Union Territory of India
Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
दादरा और नगर हवेली और दमन और दीवDadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is a union territory of India. It covers about 574 km² (222 mi²), the 33rd largest of the 36 states and union territories in Natural Earth’s file for India, and about the same size as Isle of Man. About 586,000 people live there (Wikidata, 2011).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 574 km²222 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 603 km²Wikidata · 4.8% above our measure |
| Share of India | less than 0.1%of the area of the 36 states and union territories |
| Rank by area | 33rd of 36states and union territories of India |
| Population | 586,000Wikidata, 2011 |
| Density | 1,020 people per km² |
| Capital | Daman |
| Latitude range | 20°N to 21°N |
| Type | Union TerritoryIN-DH |
What the numbers say about Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu covers less than 0.1% of the area of India and ranks 33rd of 36 by both area and population.
- It would take 5,487 states and union territories the size of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu to cover India.
- The largest, Rajasthan, is 597× the size of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu; the smallest, Lakshadweep, is 5.9% of it.
- Closest in size within India: Puducherry (526 km², 1.09×) and Delhi (1,480 km², 2.58×).
- Counted as a country, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu would be larger than 46 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 194th by area, between Isle of Man (575 km²) and Guam (564 km²).
- With 586,000 people it would rank 170th of 238 by population.
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu has 1,020 people per km², about the density of Bangladesh, which has 1,252 per km².
- That makes Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu the 8th most densely populated of the 36 states and union territories, 2.55× the average for India (400 per km²).
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu lies at 20°N, close to the equator, where a standard web map (Web Mercator) is nearly true to size: it inflates area by only about 1.1×.
- Laid out flat, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu stretches about 80 km north to south and 229 km east to west.
- Our measured 574 km² is 4.8% below Wikidata's official figure of 603 km². Official figures can include inland water or count land that an outline draws differently.
- Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is small enough that Natural Earth draws it from only 42 points. Take its shape as a sketch and the official figure as the firmer number.
- In 2020, the two union territories of Dadra and Nagar Haveli and of Daman and Diu were merged into one; Natural Earth draws Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu as 3 separate pieces of 516, 50.4 and 8.1 km².
Beside the regions of other countries
The closest region by area and by people in each of the other countries that have regional pages here, within a factor of 2. All 395 regions side by side.
- United StatesAreanone within 2×PeopleWyoming1.02× · 577,000 (2020)
- GermanyAreaHamburg74% · 774 km²PeopleBremen85% · 693,000 (2022)
- FranceAreaMayotte1.45× · 395 km²PeopleRéunion (France)66% · 881,000 (2022)
- ItalyAreanone within 2×PeopleBasilicata1.04× · 563,000 (2019)
- SpainAreanone within 2×PeopleCantabria0.99× · 592,000 (2024)
- JapanAreanone within 2×PeopleTottori1.07× · 550,000 (2021)
- BrazilAreanone within 2×PeopleRoraima0.92× · 637,000 (2022)
- CanadaAreanone within 2×PeopleNewfoundland and Labrador1.15× · 511,000 (2021)
- AustraliaAreanone within 2×PeopleTasmania (Australia)1.09× · 540,000 (2020)
- MexicoAreanone within 2×PeopleBaja California Sur0.92× · 637,000 (2010)
- ThailandAreaPhuket1.03× · 557 km²PeopleSamut Sakhon1.00× · 586,000 (2020)
Where Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu sits in India
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Ranked within India
- 30Sikkim6,940 km²
- 31Goa3,420 km²
- 32Delhi1,480 km²
- 33Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu574 km²
- 34Puducherry526 km²
- 35Chandigarh119 km²
- 36Lakshadweep34.1 km²
All 36 states and union territories of India, matched to countries
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Sources and method
- Outline
- Natural Earth, 1:10m Admin 1 - States, Provinces, public domain
- Boundary
- De facto, as drawn by Natural Earth.
- Area
- Measured on the WGS84 ellipsoid from the full-detail outline, shown rounded. The region’s whole area is counted, every island included.
- Official figures
- Area, population and capital from Wikidata (CC0), fetched 2026-11-12
- Population
- Wikidata, 2011. India’s units share the 2011 figures where Wikidata has them; the year is shown wherever the figure is.
- Matching
- Countries come from Natural Earth’s country file. Places whose status is contested and dependencies are never used as automatic matches. A region under 2,500 km² is matched against the small countries and island nations.
- Data built
- 2026-11-12