{"id":3973,"date":"2025-05-17T17:12:50","date_gmt":"2025-05-17T17:12:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/?p=3973"},"modified":"2025-05-18T05:20:17","modified_gmt":"2025-05-18T05:20:17","slug":"state-wise-per-capita-representation-in-the-indian-armed-forces","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/state-wise-per-capita-representation-in-the-indian-armed-forces\/","title":{"rendered":"State-wise Per Capita Representation in the Indian Armed Forces"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Indian armed forces bring together people from all corners of the country, but the level of participation isn\u2019t the same everywhere. Looking at state-wise per capita representation helps us see recruitment patterns compared to their population size. It gives a clearer picture of how different states take part in the armed forces and can also show patterns in recruitment and local interest in military service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For this post, I&#8217;ve taken data from a question answered in Indian parliament in April 2022. File linked at end of the post, if you want it. Population figures are of 2023 taken from Wikipedia. Due to obvious reasons, there will be some errors in exact per capita numbers. So they should be taken as general figures, not absolute. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For Jammu &amp; Kashmir, I&#8217;ve calculated numbers of Jammu separately, assuming the population to be a bit less than that of Kashmir.  A huge majority of uniformed personnel recruited from the state are from Jammu while contribution of muslim majority Kashmir is so small so as to be negligible. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overall, Jammu, Himachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand send most number of people per capita to Army as well as all 3 armed forces overall. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Andaman &amp; Nicobar, Lakshadweep and Haryana send most people to Navy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Haryana, Uttarakhand and Manipur send most to Air Force.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I had posted Indian Army&#8217;s recruitment figures by state in 2022, which you can check out <a href=\"https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/indian-army-recruitment-figures-by-state\/\"><strong>on this link. <\/strong><\/a> If you find any errors, please leave a comment or contact me on twitter at <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/JaidevJamwal\">https:\/\/x.com\/JaidevJamwal<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>NOTE: For Indian Army, data of only Junior Commissioned Officers (JCOs) and Other Ranks (ORs) is available, but not for the officers. So there may be some change in numbers when that dataset is included.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>State\/UT<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>JCO<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>OR<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><strong>JCO<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>OR<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>Total<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Andaman &amp; Nicobar<\/td><td>52<\/td><td>797<\/td><td>849<\/td><td><\/td><td>12.90<\/td><td>197.77<\/td><td>210.67<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Andhra Pradesh<\/td><td>3648<\/td><td>39278<\/td><td>42926<\/td><td><\/td><td>6.86<\/td><td>73.89<\/td><td>80.75<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Arunachal Pradesh<\/td><td>135<\/td><td>2871<\/td><td>3006<\/td><td><\/td><td>8.64<\/td><td>183.80<\/td><td>192.45<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Assam<\/td><td>1537<\/td><td>18515<\/td><td>20052<\/td><td><\/td><td>4.30<\/td><td>51.84<\/td><td>56.15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Bihar<\/td><td>8152<\/td><td>65248<\/td><td>73400<\/td><td><\/td><td>6.43<\/td><td>51.48<\/td><td>57.91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Chandigarh<\/td><td>26<\/td><td>79<\/td><td>105<\/td><td><\/td><td>2.11<\/td><td>6.42<\/td><td>8.53<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Chhattisgarh<\/td><td>466<\/td><td>9427<\/td><td>9893<\/td><td><\/td><td>1.54<\/td><td>31.24<\/td><td>32.78<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>DN Haveli<\/td><td>0<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>1<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.00<\/td><td>0.08<\/td><td>0.08<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Daman &amp; Diu<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>421<\/td><td>427<\/td><td><\/td><td>2.45<\/td><td>171.84<\/td><td>174.29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Delhi<\/td><td>398<\/td><td>2116<\/td><td>2514<\/td><td><\/td><td>2.21<\/td><td>11.76<\/td><td>13.97<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Goa<\/td><td>15<\/td><td>204<\/td><td>219<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.95<\/td><td>12.95<\/td><td>13.90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>Gujarat<\/td><td>819<\/td><td>21214<\/td><td>22033<\/td><td><\/td><td>1.15<\/td><td>29.67<\/td><td>30.81<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>Haryana<\/td><td>7803<\/td><td>58107<\/td><td>65910<\/td><td><\/td><td>25.83<\/td><td>192.35<\/td><td>218.18<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>Himachal Pradesh<\/td><td>5948<\/td><td>43442<\/td><td>49390<\/td><td><\/td><td>79.65<\/td><td>581.71<\/td><td>661.36<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>Jammu &amp; Kashmir<\/td><td>4361<\/td><td>42494<\/td><td>46855<\/td><td><\/td><td>32.06<\/td><td>312.39<\/td><td>344.45<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>Jharkhand<\/td><td>1274<\/td><td>15918<\/td><td>17192<\/td><td><\/td><td>3.23<\/td><td>40.33<\/td><td>43.56<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17<\/td><td>Karnataka<\/td><td>2268<\/td><td>30064<\/td><td>32332<\/td><td><\/td><td>3.35<\/td><td>44.41<\/td><td>47.76<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18<\/td><td>Kerala<\/td><td>4351<\/td><td>33180<\/td><td>37531<\/td><td><\/td><td>12.16<\/td><td>92.74<\/td><td>104.91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19<\/td><td>Lakshadweep<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>228<\/td><td>229<\/td><td><\/td><td>1.43<\/td><td>325.71<\/td><td>327.14<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20<\/td><td>Madhya Pradesh<\/td><td>3350<\/td><td>43691<\/td><td>47041<\/td><td><\/td><td>3.87<\/td><td>50.46<\/td><td>54.33<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21<\/td><td>Maharashtra<\/td><td>6338<\/td><td>78035<\/td><td>84373<\/td><td><\/td><td>5.01<\/td><td>61.74<\/td><td>66.76<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22<\/td><td>Manipur<\/td><td>847<\/td><td>7718<\/td><td>8565<\/td><td><\/td><td>26.28<\/td><td>239.47<\/td><td>265.75<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23<\/td><td>Meghalaya<\/td><td>113<\/td><td>1538<\/td><td>1651<\/td><td><\/td><td>3.37<\/td><td>45.92<\/td><td>49.30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24<\/td><td>Mizoram<\/td><td>157<\/td><td>2944<\/td><td>3101<\/td><td><\/td><td>12.68<\/td><td>237.80<\/td><td>250.48<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>25<\/td><td>Nagaland<\/td><td>192<\/td><td>3489<\/td><td>3681<\/td><td><\/td><td>8.60<\/td><td>156.25<\/td><td>164.85<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26<\/td><td>Odisha<\/td><td>2945<\/td><td>20736<\/td><td>23681<\/td><td><\/td><td>6.36<\/td><td>44.81<\/td><td>51.17<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>27<\/td><td>Puducherry<\/td><td>18<\/td><td>181<\/td><td>199<\/td><td><\/td><td>1.09<\/td><td>11.00<\/td><td>12.09<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>28<\/td><td>Punjab<\/td><td>8158<\/td><td>82132<\/td><td>90290<\/td><td><\/td><td>26.55<\/td><td>267.27<\/td><td>293.82<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>29<\/td><td>Rajasthan<\/td><td>8605<\/td><td>71429<\/td><td>80034<\/td><td><\/td><td>10.62<\/td><td>88.16<\/td><td>98.78<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30<\/td><td>Sikkim<\/td><td>44<\/td><td>1782<\/td><td>1826<\/td><td><\/td><td>6.39<\/td><td>258.64<\/td><td>265.02<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>31<\/td><td>Tamil Nadu<\/td><td>5261<\/td><td>45396<\/td><td>50657<\/td><td><\/td><td>6.84<\/td><td>59.06<\/td><td>65.91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>32<\/td><td>Telangana<\/td><td>611<\/td><td>10187<\/td><td>10798<\/td><td><\/td><td>1.60<\/td><td>26.74<\/td><td>28.35<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>33<\/td><td>Tripura<\/td><td>116<\/td><td>1818<\/td><td>1934<\/td><td><\/td><td>2.80<\/td><td>43.84<\/td><td>46.64<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>34<\/td><td>Uttar Pradesh<\/td><td>18407<\/td><td>144317<\/td><td>162724<\/td><td><\/td><td>7.81<\/td><td>61.23<\/td><td>69.04<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>35<\/td><td>Uttarakhand<\/td><td>7449<\/td><td>52529<\/td><td>59978<\/td><td><\/td><td>64.01<\/td><td>451.40<\/td><td>515.41<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>36<\/td><td>West