Table 8: State-wise Density of Population -wise Density of Population

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Table 8: State-wise Density of Population

(Per square km)
State/Union Territory	1951	1961	1971	1981	1991	2001	2011
Andaman & Nicobar Islands	4	8	14	23	34	43	46
Andhra Pradesh	113	131	158	195	242	277	308
Arunachal Pradesh	-	4	6	8	10	13	17
Assam	102	138	186	230^$	286	340	398
Bihar	309	370	370	555	685	881	1106
Chandigarh	213	1052	2257	3961	5632	7900	9258
Chhattisgarh	55	68	86	104	130	154	189
Dadra & Nagar Haveli	85	118	151	211	282	449	700
Daman & Diu	434	327	559	705	907	1425	2191
NCT of Delhi	1176	1793	2742	4194	6352	9340	11320
Goa	148	159	215	272	316	364	394
Gujarat	83	105	136	174	211	258	308
Haryana	128	172	227	292	372	478	573
Himachal Pradesh	43	51	62	77	93	109	123
Jammu & Kashmir	32	35	46	59	77	100	124
Jharkhand	122	146	179	221	274	338	414
Karnataka	101	123	153	194	235	276	319
Kerala	349	435	549	655	749	820	860
Lakshadweep	657	753	994	1258	1616	2022	2149
Madhya Pradesh	61	75	98	124	158	196	236
Maharashtra	104	128	164	204	257	315	365
Manipur	26	35	48	64	82	97*	115
Meghalaya	27	34	45	60	79	103	132
Mizoram	9	13	16	23	33	42	52
Nagaland	13	22	31	47	73	120	119
Odisha	94	113	141	169	203	236	270
Puducherry	645	750	959	1229	1683	1989	2547
Punjab	182	221	269	333	403	484	551
Rajasthan	47	59	75	100	129	165	200
Sikkim	19	23	30	45	57	76	86
Tamil Nadu	232	259	317	372	429	480	555
Tripura	61	109	148	196	263	305	350
Uttar Pradesh	250	291	348	436	548	690	829
Uttarakhand	55	67	84	107	133	159	189
West Bengal	296	394	499	615	767	903	1028
ALL INDIA	117	142	177	216	267**	325**	382
- : Not Available. $ : The 1981 Census could not be held in Assam. Total Population for 1981 has been worked out by Interpolation. * : Includes estimated population of Paomata, Mao Maram and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati District of Manipur for 2001. ** : For working out the density of India and Jammu & Kashmir, the entire area and population of those portions of Jammu & Kashmir which are under illegal occupation of Pakistan and China have not been taken into account, except for 2011 census. Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.