Below are the details of Indian states with their rank, Foundation Year, Capital Area (km2), National Share (%), Region and comparable size to other Countries all around the world.
This can be very useful general knowledge for competitive exams.
| Rank | State / Territory | Foundation Year | Capital | Area (km2) | Region | Country of comparable size |
| 1 | Rajasthan | 1956-11-01 | Jaipur | 342,239 | Western | Republic of the Congo |
| 2 | Madhya Pradesh | 1956-11-01 | Bhopal | 308,350 | Central | Oman |
| 3 | Maharashtra | 1960-05-01 | Mumbai | 307,713 | Western | Oman |
| 4 | Uttar Pradesh | 1947-08-15 | Lucknow | 243,290 | Northern | United Kingdom |
| 5 | Jammu and Kashmir | 1947-10-26 | Srinagar (S) and Jammu(W) | 222,236 | Northern | Guyana |
| 6 | Gujarat | 1960-05-01 | Gandhinagar | 196,024 | Western | Senegal |
| 7 | Karnataka | 1947-08-15 | Bengaluru | 191,791 | Southern | Senegal |
| 8 | Andhra Pradesh | 1956-11-01 | Vijayawada | 162,968 | Southern | Tunisia |
| 9 | Odisha | 1947-08-15 | Bhubaneswar | 155,707 | Eastern | Bangladesh |
| 10 | Chhattisgarh | 2000-11-01 | Raipur | 135,191 | Central | Greece |
| 11 | Tamil Nadu | 1947-08-15 | Chennai | 130,058 | Southern | Nicaragua |
| 12 | Telangana | 2014-06-02 | Hyderabad | 112,077 | Southern | Honduras |
| 13 | Bihar | 1947-08-15 | Patna | 94,163 | Eastern | Hungary |
| 14 | West Bengal | 1947-08-15 | Kolkata | 88,752 | Eastern | Serbia |
| 15 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1987-02-20 | Itanagar | 83,743 | Northeastern | Austria |
| 16 | Jharkhand | 2000-11-15 | Ranchi | 79,714 | Eastern | Czech Republic |
| 17 | Assam | 1950-01-26 | Dispur | 78,438 | Northeastern | Czech Republic |
| 18 | Himachal Pradesh | 1948-04-15 | Shimla | 55,673 | Northern | Croatia |
| 19 | Uttarakhand | 2000-11-09 | Dehra Dun | 53,483 | Northern | Costa Rica |
| 20 | Punjab | 1947-08-15 | Chandigarh | 50,362 | Northern | Costa Rica |
| 21 | Haryana | 1966-11-01 | Chandigarh | 44,212 | Northern | Denmark |
| 22 | Kerala | 1956-11-01 | Thiruvananthapuram | 38,863 | Southern | Bhutan |
| 23 | Meghalaya | 1970-04-02 | Shillong | 22,429 | Northeastern | Djibouti |
| 24 | Manipur | 1972-01-21 | Imphal | 22,327 | Northeastern | Belize |
| 25 | Mizoram | 1970-04-02 | Aizawl | 21,081 | Northeastern | El Salvador |
| 26 | Nagaland | 1963-12-01 | Kohima | 16,579 | Northeastern | Swaziland |
| 27 | Tripura | 1972-01-21 | Agartala | 10,486 | Northeastern | Lebanon |
| 28 | Sikkim | 1975-05-16 | Gangtok | 7,096 | Northeastern | French Southern and Antarctic Lands |
| 29 | Goa | 1987-05-30 | Panaji | 3,702 | Western | French Polynesia |
| 30 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands (UT) |
1956-11-01 | Port Blair | 8,249 | Bay of Bengal | Puerto Rico |
| 31 | Delhi (NCT) | 1991-12-01 | Delhi | 1,484 | Northern | Faroe Islands |
| 32 | Puducherry (UT) | 1963-01-07 | Pondicherry | 562 | Southern | Andorra |
| 33 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli (UT) | 1961-08-11 | Silvassa | 491 | Western | Andorra |
| 34 | Chandigarh (UT) | 1966-11-01 | Chandigarh | 114 | Northern | Wallis and Futuna |
| 35 | Daman and Diu (UT) | 1987-05-23 | Daman | 112 | Western | Montserrat |
| 36 | Lakshadweep (UT) | 1956-11-01 | Kavaratti | 32 | Arabian Sea | Macau |
| India | 3,287,263[a] |