| | India, States and Union territories* | Population | Sex ratio (females per 1000 males) | | Persons | Males | Females | | | | | | | | | | INDIA | 1,027,015,247 | 531,277,078 | 495,738,169 | 933 | | | | | | | | | 1 | Kerala | 31,838,619 | 15,468,664 | 16,369,955 | 1,058 | | 2 | Pondicherry* | 973,829 | 486,705 | 487,124 | 1,001 | | 3 | Chhatisgarh | 20,795,956 | 10,452,426 | 10,343,530 | 990 | | 4 | Tamil Nadu | 62,110,839 | 31,268,654 | 30,842,185 | 986 | | 5 | Andhra Pradesh | 75,727,541 | 38,286,811 | 37,440,730 | 978 | | 6 | Manipur | 2,388,634 | 1,207,338 | 1,181,296 | 978 | | 7 | Meghalaya | 2,306,069 | 1,167,840 | 1,138,229 | 975 | | 8 | Orissa | 36,706,920 | 18,612,340 | 18,094,580 | 972 | | 9 | Himachal Pradesh | 6,077,248 | 3,085,256 | 2,991,992 | 970 | | 10 | Karnataka | 52,733,958 | 26,856,343 | 25,877,615 | 964 | | 11 | Uttaranchal | 8,479,562 | 4,316,401 | 4,163,161 | 964 | | 12 | Goa | 1,343,998 | 685,617 | 658,381 | 960 | | 13 | Tripura | 3,191,168 | 1,636,138 | 1,555,030 | 950 | | 14 | Lakshadweep* | 60,595 | 31,118 | 29,477 | 947 | | 15 | Jharkhand | 26,909,428 | 13,861,277 | 13,048,151 | 941 | | 16 | Mizoram | 891,058 | 459,783 | 431,275 | 938 | | 17 | West Bengal | 80,221,171 | 41,487,694 | 38,733,477 | 934 | | 18 | Assam | 26,638,407 | 13,787,799 | 12,850,608 | 932 | | 19 | Maharashtra | 96,752,247 | 50,334,270 | 46,417,977 | 922 | | 20 | Rajasthan | 56,473,122 | 29,381,657 | 27,091,465 | 922 | | 21 | Bihar | 82,878,796 | 43,153,964 | 39,724,832 | 921 | | 22 | Gujarat | 50,596,992 | 26,344,053 | 24,252,939 | 921 | | 23 | Madhya Pradesh | 60,385,118 | 31,456,873 | 28,928,245 | 920 | | 24 | Nagaland | 1,988,636 | 1,041,686 | 946,950 | 909 | | 25 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1,091,117 | 573,951 | 517,166 | 901 | | 26 | Jammu & Kashmir | 10,069,917 | 5,300,574 | 4,769,343 | 900 | | 27 | Uttar Pradesh | 166,052,859 | 87,466,301 | 78,586,558 | 898 | | 28 | Sikkim | 540,493 | 288,217 | 252,276 | 875 | | 29 | Punjab | 24,289,296 | 12,963,362 | 11,325,934 | 874 | | 30 | Haryana | 21,082,989 | 11,327,658 | 9,755,331 | 861 | | 31 | Andaman & Nicobar Is.* | 356,265 | 192,985 | 163,280 | 846 | | 32 | Delhi* | 13,782,976 | 7,570,890 | 6,212,086 | 821 | | 33 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli* | 220,451 | 121,731 | 98,720 | 811 | | 34 | Chandigargh* | 900,914 | 508,224 | 392,690 | 773 | | 35 | Daman & Diu* | 158,059 | 92,478 | 65,581 | 709 | | * Union Territory | | | | | | Source: Provisional Population Totals: India, Census of India 2001, Paper 1 of 2001 | |
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