| Largest state (in terms of area) |
Rajasthan |
| Smallest state |
Goa |
| Most populous state |
Uttar Pradesh |
| Least populous state |
Sikkim |
| Most populous union territory (not incl Delhi) |
Puducherry |
| Least populous union territory |
Lakshadweep |
| Most densely populated state |
Bihar |
| Least densely populated state |
Arunachal Pradesh |
| First state to be formed on linguistic basis |
Andhra Pradesh |
| Most literate state |
Kerala |
| Least literate state |
Bihar |
| The state with the longest coastline |
Gujarat |
| The state having boundaries with seven states and two countries |
Assam |
| The state surrounded on three sides by Bangladesh |
Tripura |
| The state surrounded by three countries and one state |
Sikkim |
| The number of states which have a coastline |
Nine |
| The number of Union Territories which have a coastline |
Four |
| The states which have neither an international boundary nor a coastline |
M.P., Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Haryana |
