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Which state has the highest population density in India?
Answer: C
Correct answer: Bihar
Bihar has the highest population density of any Indian state, above 1,100 persons per square kilometre, followed by West Bengal, Kerala and Uttar Pradesh. Density and total population are different measures, and the question turns on that. Uttar Pradesh has by far the largest population but a much larger area, so its density is lower. Bihar is densely settled because its fertile Gangetic alluvium supports intensive agriculture on a comparatively small area, and because it lost its mineral-rich southern districts to Jharkhand in 2000. Among all units of the country the National Capital Territory of Delhi is far denser than any state, being essentially a city. The least dense state is Arunachal Pradesh, at around 17 persons per square kilometre, with mountainous terrain and forest cover accounting for it. India’s national figure is about 382 persons per square kilometre, several times the world average of roughly 60.
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