Bengal<\/td><td>5487<\/td><td>49384<\/td><td>54871<\/td><td><\/td><td>5.54<\/td><td>49.84<\/td><td>55.38<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>37<\/td><td>Bhutan<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>13<\/td><td>14<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.14<\/td><td>1.79<\/td><td>1.93<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>38<\/td><td>Nepal<\/td><td>2336<\/td><td>20654<\/td><td>22990<\/td><td><\/td><td>7.51<\/td><td>66.37<\/td><td>73.88<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>39<\/td><td>Jammu<\/td><td>4361<\/td><td>42494<\/td><td>46855<\/td><td><\/td><td>72.68<\/td><td>708.23<\/td><td>780.92<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">TABLE 1: State-wise figures for serving JCOs and ORs in Indian Army<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-16.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"614\" src=\"https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-16-1024x614.png\" alt=\"FIGURE 1: State-wise number of army personnel (JCO &amp; OR) per 1 lakh population\" class=\"wp-image-3975\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-16-1024x614.png 1024w, https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-16-300x180.png 300w, https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-16-768x460.png 768w, https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-16.png 1205w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CHART 1: State-wise figures for serving JCOs and ORs in Indian Army  per 1 lakh population<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td colspan=\"3\"><strong>PER 1 LAKH<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><strong>OFFICERS<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>SAILORS<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>TOTAL<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><strong>OFFICERS<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>SAILORS<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>TOTAL<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Andaman &amp; Nicobar<\/td><td>16<\/td><td>112<\/td><td>128<\/td><td><\/td><td>3.97<\/td><td>27.79<\/td><td>31.76<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Andhra Pradesh<\/td><td>601<\/td><td>3677<\/td><td>4278<\/td><td><\/td><td>11.31<\/td><td>69.17<\/td><td>8.05<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Arunachal Pradesh<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>14<\/td><td><\/td><td>3.20<\/td><td>5.76<\/td><td>0.90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Assam<\/td><td>42<\/td><td>763<\/td><td>805<\/td><td><\/td><td>1.18<\/td><td>21.36<\/td><td>2.25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Bihar<\/td><td>540<\/td><td>5964<\/td><td>6504<\/td><td><\/td><td>4.26<\/td><td>47.05<\/td><td>5.13<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Chandigarh<\/td><td>54<\/td><td>21<\/td><td>75<\/td><td><\/td><td>43.87<\/td><td>17.06<\/td><td>6.09<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Chhattisgarh<\/td><td>49<\/td><td>187<\/td><td>236<\/td><td><\/td><td>1.62<\/td><td>6.20<\/td><td>0.78<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Delhi<\/td><td>534<\/td><td>627<\/td><td>1161<\/td><td><\/td><td>29.67<\/td><td>34.83<\/td><td>6.45<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Goa, Daman &amp; Diu<\/td><td>35<\/td><td>92<\/td><td>127<\/td><td><\/td><td>22.22<\/td><td>58.41<\/td><td>8.06<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Gujarat<\/td><td>80<\/td><td>652<\/td><td>732<\/td><td><\/td><td>1.12<\/td><td>9.12<\/td><td>1.02<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Haryana<\/td><td>776<\/td><td>6237<\/td><td>7013<\/td><td><\/td><td>25.69<\/td><td>206.46<\/td><td>23.21<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>Himachal<\/td><td>303<\/td><td>1937<\/td><td>2240<\/td><td><\/td><td>40.57<\/td><td>259.37<\/td><td>29.99<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>Jammu<\/td><td>144<\/td><td>1024<\/td><td>1168<\/td><td><\/td><td>10.59<\/td><td>75.28<\/td><td>8.59<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>Jharkhand<\/td><td>116<\/td><td>1311<\/td><td>1427<\/td><td><\/td><td>2.94<\/td><td>33.22<\/td><td>3.62<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>Karnataka<\/td><td>502<\/td><td>1052<\/td><td>1554<\/td><td><\/td><td>7.42<\/td><td>15.54<\/td><td>2.30<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>Kerala<\/td><td>1033<\/td><td>2542<\/td><td>3575<\/td><td><\/td><td>28.87<\/td><td>71.05<\/td><td>9.99<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17<\/td><td>Madhya