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India's villages, ranked

5,94,300 villages with Census 2011 figures, ranked on seven measures across the whole country — the top 500 on each, every state's typical village, and any two to five villages side by side.

The typical Indian village, measure by measure

The median ranked village on each measure (half the villages are above it, half below). Each figure is a real village's recorded value, not an average.

Median population8355,94,300 villages of India
Median households1665,94,300 villages of India
Median literacy rate (%)68.3%5,94,298 villages of India
Median sex ratio (per 1,000 males)954 per 1,000 males5,93,426 villages of India
Median household size (per household)4.93 per household5,94,300 villages of India
Median population density (per km²)352.0 per km²5,74,362 villages of India
Median work participation (%)44.9%5,94,298 villages of India

States by their villages' medians

Pick a measure; darker states have a higher median village value. Tap a state for its own comparison page. The table below carries the same figures.

Andaman and Nicobar Islands: median population 246 across 396 villages Andaman and Nicobar Islands: median households 60 across 396 villages Andaman and Nicobar Islands: median literacy rate 82.6% across 396 villages Andaman and Nicobar Islands: median sex ratio 901 per 1,000 males across 377 villages Andaman and Nicobar Islands: median household size 4.17 per household across 396 villages Andaman and Nicobar Islands: median population density 255.2 per km² across 198 villages Andaman and Nicobar Islands: median work participation 38.8% across 396 villagesAndhra Pradesh: median population 1,209 across 16,435 villages Andhra Pradesh: median households 309 across 16,435 villages Andhra Pradesh: median literacy rate 57.8% across 16,435 villages Andhra Pradesh: median sex ratio 998 per 1,000 males across 16,429 villages Andhra Pradesh: median household size 3.85 per household across 16,435 villages Andhra Pradesh: median population density 268.3 per km² across 16,169 villages Andhra Pradesh: median work participation 55.3% across 16,435 villagesArunachal Pradesh: median population 109 across 5,198 villages Arunachal Pradesh: median households 20 across 5,198 villages Arunachal Pradesh: median literacy rate 58.8% across 5,198 villages Arunachal Pradesh: median sex ratio 989 per 1,000 males across 5,160 villages Arunachal Pradesh: median household size 5.30 per household across 5,198 villages Arunachal Pradesh: median population density 73.4 per km² across 398 villages Arunachal Pradesh: median work participation 44.6% across 5,198 villagesAssam: median population 686 across 25,182 villages Assam: median households 138 across 25,182 villages Assam: median literacy rate 71.9% across 25,182 villages Assam: median sex ratio 963 per 1,000 males across 25,158 villages Assam: median household size 4.95 per household across 25,182 villages Assam: median population density 494.8 per km² across 24,468 villages Assam: median work participation 39.3% across 25,182 villagesBihar: median population 1,428 across 39,073 villages Bihar: median households 247 across 39,073 villages Bihar: median literacy rate 61.7% across 39,071 villages Bihar: median sex ratio 919 per 1,000 males across 39,052 villages Bihar: median household size 5.65 per household across 39,073 villages Bihar: median population density 1,076.2 per km² across 38,451 villages Bihar: median work participation 32.6% across 39,073 villagesChandigarh: no village ranked on population Chandigarh: no village ranked on households Chandigarh: no village ranked on literacy rate Chandigarh: no village ranked on sex ratio Chandigarh: no village ranked on household size Chandigarh: no village ranked on population density Chandigarh: no village ranked on work participationChhattisgarh: median population 780 across 19,450 villages Chhattisgarh: median households 175 across 19,450 villages Chhattisgarh: median literacy rate 67.0% across 19,450 villages Chhattisgarh: median sex ratio 1,004 per 1,000 males across 19,447 villages Chhattisgarh: median household size 4.50 per household across 19,450 villages Chhattisgarh: median population density 238.2 per km² across 19,135 villages Chhattisgarh: median work participation 53.2% across 19,450 villagesDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: