State of India
Uttarakhand
उत्तराखण्डUttarakhand is a state of India. It covers about 52,600 km² (20,300 mi²), the 19th largest of the 36 states and union territories in Natural Earth’s file for India, and about the same size as Bosnia and Herzegovina. About 10.1 million people live there (Wikidata, 2011).
Part of this region's boundary is disputed with Nepal. 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 | 52,600 km²20,300 mi² |
|---|---|
| Official area | 53,600 km²Wikidata · agrees with our measure |
| Share of India | 1.7%of the area of the 36 states and union territories |
| Rank by area | 19th of 36states and union territories of India |
| Population | 10.1 millionWikidata, 2011 |
| Density | 192 people per km² |
| Capital | Gairsain; Dehradun |
| Latitude range | 29°N to 31°N |
| Type | State |
What the numbers say about Uttarakhand
- Uttarakhand covers 1.7% of the area of India and ranks 21st of 36 by population, against 19th by area.
- It would take 59.9 states and union territories the size of Uttarakhand to cover India.
- The largest, Rajasthan, is 6.52× the size of Uttarakhand; the smallest, Lakshadweep, is less than 0.1% of it.
- Closest in size within India: Punjab (50,400 km², 1.04×) and Himachal Pradesh (55,400 km², 1.05×).
- Counted as a country, Uttarakhand would be larger than 112 of the 239 countries and territories listed on sizeversus, and would rank 128th by area, between Croatia (55,000 km²) and Bosnia and Herzegovina (51,800 km²).
- With 10.1 million people it would rank 92nd of 238 by population.
- Uttarakhand has 192 people per km², about the density of Uganda, which has 195 per km².
- That makes Uttarakhand the 27th most densely populated of the 36 states and union territories, 48% of the average for India (400 per km²).
- On a standard web map (Web Mercator), a place at 30°N is drawn about 1.3× too large in area, so Uttarakhand looks bigger there than it is.
- Laid out flat, Uttarakhand stretches about 303 km north to south and 330 km east to west.
- Wikidata's official figure of 53,600 km² agrees with our measured area of 52,600 km², to within 2%.
- 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.
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.
- ChinaAreaNingxia1.01× · 52,100 km²PeopleHainan1.00× · 10.1 million (2020)
- United StatesAreaWest Virginia84% · 62,700 km²PeopleMichigan1.00× · 10.1 million (2020)
- GermanyAreaLower Saxony1.11× · 47,600 km²PeopleBaden-Württemberg0.91× · 11.1 million (2022)
- FranceAreaGrand Est0.92× · 57,400 km²PeopleÎle-de-France81% · 12.4 million (2022)
- ItalyAreanone within 2×PeopleLombardy1.00× · 10.1 million (2019)
- SpainAreaAragon1.11× · 47,600 km²PeopleAndalusia1.17× · 8.6 million (2024)
- JapanAreaHokkaido (Japan)67% · 78,800 km²PeopleKanagawa1.09× · 9.2 million (2020)
- BrazilAreaRio Grande do Norte1.00× · 52,800 km²PeopleRio Grande do Sul0.93× · 10.9 million (2022)
- CanadaAreaNova Scotia0.96× · 55,100 km²PeopleQuebec1.19× · 8.5 million (2021)
- AustraliaAreaTasmania (Australia)77% · 68,100 km²PeopleNew South Wales1.18× · 8.5 million (2024)
- MexicoAreaCampeche0.92× · 57,100 km²PeopleMexico City1.13× · 8.9 million (2015)
- ThailandAreanone within 2×PeopleBangkok1.78× · 5.7 million (2018)
Where Uttarakhand 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. 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