Pradesh<\/td><td>393<\/td><td>3043<\/td><td>3436<\/td><td><\/td><td>4.54<\/td><td>35.15<\/td><td>3.97<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18<\/td><td>Maharashtra<\/td><td>745<\/td><td>2854<\/td><td>3599<\/td><td><\/td><td>5.89<\/td><td>22.58<\/td><td>2.85<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19<\/td><td>Manipur<\/td><td>56<\/td><td>459<\/td><td>515<\/td><td><\/td><td>17.38<\/td><td>142.41<\/td><td>15.98<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20<\/td><td>Meghalaya<\/td><td>9<\/td><td>88<\/td><td>97<\/td><td><\/td><td>2.69<\/td><td>26.28<\/td><td>2.90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21<\/td><td>Mizoram<\/td><td>1<\/td><td>141<\/td><td>142<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.81<\/td><td>113.89<\/td><td>11.47<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22<\/td><td>Nagaland<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>139<\/td><td>141<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.90<\/td><td>62.25<\/td><td>6.31<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23<\/td><td>Odisha<\/td><td>240<\/td><td>3006<\/td><td>3246<\/td><td><\/td><td>5.19<\/td><td>64.96<\/td><td>7.01<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24<\/td><td>Puducherry<\/td><td>13<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>19<\/td><td><\/td><td>7.90<\/td><td>3.65<\/td><td>1.15<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>25<\/td><td>Punjab<\/td><td>381<\/td><td>1464<\/td><td>1845<\/td><td><\/td><td>12.40<\/td><td>47.64<\/td><td>6.00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26<\/td><td>Rajasthan<\/td><td>374<\/td><td>8202<\/td><td>8576<\/td><td><\/td><td>4.62<\/td><td>101.23<\/td><td>10.58<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>27<\/td><td>Sikkim<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>162<\/td><td>165<\/td><td><\/td><td>4.35<\/td><td>235.12<\/td><td>23.95<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>28<\/td><td>Tamil Nadu<\/td><td>579<\/td><td>912<\/td><td>1491<\/td><td><\/td><td>7.53<\/td><td>11.87<\/td><td>1.94<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>29<\/td><td>Telangana<\/td><td>37<\/td><td>574<\/td><td>611<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.97<\/td><td>15.07<\/td><td>1.60<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30<\/td><td>Tripura<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>24<\/td><td>32<\/td><td><\/td><td>1.93<\/td><td>5.79<\/td><td>0.77<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>31<\/td><td>Uttar Pradesh<\/td><td>1486<\/td><td>11946<\/td><td>13432<\/td><td><\/td><td>6.30<\/td><td>50.69<\/td><td>5.70<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>32<\/td><td>Uttarakhand<\/td><td>413<\/td><td>1578<\/td><td>1991<\/td><td><\/td><td>35.49<\/td><td>135.60<\/td><td>17.11<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>33<\/td><td>West Bengal<\/td><td>277<\/td><td>1888<\/td><td>2165<\/td><td><\/td><td>2.80<\/td><td>19.05<\/td><td>2.19<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>34<\/td><td>No Data<\/td><td>322<\/td><td><\/td><td>322<\/td><td><\/td><td>#DIV\/0!<\/td><td>#DIV\/0!<\/td><td>#DIV\/0!<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>35<\/td><td>Lakshadweep<\/td><td><\/td><td>20<\/td><td>20<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.00<\/td><td>310.21<\/td><td>31.02<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>36<\/td><td>Nepal<\/td><td><\/td><td>12<\/td><td>12<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.00<\/td><td>0.39<\/td><td>0.04<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>37<\/td><td>Dadra Nagar Haveli<\/td><td><\/td><td>4<\/td><td>4<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.00<\/td><td>9.93<\/td><td>0.99<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>38<\/td><td>Jammu<\/td><td>144<\/td><td>1024<\/td><td>1168<\/td><td><\/td><td>24.00<\/td><td>170.67<\/td><td>19.47<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">TABLE 2 : State-wise figures for serving Officers and Sailors in Indian Navy<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"494\" src=\"https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-1024x494.png\" alt=\"FIGURE 1: State-wise number of navy personnel per 1 lakh population\" class=\"wp-image-3976\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-1024x494.png 1024w, https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-300x145.png 300w, https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17-768x371.png 768w, https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-17.png 1421w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CHART 2: State-wise figures for serving Officers and Sailors in Indian Navy per 1 lakh population<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td colspan=\"3\"><strong>PER 1 LAKH<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td><\/td><td><\/td><td><strong>OFFICERS<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>AIRMEN<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>TOTAL<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><strong>OFFICERS<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>AIRMEN<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>TOTAL<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Andhra Pradesh<\/td><td>525<\/td><td>3963<\/td><td>4488<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.988<\/td><td>7.455<\/td><td>8.443<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Assam<\/td><td>69<\/td><td>1386<\/td><td>1455<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.193<\/td><td>3.881<\/td><td>4.074<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Andaman &amp; Nicobar<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>135<\/td><td>141<\/td><td><\/td><td>1.489<\/td><td>33.499<\/td><td>34.988<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Arunachal Pradesh<\/td><td>3<\/td><td>82<\/td><td>85<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.192<\/td><td>5.250<\/td><td>5.442<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Bihar<\/td><td>540<\/td><td>21931<\/td><td>22471<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.426<\/td><td>17.302<\/td><td>17.728<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Chandigarh<\/td><td>104<\/td><td>71<\/td><td>175<\/td><td><\/td><td>8.448<\/td><td>5.768<\/td><td>14.216<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Chhattisgarh<\/td><td>84<\/td><td>1032<\/td><td>1116<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.278<\/td><td>3.419<\/td><td>3.698<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>Daman<\/td><td>2<\/td><td>4<\/td><td>6<\/td><td><\/td><td>#DIV\/0!<\/td><td>#DIV\/0!<\/td><td>#DIV\/0!<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>DN Haveli<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>0<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.000<\/td><td>0.000<\/td><td>0.000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Delhi<\/td><td>729<\/td><td>944<\/td><td>1673<\/td><td><\/td><td>4.050<\/td><td>5.244<\/td><td>9.294<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Gujarat<\/td><td>147<\/td><td>1216<\/td><td>1363<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.206<\/td><td>1.701<\/td><td>1.906<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>Goa, Daman &amp; Diu<\/td><td>29<\/td><td>43<\/td><td>72<\/td><td><\/td><td>#REF!<\/td><td>#REF!<\/td><td>#REF!<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>Himachal Pradesh<\/td><td>327<\/td><td>1994<\/td><td>2321<\/td><td><\/td><td>4.379<\/td><td>26.701<\/td><td>31.079<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>Haryana<\/td><td>1137<\/td><td>16024<\/td><td>17161<\/td><td><\/td><td>3.764<\/td><td>53.044<\/td><td>56.808<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>Jammu &amp; Kashmir<\/td><td>215<\/td><td>1983<\/td><td>2198<\/td><td><\/td><td>1.581<\/td><td>14.578<\/td><td>16.158<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>Jharkhand<\/td><td>176<\/td><td>2788<\/td><td>2964<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.446<\/td><td>7.064<\/td><td>7.510<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17<\/td><td>Karnataka<\/td><td>581<\/td><td>1692<\/td><td>2273<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.858<\/td><td>2.500<\/td><td>3.358<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18<\/td><td>Kerala<\/td><td>749<\/td><td>5404<\/td><td>6153<\/td><td><\/td><td>2.094<\/td><td>15.105<\/td><td>17.199<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19<\/td><td>Lakshadweep<\/td><td><\/td><td>12<\/td><td>12<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.000<\/td><td>18.612<\/td><td>18.612<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20<\/td><td>Ladakh<\/td><td><\/td><td>13<\/td><td>13<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.000<\/td><td>0.388<\/td><td>0.388<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21<\/td><td>Madhya