median population 2,048 across 81 villages Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: median households 381 across 81 villages Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: median literacy rate 63.3% across 81 villages Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: median sex ratio 977 per 1,000 males across 81 villages Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: median household size 5.29 per household across 81 villages Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: median population density 425.8 per km² across 81 villages Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: median work participation 43.6% across 81 villagesDelhi: median population 2,877 across 93 villages Delhi: median households 545 across 93 villages Delhi: median literacy rate 85.3% across 93 villages Delhi: median sex ratio 855 per 1,000 males across 93 villages Delhi: median household size 5.40 per household across 93 villages Delhi: median population density 806.6 per km² across 93 villages Delhi: median work participation 30.8% across 93 villagesGoa: median population 1,246 across 320 villages Goa: median households 288 across 320 villages Goa: median literacy rate 86.1% across 320 villages Goa: median sex ratio 993 per 1,000 males across 320 villages Goa: median household size 4.36 per household across 320 villages Goa: median population density 214.9 per km² across 320 villages Goa: median work participation 38.9% across 320 villagesGujarat: median population 1,390 across 17,851 villages Gujarat: median households 270 across 17,851 villages Gujarat: median literacy rate 72.0% across 17,851 villages Gujarat: median sex ratio 954 per 1,000 males across 17,840 villages Gujarat: median household size 5.05 per household across 17,851 villages Gujarat: median population density 249.9 per km² across 17,698 villages Gujarat: median work participation 46.5% across 17,851 villagesHaryana: median population 1,796 across 6,613 villages Haryana: median households 329 across 6,613 villages Haryana: median literacy rate 73.9% across 6,613 villages Haryana: median sex ratio 888 per 1,000 males across 6,603 villages Haryana: median household size 5.35 per household across 6,613 villages Haryana: median population density 414.7 per km² across 6,613 villages Haryana: median work participation 34.5% across 6,613 villagesHimachal Pradesh: median population 214 across 17,858 villages Himachal Pradesh: median households 45 across 17,858 villages Himachal Pradesh: median literacy rate 83.2% across 17,858 villages Himachal Pradesh: median sex ratio 1,000 per 1,000 males across 17,771 villages Himachal Pradesh: median household size 4.71 per household across 17,858 villages Himachal Pradesh: median population density 278.5 per km² across 17,852 villages Himachal Pradesh: median work participation 58.2% across 17,858 villagesJammu and Kashmir: median population 959 across 5,925 villages Jammu and Kashmir: median households 168 across 5,925 villages Jammu and Kashmir: median literacy rate 65.4% across 5,925 villages Jammu and Kashmir: median sex ratio 932 per 1,000 males across 5,924 villages Jammu and Kashmir: median household size 5.53 per household across 5,925 villages Jammu and Kashmir: median population density 566.3 per km² across 5,916 villages Jammu and Kashmir: median work participation 30.1% across 5,925 villagesJharkhand: median population 545 across 29,393 villages Jharkhand: median households 104 across 29,393 villages Jharkhand: median literacy rate 59.9% across 29,393 villages Jharkhand: median sex ratio 965 per 1,000 males across 29,372 villages Jharkhand: median household size 5.19 per household across 29,393 villages Jharkhand: median population density 339.1 per km² across 29,278 villages Jharkhand: median work participation 46.3% across 29,393 villagesKarnataka: median population 853 across 27,246 villages Karnataka: median households 186 across 27,246 villages Karnataka: median literacy rate 69.3% across 27,246 villages Karnataka: median sex ratio 982 per 1,000 males across 27,233 villages Karnataka: median household size 4.51 per household across 27,246 villages Karnataka: median population density 208.4 per km² across 27,246 villages Karnataka: median work participation 52.1% across 27,246 villagesKerala: median population 16,003 across 1,017 villages Kerala: median households 3,844 across 1,017 villages Kerala: median literacy rate 93.6% across 1,017 villages Kerala: median sex ratio 1,071 per 1,000 males across 1,017 villages Kerala: median household size 4.11 per household across 1,017 villages Kerala: median population density 827.5 per km² across 1,017 villages Kerala: median work participation 37.4% across 1,017 villagesLadakh: median population 615 across 236 villages Ladakh: median households 99 across 236 villages Ladakh: median literacy rate 66.4% across 236 villages Ladakh: median sex ratio 981 per 1,000 males across 236 villages Ladakh: median household size 6.48 per household across 236 villages Ladakh: median population density 602.2 per km² across 125 villages Ladakh: median work participation 43.0% across 236 villagesLakshadweep: median population 1,309 across 6 villages Lakshadweep: median households 301 across 6 villages Lakshadweep: median literacy rate 94.7% across 6 villages Lakshadweep: median sex ratio 954 per 1,000 males across 5 villages Lakshadweep: median household size 4.07 per household across 6 villages Lakshadweep: median population density 2,337.6 per km² across 6 villages Lakshadweep: median work participation 44.0% across 6 villagesMadhya Pradesh: median population 727 across 51,903 villages Madhya Pradesh: median households 155 across 51,903 villages Madhya Pradesh: median literacy rate 64.7% across 51,903 villages Madhya Pradesh: median sex ratio 940 per 1,000 males across 51,811 villages Madhya Pradesh: median household size 4.68 per household across 51,903 villages Madhya Pradesh: median population density 203.0 per km² across 50,614 villages Madhya Pradesh: median work participation 49.5% across 51,903 villagesMaharashtra: median population 1,026 across 40,209 villages Maharashtra: median households 223 across 40,209 villages Maharashtra: median literacy rate 76.7% across 40,209 villages Maharashtra: median sex ratio 954 per 1,000 males across 40,152 villages Maharashtra: median household size 4.58 per household across 40,209 villages Maharashtra: median population density 196.3 per km² across 39,529 villages Maharashtra: median work participation 53.7% across 40,209 villagesManipur: median population 318 across 2,355 villages Manipur: median households 61 across 2,355 villages Manipur: median literacy rate 76.9% across 2,355 villages Manipur: median sex ratio 985 per 1,000 males across 2,355 villages Manipur: median household size 5.12 per household across 2,355 villages Manipur: median population density 542.6 per km² across 390 villages Manipur: median work participation 48.8% across 2,355 villagesMeghalaya: median population 242 across 6,456 villages Meghalaya: median households 45 across 6,456 villages Meghalaya: median literacy rate 71.4% across 6,456 villages Meghalaya: median sex ratio 978 per 1,000 males across 6,444 villages Meghalaya: median household size 5.48 per household across 6,456 villages Meghalaya: no village ranked on population density Meghalaya: median work participation 42.7% across 6,456 villagesMizoram: median population 607 across 609 villages Mizoram: median households 120 across 609 villages Mizoram: median literacy rate 92.3% across 609 villages Mizoram: median sex ratio 950 per 1,000 males across 609 villages Mizoram: median household size 4.97 per household across 609 villages Mizoram: no village ranked on population density Mizoram: median work participation 50.5% across 609 villagesNagaland: median population 565 across 1,267 villages Nagaland: median households 121 across 1,267 villages Nagaland: median literacy rate 78.8% across 1,267 villages Nagaland: median sex ratio 956 per 1,000 males across 1,267 villages Nagaland: median household size 4.77 per household across 1,267 villages Nagaland: median population density 91.9 per km² across 82 villages Nagaland: median work participation 53.9% across 1,267 villagesOdisha: median population 490 across 46,470 villages Odisha: median households 114 across 46,470 villages Odisha: median literacy rate 69.0% across 46,470 villages Odisha: median sex ratio 990 per 1,000 males across 46,416 villages Odisha: median household size 4.28 per household across 46,470 villages Odisha: median population density 301.2 per km² across 46,382 villages Odisha: median work participation 46.8% across 46,468 villagesPuducherry: median population 3,605 across 89 villages Puducherry: median households 909 across 89 villages Puducherry: median literacy rate 80.1% across 89 villages Puducherry: median sex ratio 1,023 per 1,000 males across 89 villages Puducherry: median household size 4.14 per household across 89 villages Puducherry: median population density 1,052.2 per km² across 89 villages Puducherry: median work participation 38.0% across 89 villagesPunjab: median population 997 across 12,172 villages Punjab: median households 194 across 12,172 villages Punjab: median literacy rate 75.0% across 12,172 villages Punjab: median sex ratio 911 per 1,000 males across 12,162 villages Punjab: median household size 5.17 per household across 12,172 villages Punjab: median population density 373.6 per km² across 12,168 villages Punjab: median work participation 33.1% across 12,172 villagesRajasthan: median population 791 across 43,262 villages Rajasthan: median households 147 across 43,262 villages Rajasthan: median literacy rate 61.0% across 43,262 villages Rajasthan: median sex ratio 932 per 1,000 males across 43,202 villages Rajasthan: median household size 5.33 per household across 43,262 villages Rajasthan: median population density 186.6 per km² across 43,261 villages Rajasthan: median work participation 50.0% across 43,262 villagesSikkim: median population 861 across 421 villages Sikkim: median households 176 across 421 villages Sikkim: median literacy rate 78.5% across 421 villages Sikkim: median sex ratio 938 per 1,000 males across 417 villages Sikkim: median household size 4.86 per household across 421 villages Sikkim: median population density 276.6 per km² across 420 villages Sikkim: median work participation 53.4% across 421 villagesTamil Nadu: median population 1,794 across 15,042 villages Tamil Nadu: median households 453 across 15,042 villages Tamil Nadu: median literacy rate 73.0% across 15,042 villages Tamil Nadu: median sex ratio 996 per 1,000 males across 15,040 villages Tamil Nadu: median household size 3.94 per household across 15,042 villages Tamil Nadu: median population density 374.6 per km² across 15,041 villages Tamil Nadu: median work participation 52.3% across 15,042 villagesTelangana: median population 1,594 across 9,834 villages Telangana: median households 377 across 9,834 villages Telangana: median literacy rate 55.8% across 9,834 villages Telangana: median sex ratio 998 per 1,000 males across 9,830 villages Telangana: median household size 4.15 per household across 9,834 villages Telangana: median population density 220.2 per km² across 9,834 villages Telangana: median work participation 54.9% across 9,834 villagesTripura: median population 2,579 across 818 villages Tripura: median households 571 across 818 villages Tripura: median literacy rate 85.1% across 818 villages Tripura: median sex ratio 961 per 1,000 males across 818 villages Tripura: median household size 4.45 per household across 818 villages Tripura: median population density 306.4 per km² across 818 villages Tripura: median work participation 41.8% across 818 villagesUttar Pradesh: median population 1,104 across 97,817 villages Uttar Pradesh: median households 183 across 97,817 villages Uttar Pradesh: median literacy rate 67.9% across 97,817 villages Uttar Pradesh: median sex ratio 913 per 1,000 males across 97,637 villages Uttar Pradesh: median household size 6.04 per household across 97,817 villages Uttar Pradesh: median population density 765.4 per km² across 97,533 villages Uttar Pradesh: median work participation 31.3% across 97,817 villagesUttarakhand: median population 202 across 15,746 villages Uttarakhand: median households 44 across 15,746 villages Uttarakhand: median literacy rate 78.5% across 15,746 villages Uttarakhand: median sex ratio 1,072 per 1,000 males across 15,625 villages Uttarakhand: median household size 4.55 per household across 15,746 villages Uttarakhand: median population density 255.9 per km² across 15,688 villages Uttarakhand: median work participation 47.6% across 15,746 villagesWest Bengal: median population 973 across 37,457 villages West Bengal: median households 216 across 37,457 villages West Bengal: median literacy rate 72.9% across 37,457 villages West Bengal: median sex ratio 954 per 1,000 males across 37,434 villages West Bengal: median household size 4.48 per household across 37,457 villages West Bengal: median population density 750.6 per km² across 37,449 villages West Bengal: median work participation 38.9% across 37,457 villages
