List of states and union territories of India by area

The list of states and union territories of the Republic of India by area is ordered from largest to smallest according to the census of 2011. India consists of 28 states and eight union territories, including the National Capital Territory of Delhi.^[1][2][3]

  Rajasthan (10.41%)

  Madhya Pradesh (9.38%)

  Maharashtra (9.36%)

  Uttar Pradesh (7.33%)

  Gujarat (5.96%)

  Karnataka (5.83%)

  Andhra Pradesh (4.87%)

  Odisha (4.74%)

  Chhattisgarh (4.11%)

  Tamil Nadu (3.96%)

  Telangana (3.49%)

  Bihar (2.86%)

  West Bengal (2.70%)

  Other (25%)

List of states by area

Rank	State (S) / Union Territory (UT)	Area (km^2)	Region	National share (%)	Note
1 (S1)	Rajasthan	342,239	Northern	10.41
2 (S2)	Madhya Pradesh	308,245	Central	9.38	^[note 1]
3 (S3)	Maharashtra	307,713	Western	9.36
4 (S4)	Uttar Pradesh	240,928	Northern	7.33
5 (S5)	Gujarat	196,024	Western	5.96
6 (S6)	Karnataka	191,792	Southern	5.83
7 (S7)	Andhra Pradesh	162,975	Southern	4.96	^[4]^[note 2]
8 (S8)	Odisha	155,707	Eastern	4.74
9 (S9)	Chhattisgarh	135,191	Central	4.11	^[note 3]
10 (S10)	Tamil Nadu	130,058	Southern	3.96
11 (S11)	Telangana	112,077	Southern	3.41
12 (S12)	Bihar	94,163	Eastern	2.86
13 (S13)	West Bengal	88,752	Eastern	2.70
14 (S14)	Arunachal Pradesh	83,743	Northeastern	2.55
15 (S15)	Jharkhand	79,716	Eastern	2.42
16 (S16)	Assam	78,438	Northeastern	2.39
17 (UT1)	Ladakh	59,146	Northern	1.80	^[note 4]
18 (S17)	Himachal Pradesh	55,673	Northern	1.70
19 (S18)	Uttarakhand	53,483	Northern	1.63
20 (S19)	Punjab	50,362	Northern	1.53
21 (S20)	Haryana	44,212	Northern	1.34
22 (UT2)	Jammu and Kashmir	42,241	Northern	1.28	^[note 5]
23 (S21)	Kerala	38,863	Southern	1.18
24 (S22)	Meghalaya	22,429	Northeastern	0.682
25 (S23)	Manipur	22,327	Northeastern	0.679
26 (S24)	Mizoram	21,081	Northeastern	0.641
27 (S25)	Nagaland	16,579	Northeastern	0.504
28 (S26)	Tripura	10,486	Northeastern	0.319
29 (UT3)	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	8,249	Bay of Bengal	0.251
30 (S27)	Sikkim	7,096	Northeastern	0.216
31 (S28)	Goa	3,702	Western	0.113
32 (UT4)	Delhi	1,484	Northern	0.045
33 (UT5)	Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu	603	Western	0.018	^[5]
34 (UT6)	Puducherry	479	Southern	0.015	^[note 6]
35 (UT7)	Chandigarh	114	Northern	0.003
36 (UT8)	Lakshadweep	32	Arabian Sea	0.001
Total	India	3,287,263^[a]		100

Source:Area of states^[6]

In August 2019, the Indian Parliament passed a resolution to divide the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories, Jammu & Kashmir (J&K) and Ladakh, which came into action on 31 October 2019.^[7]

See also

• List of political and geographic subdivisions by total area
• List of states and union territories of India by population
• States and union territories of India

Notes

1. 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.
2. Disputed area of 13 km² (5.0 sq mi) between Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh is included in neither.
3. 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.
4. Ladakh is a disputed territory between India, Pakistan and China. Areas claimed by India including the Aksai Chin, Trans-Karakoram Tract regions administered by China and the Gilgit-Baltistan region administered by Pakistan respectively have been excluded from the total area. Should they be included, the area would total to 174,066 km², ranking as the 7th largest subdivision of India.
5. Jammu and Kashmir is a disputed territory between India and Pakistan. Areas claimed by India including the Azad Kashmir region, which is administered by Pakistan, have been excluded from the total area. Should it be included, the area would total to 55,538 km², ranking as the 19th largest subdivision of India.
6. Disputed area of 13 km² (5.0 sq mi) between Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh is included in neither.

1. 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.^[6]
   • Disputed area of 13 km² between Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh is included neither in Puducherry nor in Andhra Pradesh.^[6]
   • Area figures do not include the areas claimed by India that are in Pakistani or Chinese administrative control. This includes 78,114 km² of area in Azad Kashmir and Gilgit-Baltistan under Pakistani administration, 5,180 km² of area in Shaksgam Valley ceded to China by Pakistan and 37,555 km² of area in Aksai Chin under Chinese administration totalling to 120,849 km².^[6]
   • The Indian government lists the total area as 3,287,263 km² (1,269,219 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 3,166,414 km² (1,222,559 sq mi) and total land area as 2,973,190 km² (1,147,960 sq mi). (Library of Congress 2004).

References

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7. "Rajya Sabha Passes Resolution to Scrap Article 370". News18. 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
8. "Country Profile: India" (PDF), Library of Congress Country Studies (5th ed.), Library of Congress Federal Research Division, December 2004, retrieved 30 September 2011