25,540,196 (2.11 %) 22.6 % 7007196036580000000 ♠ 19,603,658 (76.76 %) 7006593653800000000 ♠ 5,936,538 (23.24 %) 7011135191000000000 ♠ 135,191 km (52,198 sq mi) 6996189000000000000 ♠ 189 / km (490 / sq mi) 991 18 Haryana 7007253530810000000 ♠ 25,353,081 (2.09 %) 19.9 % 7007165314930000000 ♠ 16,531,493 (75.75 %) 7006882158800000000 ♠ 8,821,588 (24.25 %) 7010442120000000000 ♠ 44,212 km (17,070 sq mi) 6996573000000000000 ♠ 573 / km (1,480 / sq mi) 877 19 Jammu and Kashmir 7007125489260000000 ♠ 12,548,926 (1.04 %) 23.7 % 7006913482000000000 ♠ 9,134,820 (72.79 %) 7006341410600000000 ♠ 3,414,106 (27.21 %) 7011222236000000000 ♠ 222,236 km (85,806 sq mi) 6995570000000000000 ♠ 57 / km (150 / sq mi) 883 20 Uttarakhand 7007101167520000000 ♠ 10,116,752 (0.84 %) 19.2 % 7006702558300000000 ♠ 7,025,583 (69.45 %) 7006309116900000000 ♠ 3,091,169 (30.55 %) 7010534830000000000 ♠ 53,483 km (20,650 sq mi) 6996189000000000000 ♠ 189 / km (490 / sq mi) 963 21 Himachal Pradesh 7006686460200000000 ♠ 6,864,602 (0.57 %) 12.8 % 7006616780500000000 ♠ 6,167,805 (89.96 %) 7005688704000000000 ♠ 688,704 (10.04 %) 7010556730000000000 ♠ 55,673 km (21,495 sq mi) 6996122999999999999 ♠ 123 / km (320 / sq mi) 974 22 Tripura 7006367103200000000 ♠ 3,671,032 (0.30 %) 14.7 % 7006271005100000000 ♠ 2,710,051 (73.82 %) 7005960981000000000 ♠ 960,981 (26.18 %) 7010104860000000000 ♠ 10,486 km (4,049 sq mi) 6996350000000000000 ♠ 350 / km (910 / sq mi) 961 23 Meghalaya 7006296400700000000 ♠ 2,964,007 (0.24 %) 27.8 % 7006236897100000000 ♠ 2,368,971 (79.92 %) 7005595036000000000 ♠ 595,036 (20.08 %) 7010224290000000000 ♠ 22,429 km (8,660 sq mi) 6996131999999999999 ♠ 132 / km (340 / sq mi) 986 24 Manipur 7006272175600000000 ♠ 2,721,756 (0.22 %) 18.7 % 7006189962400000000 ♠ 1,899,624 (79.79 %) 7005822132000000000 ♠ 822,132 (20.21 %) 7010223270000000000 ♠ 22,327 km (8,621 sq mi) 6996122000000000000 ♠ 122 / km (320 / sq mi) 987 25 Nagaland 7006198060200000000 ♠ 1,980,602 (0.16 %) - 0.5 % 7006140686100000000 ♠ 1,406,861 (71.03 %) 7005573741000000000 ♠ 573,741 (28.97 %) 7010165790000000000 ♠ 16,579 km (6,401 sq mi) 6996119000000000000 ♠ 119 / km (310 / sq mi) 931 26 Goa 7006145772300000000 ♠ 1,457,723 (0.12 %) 8.2 % 7005551414000000000 ♠ 551,414 (37.83 %) 7005906309000000000 ♠ 906,309 (62.17 %) 7009370200000000000 ♠ 3,702 km (1,429 sq mi) 6996394000000000000 ♠ 394 / km (1,020 / sq mi) 968 27 Arunachal Pradesh 7006138261100000000 ♠ 1,382,611 (0.11 %) 25.9 % 7006106916500000000 ♠ 1,069,165 (77.33 %) 7005313446000000000 ♠ 