Pradesh<\/td><td>522<\/td><td>3758<\/td><td>4280<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.603<\/td><td>4.341<\/td><td>4.943<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22<\/td><td>Maharashtra<\/td><td>824<\/td><td>2086<\/td><td>2910<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.652<\/td><td>1.651<\/td><td>2.302<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23<\/td><td>Meghalaya<\/td><td>8<\/td><td>53<\/td><td>61<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.239<\/td><td>1.583<\/td><td>1.821<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24<\/td><td>Manipur<\/td><td>63<\/td><td>1417<\/td><td>1480<\/td><td><\/td><td>1.955<\/td><td>43.965<\/td><td>45.920<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>25<\/td><td>Mizoram<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>71<\/td><td>76<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.404<\/td><td>5.735<\/td><td>6.139<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26<\/td><td>Nagaland<\/td><td>6<\/td><td>31<\/td><td>37<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.269<\/td><td>1.388<\/td><td>1.657<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>27<\/td><td>Odisha<\/td><td>225<\/td><td>4194<\/td><td>4419<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.486<\/td><td>9.063<\/td><td>9.549<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>28<\/td><td>Puducherry<\/td><td>22<\/td><td>61<\/td><td>83<\/td><td><\/td><td>1.337<\/td><td>3.706<\/td><td>5.043<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>29<\/td><td>Punjab<\/td><td>664<\/td><td>1924<\/td><td>2588<\/td><td><\/td><td>2.161<\/td><td>6.261<\/td><td>8.422<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30<\/td><td>Rajasthan<\/td><td>572<\/td><td>15868<\/td><td>16440<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.706<\/td><td>19.584<\/td><td>20.290<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>31<\/td><td>Sikkim<\/td><td>7<\/td><td>45<\/td><td>52<\/td><td><\/td><td>1.016<\/td><td>6.531<\/td><td>7.547<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>32<\/td><td>Tamil Nadu<\/td><td>624<\/td><td>1475<\/td><td>2099<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.812<\/td><td>1.919<\/td><td>2.731<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>33<\/td><td>Tripura<\/td><td>10<\/td><td>216<\/td><td>226<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.241<\/td><td>5.209<\/td><td>5.450<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>34<\/td><td>Telangana<\/td><td>55<\/td><td>1049<\/td><td>1104<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.144<\/td><td>2.754<\/td><td>2.898<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>35<\/td><td>Uttar Pradesh<\/td><td>2134<\/td><td>35942<\/td><td>38076<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.905<\/td><td>15.250<\/td><td>16.155<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>36<\/td><td>Uttarakhand<\/td><td>632<\/td><td>5425<\/td><td>6057<\/td><td><\/td><td>5.431<\/td><td>46.619<\/td><td>52.049<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>37<\/td><td>West Bengal<\/td><td>299<\/td><td>4538<\/td><td>4837<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.302<\/td><td>4.580<\/td><td>4.882<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>38<\/td><td>Under verification<\/td><td>48<\/td><td><\/td><td>48<\/td><td><\/td><td>#DIV\/0!<\/td><td>#DIV\/0!<\/td><td>#DIV\/0!<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>39<\/td><td>Nepal<\/td><td><\/td><td>18<\/td><td>18<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.000<\/td><td>0.058<\/td><td>0.058<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>40<\/td><td>Jammu<\/td><td>215<\/td><td>1983<\/td><td>2198<\/td><td><\/td><td>3.583<\/td><td>33.050<\/td><td>36.633<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">TABLE 3 : State-wise figures for serving Airmen and Officers in Indian Air Force<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-18.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"491\" src=\"https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-18-1024x491.png\" alt=\"CHART 3: State-wise figures for serving Officers and Airmen  in Indian Air Force per 1 lakh population\" class=\"wp-image-3977\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-18-1024x491.png 1024w, https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-18-300x144.png 300w, https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-18-768x368.png 768w, https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-18.png 1434w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CHART 3: State-wise figures for serving Officers and Airmen  in Indian Air Force per 1 lakh population<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table><tbody><tr><td><\/td><td><strong>STATE\/UT<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>TOTAL<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>POPULATION<\/strong><\/td><td><\/td><td><strong>PER 1 LAKH<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>1<\/td><td>Andaman &amp; Nicobar<\/td><td>1118<\/td><td>403,000<\/td><td><\/td><td>277.42<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>2<\/td><td>Andhra Pradesh<\/td><td>51692<\/td><td>53156000<\/td><td><\/td><td>97.25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>3<\/td><td>Arunachal