Question

Give names of any two states of India which have density below 100 persons per sq. km.

Answer 1

Hint: The density of population is a measurement of population per unit area. In India, population density is 382 people per sq. km. It displays population concentration over such spatial units.

Complete Answer:
Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Andaman and Jammu Kashmir are the states where density is below 100 persons per sq. km. Bit, we will discuss here about Andaman and Jammu and Kashmir.
1. Andaman: Looking at the data, in Andaman there are 46 people per sq. km. and there are 43 people as per density of people chart which was evaluated in 2011. Total area of Andaman and Nicobar Islands is 8,249 per square kilometers in census 2011. Whereas, the average density of Andaman is 119 per sq. mi. The Andaman & Nicobar Islands population density increased from 8 individuals per square kilometer in 1961 to 46 individuals per square kilometer in 2011, growing at an average annual rate of 36.76 percent.

2. Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu and Kashmir is an Indian State with a population of about 1.25 Crores. Jammu and the state of Kashmir have a population of 12,541,302. The state of Jammu and Kashmir has a density of 56 per sq. km. The state of Jammu and Kashmir is spread over 222,236 sq. km. In 2011, Jammu & Kashmir's population density was 124 people per square kilometer. Jammu & Kashmir population density increased from 35 individuals per square kilometer in 1961 to 124 individuals per square kilometer in 2011, growing at a 24.01 percent annual average rate.

Note: Actual population of Andaman is 380,581 as calculated in 2011. Out of this 202,871 are males and 177,410 are females. In Jammu and Kashmir total population is 12, 541,302 as calculated in 2011, whereas 6,640,662 are males and 5,900,640 are females. Jammu and Kashmir has twenty two districts and Andaman has three districts. However, Jammu and Kashmir and Andaman both are Union Territories of India.