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Top 10 Least Populated Districts of India

In India, people migrate from one district to another in hope of job, better prospectus and life. Most of people migrate from small towns/villages to big cities like Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai and Kolkata. This usually make the system unbalance as some cities/districts like Mumbai, Bangalore, Kolkata are over crowded while others with less resources are empty.

Below is a list of top 10 Least Populated districts of India as per official figures of Census 2011. Details of 2001 are also given for information purpose along with current data.

Rank District State Approximate Population
1 Longleng Nagaland (50.48 Thous) 50484
2 New Delhi Delhi (1.42 Lakh) 142004
3 Nicobars Andaman and Nicobar Islands (36.84 Thous) 36842
4 Central Delhi Delhi (5.82 Lakh) 582320
5 Mumbai City Maharashtra (30.85 Lakh) 3085411