Miscellaneous Information on States in India

1) Largest state (in terms of area)—Rajasthan

2) Smallest state—Goa

3) Most populous state —Uttar Pradesh

4) Least populous state— Sikkim

5) Most populous union territory —Puducherry

6) Least populous union territory—Lakshadweep

7) Most densely populated state—Bihar

8) Least densely populated state—Arunachal Pradesh

9) First state to be formed on linguistic basis —Andhra Pradesh

10) Most literate state—Kerala according to 2011 census

11) Least literate state—Bihar

12) The state with the longest coastline— Gujarat

13) The state having boundaries with seven states and two countries—Assam

14) The state surrounded on three sides by Bangladesh—Tripura

15) The states which have neither an international boundary nor a coastline—M.P., Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Haryana

16) The state surrounded by three countries and one state—Sikkim

COURTESY Ms Gazal Shailya Srivastava