List of Indian States and Union Territories by Area

India is a very diverse as well as the 7th biggest country in terms of area. India’s total geographical area is spread over 3,287,263 km².

Knowing the area of a country is useful for several reasons. It can help you better understand the size of the country and its population density, as well as make it easier to make comparisons with other countries.

This article will list all Indian states and union territories by their size, including their areas in square kilometers, and population density in p/km².

List of Indian States By Area

Rank	State	Area (km²)	Population Density (p/km²)
1	Rajasthan	3,42,239	241
2	Madhya Pradesh	3,08,245	282
3	Maharashtra	3,07,713	404
4	Uttar Pradesh	2,40,928	996
5	Gujarat	1,96,024	328
6	Karnataka	1,91,791	356
7	Andhra Pradesh	1,62,968	334
8	Chhattisgarh	1,35,191	220
9	Tamil Nadu	1,30,051	604
10	Telangana	1,12,077	355
11	Bihar	94,163	1349
12	West Bengal	88,752	1127
13	Arunachal Pradesh	83,743	19
14	Jharkhand	79,714	492
15	Assam	78,438	459
16	Odisha	55,707	842
17	Himachal Pradesh	55,673	135
18	Uttarakhand	53,483	213
19	Punjab	50,362	596
20	Haryana	44,212	645
21	Kerala	38,863	926
22	Meghalaya	22,429	152
23	Manipur	22,327	143
24	Mizoram	21,081	60
25	Nagaland	16,579	139
26	Tripura	10,486	401
27	Sikkim	7,096	986
28	Goa	3,702	432

Key Points

• Rajasthan is the largest Indian state by area with a total surface area of 3,42,239 km².
• Goa is the smallest state in India with a total surface area of 3,702 km².
• Bihar is the most densely populated state in India with a population density of 1349 p/km².
• Arunachal Pradesh is the least densely populated state in India with a population density of 19 p/km².

List of Union Territories of India By Area

Rank	Union Territory	Area (km²)	Population Density (p/km²)
1	Ladakh	96,701	3
2	Jammu & Kashmir	42,241	327
3	Andaman & Nicobar	8,249	51
4	National Capital Territory of Delhi	1,484	12803
5	Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu	603	1028
6	Puducherry	479	2990
7	Chandigarh	114	10254
8	Lakshadweep	32	2317

Important Points About Indian Union Territories

• A union territory is an administrative division ruled by the central government of India.
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu, Delhi, Jammu and Kashmir, Ladakh, Lakshadweep, and Puducherry are among the eight union territories of India.
• Ladakh is the biggest union territory of India, even bigger than a few states with a total surface area of 96,701 km² while it is also the least densely populated union territory in India with a population density of 3 p/km².
• Lakshadweep is the smallest union territory of India with an area of 32 km².
• The National Capital Territory of Delhi is the most densely populated Union territory of India with a population density of 12803 p/km².