Union Territory of India
Jammu and Kashmir
जम्मू और कश्मीरJammu and Kashmir is a union territory of India. It covers about 42,600 km² (16,400 mi²), the 22nd largest of the 36 states and union territories in Natural Earth’s file for India, and about the same size as Denmark. About 12.3 million people live there (Wikidata, 2011).
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.
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Facts
| Area, measured | 42,600 km²16,400 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 42,200 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of India | 1.4%of the area of the 36 states and union territories |
| Rank by area | 22nd of 36states and union territories of India |
| Population | 12.3 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Density | 288 people per km² |
| Capital | Srinagar; Jammu |
| Latitude range | 32°N to 35°N |
| Type | Union TerritoryIN-JK |
What the numbers say about Jammu and Kashmir
- Jammu and Kashmir covers 1.4% of the area of India and ranks 20th of 36 by population, against 22nd by area.
- It would take 74.0 states and union territories the size of Jammu and Kashmir to cover India.
- The largest, Rajasthan, is 8.06× the size of Jammu and Kashmir; the smallest, Lakshadweep, is less than 0.1% of it.
- Closest in size within India: Haryana (43,900 km², 1.03×) and Kerala (37,700 km², 1.13×).
- Counted as a country, Jammu and Kashmir would be larger than 106 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 134th by area, between Denmark (42,700 km²) and Switzerland (41,400 km²).
- With 12.3 million people it would rank 79th of 238 by population.
- Jammu and Kashmir has 288 people per km², about the density of Vietnam, which has 293 per km².
- That makes Jammu and Kashmir the 22nd most densely populated of the 36 states and union territories, 72% of the average for India (400 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 34°N is drawn about 1.4× too large in area, so Jammu and Kashmir looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Jammu and Kashmir stretches about 275 km north to south and 274 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 42,200 km² agrees with our measured area of 42,600 km², to within 2%.
- Until 2019, the state of Jammu and Kashmir covered what is now Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh. Added together, today’s outlines measure 107,000 km², about the same size as Guatemala: as one unit they would be the 12th largest of 35, with 12.5 million people (2011 figures added up) the 20th most populous.
- Across all 36 states and union territories, Natural Earth’s outlines add up to 3,151,000 km², 4.2% below the 3,288,000 km² Wikidata gives for India; the hub for India shows what the file draws elsewhere.
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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.
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- ItalyAreaSicily (Italy)1.65× · 25,900 km²PeopleLombardy1.22× · 10.1 million (2019)
- SpainAreaExtremadura1.01× · 42,100 km²PeopleAndalusia1.42× · 8.6 million (2024)
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- BrazilAreaRio de Janeiro0.97× · 44,000 km²PeopleParaná1.07× · 11.4 million (2022)
- CanadaAreaNova Scotia77% · 55,100 km²PeopleOntario86% · 14.2 million (2021)
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Where Jammu and Kashmir sits in India
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Ranked within India
- 19Uttarakhand52,600 km²
- 20Punjab50,400 km²
- 21Haryana43,900 km²
- 22Jammu and Kashmir42,600 km²
- 23Kerala37,700 km²
- 24Meghalaya23,100 km²
- 25Manipur21,700 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. Part of this boundary is disputed; Size Versus takes no position on it.
- 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