Largest & Smallest UT of India

General Knowledge

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 NameArea (km2)
1Jammu and Kashmir125,535
2Ladakh96,701
3Andaman and Nicobar Islands8,249
4Delhi1,484
5Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu603
6Puducherry479
7Chandigarh114
8Lakshadweep32.62

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 NamePopulation (as per 2011 Census)
1Delhi16,787,941
2, 3Jammu and Kashmir + Ladakh12,541,302
4Puducherry1,247,953
5Chandigarh1,055,450
6Dadra and Nagar Haveli & Daman and Diu5,86,956
7Andaman and Nicobar Islands380,581
8Lakshadweep64,473