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Date : Nov 15, 2023
Table 3: State-wise Population in Urban Area
(Thousands)
State/Union Territory 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Andaman & Nicobar Islands 8 14 26 50 75 116 143
Andhra Pradesh 5420 6275 8403 12488 17887 20809 28219
Arunachal Pradesh - - 17 41 111 228 317
Assam 345 781 1289 1782 2488 3439 4399
Bihar 1866 2581 3356 5145 6712 8682 11758
Chandigarh - 99 233 423 576 809 1026
Chhattisgarh 364 763 1208 2058 3065 4186 5937
Dadra & Nagar Haveli - - - 7 12 50 161
Daman & Diu 18 13 24 29 48 57 183
Delhi 1437 2359 3647 5768 8472 12906 16369
Goa 71 87 203 323 480 671 907
Gujarat 4428 5317 7497 10602 14246 18930 25745
Haryana 968 1308 1773 2827 4055 6115 8842
Himachal Pradesh 154 178 242 326 449 596 689
Jammu & Kashmir 457 593 858 1260 1794 2517 3433
Jharkhand 760 1333 2278 3574 4641 5994 7933
Karnataka 4453 5266 7122 10730 13908 17962 23626
Kerala 1826 2554 3466 4771 7680 8267 15935
Lakshadweep - - - 19 29 27 50
Madhya Pradesh 2769 3865 5577 8528 12274 15967 20069
Maharashtra 9201 11163 15711 21994 30542 41101 50818
Manipur 3 68 141 375 506 576 834
Meghalaya 59 117 147 241 330 454 595
Mizoram 7 14 38 122 318 441 572
Nagaland 4 19 51 120 208 343 571
Odisha 594 1110 1845 3110 4235 5517 7004
Puducherry - 89 198 316 517 649 853
Punjab 1989 2567 3216 4648 5993 8263 10399
Rajasthan 2955 3281 4544 7211 10067 13214 17048
Sikkim 3 7 20 51 37 60 154
Tamil Nadu 7334 8991 12465 15952 19078 27484 34917
Tripura 43 103 162 226 422 546 961
Uttar Pradesh 8225 8984 11654 18750 25972 34540 44495
Uttarakhand 401 496 735 1149 1634 2179 3049
West Bengal 6282 8541 10967 14447 18708 22427 29093
ALL INDIA 62444 78937 109114 159463 217566 286120 377106
-: Not Available.
Notes: 1. The Population figures exclude population of areas under unlawful occupation of Pakistan and China, where Census could not be taken.
2. In Arunachal Pradesh, the census was conducted for the first time in 1961.
3. Population data of Assam include Union Territory of Mizoram, which was carved out of Assam after the 1971.
4. The 1981 Census could not be held in Assam. Total Population for 1981 has been worked out by Interpolation.
5. The 1991 Census could not be held in Jammu & Kashmir. Total Population for 1991 has been worked out by Interpolation.
6. India and Manipur figures include estimated Population for those of the three sub-divisions viz., Mao Maram, Paomata and Purul of Senapati district of Manipur as census result of 2001 in these three sub-divisions were cancelled due to technical and administrative reasons.
Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

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