List of states and union territories of India by area facts for kids
The list of states and union territories of the Republic of India by area is ordered from largest to smallest according to the census of 2011. India consists of 111 states and 31 union territories, including the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
Rajasthan (10.414%) Madhya Pradesh (9.376%) Maharashtra (9.359%) Uttar Pradesh (7.328%) Gujarat (5.962%) Karnataka (5.833%) Andhra Pradesh (4.957%) Odisha (4.737%) Chhattisgarh (4.112%) Tamil Nadu (3.956%) Other (37.922%)
List of states and union territories by area
| Rank | State / Union Territory |
Area (km2) | Region | % total |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 (S1) | Rajasthan | 342,239 | Western | 10.414 | |
| 2 (S2) | Madhya Pradesh | 308,252 | Central | 9.376 | |
| 3 (S3) | Maharashtra | 307,713 | Western | 9.359 | |
| 4 (S4) | Uttar Pradesh | 240,928 | Northern | 7.328 | |
| 5 (S5) | Gujarat | 196,024 | Western | 5.962 | |
| 6 (S6) | Karnataka | 191,791 | Southern | 5.833 | |
| 7 (S7) | Andhra Pradesh | 162,975 | Southern | 4.957 | |
| 8 (S8) | Odisha | 155,707 | Eastern | 4.736 | |
| 9 (S9) | Chhattisgarh | 135,192 | Central | 4.112 | |
| 10 (S10) | Tamil Nadu | 130,058 | Southern | 3.956 | |
| 11 (S11) | Telangana | 112,077 | Southern | 3.409 | |
| 12 (S12) | Bihar | 94,163 | Eastern | 2.864 | |
| 13 (S13) | West Bengal | 88,752 | Eastern | 2.700 | |
| 14 (S14) | Arunachal Pradesh | 83,743 | Northeastern | 2.548 | |
| 15 (S15) | Jharkhand | 79,716 | Eastern | 2.424 | |
| 16 (S16) | Assam | 78,438 | Northeastern | 2.386 | |
| 17 (UT1) | Ladakh | 59,146 (166,698) |
Northern | 1.800 (5.079) |
|
| 18 (S17) | Himachal Pradesh | 55,673 | Northern | 1.693 | |
| 19 (S18) | Uttarakhand | 53,483 | Northern | 1.626 | |
| 20 (S19) | Punjab | 50,362 | Northern | 1.531 | |
| 21(S20) | Haryana | 44,212 | Northern | 1.344 | |
| 22 (UT2) | Jammu and Kashmir | 42,241 (55,538) |
Northern | 1.285 (1.689) |
|
| 23 (S21) | Kerala | 38,863 | Southern | 1.182 | |
| 24 (S22) | Meghalaya | 22,429 | Northeastern | 0.682 | |
| 25 (S23) | Manipur | 22,327 | Northeastern | 0.680 | |
| 26 (S24) | Mizoram | 21,081 | Northeastern | 0.642 | |
| 27 (S25) | Nagaland | 16,579 | Northeastern | 0.505 | |
| 28 (S26) | Tripura | 10,491 | Northeastern | 0.320 | |
| 29 (UT3) | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 8,249 | Bay of Bengal | 0.251 | |
| 30 (S27) | Sikkim | 7,096 | Northeastern | 0.217 | |
| 31 (S28) | Goa | 3,702 | Western | 0.112 | |
| 32 (UT4) | Delhi | 1,484 | Northern | 0.045 | |
| 33 (UT5) | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 603 | Western | 0.018 | |
| 34 (UT6) | Puducherry | 479 | Southern | 0.015 | |
| 35 (UT7) | Chandigarh | 114 | Northern | 0.003 | |
| 36 (UT8) | Lakshadweep | 32 | Arabian Sea | 0.001 | |
| India | 3,287,263 (3,166,414) |
100 (96.323) |
Source:Area of states
In August 2019, the Indian Parliament passed a resolution to divide the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and Ladakh, which came into action on 31 October 2019.
See also
- List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area
- List of states and union territories of India by population
- States and union territories of India
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