Question

Name the most populated state in India.
A. Andhra Pradesh
B. Uttar Pradesh
C. Madhya Pradesh
D. Karnataka

Answer 1

Hint: India is estimated to have a population of 1.2 billion people as of 2011. India is the world’s second-most populous country, the most populous country being the People’s Republic of China. It accounts for $2.4\% $ of the world’s area and is home to $17.5\% $ of the world’s population.

Complete answer:
India is a Union of 8 union territories and 28 states. The data from the 2011 census of India provides the latest population figures. India’s annual population growth rate during 2001-2011 has slowed from $2.15\% $ to$1.76\% $.
The 2011 census shows that Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India with a population size of more than 199 million people. It accounts for $16.51\% $ of the country’s population. It has an area of 93,023 sq mi and a population density of 2140 sq mi. Its decadal growth (2001-2012) in population amounts to $20.2\% $. Its sex ratio is 912 females per 100 males. The percentage of the rural population is $77.73\% $ and the percentage of its urban population amounts to $22.27\% $. On the other hand, Lakshadweep islands have a population of just around 64 thousand people. Almost half of India’s population lives in just five states. These are Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, and Madhya Pradesh. Rajasthan which is the biggest state in India in terms of area has only$5.66\% $ of the total population of India.
Population density provides a better image of the uneven distribution of the population. Population density is calculated as the number of persons living at a place per unit area. Population density depends on a number of factors like the kind of terrain of a place, amount of rainfall, amount of fertility in the soil, etc. This is why such an uneven distribution of the population is witnessed because all places do not provide all these conditions for a prosperous life.

Thus, option (B) is correct.

Note: The census in India is conducted under the Ministry of Home Affairs by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, and is one of the largest administrative tasks conducted by a federal government.