The north-western state of Rajasthan was the largest in terms of land area in India in 2021 with over 342 thousand square kilometers. Central Madhya Pradesh and south-western Maharashtra followed, while the union territory of Lakshadweep recorded an area of 30 square kilometers. Overall, India's geographical area amounted to about 3.3 million square kilometers.

The data shows for each state/union territory the area, population by gender and population by urban/rural.

Note: The area figures of States and U.T's do not add up to area of India because : (i) The shortfall of 7 square km. area of Madhya Pradesh and 3 square km. area of Chhattisgarh is yet to be resolved by the Survey of India. (ii) Disputed area of 13 square km. between Pondicherry and Andhra Pradesh is neither included in Pondicherry nor in Andhra Pradesh. For All India: 1) The population figures excludes population of the area under unlawful occupation of Pakistan and China where Census could not be taken. 2) Area figures includes the area under unlawful occupation of Pakistan and China. The area includes 78,114 sq.km. under illegal occupation of Pakistan, 5,180 sq. km.illegally handed over by Pakistan to China and 37,555 sq.km. under illegal occupation of China.

In 2022, the union territory of Delhi had the highest urban population density of over 18 thousand persons per square kilometer. While the rural population density was highest in union territory of Puducherry, followed by the state of Bihar.

The dataset contains year- and state-wise historically compiled data on the total area of tree cover in India, along with percentage of geographical area under tree cover.

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The term tree cover denotes to the area of land under tree cover, excluding the area of land under forest cover in India

The dataset contains state-wise compiled data on the total area of different types of wetlands such as Lakes,Ox-Bow Lake/Cut-Off Meander, High Altitude, Riverine, Natural Waterlogged, Streams, Reservoir/Barrage, Tanks/Ponds, Manmade Waterlogged, Inland Salt Pans, Inland Aquaculture Ponds, Lagoon, Creeks, Sand/Beach, Intertidal Mud Flats, Salt Marshes, Mangrove, Coral Reef, Coastal Salt Pans, Coastal Aquaculture Ponds, etc.

The statistic shows the 30 largest countries in the world by area. Russia is the largest country by far, with a total area of about 17 million square kilometers.

Population of Russia

Despite its large area, Russia - nowadays the largest country in the world - has a relatively small total population. However, its population is still rather large in numbers in comparison to those of other countries. In mid-2014, it was ranked ninth on a list of countries with the largest population, a ranking led by China with a population of over 1.37 billion people. In 2015, the estimated total population of Russia amounted to around 146 million people. The aforementioned low population density in Russia is a result of its vast landmass; in 2014, there were only around 8.78 inhabitants per square kilometer living in the country. Most of the Russian population lives in the nation’s capital and largest city, Moscow: In 2015, over 12 million people lived in the metropolis.

The dataset contains state-wise compilated data on the list of notified natural world heritage sites in India, along with their area and dates of notification

In 2020, the state of Kerala, with 7.1 deaths per 1,000 inhabitants, had the highest urban death rate. It was followed by Odisha and Chhattisgarh . On the contrary, the region of Delhi had the lowest urban deaths during the same period. Death rates for India between 2004 and 2020 can be found here.

The dataset contains state- and district-wise compiled data on the important coastal and marine biodiversity areas in India. along with their geographical latitude and longitude and total area of each site

The dataset contains state-wise compiled data on the names and total core and buffer areas of the tiger reserves in India, along with dates of notification and dates of inclusion in project tiger of each reserve

The core and buffer areas of wildlife reserves refer to areas where no human activities and limited human activities are permitted, respectively

In financial year 2022, Uttar Pradesh had the largest area under irrigation, which was about 14 million hectares. This was followed by Madhya Pradesh, which had about 13 million hectares of irrigated area.

The dataset contains year- and state-wise historically compiled data on the area and production of vegetables in India. The different types of vegetables covered in the dataset include beans, bittergourd, bottlegourd, brinjal, cabbage, capsicum, carrot, cauliflower, chillies (Green), cucumber, elephant foot yam, mushroom, okra/ladyfinger, onion, parwal/pointed gourd, peas, potato, radish, sitaphal/pumpkin, sweet potato, tapioca, tomato, etc.

West Bengal accounted for the highest share of mangrove in India with over 42 percent in 2021. Gujarat followed with Andaman & Nicobar islands ranking third that same year. India accounted for nearly five thousand square kilometers of mangrove cover in 2021.

The dataset contains state-, district- and taluk-wise names and area of biodiversity sites in India, along with brief description on biological, cultural and other significance of each site

The dataset contains year-, state- and district-wise historically compiled data on the total area of different types such as very dense, moderately dense and open mangrove forests in india

number in Absolute Number, area in Square Kilometer

The dataset contains year- and state-wise historically compiled data on the name and area of marine protected areas such as national parks, sanctuaries, community, and conservation reserves in India, along with year of notification each marine protected area.

Note: A marine protected area (MPA) is essentially a space in the ocean where human activities are more strictly regulated than the surrounding waters, similar to parks which are on land. These places are given special protections for natural or historic marine resources by local, state, territorial, native, regional, or national authorities.

The dataset contains year- and state-wise historically compiled data on the area and production of plantations in India. The different types of plantations covered in the dataset include cashewnut, cocoa, coconut, arecanut, etc.

The dataset contains year- and state-wise historically compiled data on the area and production of spices in India. The different types of spices covered in the dataset include vanilla, ajwan, black pepper, cardamom, cinnamon/tejpata, clove, coriander, cumin, dill/poppy/celery, fennel, fenugreek, garlic, ginger, mint (mentha), nutmeg, red chillies (dried), saffron/vanilla, tamarind, turmeric, red chillies, chillies, pepper, saffron, chilies, etc.

During financial year 2024, Madhya Pradesh had the highest organic agriculture area with over 1.14 million hectares across India. Followed by Maharashtra with over one million hectares of organic farming land.