| State wise area, Population, Decennial Growth rate,Density,Number of Districts | |||||||||||
| and Villages as per 2001 census | |||||||||||
| Sl.No. | INDIA/STATE/ | Area | POPULATION 2001 Census | Decennial | Average | Sex- | Density | Number | Number | ||
| Union Territory | (Sq.Km.) | Rural | Urban | Total | Growth | Annual | Ratio | Persons | OF | OF | |
| Rate ( % ) | Exponential | Per | Districts | Villages | |||||||
| 1991-2001 | Growth rate(%) | Sq.Km. | |||||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
| INDIA | 3287263 | 742617747 | 286119689 | 1028737436 | 21.34 | 1.93 | 933 | 324 | 593 | 587226 | |
| STATES / UNION TERRITORY | |||||||||||
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 275045 | 55296875 | 20814368 | 76111243 | 13.86 | 1.3 | 978 | 275 | 23 | 26586 |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 83743 | 873633 | 223069 | 1096702 | 26.21 | 2.33 | 901 | 13 | 13 | 3649 |
| 3 | Assam | 78438 | 23248994 | 3389413 | 26638407 | 18.85 | 1.73 | 932 | 340 | 23 | 24685 |
| 4 | Bihar | 94163 | 74199596 | 8679200 | 82878796 | 28.43 | 2.5 | 921 | 880 | 37 | 67513 |
| 5 | Chhatisgarh | 135191 | 16626637 | 4184346 | 20810983 | 18.06 | 1.66 | 990 | 154 | 16 | |
| 6 | Goa | 3702 | 675129 | 668869 | 1343998 | 14.89 | 1.39 | 960 | 363 | 2 | 360 |
| 7 | Gujrat | 196024 | 30160219 | 18227051 | 48387270 | 22.48 | 2.03 | 921 | 258 | 25 | 18028 |
| 8 | Haryana | 44212 | 14968850 | 6114139 | 21082989 | 28.06 | 2.47 | 861 | 477 | 19 | 6759 |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 55673 | 5482319 | 595581 | 6077900 | 17.54 | 1.62 | 968 | 109 | 12 | 17495 |
| 10 | Jammu &Kashmir | 222236 | 7564608 | 2505309 | 10069917 | 29.04 | 2.55 | 900 | 99 | 14 | 6445 |
| 11 | Jharkhand | 79714 | 20922731 | 5986697 | 26909428 | 23.19 | 2.09 | 941 | 338 | 18 | |
| 12 | Karnataka | 191791 | 34814100 | 17919858 | 52733958 | 17.25 | 1.59 | 964 | 275 | 27 | 27066 |
| 13 | Kerala | 38863 | 23571484 | 8267135 | 31838619 | 9.42 | 0.9 | 1058 | 819 | 14 | 1384 |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | 308245 | 44288037 | 15964702 | 60252739 | 27.24 | 2.18 | 920 | 196 | 45 | 71526 |
| 15 | Maharashtra | 307713 | 55732513 | 41019734 | 96752247 | 22.57 | 2.04 | 922 | 314 | 35 | 40412 |
| 16 | Manipur | 22327 | 1717928 | 575968 | 2293896 | 30.02 | 2.63 | 978 | 107 | 9 | 2182 |
| 17 | Meghalaya | 22429 | 1853457 | 452612 | 2306069 | 29.94 | 2.62 | 975 | 103 | 7 | 5484 |
| 18 | Mizoram | 21081 | 450018 | 441040 | 891058 | 29.18 | 2.56 | 938 | 42 | 8 | 698 |
| 19 | Nagaland | 16579 | 1635815 | 352821 | 1988636 | 64.41 | 4.97 | 909 | 120 | 8 | 1216 |
| 20 | Orissa | 155707 | 31210602 | 5496318 | 36706920 | 15.94 | 1.48 | 972 | 236 | 30 | 46989 |
| 21 | Punjab | 50362 | 16064238 | 8260511 | 24324749 | 19.76 | 1.8 | 874 | 482 | 17 | 12428 |
| 22 | Rajasthan | 342239 | 43267678 | 13205444 | 56473122 | 28.33 | 2.49 | 922 | 165 | 32 | 37889 |