Pradesh<\/td><td>3105<\/td><td>1562000<\/td><td><\/td><td>198.78<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>4<\/td><td>Assam<\/td><td>22312<\/td><td>35713000<\/td><td><\/td><td>62.48<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>5<\/td><td>Bihar<\/td><td>102375<\/td><td>126756000<\/td><td><\/td><td>80.77<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>6<\/td><td>Chandigarh<\/td><td>355<\/td><td>1231000<\/td><td><\/td><td>28.84<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>7<\/td><td>Chhattisgarh<\/td><td>11245<\/td><td>30180000<\/td><td><\/td><td>37.26<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>8<\/td><td>DN Haveli<\/td><td>5<\/td><td>1263000<\/td><td><\/td><td>0.40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>9<\/td><td>Daman &amp; Diu<\/td><td>433<\/td><td>245000<\/td><td><\/td><td>176.73<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>10<\/td><td>Delhi<\/td><td>5348<\/td><td>18000000<\/td><td><\/td><td>29.71<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>11<\/td><td>Goa<\/td><td>418<\/td><td>1575000<\/td><td><\/td><td>26.54<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>12<\/td><td>Gujarat<\/td><td>24128<\/td><td>71507000<\/td><td><\/td><td>33.74<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>13<\/td><td>Haryana<\/td><td>90084<\/td><td>30209000<\/td><td><\/td><td>298.20<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>14<\/td><td>Himachal Pradesh<\/td><td>53951<\/td><td>7468000<\/td><td><\/td><td>722.43<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>15<\/td><td>Jammu &amp; Kashmir<\/td><td>50221<\/td><td>13603000<\/td><td><\/td><td>369.19<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>16<\/td><td>Jharkhand<\/td><td>21583<\/td><td>39466000<\/td><td><\/td><td>54.69<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>17<\/td><td>Karnataka<\/td><td>36159<\/td><td>67692000<\/td><td><\/td><td>53.42<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>18<\/td><td>Kerala<\/td><td>47259<\/td><td>35776000<\/td><td><\/td><td>132.10<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>19<\/td><td>Lakshadweep<\/td><td>261<\/td><td>70000<\/td><td><\/td><td>372.86<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>20<\/td><td>Madhya Pradesh<\/td><td>54757<\/td><td>86579000<\/td><td><\/td><td>63.25<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>21<\/td><td>Maharashtra<\/td><td>90882<\/td><td>126385000<\/td><td><\/td><td>71.91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>22<\/td><td>Manipur<\/td><td>10560<\/td><td>3223000<\/td><td><\/td><td>327.65<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>23<\/td><td>Meghalaya<\/td><td>1809<\/td><td>3349000<\/td><td><\/td><td>54.02<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>24<\/td><td>Mizoram<\/td><td>3319<\/td><td>1238000<\/td><td><\/td><td>268.09<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>25<\/td><td>Nagaland<\/td><td>3859<\/td><td>2233000<\/td><td><\/td><td>172.82<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>26<\/td><td>Odisha<\/td><td>31346<\/td><td>46276000<\/td><td><\/td><td>67.74<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>27<\/td><td>Puducherry<\/td><td>301<\/td><td>1646000<\/td><td><\/td><td>18.29<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>28<\/td><td>Punjab<\/td><td>94723<\/td><td>30730000<\/td><td><\/td><td>308.24<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>29<\/td><td>Rajasthan<\/td><td>105050<\/td><td>81025000<\/td><td><\/td><td>129.65<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>30<\/td><td>Sikkim<\/td><td>2043<\/td><td>689000<\/td><td><\/td><td>296.52<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>31<\/td><td>Tamil Nadu<\/td><td>54247<\/td><td>76860000<\/td><td><\/td><td>70.58<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>32<\/td><td>Telangana<\/td><td>12513<\/td><td>38090000<\/td><td><\/td><td>32.85<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>33<\/td><td>Tripura<\/td><td>2192<\/td><td>4147000<\/td><td><\/td><td>52.86<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>34<\/td><td>Uttar Pradesh<\/td><td>214232<\/td><td>235687000<\/td><td><\/td><td>90.90<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>35<\/td><td>Uttarakhand<\/td><td>68026<\/td><td>11637000<\/td><td><\/td><td>584.57<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>36<\/td><td>West Bengal<\/td><td>61873<\/td><td>99084000<\/td><td><\/td><td>62.44<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>37<\/td><td>Bhutan<\/td><td>32<\/td><td>727,000<\/td><td><\/td><td>4.40<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>38<\/td><td>Nepal<\/td><td>23002<\/td><td>31,120,000<\/td><td><\/td><td>73.91<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>39<\/td><td>Jammu<\/td><td>46855<\/td><td>6,000,000<\/td><td><\/td><td>780.92<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>40<\/td><td>No data<\/td><td>370<\/td><td><\/td><td><\/td><td>#DIV\/0!