Jammu and Kashmir is 1.08× the size of Centre-Val de Loire

Jammu and Kashmir (union territory of India) covers about 42,600 km² (16,400 mi²) and Centre-Val de Loire (region of France) about 39,400 km² (15,200 mi²). Below, both outlines are drawn at one scale and centred on each other.

42,600km²Jammu and Kashmir
39,400km²Centre-Val de Loire

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Jammu and Kashmir
Centre-Val de Loire

Jammu and Kashmir: Part of this region's boundary is disputed with Pakistan. Size Versus draws Natural Earth's de facto outline, the boundary as it is held on the ground, and takes no position on it.

What fits

Centre-Val de Loire is 92% of the size of Jammu and Kashmir.
Jammu and Kashmir is larger by 3,200 km² (1,240 mi²), which is 8.1% of the area of Centre-Val de Loire.
Measured in Belgiums: Jammu and Kashmir is about 1.39, Centre-Val de Loire about 1.28.

How they differ

Jammu and Kashmir also has the larger population: 12.3 million against 2.6 million, 4.75× as many people.
Per square kilometre that is 288 in Jammu and Kashmir against 66 in Centre-Val de Loire: Jammu and Kashmir is 4.39× as densely populated.
Their centres are about 6,160 km apart.
On a standard web map Centre-Val de Loire looks larger than Jammu and Kashmir: Jammu and Kashmir at 34°N is drawn about 1.4× too large and Centre-Val de Loire at 47°N about 2.2×, so the map shows Centre-Val de Loire as 1.41× the size of Jammu and Kashmir, when Jammu and Kashmir is 1.08× the size of Centre-Val de Loire.
Together Jammu and Kashmir and Centre-Val de Loire cover 81,900 km², close to the size of Austria (84,000 km², 2.5% bigger).
The gap between them, 3,200 km², is about the size of Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus (3,320 km²).
At Centre-Val de Loire's density, Jammu and Kashmir would have 2.8 million people (it has 12.3 million). At Jammu and Kashmir's density, Centre-Val de Loire would have 11.3 million (it has 2.6 million).
Centre-Val de Loire's centre is 13.9° of latitude, about 1,550 km, farther north than Jammu and Kashmir's.
Jammu and Kashmir is the 22nd largest of the 36 states and union territories of India and covers 1.4% of its area; it is the 22nd most densely populated of them.
Centre-Val de Loire is the 7th largest of the 18 regions of France and covers 6.2% of its area; it is the 15th most densely populated of them.
Centre-Val de Loire lies about 14° of latitude (roughly 1,550 km) north of Jammu and Kashmir.
Shared out evenly, each person in Jammu and Kashmir would have about 3,470 m² and each person in Centre-Val de Loire about 15,240 m².
Laid side by side, Jammu and Kashmir and Centre-Val de Loire would cover 81,900 km², about the same size as Austria.
Together they have 14.8 million people, about as many people as Rwanda.

Side by side

	Jammu and Kashmir	Centre-Val de Loire
Is a	Union TerritoryIndia	RegionFrance
Area, measured	42,600 km²16,400 mi²	39,400 km²15,200 mi²
Official area	42,200 km²Wikidata	39,200 km²Wikidata
Rank by area	22nd of 36in India	7th of 18in France
Population	12.3 millionWikidata, 2011	2.6 millionWikidata, 2022
Rank by population	20th of 36in India	12th of 18in France
Density	288 per km²	66 per km²
Capital	Srinagar; Jammu	Orléans
Latitude range	32°N to 35°N	46°N to 49°N

Population: Wikidata 2011 and Wikidata 2022. Official figures: Wikidata (CC0).

Wikidata's official figure of 42,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,600 km², to within 2%.
Wikidata's official figure of 39,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 39,400 km², to within 2%.

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Sources and method

Outlines: Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain. The outline of Centre-Val de Loire is the departments Natural Earth draws there, joined along their shared borders.
Boundary: De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth. A region is drawn whole, every island included; a country is its main territory.
Area: Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outlines, shown rounded.
Drawing: Each outline is projected with an equal-area projection centred on its own centroid, so areas stay true and the two can be laid over each other.
Data built: 2026-11-12

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