| 23 | Sikkim | 7096 | 480488 | 60005 | 540493 | 32.98 | 2.85 | 875 | 76 | 4 | 447 |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | 130058 | 34869286 | 27241553 | 62110839 | 11.19 | 1.06 | 986 | 478 | 30 | 15822 |
| 25 | Tripura | 10486 | 2648074 | 543094 | 3191168 | 15.74 | 1.46 | 950 | 304 | 4 | 855 |
| 26 | Uttaranchal | 53483 | 6312415 | 2170940 | 8483355 | 19.2 | 1.76 | 964 | 159 | 13 | |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh | 240928 | 131570779 | 34603833 | 166174612 | 25.8 | 2.3 | 898 | 689 | 70 | 112803 |
| 28 | West Bengal | 88752 | 57734690 | 22486481 | 80221171 | 17.84 | 1.64 | 934 | 904 | 18 | 37910 |
| 29 | A &N Islands | 8249 | 239858 | 116407 | 356265 | 26.94 | 2.39 | 846 | 43 | 2 | 504 |
| 30 | Chandigarh | 114 | 92118 | 808796 | 900914 | 40.33 | 3.39 | 773 | 7903 | 1 | 25 |
| 31 | D & N Haveli | 491 | 169995 | 50456 | 220451 | 59.2 | 4.65 | 811 | 449 | 1 | 71 |
| 32 | Daman & Diu | 112 | 100740 | 57319 | 158059 | 55.59 | 4.42 | 709 | 1411 | 2 | 24 |
| 33 | Delhi | 1483 | 964943 | 12838142 | 13803085 | 46.31 | 3.81 | 821 | 9294 | 9 | 199 |
| 34 | Lakshadweep | 32 | 33647 | 26948 | 60595 | 17.19 | 1.59 | 947 | 1894 | 1 | 7 |
| 35 | Pondicherry | 492 | 325596 | 648233 | 973829 | 20.56 | 1.87 | 1001 | 2029 | 4 | 263 |
| 593 | |||||||||||
| Rural-Urban Distribution of Population- India and States/Union Territories -2001 Census | |||||||||||
| Sl.No. | INDIA/STATE/ | TOTAL POPULATION 2001 | RURAL POPULATION 2001 | URBAN POPULATION 2001 | |||||||
| Union Territory | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | Persons | Males | Females | ||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | |
| INDIA | 1028737436 | 532223090 | 496514346 | 742617747 | 381668992 | 360948755 | 286119689 | 150554098 | 135565591 | ||
| STATES / UNION TERRITORY | |||||||||||
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 76111243 | 38490506 | 37620737 | 55296875 | 27890340 | 27406535 | 20814368 | 10600166 | 10214202 | |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1096702 | 579158 | 517544 | 873633 | 458482 | 415151 | 223069 | 120676 | 102393 | |
| 3 | Assam | 26638407 | 13787799 | 12850608 | 23248994 | 11983157 | 11265837 | 3389413 | 1804642 | 1584771 | |
| 4 | Bihar | 82878796 | 43153964 | 39724832 | 74199596 | 38510686 | 35688910 | 8679200 | 4643278 | 4035922 | |
| 5 | Chhatisgarh | 20810983 | 10462337 | 10348646 | 16626637 | 8294598 | 8332039 | 4184346 | 2167739 | 2016607 | |
| 6 | Goa | 1343998 | 685617 | 658381 | 675129 | 339626 | 335503 | 668869 | 345991 | 322878 | |
| 7 | Gujrat | 48387270 | 25208865 | 23178405 | 30160219 | 15506359 | 14653860 | 18227051 | 9702506 | 8524545 | |
| 8 | Haryana | 21082989 | 11327658 | 9755331 | 14968850 | 8017622 | 6951228 | 6114139 | 3310036 | 2804103 | |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 6077900 | 3087940 | 2989960 | 5482319 | 2756073 | 2726246 | 595581 | 331867 | 263714 | |
