In which of the following coastal states, the density of the population is the highest?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Kerala
Kerala has 859 persons per sq km. Goa (394), Karnataka (319) and Gujarat (308) have much lower densities.
NCERT (2026-27): “Density of Population … The data shown in Appendix (i) give an idea of spatial variation of population densities in the country which ranges from as low as 17 persons per sq km in Arunachal Pradesh to 11,297 persons in the National Capital Territory of Delhi. Among the northern Indian States, Bihar (1102), West Bengal (1029) and and Uttar Pradesh (828) have higher densities, while Kerala (859) and Tamil Nadu (555) have higher densities among the peninsular Indian states. States like Assam, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Odisha have moderate densities.”
Appendix (i): India: State-wise Population Distribution, Density and Growth, 2011 |
