India is a union of 29 states and 7 union territories.
As of the 2011 census, it has an estimated population of 1.21 billion.
India is the world's second most populous country after the People's Republic of China.
The sub-continent occupies 2.4% of the world's land surface area and is home to 17.5 percent of Earth's population.
State
|
Population
|
Closest Comparable
Country (Population)
|
|
1
|
199,581,477
| Brazil |
|
2
|
112,372,972
| Mexico |
|
3
|
103,804,637
| Philippines |
|
4
|
91,347,736
|
Vietnam |
|
5
|
72,597,565
|
Turkey |
|
6
|
72,138,958
|
Turkey |
|
7
|
68,621,012
|
Thailand |
|
8
|
61,130,704
|
Italy |
|
9
|
60,383,628
|
Italy |
|
10
|
49,386,799
|
South Korea |
|
11
|
41,947,358
|
Argentina |
|
12
|
35,286,757
|
Canada |
|
13
|
33,387,677
|
Morocco |
|
14
|
32,966,238
|
Iraq |
|
15
|
31,169,272
|
Peru |
|
16
|
27,704,236
|
Venezuela |
|
17
|
25,540,196
|
Ghana |
|
18
|
25,353,081
|
Ghana |
|
19
|
12,548,926
| Cuba |
|
20
|
10,116,752
|
Guinea |
|
21
|
6,856,509
|
Hong Kong |
|
22
|
3,671,032
|
Congo |
|
23
|
2,964,007
|
Mongolia |
|
24
|
Manipur (i)
|
2,721,756
|
Jamaica |
25
|
1,980,602
|
Latvia |
|
26
|
1,457,723
|
Guinea Bisau
|
|
27
|
Pradesh
|
1,382,611
|
Swaziland |
28
|
1,091,014
|
Timor Leste |
|
29
|
607,688
|
Macau |
|
NCT
|
16,753,235
| Chile |
|
Union
Territories
|
Population
|
Closest
Comparable Country (Population)
|
|
UT1
|
1,244,464
|
Mauritius |
|
UT2
|
1,054,686
|
Estonia |
|
UT3
|
379,944
| Luxembourg |
|
UT4
|
342,853
|
The Bahamas
|
|
UT5
|
242,911
|
Vanuatu |
|
UT6
|
64,429
|
Dominica | |
Total
|
India
|
1,210,193,422
|
China |
NCT = National Capital Territory of Delhi.
(i) = Excludes Mao-Maram, Paomata, and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur.