Which of the following statement is correct?

I. The biggest state of India in terms of area is Uttar Pradesh.

II. Rajasthan is the state of India which have highest population among all other states of India.

Correct answer Neither I nor II

Key Points:

• India is the 7th largest country in the world in terms of land area and also the largest country in terms of population.
• India has a total of 8 Union Territories and 28 states.
• As per the Census 2011, Uttar Pradesh ranks fourth in terms of area but ranks first in terms of population,
• Uttar Pradesh ranks first with a total population of 199,812,341.
• The total area of Uttar Pradesh is 240,928 km2.

Area-wise states-

Population-wise states-

Rajasthan is the largest state of India in terms of area.

• It covers an area of 342,239 sq. km and has a population of 6.85 crores as per the 2011 census.
• It accounts for 10.41% of the total country's area.

Here are the largest Indian states by area, from largest to smallest:

1. ​Rajasthan: 342,239 square kilometers
2. Madhya Pradesh: 308,252 square kilometers
3. Maharashtra: 307,713 square kilometers
4. Uttar Pradesh: 240,928 square kilometers
5. Gujarat: 196,024 square kilometers
6. Karnataka: 191,791 square kilometers
7. Andhra Pradesh: 162,975 square kilometers
8. Odisha: 155,707 square kilometers
9. Chhattisgarh: 135,192 square kilometers
10. Tamil Nadu: 130,058 square kilometers

• Some of the smallest states of India by area are: 
  1. Goa: 3,702 square kilometers
  2. Sikkim: 7,096 square kilometers
  3. Tripura: 10,486 square kilometers
  4. Nagaland: 16,579 square kilometers