India is the seventh largest country in the world in terms of geographical area. It covers a total area of 3,287,240 Square Km. There are 29 states in India. Each state has its own specific geographic features which differentiate it from other states such as geographical area, landforms, water bodies, weather, climate, etc. The geographical area of a state refers to the total area covered the state. Most of the states of India are larger than many countries like Oman, Senegal, Uganda, Greece, etc. Let us see the Area Wise Rankings (Largest to Smallest) of the States of India:
Sr. No. (Area Wise Ranking) |
Name of the Indian State |
Area (Sq. Km) |
1 |
Rajasthan | 342240 |
2 | Madhya Pradesh |
308252 |
3 |
Maharashtra | 307713 |
4 | Uttar Pradesh |
240928 |
5 |
Jammu & Kashmir | 222236 |
6 | Gujarat |
196021 |
7 |
Karnataka | 191791 |
8 | Andhra Pradesh |
160205 |
9 |
Odisha | 155707 |
10 | Chhattisgarh |
135191 |
11 |
Tamil Nadu | 130058 |
12 | Telangana |
114840 |
13 |
Bihar | 94163 |
14 | West Bengal |
88752 |
15 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 83743 |
16 | Jharkhand |
79714 |
17 |
Assam | 78438 |
18 | Himachal Pradesh |
55673 |
19 |
Uttarakhand | 53483 |
20 | Punjab |
50362 |
21 |
Haryana | 44200 |
22 | Kerala |
38863 |
23 |
Meghalaya | 22429 |
24 | Manipur |
22327 |
25 |
Mizoram | 21081 |
26 | Nagaland |
16579 |
27 |
Tripura | 10486 |
28 | Sikkim |
7096 |
29 |
Goa |
3702 |
After studying the above information, we can say that Rajasthan is the largest state of India; Madhya Pradesh is the second largest state of India; Maharashtra is the third largest state of India and Goa is the smallest state of India in terms of their geographical areas.
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