List of states in India by past population

The northern and north-eastern states along the Himalayas contain cold arid deserts with fertile valleys.

[6] Based on decennial census data, Dadra and Nagar Haveli shows the highest growth rate of 55.5 percent.

[6] India has 641,000 inhabited villages and 72.2 percent of the total population reside in these rural areas.

[7] In the decade of 1991–2001, migration to major cities caused a rapid increase in urban population.

[10] The four states of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal and account for almost half (48.89 percent) of the total Indian population.