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State Population (mln)
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1. Uttar Pradesh 139.1
2. Bihar 86.3
3. Maharashtra 78.9
4. West Bengal 68.1
5. Andhra Pradhesh 66.5
6. Madhya Pradesh 66.2
7. Tamil Nadu 55.9
8. Karnataka 44.9
9. Rajasthan 44.0
10. Gujarat 41.3
11. Orissa 31.7
12. Kerala 29.1
13. Assam 22.4
14. Punjab 20.3
15. Haryana 16.5
16. Jammu and Kashmir 7.7
17. Himachal Pradesh 5.2
18. Tripura 2.8
19. Manipur 1.8
20. Meghalaya 1.8
21. Nagaland 1.2
22. Goa 1.2
23. Arunachal Pradesh 0.9
24. Mizoram 0.7
25. Sikkim 0.4
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Centre for Monitoring Indian Economy, Bombay
Last updated: May 1995.