List of states and union territories of India by population

India is a union consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories.[1] As of 2022, with an estimated population of 1.4 billion, India is the world's most populous country. India occupies 2.4% of the world's area and is home to 17.5% of the world's population.[2] The Indo-Gangetic Plain has one of the world's biggest stretches of fertile not-deep alluvium and are among the most densely populated areas of the world. The eastern and western coastal regions of Deccan Plateau are also densely populated regions of India. The Thar Desert in western Rajasthan is one of the most densely populated deserts in the world.[3] The northern and north-eastern states along the Himalayas contain cold arid deserts with fertile valleys. These states have relatively low population density due to indomitable physical barriers.[4]

  1. ^ "National Portal of India". www.india.gov.in. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  2. ^ "Census and you - Area And Population". 2007-12-26. Archived from the original on 26 December 2007. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  3. ^ "Report of the Task Force on Grasslands and Deserts" (PDF). 2011-12-10. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 December 2011. Retrieved 2022-08-08.
  4. ^ "India - General Profile, Land Use Classification and Land Use Pattern" (PDF). 2006-05-14. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 May 2006. Retrieved 2022-08-08.