Top 10 Largest States of India in Terms of Area

10. Tamil Nadu Area:                               130,058 km2 Establishment:         1 November 1956 Population:                 7,7 crore Literacy:                        80.33% Districts:                        38 Capital:                           Chennai Lok Sabha Seats:       39

9.Chhattisgarh Area:                      136,034 km2 Establishment:       November 1, 2000 Population:            2.55 cr. (2011 census) Literacy:                71.04% Districts:                27 Capital:                  Raipur Lok Sabha Seats:  11

8.Odisha Area:                        155,707 km2 Establishment:         1 April 1936 as Orissa Province (Utkala Dibasa/Odisha Day) Population:              4.19 cr (Census 2011) Literacy:                  73.45 % Districts:                  30 Capital:                    Bhubaneswar Lok Sabha Seats:    21

7. Andhra Pradesh Area:                         191,791 km2 Establishment:          1 October 1953 Population:                8.46 Crores (2011 census) Literacy:                    67.02 % Districts:                    13 Capital:                      Hyderabad (De jure - 02 June 2024) Amaravati (proposed) Lok Sabha Seats:      25

6. Karnataka Area:                        191,791 km2 Establishment          1st November 1956 (in 1973 renamed as Karnataka) Population:               6.1 cr.(2011 census) Literacy:                   75.60% Districts:                   30 Capital:                     Bangalore (Bangaluru) Lok Sabha Seats:     28

5. Gujarat Area:                          196,244 km2 Establishment            May 1, 1960 Population:                6.04 cr (2011 census) Literacy:                    78.03 % Districts:                    33 Capital:                      Gandhinagar Lok Sabha Seats:      26

4. uttar Pradesh Area:                          236,286 sq.km Establishment :          January 25, 1950 Population:                19.95 cr.(2011 census) Literacy:                    69.72% Districts:                    75 Capital:                       Lucknow Lok Sabha Seats:       80

3. Maharashtra Area:                          307,713 km2 Establishment :                1st May 1960 Population:                11.23 cr. (2011 census) Literacy:                    82.91% Districts:                    36 Capital:                      Mumbai Lok Sabha Seats:      48

2. Madhya Pradesh Area :                     308,252 km2 Establishment :      November 1, 1956 Population :           7.25 cr. (2011 census) Literacy :               69.72% Districts :               51 Capital :                 Bhopal Lok Sabha Seats: 29

1. Rajilasthan Area :                      342,239 km2 Establishment :       November 1, 1956 Population :            6.85 cr (2011 census) Literacy :                66.11 % Districts :                33 Capital :                  Jaipur Lok Sabha seats:  25