Most populous state in India is

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  1. Madhya Pradesh
  2. Arunachal Pradesh
  3. Andhra Pradesh
  4. Uttar Pradesh

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Option 4 : Uttar Pradesh
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The correct answer is Uttar Pradesh.

Key Points

​The population of States in India (Census 2011) 

Rank

State

Population

1

Uttar Pradesh

199,812,341

2

Maharashtra

112,374,333

3

Bihar

104,099,452

4

West Bengal

91,276,115

Additional Information 
 
The population of cities and UTs in India (Census 2011)

Rank

City

UT

1

Mumbai

NCT of Delhi

2

Delhi

Jammu and Kashmir

3

Bengaluru

Puducherry

4 Hyderabad Chandigarh

Population Density of India's states as per census 2011

State

Population Density (persons/km2)

Bihar (Highest)

1106

West Bengal (2nd highest)

1028

Kerala (3rd highest)

860

Arunachal Pradesh (Lowest)

17

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