<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>41<\/td><td>Laddakh<\/td><td>13<\/td><td>274,289<\/td><td><\/td><td>4.74<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">TABLE 4 : State-wise figures for serving servicemen in all 3 Indian armed forces.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-19.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"511\" src=\"https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-19-1024x511.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3978\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-19-1024x511.png 1024w, https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-19-300x150.png 300w, https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-19-768x383.png 768w, https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-19.png 1420w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CHART 4 : Total military personnel for each state, per 1 lakh population<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-21.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"977\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-21.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-3984\" srcset=\"https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-21.png 977w, https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-21-300x197.png 300w, https:\/\/jjamwal.in\/yayavar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/image-21-768x505.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 977px) 100vw, 977px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">CHART 5 : Total number of military personnel per state<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><tbody><tr><td><strong>STATE\/UT<\/strong><\/td><td><strong>POPULATION<\/strong><\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Andaman &amp; Nicobar<\/td><td>403,000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Andhra Pradesh<\/td><td>53156000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arunachal Pradesh<\/td><td>1562000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Assam<\/td><td>35713000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bihar<\/td><td>126756000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chandigarh<\/td><td>1231000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chhattisgarh<\/td><td>30180000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dadar &amp; Nagar Haveli<\/td><td>1263000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Daman &amp; Diu<\/td><td>245000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Delhi<\/td><td>18000000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goa<\/td><td>1575000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gujarat<\/td><td>71507000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Haryana<\/td><td>30209000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Himachal Pradesh<\/td><td>7468000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jammu<\/td><td>13603000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jharkhand<\/td><td>39466000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Karnataka<\/td><td>67692000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kerala<\/td><td>35776000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lakshadweep<\/td><td>70000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Madhya Pradesh<\/td><td>86579000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maharashtra<\/td><td>126385000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Manipur<\/td><td>3223000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Meghalaya<\/td><td>3349000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mizoram<\/td><td>1238000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nagaland<\/td><td>2233000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Odisha<\/td><td>46276000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Puducherry<\/td><td>1646000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Punjab<\/td><td>30730000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rajasthan<\/td><td>81025000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sikkim<\/td><td>689000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tamil Nadu<\/td><td>76860000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Telangana<\/td><td>38090000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tripura<\/td><td>4147000<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Uttar 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