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POPULATION
STATES
State Millions Capital city
1991 2001 2011
NORTH
Uttar Pradesh 139 174 217 Lucknow
Uttaranchal Dehradun
Rajasthan 44 55 65 Jaipur
Punjab 20 24 27 Chandigarh (UT)
Haryana 16 20 23 Chandigarh (UT)
Jammu & Kashmir 8 10 12 Srinagar
Himachal Pradesh 5 7 8 Shimla
Delhi (NCT) 9 14 20 New Delhi
Sub-total
WEST
241 304 372
Maharashtra 79 92 103 Mumbai
Madhya Pradesh 66 81 97 Bhopal
Chhattisgarh Raipur
Gujarat 41 49 56 Gandhinagar
Goa 1 2 2 Panaji
Sub-total
EAST
187 224 258
Bihar 86 102 121 Patna
Jharkand Ranchi
West Bengal 68 80 91 Kolkata
Orissa 32 36 40 Bhubaneshwar
Assam 22 27 31 Dispur
Arunachal Pradesh 1 1 na Itanagar
Sub-total
SOUTH
186 246 284
Andhra Pradesh 67 76 85 Hyderabad
Tamil Nadu 59 62 68 Chennai
Karnataka 45 53 60 Bangalore
Kerala 29 33 36 Thiruvanantpuram
Sub-total 200 224 249
ALL INDIA * 846 1,012 1,179
Source: Statistical Outline of India 1999-2000, 2001-2002, Tata Services Limited.
* Includes “Other”. Comprises 6 smaller States: Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, Tripura. And 6 Union
Territories: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Chandigarh, Dadra & Nagar Haveli, Daman & Diu, Lakshadweep, Pondicherry.
Notes: Since 1991, Uttaranchal, Chhattisgarh and Jharkand have been established as new States. Tata tables do not always
include these States as separate States. Chandigarah (UT) is the capital of both the Punjab and Haryana.
The population has grown by 20% since 1991. It is expected to increase by a further 17% by 2011.
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