Arrange the following states of India according to density of population (2011) in descending order.
(A) Uttar Pradesh
(B) Bihar
(C) West Bengal
(D) Kerala
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → (B), (C), (D), (A)
(B) Bihar — 1,102 persons per sq km, the highest of the four.
(C) West Bengal — 1,029 persons per sq km.
(D) Kerala — 859 persons per sq km.
(A) Uttar Pradesh — 828 persons per sq km, the lowest of the four.
Note: A similar question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2025 on 16-05-2025 (Slot 1), and in CUET (UG) 2023 on 10-06-2023 (Slot 1) and 05-06-2023 (Slot 2).
NCERT (2025-26): “Density of Population Density of population, is expressed as number of persons per unit area. It helps in getting a better understanding of the spatial distribution of population in relation to land. The density of population in India (2011) is 382 persons per sq km. There has been a steady increase of more than 200 persons per sq km over the last 50 years as the density of population increased from 117 persons/ sq km in 1951 to 382 persons/sq km in 2011. 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.…” |