313,446 (22.67 %) 7010837430000000000 ♠ 83,743 km (32,333 sq mi) 6995170000000000000 ♠ 17 / km (44 / sq mi) 920 28 Mizoram 7006109101400000000 ♠ 1,091,014 (0.09 %) 22.8 % 7005529037000000000 ♠ 529,037 (48.49 %) 7005561997000000000 ♠ 561,997 (51.51 %) 7010210810000000000 ♠ 21,081 km (8,139 sq mi) 6995519999999999999 ♠ 52 / km (130 / sq mi) 975 29 Sikkim 7005607688000000000 ♠ 607,688 (0.05 %) 12.4 % 7005455962000000000 ♠ 455,962 (75.03 %) 7005151726000000000 ♠ 151,726 (24.97 %) 7009709600000000000 ♠ 7,096 km (2,740 sq mi) 6995859999999999999 ♠ 86 / km (220 / sq mi) 889 NCT Delhi 7007167879410000000 ♠ 16,787,941 (1.38 %) 21 % 7005419319000000000 ♠ 419,319 (2.50 %) 7007163339160000000 ♠ 16,333,916 (97.50 %) 7009148400000000000 ♠ 1,484 km (573 sq mi) 6998112970000000000 ♠ 11,297 / km (29,260 / sq mi) 866 UT1 Puducherry 7006124446400000000 ♠ 1,244,464 (0.10 %) 27.7 % 7005394341000000000 ♠ 394,341 (31.69 %) 7005850123000000000 ♠ 850,123 (68.31 %) 7008479000000000000 ♠ 479 km (185 sq mi) 6997259800000000000 ♠ 2,598 / km (6,730 / sq mi) 1,038 UT2 Chandigarh 7006105545000000000 ♠ 1,055,450 (0.09 %) 17.1 % 7004290040000000000 ♠ 29,004 (2.75 %) 7006102568200000000 ♠ 1,025,682 (97.25 %) 7008114000000000000 ♠ 114 km (44 sq mi) 6997925200000000000 ♠ 9,252 / km (23,960 / sq mi) 818 UT3 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 7005379944000000000 ♠ 379,944 (0.03 %) 6.7 % 7005244411000000000 ♠ 244,411 (64.33 %) 7005135533000000000 ♠ 135,533 (35.67 %) 7009824900000000000 ♠ 8,249 km (3,185 sq mi) 6995460000000000000 ♠ 46 / km (120 / sq mi) 878 UT4 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 7005342853000000000 ♠ 342,853 (0.03 %) 55.5 % 7005183024000000000 ♠ 183,024 (53.38 %) 7005159829000000000 ♠ 159,829 (46.62 %) 7008491000000000000 ♠ 491 km (190 sq mi) 6996698000000000000 ♠ 698 / km (1,810 / sq mi) 775 UT5 Daman and Diu 7005242911000000000 ♠ 242,911 (0.02 %) 53.5 % 7004603310000000000 ♠ 60,331 (24.84 %) 7005182580000000000 ♠ 182,580 (75.16 %) 7008112000000000000 ♠ 112 km (43 sq mi) 6997216900000000000 ♠ 2,169 / km (5,620 / sq mi) 618 UT6 Lakshadweep 7004644290000000000 ♠ 64,429 (0.01 %) 6.2 % 7004141210000000000 ♠ 14,121 (21.92 %) 7004503080000000000 ♠ 50,308 (78.08 %) 7007320000000000000 ♠ 32 km (12 sq mi) 6997201300000000000 ♠ 2,013 / km (5,210 / sq mi) 946 Total India 1,210,193,422 (100 %) 17.64 % 833,087,662 (68.84 %) 377,105,760 (31.16 %) 3,287,240 km (1,269,210 sq mi) 382 / km (990 / sq mi) 943
which is the smallest state of india by population
Sikkim