<Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Indian States and Union territories </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh West Bengal Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chandigarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu Lakshadweep Puducherry Map </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Federated states </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Location </Th> <Td> Republic of India </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Number </Th> <Td> 29 States 7 Union territories </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Populations </Th> <Td> States: Min: 610,577 Sikkim--Max: 199,812,341 Uttar Pradesh Union Territories: 64,473 Lakshadweep--16,787,941 National Capital Territory </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Areas </Th> <Td> States: Min: 3,702 km (1,429 sq mi) Goa--Max: 342,269 km (132,151 sq mi) Rajasthan Union territories: Min: 32 km (12 sq mi) Lakshadweep--Max: 8,249 km (3,185 sq mi) Andaman and Nicobar Islands </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Government </Th> <Td> State governments, Union Government (Union territories) </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> Subdivisions </Th> <Td> Districts, Divisions </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th_colspan="2"> Indian States and Union territories </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td_colspan="2"> Andhra Pradesh Arunachal Pradesh Assam Bihar Chhattisgarh Delhi Goa Gujarat Haryana Himachal Pradesh Jammu and Kashmir Jharkhand Karnataka Kerala Madhya Pradesh Maharashtra Manipur Meghalaya Mizoram Nagaland Odisha Punjab Rajasthan Sikkim Tamil Nadu Telangana Tripura Uttarakhand Uttar Pradesh West Bengal Andaman and Nicobar Islands Chandigarh Dadra and Nagar Haveli Daman and Diu Lakshadweep Puducherry Map </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Th> </Th> <Td> Federated states </Td> </Tr>

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