<P> This is a list of the States and union territories of India of India ranked in order of number of children born for each woman . Recent surveys show that majority of Indian states fertility rate has fallen well below the replacement level of 2.1 and the country is fast approaching the replacement level itself . The total fertility rate of India stands at 2.2 as of 2017 . </P> <Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> State / UT </Th> <Th> Fertility rate 1981 </Th> <Th> Fertility rate 1991 </Th> <Th> Fertility rate 1999 </Th> <Th> Fertility rate 2009 </Th> <Th> Fertility rate 2016 </Th> <Th> Change (1981 - 99) </Th> <Th> Change (1999 - 16) </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Sikkim </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> 2.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Manipur </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> 2.4 </Td> <Td> 1.5 </Td> <Td> 1.4 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Andaman & Nicobar </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> 1.9 </Td> <Td> 1.5 </Td> <Td> 1.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Goa </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> 1.0 </Td> <Td> 1.6 </Td> <Td> 1.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> </Td> <Td> Lakshadweep </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> 2.8 </Td> <Td> 2.1 </Td> <Td> 1.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> Chandigarh </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> 1.8 </Td> <Td> 1.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> Punjab </Td> <Td> 4.6 </Td> <Td> 3.1 </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> 1.9 </Td> <Td> 1.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> West Bengal </Td> <Td> 4.2 </Td> <Td> 3.2 </Td> <Td> 2.4 </Td> <Td> 1.9 </Td> <Td> 1.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> Puduchery </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> 1.8 </Td> <Td> 1.6 </Td> <Td> 1.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> Himachal Pradesh </Td> <Td> 3.8 </Td> <Td> 3.1 </Td> <Td> 2.4 </Td> <Td> 1.9 </Td> <Td> 1.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 10 </Td> <Td> Andhra Pradesh </Td> <Td> 4.0 * </Td> <Td> 3.0 * </Td> <Td> 2.4 * </Td> <Td> 1.8 * </Td> <Td> 1.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> Jammu and Kashmir </Td> <Td> 4.5 </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> 2.2 </Td> <Td> 1.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> Tamil Nadu </Td> <Td> 3.4 </Td> <Td> 2.2 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> 1.7 </Td> <Td> 1.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 14 </Td> <Td> Delhi </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> 2.1 </Td> <Td> 1.6 </Td> <Td> 1.9 </Td> <Td> 1.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 15 </Td> <Td> Tripura </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> 3.9 </Td> <Td> 1.7 </Td> <Td> 1.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 16 </Td> <Td> Daman & Diu </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> 1.9 </Td> <Td> 1.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 17 </Td> <Td> Kerala </Td> <Td> 2.8 </Td> <Td> 1.8 </Td> <Td> 1.7 </Td> <Td> 1.7 </Td> <Td> 1.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 18 </Td> <Td> Telangana </Td> <Td> 4.0 * </Td> <Td> 3.0 * </Td> <Td> 2.4 * </Td> <Td> 1.8 * </Td> <Td> 1.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 19 </Td> <Td> Karnataka </Td> <Td> 3.6 </Td> <Td> 3.1 </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> 1.9 </Td> <Td> 1.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 20 </Td> <Td> Maharashtra </Td> <Td> 3.6 </Td> <Td> 3.0 </Td> <Td> 2.7 </Td> <Td> 1.9 </Td> <Td> 1.8 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 21 </Td> <Td> Odisha </Td> <Td> 4.3 </Td> <Td> 3.3 </Td> <Td> 2.7 </Td> <Td> 2.4 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 22 </Td> <Td> Uttarakhand </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> 2.6 </Td> <Td> 1.9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 23 </Td> <Td> Arunachal Pradesh </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> 2.7 </Td> <Td> 2.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 24 </Td> <Td> Gujarat </Td> <Td> 4.3 </Td> <Td> 3.1 </Td> <Td> 3.0 </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> 2.2 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 25 </Td> <Td> Haryana </Td> <Td> 5.0 </Td> <Td> 4.0 </Td> <Td> 3.2 </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> 2.2 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td>--</Td> <Td> India </Td> <Td> 4.5 </Td> <Td> 3.8 </Td> <Td> 3.2 </Td> <Td> 2.6 </Td> <Td> 2.2 </Td> <Td> 0.14 </Td> <Td> 0.74 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 26 </Td> <Td> Assam </Td> <Td> 4.1 </Td> <Td> 3.5 </Td> <Td> 3.2 </Td> <Td> 2.6 </Td> <Td> 2.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 27 </Td> <Td> Dadra Nagar Haveli </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> 3.5 </Td> <Td> 3.3 </Td> <Td> 2.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 28 </Td> <Td> Mizoram </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> 2.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 29 </Td> <Td> Chhattisgarh </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> 3.7 </Td> <Td> 3.0 </Td> <Td> 2.5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 30 </Td> <Td> Jharkhand </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> 3.7 </Td> <Td> 3.2 </Td> <Td> 2.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 31 </Td> <Td> Nagaland </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> 1.5 </Td> <Td> 2.0 </Td> <Td> 2.6 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 32 </Td> <Td> Madhya Pradesh </Td> <Td> 5.2 </Td> <Td> 4.6 </Td> <Td> 3.9 </Td> <Td> 3.3 </Td> <Td> 2.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 33 </Td> <Td> Rajasthan </Td> <Td> 5.2 </Td> <Td> 4.6 </Td> <Td> 4.2 </Td> <Td> 3.3 </Td> <Td> 2.7 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 34 </Td> <Td> Meghalaya </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> - </Td> <Td> 3.1 </Td> <Td> 2.9 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 35 </Td> <Td> Uttar Pradesh </Td> <Td> 5.8 </Td> <Td> 5.1 </Td> <Td> 4.7 </Td> <Td> 3.7 </Td> <Td> 3.1 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 36 </Td> <Td> Bihar </Td> <Td> 5.7 </Td> <Td> 4.4 </Td> <Td> 4.5 </Td> <Td> 3.9 </Td> <Td> 3.3 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Rank </Th> <Th> State / UT </Th> <Th> Fertility rate 1981 </Th> <Th> Fertility rate 1991 </Th> <Th> Fertility rate 1999 </Th> <Th> Fertility rate 2009 </Th> <Th> Fertility rate 2016 </Th> <Th> Change (1981 - 99) </Th> <Th> Change (1999 - 16) </Th> <Th> </Th> </Tr>

Which state in india has highest birth rate