Which of the following states had the highest density of population in 2011?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 1
The correct answer is Option (1) → Bihar
In 2011 Bihar had the highest density (1102 persons per sq km) among the four, ahead of West Bengal (1029), Kerala (859) and Uttar Pradesh (828).
Note: This question was also asked in CUET (UG) 2023 on 20-06-2023 (Slot 1, similar), 18-06-2023 (Slot 3, same) and 18-06-2023 (Slot 1, same).
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.…” |