List of states and union territories of India by area

A list of states and union territories of India by area

The following is a list of states and territories of The Republic of India by area according to the census of 2011. India consists of 28 states and eight union territories.[1][2]

List change

Rank State / Territory Area (km2) Region National Share (%) Country of comparable size Ref
1 Rajasthan 342,239 Northern 10.41   Germany
2 Madhya Pradesh 308,252 Central 9.38   Poland
3 Maharashtra 307,713 Western 9.36   Italy
4 Uttar Pradesh 240,928 Central 7.33   United Kingdom
5 Gujarat 196,024 Western 5.96   Belarus
6 Karnataka 191,791 Southern 5.83   Kyrgyzstan
7 Andhra Pradesh 162,968 Southern 4.87   Tunisia
8 Odisha 155,707 Eastern 4.73   Bangladesh
9 Chhattisgarh 135,191 Central 4.11   Greece
10 Tamil Nadu 130,058 Southern 3.95   Greece
11 Telangana 112,077 Southern 3.49   Bulgaria
12 Bihar 94,163 Eastern 2.86   Hungary
13 West Bengal 88,752 Eastern 2.70   Austria
14 Arunachal Pradesh 83,743 Northeastern 2.54   Austria
15 Jharkhand 79,714 Eastern 2.42   Czech Republic
16 Assam 78,438 Northeastern 2.38   Czech Republic
17 Ladakh 59,146 Northern 1.79   Portugal
18 Himachal Pradesh 55,673 Northern 1.70   Croatia
19 Uttarakhand 53,483 Northern 1.62   Costa Rica
20 Punjab 50,362 Northern 1.53   Bosnia and Herzegovina
21 Haryana 44,212 Northern 1.34   Denmark
22 Jammu and Kashmir 42,241 Northern 1.28    Switzerland
23 Kerala 38,863 Southern 1.18   Bhutan
24 Meghalaya 22,429 Northeastern 0.68   Djibouti
25 Manipur 22,327 Northeastern 0.68   Belize
26 Mizoram 21,081 Northeastern 0.64   El Salvador
27 Nagaland 16,579 Northeastern 0.50   Swaziland
28 Tripura 10,486 Northeastern 0.31   Lebanon
29 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 8,249 Bay of Bengal 0.25   Puerto Rico
30 Sikkim 7,096 Northeastern 0.21   French Southern and Antarctic Lands
31 Goa 3,702 Western 0.11   French Polynesia
32 New Delhi 1,490 Northern 0.04   Faroe Islands
33 Puducherry 492 Southern 0.01   Andorra
34 Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu 491 Western 0.01   Andorra
35 Chandigarh 114 Northern 0.003   Liechtenstein
36 Lakshadweep 32 Arabian Sea 0.001   Macau
India 3,287,263[a] 100

Source:Area of states[3]

The area figures of states and union territories do not add up to area of India because:

  • The shortfall of 7 km2. area of Madhya Pradesh and 3 km2. area of Chhattisgarh is yet to be resolved by the Survey of India.[3]
  • Disputed area of 13 km2. between Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh is neither included in Puducherry nor in Andhra Pradesh.[3]
  • Area figures includes the area under occupation by Pakistan and China. The area includes 13,297+64,817 = 78,114  km2. of disputed area under occupation of Pakistan, 5,180  km2. of disputed area handed over by Pakistan to China and 37,555  km2 of disputed area under occupation of China 5,180+37,555=42,735 sq km .[3]

Notes change

  1. "The country's exact size is subject to debate because some borders are disputed. The Indian government lists the total area as 3,287,260 km2 (1,269,220 sq mi) and the total land area as 3,060,500 km2 (1,181,700 sq mi); the United Nations lists the total area as 3,287,263 km2 (1,269,219 sq mi) and total land area as 2,973,190 km2 (1,147,960 sq mi)." (Library of Congress 2004).

References change

  1. "Indian states and territories census". Govt. of Bihar. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 December 2018. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  2. "Area of Indian states" (PDF). Gov.t of Andhra Pradesh. p. 598. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-11-26. Retrieved 2017-10-06.
  3. 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 "Official site of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, India". Archived from the original on 2013-12-03. Retrieved 20 July 2013.