Top 10 Smallest States of India by Total Area
India is called a Union of states. Currently, India comprises 28 States and 8 Union Territories. In this article; we are giving 'Top Ten List of the Smallest States of India in Terms of Area (as per the census 2011)
Let's see India's smallest State and city :-
1. Lakshadweep
Area(Km2) - 30
Population - 64473
Lakshadweep, the group of 36 islands is known for its exotic and sun-kissed beaches and lush green landscape. The name Lakshadweep in Malayalam and Sanskrit means ‘a hundred thousand islands
India’s smallest Union Territory Lakshadweep is an archipelago consisting of 36 islands with an area of 32 sq km.
2. Daman and Diu
Area(Km2) - 111
Population - 243247
Daman is a city in the union territory of Daman and Diu, on India's west coast.
Area of 112 km2 (43 sq mi), it was the smallest federal division of India on the mainland.
3. Chandigarh
Area(Km2) - 114
Population - 1055450
Chandigarh, the capital of the northern Indian states of Punjab and Haryana, was designed by the Swiss-French modernist architect, Le Corbusier.
4. Puducherry
Area(Km2) - 490
Population - 1247953
Pondicherry (or Puducherry), a French colonial settlement in India until 1954, is now a Union Territory town bounded by the southeastern Tamil Nadu state.
5. Dadra and Nagar haveli
Area(Km2) - 491
Population - 343709
Dadra and Nagar Haveli is a district of the Indian union territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu in western India
6. Delhi
Area(Km2) - 1483
Population - 16787941
Delhi, India’s capital territory, is a massive metropolitan area in the country’s north.
7. Goa
Area(Km2) - 3702
Population - 1458545
Goa is a state in western India with coastlines stretching along the Arabian Sea.
Goa is a smallest State in india by area.
8. Sikkim
Area(Km2) - 7096
Population - 610577
Sikkim is a state in northeast India, bordered by Bhutan, Tibet and Nepal. Part of the Himalayas
9. Andman and nikobar Islands
Area(Km2) - 8249
Population - 380581
The Andaman Islands are an Indian archipelago in the Bay of Bengal. These roughly 300 islands are known for their palm-lined, white-sand beaches, mangroves and tropical rainforests
10. Tripura
Area(Km2) - 10486
Population - 3673917
Tripura is a hilly state in northeast India, bordered on 3 sides by Bangladesh, and home to a diverse mix of tribal cultures and religious groups.
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