List of states and union territories of India by area

The following is a list of states and territories of India by area according to the census of 2011. India consists of 29 states and seven union territories.[1][2]

List

Rank State / Territory Area (km2) Region National Share (%) Country of comparable size Ref
1 Rajasthan 342,239 Western 10.41  Republic of the Congo
2 Madhya Pradesh 308,245 Central 9.37  Oman
3 Maharashtra 307,713 Western 9.36  Oman
4 Uttar Pradesh 240,928 Northern 7.33  United Kingdom,  Uganda
5 Jammu and Kashmir 222,236 Northern 6.76  Guyana [note 1]
6 Gujarat 196,024 Western 5.96  Senegal
7 Karnataka 191,791 Southern 5.83  Senegal
8 Andhra Pradesh 160,205 Southern 4.87  Tunisia
9 Odisha 155,707 Eastern 4.73  Bangladesh
10 Chhattisgarh 135,191 Central 4.11  Greece
11 Tamil Nadu 130,058 Southern 3.95  Nicaragua
12 Telangana 114,840 Southern 3.49  Benin
13 Bihar 94,163 Eastern 2.86  Hungary
14 West Bengal 88,752 Eastern 2.70  Serbia
15 Arunachal Pradesh 83,743 Northeastern 2.54  Austria
16 Jharkhand 79,714 Eastern 2.42  Czech Republic
17 Assam 78,438 Northeastern 2.38  Czech Republic
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  Costa Rica
21 Haryana 44,212 Northern 1.34  Denmark
22 Kerala 38,863 Southern 1.18  Bhutan
23 Meghalaya 22,429 Northeastern 0.68  Djibouti
24 Manipur 22,327 Eastern 0.68  Belize
25 Mizoram 21,081 Eastern 0.64  El Salvador
26 Nagaland 16,579 Eastern 0.50  Swaziland
27 Tripura 10,486 Eastern 0.31  Lebanon
28 Sikkim 7,096 Northeastern 0.21  French Southern and Antarctic Lands
29 Goa 3,702 Western 0.11  French Polynesia
UT1 Andaman and Nicobar Islands 8,249 Bay of Bengal 0.25  Puerto Rico
NCT Delhi 1,490 Northern 0.04  Faroe Islands
UT2 Puducherry 492 Southern 0.01  Andorra
UT3 Dadra and Nagar Haveli 491 Western 0.01  Andorra
UT4 Chandigarh 114 Northern 0.003  Wallis and Futuna
UT5 Daman and Diu 112 Western 0.003  Montserrat
UT6 Lakshadweep 32 Arabian Sea 0.001  Macau
** Disputed area 23 0.0007  Nauru [note 2]
[note 3]
India 3,287,263[lower-alpha 1] 100

Source:Area of states[3]

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

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ Jammu & Kashmir is a disputed territory between India, Pakistan and China. The areas of Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan controlled by Pakistan and Aksai Chin region controlled by China are also included in the total area as indicated by official area figures of India
  2. ↑ The shortfall of 7 km2 (2.7 sq mi) area of Madhya Pradesh and 3 km2 (1.2 sq mi) area of Chhattisgarh is yet to be resolved by the Survey of India.
  3. ↑ Disputed area of 13 km2 (5.0 sq mi) between Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh is included in neither.
  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

  1. ↑ "Indian states and territories census" (PDF). Govt. of Bihar. Retrieved 6 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Area of Indian states" (pdf). Gov.t of Andhra Pradesh. p. 598.
  3. 1 2 3 4 "Official site of the Ministry of Statistics and Programme Implementation, India". Retrieved 20 July 2013.
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