| 10 | Jammu &Kashmir | 10069917 | 5300574 | 4769343 | 7564608 | 3925846 | 3638762 | 2505309 | 1374728 | 1130581 | |
| 11 | Jharkhand | 26909428 | 13861277 | 13048151 | 20922731 | 10660430 | 10262301 | 5986697 | 3200847 | 2785850 | |
| 12 | Karnataka | 52733958 | 26856343 | 25877615 | 34814100 | 17618593 | 17195507 | 17919858 | 9237750 | 8682108 | |
| 13 | Kerala | 31838619 | 15468664 | 16369955 | 23571484 | 11450785 | 12120699 | 8267135 | 4017879 | 4249256 | |
| 14 | Madhya Pradesh | 60252739 | 31386566 | 28866173 | 44288037 | 22976980 | 21311057 | 15964702 | 8409586 | 7555116 | |
| 15 | Maharashtra | 96752247 | 50334270 | 46417977 | 55732513 | 28443238 | 27289275 | 41019734 | 21891032 | 19128702 | |
| 16 | Manipur | 2293896 | 1161952 | 1131944 | 1717928 | 875271 | 842657 | 575968 | 286681 | 289287 | |
| 17 | Meghalaya | 2306069 | 1167840 | 1138229 | 1853457 | 939803 | 913654 | 452612 | 228037 | 224575 | |
| 18 | Mizoram | 891058 | 459783 | 431275 | 450018 | 233718 | 216300 | 441040 | 226065 | 214975 | |
| 19 | Nagaland | 1988636 | 1041686 | 946950 | 1635815 | 846651 | 789164 | 352821 | 195035 | 157786 | |
| 20 | Orissa | 36706920 | 18612340 | 18094580 | 31210602 | 15711853 | 15498749 | 5496318 | 2900487 | 2595831 | |
| 21 | Punjab | 24324749 | 12983996 | 11340753 | 16064238 | 8508757 | 7555481 | 8260511 | 4475239 | 3785272 | |
| 22 | Rajasthan | 56473122 | 29381657 | 27091465 | 43267678 | 22394479 | 20873199 | 13205444 | 6987178 | 6218266 | |
| 23 | Sikkim | 540493 | 288217 | 252276 | 480488 | 255386 | 225102 | 60005 | 32831 | 27174 | |
| 24 | Tamil Nadu | 62110839 | 31268654 | 30842185 | 34869286 | 17508985 | 17360301 | 27241553 | 13759669 | 13481884 | |
| 25 | Tripura | 3191168 | 1636138 | 1555030 | 2648074 | 1359288 | 1288786 | 543094 | 276850 | 266244 | |
| 26 | Uttaranchal | 8483355 | 4321041 | 4162314 | 6312415 | 3146031 | 3166384 | 2170940 | 1175010 | 995930 | |
| 27 | Uttar Pradesh | 166174612 | 87560236 | 78614376 | 131570779 | 69117312 | 62453467 | 34603833 | 18442924 | 16160909 | |
| 28 | West Bengal | 80221171 | 41487694 | 38733477 | 57734690 | 29606028 | 28128662 | 22486481 | 11881666 | 10604815 | |
| 29 | A &N Islands | 356265 | 192985 | 163280 | 239858 | 128837 | 111021 | 116407 | 64148 | 52259 | |
| 30 | Chandigarh | 900914 | 508224 | 392690 | 92118 | 56837 | 35281 | 808796 | 451387 | 357409 | |
| 31 | D & N Haveli | 220451 | 121731 | 98720 | 169995 | 91887 | 78108 | 50456 | 29844 | 20612 | |
| 32 | Daman & Diu | 158059 | 92478 | 65581 | 100740 | 63576 | 37164 | 57319 | 28902 | 28417 | |
| 33 | Delhi | 13803085 | 7579849 | 6223236 | 964943 | 533255 | 431688 | 12838142 | 7046594 | 5791548 | |
| 34 | Lakshadweep | 60595 | 31118 | 29477 | 33647 | 17196 | 16451 | 26948 | 13922 | 13026 | |
| 35 | Pondicherry | 973829 | 486705 | 487124 | 325596 | 163586 | 162010 | 648233 | 323119 | 325114 | |