List of Indian states ranked by population density

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Map showing the population density of each district in India
Map showing the population density of each district in India

This is a list of the States of India in order of population density.

Rank State Persons/kmĀ² Location
1 West Bengal 904 Ganges delta
2 Bihar 880 Ganges plain
3 Kerala 819 South-West coast
4 Uttar Pradesh 721 Ganges plain
5 Punjab 482 North-West plain
6 Tamil Nadu 478 South-East coast
7 Haryana 477 North-West plain
8 Goa 363 West coast
9 Assam 340 Brahmaputra plain
10 Maharashtra 314.42 West coast, Deccan plateau
11 Tripura 304 North-East Hills
12 Karnataka 290.8 West coast, Deccan plateau
13< Andhra Pradesh 275 East coast, Deccan plateau
14 Jharkand 274 Chota Nagpur Plateau
15 Gujarat 258 West coast, Thar desert
16 Orissa 236 East coast
17 Madhya Pradesh 196 Central India
18 Rajasthan 165 NW plains and Thar desert
19 Uttarakhand 159 Western Himalayas
20 Nagaland 120 NE mountains
21 Himachal Pradesh 109 Western Himalayas
22 Chattisgarh 108 Central India
23 Manipur 107 NE mountains
24 Meghalaya 103 NE hills
25 Sikkim 76.17 Eastern Himalayas
26 Jammu & Kashmir 45.31 Western Himalayas
27 Mizoram 42 NE hills
28 Arunachal Pradesh 13 Western Himalayas