Indian Geography Card

Disclaimer*

Population (In Lakhs): 493*

Sex Ratio (per 1000 males): 1045*

Literacy Rate (%): 67.7*

*The demographic figures mentioned above are based on the records provided by Andhra Pradesh Government.

Population (In Lakhs): 350*

Sex Ratio (per 1000 males): 1049*

*The demographic figures mentioned above are based on the records provided by Telangana State Government.

Sex Ratio (per 1000 males): 948*

Literacy Rate (%): 68.7*  

*The demographic figures mentioned above are based on the records provided by J&K UT Government.

GSDP Rankings: NA*

Sex Ratio (per 1000 males): 971*

Literacy Rate (%): NA*

NA*: Official record not available on government website

*: The demographic figures mentioned above are based on the records provided by Ladakh UT Government

GSDP Rankings: NA*

NA*: Official record not available on government website

For state-wise counting, multi-state UNESCO World Heritage Sites (WHS) have been counted separately for each concerned state. Since the Western Ghats (a natural WHS) spans across 6 states (Gujarat, Goa, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu), it has been counted once under each of these states.

Maharashtra

• Capital: Mumbai
• Area: 307,713 sq km
• Total Population: 112,374,333. 
• Urban population: 45.23%
• Rural Population: 54.77%
• Sex Ratio: 929 (India- 943)
• Population Density: 365 sq km (India-382)
• Literacy: 82.9% (India- 74.04%)
• Male Literacy: 89.8%
• Female Literacy: 75.5%

Haryana

• Capital: Chandigarh
• Area: 44212 sq km
• Population: 25.35 million
• Urban: 34.88%  
• Rural: 65.12%
• Sex Ratio: 879 (India- 943)
• Literacy Rate: 76.6%
• Male Literacy: 85.4%
• Female Literacy: 66.8 %

Gujarat

• Capital: Gandhinagar
• Area: 196224 sq km
• Population: 60439692 (2011 Census)
• Urban population: 42.58(2011 Census)
• Rural Population: 57.42 (2011 Census)
• Sex Ratio: 919  (India- 943)
• Population Density:  308
• Literacy: 79.3 % (India- 74.04%)
• Male Literacy: 87.23 %
• Female Literacy: 70.73 %

Uttarakhand

• Capital: Dehradun
• Area: 53483 sq km
• Total population: 10,086,292 (2011 Census)
• Rural: 69.45%
• Urban: 30.55%
• Density: 189 persons/sq km (India-382)
• Sex Ratio: 963 females/1000 males.
• Literacy: 79.6 % 
• Male Literacy: 88.3%
• Female Literacy: 70.7 %

Bihar

• Capital: Patna
• Area: 94163 sq km
• Total population: 104,099,452  (2011 Census)
• Urban: 11.30%
• Rural: 88.71%.
• Density: 1106 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 918  (India- 943)
• Literacy: 63.8% (India–74.04%)
• Male Literacy: 73.5%
• Female Literacy: 53.3% 

Keralam

• Capital: Thiruvananthapuram
• Area: 38863 sq km
• Total population: 33387677  (2011 Census)
• Rural: 52.3%
• Urban: 47.7%.
• Density: 860 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 1084 females/1000 males.
• Literacy: 93.91% 
• Male Literacy: 96.0%
• Female Literacy: 92.0 %

Himachal Pradesh

• Capital: Shimla
• Area: 55673 sq km
• Total population: 7,781,244  (2011 Census)
• Density: 123 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 972  (India- 943)
• Literacy: 83.78% 
• Male Literacy: 90.83%
• Female Literacy: 76.60%

Uttar Pradesh

• Capital: Lucknow
• Area: 240,928 sq km
• Total population: 199,812,341  (2011 Census)
• Rural population: 69.45% (2011 Census)
• Urban population: 22.28% (2011 Census)
• Density: 829 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio:   912 (India- 943) (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 69.7% (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 79.2 (2011 Census)
• Female Literacy:  59.3 (2011 Census)

Jammu and Kashmir

• Capital: Lucknow 
• Area: 55538 sq km
• Total population: 12,541,302  (2011 Census, includes Ladakh)
• Rural: 72.63% (2011 Census)
• Urban: 27.37% (2011 Census)
• Density:  56 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 889 (India- 943) (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 68.74% (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 78.26% (2011 Census)
• Female Literacy: 58.01%  (2011 Census)

