POPULATION GROUP
RURAL
SEMI-URBAN
URBAN
METROPOLITAN
ALL CENTRES
REGION/STATE/UNION TERRITORY
1996
1997
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
NORTHERN REGION
4664
4654
451
37
5155
5145
Haryana
645
644
92
91
12
-
749
747
Himachal Pradesh
604
605
14
618
619
Jammu & Kashmir
491
490
22
515
514
Punjab
1033
1030
96
99
1139
Rajasthan
1826
1821
212
211
13
2052
2046
Chandigarh
Delhi
55
68
NORTH-EASTERN
REGION
1237
1230
118
1363
1357
Arunachal Pradesh
60
61
Assam
793
789
73
870
867
Manipur
49
11
Meghalaya
124
132
Mizoram
66
Nagaland
35
45
43
Tripura
114
113
128
127
EASTERN REGION
7072
7064
775
774
67
7915
7906
Bihar
3319
3318
401
16
3736
3735
Orissa
1551
1544
93
1650
1643
Sikkim
32
33
West Bengal
2155
278
277
2479
2478
Andaman & Nicobar
Islands
15
17
CENTRAL REGION
7576
7527
801
802
8441
8393
Madhya Pradesh
2472
2447
287
286
21
2782
2756
Uttar Pradesh
5104
5080
516
39
5659
5637
WESTERN REGION
3843
3834
665
666
4558
4550
Goa
141
142
150
151
Gujarat
1480
1473
256
1753
1746
Maharashtra
2215
2213
398
29
2646
2644
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
Daman & Diu
SOUTHERN REGION
6597
6561
2221
2218
81
8902
8863
Andhra Pradesh
2350
2332
467
34
2852
2834
Karnataka
2143
2122
281
279
2439
2416
Kerala
308
309
1348
1349
Tamil Nadu
1765
1767
435
434
25
2226
2227
Lakshadweep
Pondicherry
28
ALL-INDIA
30989
30870
5031
5029
296
297
18
36334
36214
See Notes on Tables.