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 8 union territories, including the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
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 and union territories area wise[edit]
| Rank | State (S) / Union territory (UT) | Area (km2) | Region | National Share (%) | Political entities of comparable size (land mass) | Ref |
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| 1 (S1) | Rajasthan | 342,239 | Northern | 10.41 |  Republic of the Congo |
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| 2 (S2) | Madhya Pradesh | 308,245 | Central | 9.38 |  Oman |
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| 3 (S3) | Maharashtra | 307,713 | Western | 9.36 | Oman |
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| 4 (S4) | Uttar Pradesh | 240,928 | Northern | 7.33 |  United Kingdom |
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| 5 (S5) | Gujarat | 196,024 | Western | 5.96 |  Senegal |
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| 6 (S6) | Karnataka | 191,791 | Southern | 5.83 | Senegal |
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| 7 (S7) | Andhra Pradesh | 160,205 | Southern | 4.87 |  Tunisia |
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| 8 (S8) | Odisha | 155,707 | Eastern | 4.74 |  Bangladesh |
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| 9 (S9) | Chhattisgarh | 135,191 | Central | 4.11 |  Greece |
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| 10 (S10) | Tamil Nadu | 130,058 | Southern | 3.96 |  England |
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| 11 (S11) | Telangana | 112,077 | Southern | 3.41 |  Honduras |
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| 12 (S12) | Bihar | 94,163 | Eastern | 2.86 |  Hungary |
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| 13 (S13) | West Bengal | 88,752 | Eastern | 2.70 |  Serbia |
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| 14 (S14) | Arunachal Pradesh | 83,743 | Northeastern | 2.55 |  Austria United Arab Emirates |
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| 15 (S15) | Jharkhand | 79,714 | Eastern | 2.42 |  Czech Republic |
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| 16 (S16) | Assam | 78,438 | Northeastern | 2.39 | Czech Republic |
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| 17 (UT1) | Ladakh | 59,146 | Northern | 1.80 |  Togo |
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| 18 (S17) | Himachal Pradesh | 55,673 | Northern | 1.70 |  Croatia |
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| 19 (S18) | Uttarakhand | 53,483 | Northern | 1.63 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
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| 20 (S19) | Punjab | 50,362 | Northern | 1.53 |  Slovakia |
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| 21 (S20) | Haryana | 44,212 | Northern | 1.34 |  Estonia |
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| 22 (UT2) | Jammu and Kashmir | 42,241 | Northern | 1.28 |  Netherlands |
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| 23 (S21) | Kerala | 38,863 | Southern | 1.18 |  Bhutan |
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| 24 (S22) | Meghalaya | 22,429 | Northeastern | 0.682 |  Belize |
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| 25 (S23) | Manipur | 22,327 | Northeastern | 0.679 | Belize |
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| 26 (S24) | Mizoram | 21,081 | Northeastern | 0.641 |  Israel |
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| 27 (S25) | Nagaland | 16,579 | Northeastern | 0.504 |  Eswatini |
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| 28 (S26) | Tripura | 10,486 | Northeastern | 0.319 |  Lebanon |
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| 29 (UT3) | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 8,249 | Bay of Bengal | 0.251 |  Cyprus |
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| 30 (S27) | Sikkim | 7,096 | Northeastern | 0.216 |  Brunei |
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| 31 (S28) | Goa | 3,702 | Western | 0.113 |  Cape Verde |
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| 32 (UT4) | Delhi | 1,483 | Northern | 0.045 |  Comoros |
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| 33 (UT5) | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 603 | Western | 0.018 |  Saint Lucia |
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| 34 (UT6) | Puducherry | 479 | Southern | 0.015 |  Andorra |
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| 35 (UT7) | Chandigarh | 114 | Northern | 0.003 |  Liechtenstein |
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| 36 (UT8) | Lakshadweep | 32 | Arabian Sea | 0.001 |  Tuvalu |
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| 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]