Karnataka

• Capital: Bengaluru  
• Area: 191791 sq km
• Total population: 61,095,297 (2011 Census)
• Rural: 61.43% (2011 Census)
• Urban: 38.57% (2011 Census)
• Density:  319 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 973 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 75.6 % (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 82.8 % (2011 Census)
• Female Literacy: 68.08 %  (2011 Census)

Tamil Nadu

• Capital: Chennai  
• Area: 130054 sq km
• Total population: 72,147,030 (2011 Census)
• Rural population: 51.55% (2011 Census)
• Urban population: 48.45% (2011 Census)
• Density:  555 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 996 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 80.3% (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 86.8%
• Female Literacy: 73.9%

Delhi

• Area: 1,484 sq. km
• Population: 1.67 crore (2011 Census)
• Population Density: 11,320  persons/sq. km 
• Literacy Rate: 86.2% (national average: 74.4%)
• Male Literacy: 91.0%
• Female Literacy: 80.9 %
• Sex Ratio: 868 (India- 943)

West Bengal

• Capital: Kolkata  
• Area: 88,752 sq km
• Total population: 91,276,115 (2011 Census)
• Rural population: 68.13% (2011 Census)
• Urban population: 31.87% (2011 Census)
• Density:  1028 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 950 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 77.1 % (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 82.7 % (2011 Census)
• Female Literacy: 71.2 %  (2011 Census)

Odisha

• Capital: Bhubaneswar 
• Area: 155,707 sq km
• Total population: 41,974,218 (2011 Census)
• Rural: 83.32% (2011 Census)
• Urban: 16.68% (2011 Census)
• Density: 270 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 979 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 73.5 % (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 82.4%
• Female Literacy: 64.4 %

Rajasthan

• Capital: Jaipur  
• Area: 342,239 sq km
• Total population: 68,548,437 (2011 Census)
• Rural population: 75.13% (2011 Census)
• Urban population: 24.87% (2011 Census)
• Density:  200 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 928 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 67.1% (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 80.5%
• Female Literacy: 52.7 %

Punjab

• Capital: Chandigarh  
• Area: 50,362 sq km
• Total population: 27,743,338 (2011 Census)
• Rural: 62.52% (2011 Census)
• Urban: 37.48% (2011 Census)
• Density:  551 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 895 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 76.7% (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 81.5%
• Female Literacy: 71.3 %

Madhya Pradesh

• Capital: Bhopal  
• Area: 308,252 sq km
• Total population: 72,626,809 (2011 Census)
• Rural: 72.37% (2011 Census)
• Urban: 27.63 % (2011 Census)
• Density:  236 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 931 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 70.6% (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 80.5%
• Female Literacy: 60.0 %

Goa

• Capital: Panaji  
• Area: 3,702 sq km
• Total population: 1,458,545 (2011 Census)
• Rural: 37.83% (2011 Census)
• Urban: 62.17% (2011 Census)
• Density:  394 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 973 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 87.4% (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 92.8%
• Female Literacy: 81.8 %

Lakshadweep

• Capital: Kavaratti  
• Area: 32 sq km
• Total population: 64,473 (2011 Census)
• Density:  2,149 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 946 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 92.3% (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 96.1%
• Female Literacy: 88.2 %

Jharkhand

• Capital: Ranchi 
• Area: 79,714 sq km
• Total population: 32,988,134 (2011 Census)
• Rural: 75.95% (2011 Census)
• Urban: 24.05% (2011 Census)
• Density: 414 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 948 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 67.6%(2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 78.5% (2011 Census)
• Female Literacy: 56.2%  (2011 Census)

Andaman and Nicobar Islands

• Capital: Port Blair  
• Area: 8,249 sq km
• Total population: 380,581 (2011 Census)
• Density:  46 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 876 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 86.3% (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 90.1%
• Female Literacy: 81.8%

Chhattisgarh

• Capital: Raipur 
• Area: 135,192 sq km
• Total population: 25,545,198 (2011 Census)
• Rural population: 76.76% (2011 Census)
• Urban population: 23.24% (2011 Census)
• Density: 189 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 991 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 71% (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 81.5%
• Female Literacy: 60.6% 

Assam

• Capital: Dispur 
• Area: 78,438 sq km
• Total population: 31,205,576 (2011 Census)
• Rural population: 85.92% (2011 Census)
• Urban population: 14.08% (2011 Census)
• Density: 398 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 958 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 73.2% (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 78.8%
• Female Literacy: 67.3%

