India Population 2001 census

Name of State - Population 2001 census

1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands - 356,265

2 Andhra Pradesh - 75,727,541

3 Arunchal Pradesh - 1,091,117

4 Assam - 26,638,407

5 Bihar - 82,878,796

6 Chandigarh (UT) - 900,914

7 Chhatishagarh -20,795,956

8 Dadra & Nagar Haveli (UT) - 220,451

9 Daman & Diu (UT) - 158,059

10 Delhi (UT) - 13,782,976

11 Goa - 1,343,998

12 Gujarat - 50,596,992

13 Haryana - 21,082,989

14 Himachal Pradesh - 6,077,248

15 Jammu & Kashmir - 10,069,917

16 Jharkand - 26,909,428

17 Karnataka - 52,733,958

18 Kerala - 31,838,619

19 Lakshadweep (UT) - 60,595

20 Madhya Pradesh - 60,385,118

21 Maharashtra - 96,752,247

22 Manipur - 2,388,634

23 Meghalaya - 2,306,069

24 Mizoram - 891,058

25 Nagaland - 1,988,636

26 Orissa - 36,706,920

27 Pondicherry (UT) - 973,829

28 Punjab - 24,289,296

29 Rajasthan - 56,473,122

30 Sikkim - 540,493

31 Tamil Nadu - 62,110,839

32 Tripura - 3,191,168

33 Uttar Pradesh - 166,052,859

34 Uttaranchal - 8,479,562

35 West Bengal - 80,221,171

Total - 1,027,015,247


Religious distribution of the Population

Religion -------------------- % of Total population

Hindus -------------------------- 81.3%,
Muslims ------------------------- 12%
Christians ---------------------- 2.3%
Sikhs --------------------------- 1.9%,
Buddhists ----------------------- 2.5%
Jains --------------------------- 2.5%
Judaists ------------------------ 0.005 %