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India is the 7th largest country in the world that is spread across 3,287,263 square kilometers area. There are 28 states and 9 union territories in India which are spread in a sizeable area. Here is the top 11 states list for your knowledge. This is freshly updated list after the state of Jammu and Kashmir is divided to 2 Union territories that is J&K UT and Ladakh in October 2019. This reduced the number of states in India to 28 while number of union territories are increased to 9. Interestingly before this bifurcation Jammu & Kashmir state was the fifth largest state in India.
Top 10 largest states in India which have big area
1. Rajasthan
Area : 3,42,269 square kilometers
Capital: Jaipur
Formed In: 1 Nov 1956
Population: 6,85,48,437
Official Language: Hindi
No. of Districts: 33
2. Madhya Pradesh
Area : 3,08,252 square kilometers
Capital: Bhopal
Formed In: 1 Nov 1956
Population: 72,626,809
Official Language: Hindi
No. of Districts: 51
3. Maharashtra
Area : 3,07,713 square kilometers
Capital: Mumbai
Formed In: 1 May 1960
Population: 11,23,74,333
Official Language: Marathi
No. of Districts: 36
4. Uttar Pradesh
Area : 243,286 square kilometers
Capital: Lucknow
Formed In: 26 January 1950
Population: 19,98,12,341
Official Language: Hindi
No. of Districts: 75
5. Gujarat
Area : 196,024 square kilometers
Capital: Gandhinagar
Formed In: 1 May 1960
Population: 6,04,39,692
Official Language: Gujarati
No. of Districts: 26
6. Karnataka
Area : 191,791 square kilometers
Capital: Bangalore
Formed In: 1 Nov 1956
Population: 6,10,95,297
Official Language: Kannada
No. of Districts: 28
7. Andhra Pradesh
Area : 1,60,205 square kilometers
Capital: Hyderabad –
Amaravati
Formed In: 1 October 1953
Population: 4,95,06,799
Official Language: Telugu
No. of Districts: 13
8. Odisha
Area : 1,55,820 square kilometers
Capital: Bhubaneswar
Formed In: 1 April 1936
Population: 4,19,74,218
Official Language: Odia
No. of Districts: 30
9.Chhattisgarh
Area : 1,35,194 square kilometers
Capital: Naya Raipur
Formed In: 1 November 2000
Population: 2,55,45,198
Official Language: Hindi
No. of Districts: 27
10. Tamil Nadu
Area : 1,30,058 square kilometers
Capital: Chennai
Formed In: 26 January 1950
Population: 7,21,47,030
Official Language: Tamil
No. of Districts: 37
Goa is the smallest state in India by area and Uttar Pradesh is the state with highest population in India. This is a very resourceful and knowledgeable information for students and competitive exams aspirants.