Sikkim

• Capital: Gangtok 
• Area: 7,096 sq km
• Total population: 610,577 (2011 Census)
• Rural population: 74.85% (2011 Census)
• Urban population: 25.15% (2011 Census)
• Density: 86 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 890 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 82.2% (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 87.3%
• Female Literacy: 76.4% 

Meghalaya

• Capital: Shillong 
• Area: 22,429 sq km
• Total population: 2,966,889 (2011 Census)
• Rural population: 80.37% (2011 Census)
• Urban population: 19.63% (2011 Census)
• Density: 132 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 989 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 75.5% (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 77.2%
• Female Literacy: 73.8%

Arunachal Pradesh

• Capital: Itanagar 
• Area: 83,743 sq km
• Total Population: 1,383,727 (2011 Census)
• Rural Population: 77.06% (2011 Census)
• Urban Population: 22.94% (2011 Census)
• Density: 17 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 938 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 67% (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 73.7%
• Female Literacy: 59.6% 

Nagaland

• Capital: Kohima 
• Area: 16,579 sq km
• Total population: 1,978,502 (2011 Census)
• Rural population: 71.03% (2011 Census)
• Urban population: 28.97% (2011 Census)
• Density: 119 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 931 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 80.1% (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 83.3%
• Female Literacy: 76.7%

Manipur

• Capital: Imphal 
• Area: 22,327 sq km
• Total population: 2,855,794 (2011 Census)
• Rural population: 69.79% (2011 Census)
• Urban population: 30.21% (2011 Census)
• Density: 128 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 985 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 79.8% (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 86.5%
• Female Literacy: 73.2% 

Mizoram

• Capital: Aizawl 
• Area: 21,081 sq km
• Total population: 1,097,206 (2011 Census)
• Rural population: 49.81% (2011 Census)
• Urban population: 50.19% (2011 Census)
• Density: 52 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 976 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 91.6% (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 93.7%
• Female Literacy: 89.4%

Tripura

• Capital: Agartala 
• Area: 10,491 sq km
• Total population: 3,673,917 (2011 Census)
• Rural population: 73.82% (2011 Census)
• Urban population: 26.18% (2011 Census)
• Density: 350 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 960 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 87.8% (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 92.2%
• Female Literacy: 83.1%

Chandigarh

• Capital: Agartala 
• Area: 114 sq km
• Total population: 1,055,450 (2011 Census)
• Rural population: 2.75% (2011 Census)
• Urban population: 97.25% (2011 Census)
• Density: 9,258 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 818 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 86.4% (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 90.5%
• Female Literacy: 81.4%

Telengana

• Capital: Hyderabad 
• Area: 112,077 sq km
• Total Population: 35,003,674 (2011 Census)
• Density: 312 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 1049 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 76.9% (2011 Census)

Andhra Pradesh

• Capital: Amaravati 
• Area: 162,975 sq km
• Sex Ratio: 1045 (Based on Andhra Pradesh Govt. Data)
• Literacy: 67.7% (India–74.04%)
• Male Literacy: 75.6%
• Female Literacy: 59.7%

Puducherry

• Capital: Bhubaneswar 
• Area: 479 sq km
• Total population: 1,247,953 (2011 Census)
• Rural population: 31.69% (2011 Census)
• Urban population: 68.31% (2011 Census)
• Density: 2,547 persons/sq km.
• Sex Ratio: 1,037 (2011 Census)
• Literacy: 86.5% (2011 Census)
• Male Literacy: 92.1%
• Female Literacy: 81.2%

UNESCO World Heritage List

• UNESCO World Heritage List is a catalog of cultural, natural, and mixed sites recognized for their Outstanding Universal Value. 
• It highlights heritage of global significance, ensuring its protection and preservation for all humanity.
• At present, the list includes 1,248 properties across 170 States Parties. 
• These include 972 cultural, 235 natural and 41 mixed properties. 
• The World Heritage Convention, adopted in 1972, has been ratified by 196 States Parties, making it one of the most widely accepted global heritage-protection instruments.

India’s Position

• India has 44 World Heritage Properties, comprising 36 cultural, 7 natural and 1 mixed property (As of March 2026).
• Recently the Government has also sent two proposals to the World Heritage Centre for future consideration: Ancient Buddhist Site, Sarnath for 2025–26 and Jingkieng Jri / Lyu Charai (Living Root Bridges) Cultural Landscape for 2026–27
• The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) undertakes conservation and maintenance of 3,686 monuments, including 27 World Heritage properties.

( ₹ lakh crore)