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Population Density of India

Population Density is defined as the number of persons per square kilometer. Population density is one of the important indices of the density of population. The population density of India in 2001 was 324 persons per square kilometer. There is a large variation in population density across India. It varies from 13 persons per sq. km in Arunachal Pradesh to 9294 in Delhi. Among major states, West Bengal is the most thickly populated with a population density of 904.







State / Union Territory (U.T.) Population Density (per sq. km)
Jammu & Kashmir 99
Himachal Pradesh 109
Punjab 482
Chandigarh (U.T.) 7903
Uttaranchal 159
Haryana 477
Delhi (U.T.) 9294
Rajasthan 165
Uttar Pradesh 689
Bihar 880
Sikkim 76
Arunachal Pradesh 13
Nagaland 120
Manipur 107
Mizoram 42
Tripura 304
Meghalaya 103
Assam 340
West Bengal 904
Jharkhand 338
Orissa 236
Chhatisgarh 154
Madhya Pradesh 196
Gujarat 258
Daman & Diu ( U.T. ) 1411
Dadra & Nagar Haveli (U.T. ) 449
Maharashtra 314
Andhra Pradesh 275
Karnataka 275
Goa 363
Lakshadweep (U.T.) 1894
Kerala 819
Tamil Nadu 478
Pondicherry (U.T.) 2029
Andaman & Nicobar Islands (U.T.) 43