Median village population · larger recorded population darker
  • up to 534
  • 534 – 787
  • 787 – 1,057
  • 1,057 – 1,634
  • over 1,634
  • not ranked
Median village households · more recorded households darker
  • up to 103
  • 103 – 163
  • 163 – 219
  • 219 – 339
  • over 339
  • not ranked
Median village literacy rate (%) · higher recorded literacy rate darker
  • up to 64.4%
  • 64.4% – 70.6%
  • 70.6% – 75.7%
  • 75.7% – 82.8%
  • over 82.8%
  • not ranked
Median village sex ratio (per 1,000 males) · more females per 1,000 males darker
  • up to 932 per 1,000 males
  • 932 per 1,000 males – 954 per 1,000 males
  • 954 per 1,000 males – 979 per 1,000 males
  • 979 per 1,000 males – 996 per 1,000 males
  • over 996 per 1,000 males
  • not ranked
Median village household size (per household) · more persons per household darker
  • up to 4.26 per household
  • 4.26 per household – 4.57 per household
  • 4.57 per household – 5.00 per household
  • 5.00 per household – 5.33 per household
  • over 5.33 per household
  • not ranked
Median village population density (per km²) · denser settlement darker
  • up to 217.0 per km²
  • 217.0 per km² – 274.9 per km²
  • 274.9 per km² – 382.6 per km²
  • 382.6 per km² – 691.2 per km²
  • over 691.2 per km²
  • not ranked
Median village work participation (%) · higher share of workers darker
  • up to 37.9%
  • 37.9% – 42.9%
  • 42.9% – 47.1%
  • 47.1% – 52.5%
  • over 52.5%
  • not ranked
Classes cut at the quintiles of the state medians. State boundaries: DataMeet India community (CC BY 4.0); medians from Census of India 2011 village figures.
States and union territories: villages ranked and median village figures
State / UTVillages rankedMedian populationMedian literacy rateMedian sex ratioMedian household sizeMedian work participation
Uttar Pradesh97,8171,10467.9%913 per 1,000 males6.04 per household31.3%
Madhya Pradesh51,90372764.7%940 per 1,000 males4.68 per household49.5%
Odisha46,47049069.0%990 per 1,000 males4.28 per household46.8%
Rajasthan43,26279161.0%932 per 1,000 males5.33 per household50.0%
Maharashtra40,2091,02676.7%954 per 1,000 males4.58 per household53.7%
Bihar39,0731,42861.7%919 per 1,000 males5.65 per household32.6%
West Bengal37,45797372.9%954 per 1,000 males4.48 per household38.9%
Jharkhand29,39354559.9%965 per 1,000 males5.19 per household46.3%
Karnataka27,24685369.3%982 per 1,000 males4.51 per household52.1%
Assam25,18268671.9%963 per 1,000 males4.95 per household39.3%
Chhattisgarh19,45078067.0%1,004 per 1,000 males4.50 per household53.2%
Himachal Pradesh17,85821483.2%1,000 per 1,000 males4.71 per household58.2%
Gujarat17,8511,39072.0%954 per 1,000 males5.05 per household46.5%
Andhra Pradesh16,4351,20957.8%998 per 1,000 males3.85 per household55.3%
Uttarakhand15,74620278.5%1,072 per 1,000 males4.55 per household47.6%
Tamil Nadu15,0421,79473.0%996 per 1,000 males3.94 per household52.3%
Punjab12,17299775.0%911 per 1,000 males5.17 per household33.1%
Telangana9,8341,59455.8%998 per 1,000 males4.15 per household54.9%
Haryana6,6131,79673.9%888 per 1,000 males5.35 per household34.5%
Meghalaya6,45624271.4%978 per 1,000 males5.48 per household42.7%
Jammu and Kashmir5,92595965.4%932 per 1,000 males5.53 per household30.1%
Arunachal Pradesh5,19810958.8%989 per 1,000 males5.30 per household44.6%
Manipur2,35531876.9%985 per 1,000 males5.12 per household48.8%
Nagaland1,26756578.8%956 per 1,000 males4.77 per household53.9%
Kerala1,01716,00393.6%1,071 per 1,000 males4.11 per household37.4%
Tripura8182,57985.1%961 per 1,000 males4.45 per household41.8%
Mizoram60960792.3%950 per 1,000 males4.97 per household50.5%
Sikkim42186178.5%938 per 1,000 males4.86 per household53.4%
Andaman and Nicobar Islands39624682.6%901 per 1,000 males4.17 per household38.8%
Goa3201,24686.1%993 per 1,000 males4.36 per household38.9%
Ladakh23661566.4%981 per 1,000 males6.48 per household43.0%
Delhi932,87785.3%855 per 1,000 males5.40 per household30.8%
Puducherry893,60580.1%1,023 per 1,000 males4.14 per household38.0%
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu812,04863.3%977 per 1,000 males5.29 per household43.6%
Lakshadweepdirectory page61,30994.7%954 per 1,000 males4.07 per household44.0%
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Top villages of India, measure by measure

