| 1.4 DENSITY OF POPULATION - INDIA AND STATES | ||||||||
| Sr. | India/States/ | Population Per Sq.km. | ||||||
| No. | Union Territories | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001(P) | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | |
| India | 117 | 142 | 177 | 216 | 267 | 324 | ||
| States: | ||||||||
| 1 | Andhra Pradesh | 113 | 131 | 158 | 195 | 242 | 275 | |
| 2 | Arunachal Pradesh | N.A. | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 13 | |
| 3 | Assam | 102 | 138 | 186 | 230 | 286 | 340 | |
| 4 | Bihar | 223 | 267 | 324 | 402 | 685 | 880 | |
| 5 | Jharkhand | - | - | - | - | 274 | 338 | |
| 6 | Goa | 148 | 159 | 215 | 272 | 316 | 363 | |
| 7 | Gujarat | 83 | 105 | 136 | 174 | 211 | 258 | |
| 8 | Haryana | 128 | 172 | 227 | 292 | 372 | 477 | |
| 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 43 | 51 | 62 | 77 | 93 | 109 | |
| 10 | Jammu & Kashmir | N.A. | N.A. | N.A. | 59 | 76 | 99 | |
| 11 | Karnataka | 101 | 123 | 153 | 194 | 235 | 275 | |
| 12 | Kerala | 349 | 435 | 549 | 655 | 749 | 819 | |
| 13 | Madhya Pradesh | 59 | 73 | 94 | 118 | 158 | 196 | |
| 14 | Chhatisgarh | - | - | - | - | 130 | 154 | |
| 15 | Maharashtra | 104 | 129 | 164 | 204 | 257 | 314 | |
| 16 | Manipur | 26 | 35 | 48 | 64 | 82 | 107 | |
| 17 | Meghalaya | 27 | 34 | 45 | 60 | 79 | 103 | |
| 18 | Mizoram | 9 | 13 | 16 | 23 | 33 | 42 | |
| 19 | Nagaland | 13 | 22 | 31 | 47 | 73 | 120 | |
| 20 | Orissa | 94 | 113 | 141 | 169 | 203 | 236 | |
| 21 | Punjab | 182 | 221 | 269 | 333 | 403 | 482 | |
| 22 | Rajasthan | 47 | 59 | 75 | 100 | 129 | 165 | |
| 23 | Sikkim | 19 | 23 | 30 | 45 | 57 | 76 | |
| 24 | TamilNadu | 232 | 259 | 317 | 372 | 429 | 478 | |
| 25 | Tripura | 61 | 109 | 148 | 196 | 263 | 304 | |
| 26 | Uttar Pradesh | 215 | 251 | 300 | 377 | 548 | 689 | |
| 27 | Uttaranchal | - | - | - | - | 133 | 159 | |
| 28 | West Bengal | 296 | 394 | 499 | 615 | 767 | 904 | |
| Union Territories : | ||||||||
| 1 | A & N Islands | 4 | 8 | 14 | 23 | 34 | 43 | |
| 2 | Chandigarh | 213 | 1052 | 2257 | 3961 | 5632 | 7903 | |
| 3 | D & N Haveli | 85 | 118 | 151 | 211 | 282 | 449 | |
| 4 | Daman & Diu | 434 | 327 | 559 | 705 | 907 | 1411 | |
| 5 | Delhi | 1176 | 1793 | 2742 | 4194 | 6352 | 9294 | |
| 6 | Lakshadweep | 657 | 753 | 994 | 1258 | 1616 | 1894 | |
| 7 | Pondicherry | 645 | 750 | 959 | 1229 | 1642 | 2029 | |
| Note : | (1) While working out the density of India in 1971, Jammu & Kashmir has been excluded as comparable | |||||||
| figures of area and population are not available for the State. | ||||||||
| (2) 1981 census could not be held in Assam therefore, for calculating the density of India and Assam, | ||||||||
| the population figures for 1981 for Assam as worked out by interpolation have been taken. | ||||||||
| (3) While for working out the density of India and J&K for 1991 and 2001 Census, the entire area and population | ||||||||
| of those portions J&K which are under illegal occupation of Pakistan and China have not been taken into account. | ||||||||
| (4)1991 census was not held in J&K. For calculating density of India and J&K, population figures | ||||||||
| of 1991 for J&K as projected by standing committee of expert in population projection. (Oct.1989) have been taken. | ||||||||
| (5) Uttaranchal, Jharkhand and Chhatisgarh are newly formed states hence separate data for these | ||||||||
| state of previous census is not available. | ||||||||
| Source: | Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India, New Delhi. | |||||||
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