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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. 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 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. The hill states of the Himalayan region and North eastern states of India (excluding Assam) have relatively low densities while the Union Territories (excluding Andaman and Nicobar islands) have very high densities of population.

Which of the following north-eastern States has the lowest density of population?

पर्याय

• Nagaland

• Arunachal Pradesh

• Sikkim

• Meghalaya

Answer 1

Arunachal Pradesh