Census 2011 figures as recorded; each list says what a higher value means. Jump to: Population · Households · Literacy rate · Sex ratio · Household size · Population density · Work participation

Populationlarger recorded population first · 5,94,300 villages ranked in India

  1. 1FursungiHaveli, Pune66,062
  2. 2EdakkaraNilambur, Malappuram60,573
  3. 3Gola RangeLalkuan, Nainital56,331
  4. 4Kannan Devan HillsDevikulam, Idukki55,738
  5. 5WandoorNilambur, Malappuram50,973
  6. 6JangareddigudemJangareddigudem, Eluru48,994
  7. 7VazhikkadavuNilambur, Malappuram47,322
  8. 8Nandi KotkurNandikotkur, Nandyal46,953
  9. 9Kottukal (Part)Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram46,915
  10. 10VuyyuruVuyyuru, Krishna46,490

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Householdsmore recorded households first · 5,94,300 villages ranked in India

  1. 1FursungiHaveli, Pune15,595
  2. 2Kannan Devan HillsDevikulam, Idukki14,134
  3. 3EdakkaraNilambur, Malappuram13,071
  4. 4JangareddigudemJangareddigudem, Eluru12,934
  5. 5VuyyuruVuyyuru, Krishna12,657
  6. 6Kottukal (Part)Neyyattinkara, Thiruvananthapuram11,725
  7. 7NandigamaNandigama, Ntr11,575
  8. 8Ipuru Palem (Part)Chirala, Bapatla11,288
  9. 9Gola RangeLalkuan, Nainital11,000
  10. 10AtmakurAtmakur, Nandyal10,859

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Literacy ratehigher recorded literacy rate first · 5,94,298 villages ranked in India; listed: villages of 500+ people (the rank is among all)

  1. 1IAF CampCar Nicobar, Nicobars100.0%
  2. 1JekkalnayakkanpattiNamakkal, Namakkal100.0%
  3. 1KhetriatiGohpur, Biswanath100.0%
  4. 2031ChikkamuddenahalliChikkaballapura, Chikkaballapura99.9%
  5. 2032Motipura (Tintodan)Vijapur, Mahesana99.9%
  6. 2033Hajipur BaijuaSirsaganj, Firozabad99.9%
  7. 2034BalantaBhadrak, Bhadrak99.9%
  8. 2034Kharkutta SonggitalKharkutta, North Garo Hills99.9%
  9. 2036BhoindaBadnawar, Dhar99.8%
  10. 2036DikhitipadaBanapur, Khordha99.8%

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Sex ratiomore females per 1,000 males first · 5,93,426 villages ranked in India; listed: villages of 500+ people (the rank is among all)

