Answer the following questions in about 150 words.

Discuss the spatial pattern of density of population in India.

The spatial pattern of density of population in India is as follows:-

• The population density ranges as low as 17 in Arunachal Pradesh to 11,297 in Delhi.

• The North Indian states like Bihar (1102), West Bengal (1029), Uttar Pradesh (828) have very high density of population because of various factors.

• The Peninsular India states like that of Kerala (859) and Tamil Nadu (555) have very high density of population.

• States like Assam, Odisha, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh and Haryana have moderate density of population.

• The hill states lying in the Himalayan range and North Eastern states of India like Mizoram, Tripura have low density of population.

• The Union territories (excluding Andaman and Nicobar islands) have very high density of population.