POPULATION GROUP

RURAL

SEMI-URBAN

URBAN

METROPOLITAN

ALL- CENTRES

REGION/STATE/

1997

1998

1997

1998

1997

1998

1997

1998

1997

1998

UNION TERRITORY

1

2

3

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

NORTHERN REGION

4654

4629

451

452

37

37

3

3

5145

5121

Haryana

644

643

91

92

12

12

-

-

747

747

Himachal Pradesh

605

605

14

14

-

-

-

-

619

619

Jammu & Kashmir

490

482

22

22

2

2

-

-

514

506

Punjab

1030

1028

99

99

9

9

1

1

1139

1137

Rajasthan

1821

1807

211

211

13

13

1

1

2046

2032

Chandigarh

9

9

2

2

1

1

-

-

12

12

Delhi

55

55

12

12

-

-

1

1

68

68

NORTH-EASTERN REGION

1230

1227

118

118

8

8

-

-

1356

1353

Arunachal Pradesh

60

60

1

1

-

-

-

-

61

61

Assam

789

786

73

73

4

4

-

-

866

863

Manipur

49

49

11

11

1

1

-

-

61

61

Meghalaya

124

124

7

7

1

1

-

-

132

132

Mizoram

60

60

5

5

1

1

-

-

66

66

Nagaland

35

35

8

8

-

-

-

-

43

43

Tripura

113

113

13

13

1

1

-

-

127

127

EASTERN REGION

7064

7064

774

774

67

67

1

1

7906

7906

Bihar

3318

3317

401

401

16

16

-

-

3735

3734

Orissa

1544

1545

93

93

6

6

-

-

1643

1644

Sikkim

32

32

1

1

-

-

-

-

33

33

West Bengal

2155

2155

277

277

45

45

1

1

2478

2478

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

15

15

2

2

-

-

-

-

17

17

CENTRAL REGION

7527

7488

802

803

60

60

4

4

8393

8355

Madhya Pradesh

2447

2414

286

286

21

21

2

2

2756

2723

Uttar Pradesh

5080

5074

516

517

39

39

2

2

5637

5632

WESTERN REGION

3834

3828

666

670

43

43

7

7

4550

4548

Goa

142

143

9

10

-

-

-

-

151

153

Gujarat

1473

1465

256

259

14

14

3

3

1746

1741

Maharashtra

2213

2214

398

398

29

29

4

4

2644

2645

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

5

5

1

1

-

-

-

-

6

6

Daman & Diu

1

1

2

2

-

-

-

-

3

3

SOUTHERN REGION

6561

6535

2218

2220

81

81

3

3

8863

8839

Andhra Pradesh

2332

2320

467

467

34

34

1

1

2834

2822

Karnataka

2122

2109

279

279

14

14

1

1

2416

2403

Kerala

309

308

1033

1035

7

7

-

-

1349

1350

Tamil Nadu

1767

1767

434

434

25

25

1

1

2227

2227

Lakshadweep

9

9

-

-

-

-

-

-

9

9

Pondicherry

22

22

5

5

1

1

-

-

28

28

ALL INDIA

30870

30771

5029

5037

296

296

18

18

36213

36122

See Notes on Tables.