  1. 4AllampalliPinapaka, Bhadradri Kothagudem12,753 per 1,000 males
  2. 6ElaiyampalayamTiruchengode, Namakkal12,547 per 1,000 males
  3. 13BangarumettaMunchingi Puttu, Alluri Sitharama Raju7,085 per 1,000 males
  4. 17RaigeddaPaderu, Alluri Sitharama Raju6,667 per 1,000 males
  5. 21PedagaruvuHukumpeta, Alluri Sitharama Raju6,028 per 1,000 males
  6. 33SomulagudemVararamachandrapuram, Polavaram5,755 per 1,000 males
  7. 40KondamamidiPaderu, Alluri Sitharama Raju5,097 per 1,000 males
  8. 62Yerrinaidu PakaluKoyyuru, Alluri Sitharama Raju4,578 per 1,000 males
  9. 64BoduluruMaredumilli, Polavaram4,505 per 1,000 males
  10. 68ThurakalavalasaPeda Bayalu, Alluri Sitharama Raju4,386 per 1,000 males

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Household sizemore persons per household first · 5,94,300 villages ranked in India; listed: villages of 500+ people (the rank is among all)

  1. 2ChikkamuddenahalliChikkaballapura, Chikkaballapura194.20 per household
  2. 4JekkalnayakkanpattiNamakkal, Namakkal138.00 per household
  3. 10BakuchiKhajni, Gorakhpur86.29 per household
  4. 37AnandpurIsagarh, Ashoknagar38.31 per household
  5. 45Siddaganga MathaTumakuru, Tumakuru32.49 per household
  6. 48Sumdo (183/2)Spiti, Lahaul and Spiti31.47 per household
  7. 50Ghorabandha ChatiKharagpur - I, Paschim Medinipur30.14 per household
  8. 51Makka WalaDehradun, Dehradun30.04 per household
  9. 52Jawala U.Digras, Yavatmal29.60 per household
  10. 56ThumukalahalliChikkaballapura, Chikkaballapura27.41 per household

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Population densitydenser settlement first · 5,74,362 villages ranked in India; listed: villages of 500+ people (the rank is among all)

  1. 1AslaliDaskroi, Ahmedabad41,07,000.0 per km²
  2. 2Demri MakhdoompurMartinganjon, Azamgarh31,20,000.0 per km²
  3. 3Katra TiraonaHasanganj, Unnao29,97,142.9 per km²
  4. 4KotaObra, Sonbhadra28,39,300.0 per km²
  5. 5JujharipurTarabganj, Gonda20,59,000.0 per km²
  6. 6NausemarMaunath Bhanjan, Mau13,63,503.6 per km²
  7. 8Gopinather AkhraNilambazar, Sribhumi6,87,857.1 per km²
  8. 9Devkali VishunpurMaunath Bhanjan, Mau6,11,951.2 per km²
  9. 10Katwaru PurRajatalab, Varanasi5,54,285.7 per km²
  10. 11Birsingh PurHasanganj, Unnao4,79,845.0 per km²

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Work participationhigher share of workers first · 5,94,298 villages ranked in India; listed: villages of 500+ people (the rank is among all)

  1. 1098MarakaJamiri Circle, West Kameng99.4%
  2. 1102IAF CampCar Nicobar, Nicobars99.0%
  3. 1108JarmauRamsanehighat, Bara Banki98.3%
  4. 1114Thanggu Forest BlockChungthang, Mangan97.5%
  5. 1117Rarang (30/11)Nichar, Kinnaur97.4%
  6. 1148KotetharigaHosanagara, Shivamogga96.1%
  7. 1153HarshilBhatwari, Uttarkashi96.0%
  8. 1172Sumdo (183/2)Spiti, Lahaul and Spiti95.7%
  9. 1196Keri ManyalanRajouri, Rajouri95.2%
  10. 1196Shobre Yanang (27/2)Sangla, Kinnaur95.2%

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Ranks are computed from Census of India 2011 figures among villages that report them; ties share a rank; a missing figure means no rank, never zero. “Higher first” is the sort order, not a judgement. How every figure and rank is computed →

The two largest villages of every state

By Census 2011 population — one click each.

Where the largest villages of India are

Map of the largest villages of India

The 13 largest villages by Census 2011 population that have a map point. Coordinates © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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