State of India
Rajasthan
राजस्थानRajasthan is a state of India. It covers about 343,000 km² (132,000 mi²), the largest of the 36 states and union territories in Natural Earth’s file for India, and about the same size as the Republic of the Congo. About 68.5 million people live there (Wikidata, 2011).
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Facts
| Area, measured | 343,000 km²132,000 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 342,000 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of India | 11%of the area of the 36 states and union territories |
| Rank by area | 1st of 36states and union territories of India |
| Population | 68.5 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Density | 200 people per km² |
| Capital | Jaipur |
| Latitude range | 23°N to 30°N |
| Type | StateIN-RJ |
What the numbers say about Rajasthan
- Rajasthan covers 11% of the area of India and ranks 7th of 36 by population, against 1st by area.
- It would take 9.18 states and union territories the size of Rajasthan to cover India.
- The smallest, Lakshadweep, is less than 0.1% of the size of Rajasthan; the next largest, Madhya Pradesh, is 90%.
- Closest in size within India: Madhya Pradesh (310,000 km², 1.11×) and Maharashtra (307,000 km², 1.12×).
- Counted as a country, Rajasthan would be larger than 174 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 66th by area, between the Republic of the Congo (345,000 km²) and Finland (333,000 km²).
- With 68.5 million people it would rank 21st of 238 by population.
- Rajasthan has 200 people per km², about the density of Nepal, which has 198 per km².
- That makes Rajasthan the 26th most densely populated of the 36 states and union territories, 50% of the average for India (400 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 27°N is drawn about 1.3× too large in area, so Rajasthan looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Rajasthan stretches about 797 km north to south and 870 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 342,000 km² agrees with our measured area of 343,000 km², to within 2%.
About the same size as
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.
- ChinaAreaYunnan89% · 385,000 km²PeopleHunan1.03× · 66.4 million (2020)
- United StatesAreaNew Mexico1.09× · 315,000 km²PeopleCalifornia1.73× · 39.5 million (2020)
- BrazilAreaGoiás1.01× · 341,000 km²PeopleSão Paulo1.54× · 44.4 million (2022)
- CanadaAreaNewfoundland and Labrador85% · 403,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- AustraliaAreaVictoria1.51× · 228,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
- MexicoAreaChihuahua1.38× · 248,000 km²Peoplenone within 2×
Where Rajasthan sits in India
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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