Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: population, poverty, income, health, schools and budgets

Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is a union territory of India, number 30 of 36 by population. Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu is projected to have 1,593,000 residents on 1 July 2026, 0.1% of India's 1.4 billion; 7th smallest of 36 states and union territories. India has not counted its people since the 2011 census, so this is the official projection made from it by the Technical Group on Population Projections.

In depth

• Economy, jobs and prices in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu produced 2,000 tonnes of milk in 2023-24, less than 0.01% of the national total.
• Health in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: 9 babies in every 1,000 born alive in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu died before their first birthday in 2023 (Sample Registration System; India: 25); joint 7th lowest of 35.
• Education in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: The gross enrolment ratio for secondary school (classes 9 to 12) was 86.4% in 2024-25, a measure of how many teenagers of that age are enrolled (all-India: 68.5%; 10th highest of 36). It was 105.1% for girls and 73.4% for boys.
• Poverty and living standards in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu: 9.2% of people in Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu were multidimensionally poor in 2019-21, down from 19.6% in 2015-16, by NITI Aayog's national index (all-India: 14.96%). That counts people deprived in health, schooling and living standards such as cooking fuel, sanitation, housing and bank accounts; 16th highest of 36.

How union territorys are governed in India

States (28) and union territories (8). Elected state assembly and chief minister; governor appointed by the President. Most union territories are run by an administrator or lieutenant governor appointed by the President.. Local government is a state subject: each state writes its own panchayat and municipal laws.

Every tier of government in India

Other union territories of India

• Uttar Pradesh 243,466,000
• Bihar 132,850,000
• Maharashtra 129,584,000
• West Bengal 100,631,000
• Madhya Pradesh 89,965,000
• Rajasthan 83,879,000
• Tamil Nadu 77,582,000
• Gujarat 74,343,000
• Karnataka 69,074,000
• Andhra Pradesh 53,740,000
• Odisha 44,699,000
• Jharkhand 41,108,000
• Telangana 38,665,000
• Assam 36,815,000
• Kerala 36,239,000
• Haryana 31,409,000
• Punjab 31,370,000
• Chhattisgarh 31,311,000
• Delhi 22,674,000
• Jammu and Kashmir 13,927,000
• Uttarakhand 12,028,000
• Himachal Pradesh 7,588,000
• Tripura 4,268,000
• Meghalaya 3,447,000
• Manipur 3,318,000
• Nagaland 2,299,000
• Puducherry 1,771,000
• Arunachal Pradesh 1,608,000
• Goa 1,601,000
• Mizoram 1,275,000
• Chandigarh 1,270,000
• Sikkim 709,000
• Andaman and Nicobar Islands 406,000
• Ladakh 306,000
• Lakshadweep 70,000

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