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Length of railway route per 1,000 km² of area.
km per 1,000 km² · Higher is better · Download CSV
30 of 36 states and UTs have data
km per 1,000 km² · Higher is better. Darker means a higher value.
Boundaries as per Survey of India; not an authenticated map. Circles mark small states and UTs.
| # | State / UT | Value | Period |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chandigarh | 140.4 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 2 | Delhi | 126.8 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 3 | West Bengal | 46.9 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 4 | Puducherry | 46.7 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 5 | Punjab | 45.0 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 6 | Bihar | 42.0 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 7 | Haryana | 40.3 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 8 | Uttar Pradesh | 36.6 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 9 | Jharkhand | 33.3 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 10 | Assam | 32.8 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 11 | Tamil Nadu | 31.0 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 12 | Keralam | 27.0 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 13 | Gujarat | 25.8 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 14 | Tripura | 25.3 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 15 | Andhra Pradesh | 24.6 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 16 | Maharashtra | 19.3 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 17 | Odisha | 19.2 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 18 | Karnataka | 19.0 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 19 | Goa | 18.6 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 20 | Telangana | 18.0 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 21 | Rajasthan | 17.9 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 22 | Madhya Pradesh | 17.1 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 23 | Chhattisgarh | 9.0 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 24 | Uttarakhand | 6.5 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 25 | Himachal Pradesh | 5.6 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 26 | Manipur | 2.5 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 27 | Nagaland | 1.5 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 28 | Meghalaya | 0.4 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 29 | Arunachal Pradesh | 0.1 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| 30 | Mizoram | 0.0 km per 1,000 km² | 2023-24 |
| – | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | Not available | – |
| – | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | Not available | – |
| – | Jammu and Kashmir | Not available | – |
| – | Ladakh | Not available | – |
| – | Lakshadweep | Not available | – |
| – | Sikkim | Not available | – |
| 2023-24 | 21.0 km per 1,000 km² |
|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 20.9 km per 1,000 km² |
| 2021-22 | 20.7 km per 1,000 km² |
| 2020-21 | 20.7 km per 1,000 km² |
| 2019-20 | 20.7 km per 1,000 km² |
| 2018-19 | 20.5 km per 1,000 km² |
| 2017-18 | 20.8 km per 1,000 km² |
| 2016-17 | 20.5 km per 1,000 km² |
| 2015-16 | 20.3 km per 1,000 km² |
| 2014-15 | 20.1 km per 1,000 km² |