Rural population
S No.	State / UT	Persons	Males	Females
1	India@	742,490,639	381,602,674	360,887,965
2	Andaman & Nicobar Islands	239,954	128,961	110,993
3	Andhra Pradesh	55,401,067	27,937,204	27,463,863
4	Arunachal Pradesh	870,087	454,680	415,407
5	Assam	23,216,288	11,939,945	11,276,343
6	Bihar	74,316,709	38,594,996	35,721,713
7	Chandigarh	92,120	56,816	35,304
8	Chhattisgarh	16,648,056	8,307,443	8,340,613
9	Dadra & Nagar Haveli	170,027	91,832	78,195
10	Daman & Diu	100,856	63,606	37,250
11	Delhi	944,727	522,087	422,640
12	Goa	677,091	340,545	336,546
13	Gujarat	31,740,767	16,317,771	15,422,996
14	Haryana	15,029,260	8,052,988	6,976,272
15	Himachal Pradesh	5,482,319	2,756,073	2,726,246
16	Jammu & Kashmir	7,627,062	3,977,652	3,649,410
17	Jharkhand	20,952,088	10,679,596	10,272,492
18	Karnataka	34,889,033	17,648,958	17,240,075
19	Kerala	23,574,449	11,451,282	12,123,167
20	Lakshadweep	33,683	17,191	16,492
21	Madhya Pradesh	44,380,878	23,031,093	21,349,785
22	Maharashtra	55,777,647	28,458,677	27,318,970
23	Manipur	1,590,820	808,953	781,867
24	Meghalaya	1,864,711	946,999	917,712
25	Mizoram	447,567	232,726	214,841
26	Nagaland	1,647,249	859,716	787,533
27	Orissa	31,287,422	15,748,970	15,538,452
28	Pondicherry	325,726	163,703	162,023
29	Punjab	16,096,488	8,516,596	7,579,892
30	Rajasthan	43,292,813	22,426,640	20,866,173
31	Sikkim	480,981	255,774	225,207
32	Tamil Nadu	34,921,681	17,531,494	17,390,187
33	Tripura	2,653,453	1,363,638	1,289,815
34	Uttar Pradesh	131,658,339	69,157,470	62,500,869
35	Uttaranchal	6,310,275	3,144,590	3,165,685
36	West Bengal	57,748,946	29,616,009	28,132,937
Source: Census of India 2001
Note : - Includes estimated population of Paomata, Mao Maram and Purul Sub-division of Senapati district of Manipur.
Note: @ The total population and rural population include estimated population of 127,108 for Mao Maram, Paomata and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur. India’s population without the estimated population of these areas is 1,028,610,328 (532,156,772 males and 496,453,556 females)