Largest Union Territory in India in terms of Area
Jammu and Kashmir is the largest union territory in India in terms of area which covers 125,535 km2 of land area. The list of union territories in terms of area is given below:
S. No. | Union Territory Name | Area (km2) |
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1 | Jammu and Kashmir | 125,535 |
2 | Ladakh | 96,701 |
3 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 8,249 |
4 | Delhi | 1,484 |
5 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu | 603 |
6 | Puducherry | 479 |
7 | Chandigarh | 114 |
8 | Lakshadweep | 32.62 |
Largest Union Territory in India by Population
Delhi, the capital of India is the largest union territory in India in terms of population. As per the details from Census 2011, the total population of Delhi is 16,787,941. The list of states in terms of population is given below:
S. No. | UT Name | Population (as per 2011 Census) |
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1 | Delhi | 16,787,941 |
2, 3 | Jammu and Kashmir + Ladakh | 12,541,302 |
4 | Puducherry | 1,247,953 |
5 | Chandigarh | 1,055,450 |
6 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu | 5,86,956 |
7 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 380,581 |
8 | Lakshadweep | 64,473 |