Official Republic Atlas Feature
Gross State Happiness Index
सकल राज्य प्रसन्नता सूचकांक • Replacing 1,000-person phone surveys with an empirical, demographically weighted well-being index across all 36 States & UTs.
National Weighted GSHI
56.2 / 100
Weighted by 1.4B CitizensTop Sovereign Entity
Lakshadweep
83.7 / 100 scoreMost Stressed Entity
Bihar
42.7 / 100 scoreMedian Entity Score
61.5
36 States & UTs AuditedStatutory Source Base
10 Govt Registries
NCRB • MoSPI • CPCB • RBIThe 36 States & UTs Happiness Hierarchy
Calculated from 8 statutory pillars: Khana-Peena, Leisure, Tel-Energy, Clean Air/Water, Debt, Waste, Roads, and Civic Peace.
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| Rank | State / Union Territory | Category | Population | Weight | Status Tier | GSHI Score | Top Strength |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 🥇 | LakshadweepTop Tier | Union Territory | 64,473 | 0.01% | Joyous & Resilient | 83.7 / 100 | Civic Peace & Personal Safety |
| 🥈 | ChandigarhTop Tier | Union Territory | 10,55,450 | 0.09% | Joyous & Resilient | 78.4 / 100 | Sanitation & Garbage Management |
| 🥉 | Andaman & Nicobar IslandTop Tier | Union Territory | 3,80,581 | 0.03% | Joyous & Resilient | 76.9 / 100 | Breathable Air & Safe Tap Water |
| #4 | Goa | State | 14,58,545 | 0.12% | Joyous & Resilient | 75.3 / 100 | Breathable Air & Safe Tap Water |
| #5 | Mizoram | State | 10,97,206 | 0.09% | Steady Balance | 73.9 / 100 | Breathable Air & Safe Tap Water |
| #6 | Uttarakhand | State | 1,00,86,292 | 0.83% | Steady Balance | 71.5 / 100 | Financial Freedom & Debt Peace |
| #7 | Himachal Pradesh | State | 68,64,602 | 0.57% | Steady Balance | 71.1 / 100 | Breathable Air & Safe Tap Water |
| #8 | Kerala | State | 3,34,06,061 | 2.76% | Steady Balance | 70.5 / 100 | Financial Freedom & Debt Peace |
| #9 | Sikkim | State | 6,10,577 | 0.05% | Steady Balance | 69.9 / 100 | Breathable Air & Safe Tap Water |
| #10 | Puducherry | Union Territory | 12,47,953 | 0.1% | Steady Balance | 69.9 / 100 | Financial Freedom & Debt Peace |
| #11 | Gujarat | State | 6,04,39,692 | 4.99% | Steady Balance | 69.2 / 100 | Sanitation & Garbage Management |
| #12 | Dadara & Nagar Havelli | Union Territory | 5,86,956 | 0.05% | Steady Balance | 68.8 / 100 | Financial Freedom & Debt Peace |
| #13 | Ladakh | Union Territory | 2,74,289 | 0.02% | Steady Balance | 67.9 / 100 | Civic Peace & Personal Safety |
| #14 | Jammu & Kashmir | Union Territory | 1,22,67,032 | 1.01% | Steady Balance | 67.8 / 100 | Financial Freedom & Debt Peace |
| #15 | NCT of Delhi | Union Territory | 1,67,87,941 | 1.39% | Steady Balance | 66.9 / 100 | Financial Freedom & Debt Peace |
| #16 | Tamil Nadu | State | 7,21,47,030 | 5.96% | Stressed Living | 64.9 / 100 | Sanitation & Garbage Management |
| #17 | Punjab | State | 2,77,43,338 | 2.29% | Stressed Living | 64.3 / 100 | Food & Nutrition Affordability |
| #18 | Maharashtra | State | 11,23,74,333 | 9.28% | Stressed Living | 61.6 / 100 | Sanitation & Garbage Management |
| #19 | Karnataka | State | 6,10,95,297 | 5.05% | Stressed Living | 61.5 / 100 | Financial Freedom & Debt Peace |
| #20 | Tripura | State | 36,73,917 | 0.3% | Stressed Living | 61.4 / 100 | Breathable Air & Safe Tap Water |
| #21 | Telangana | State | 3,50,03,674 | 2.89% | Stressed Living | 59 / 100 | Sanitation & Garbage Management |
| #22 | Nagaland | State | 19,78,502 | 0.16% | Stressed Living | 59 / 100 | Leisure, Nature & Mental Health |
| #23 | Haryana | State | 2,53,51,462 | 2.09% | Stressed Living | 58.9 / 100 | Financial Freedom & Debt Peace |
| #24 | Arunachal Pradesh | State | 13,83,727 | 0.11% | Critical Fragility | 56.8 / 100 | Leisure, Nature & Mental Health |
| #25 | Andhra Pradesh | State | 4,95,77,103 | 4.09% | Critical Fragility | 56.1 / 100 | Sanitation & Garbage Management |
| #26 | Uttar Pradesh | State | 19,98,12,341 | 16.5% | Critical Fragility | 53.9 / 100 | Civic Peace & Personal Safety |
| #27 | Madhya Pradesh | State | 7,26,26,809 | 6% | Critical Fragility | 53.4 / 100 | Sanitation & Garbage Management |
| #28 | Manipur | State | 28,55,794 | 0.24% | Critical Fragility | 53.1 / 100 | Leisure, Nature & Mental Health |
| #29 | Odisha | State | 4,19,74,218 | 3.47% | Critical Fragility | 52.9 / 100 | Sanitation & Garbage Management |
| #30 | Chhattisgarh | State | 2,55,45,198 | 2.11% | Critical Fragility | 52.2 / 100 | Sanitation & Garbage Management |
| #31 | Meghalaya | State | 29,66,889 | 0.25% | Critical Fragility | 52 / 100 | Leisure, Nature & Mental Health |
| #32 | West Bengal | State | 9,12,76,115 | 7.54% | Critical Fragility | 50.5 / 100 | Road Safety & Rural Connectivity |
| #33 | Rajasthan | State | 6,85,48,437 | 5.66% | Critical Fragility | 50.2 / 100 | Financial Freedom & Debt Peace |
| #34 | Assam | State | 3,12,05,576 | 2.58% | Critical Fragility | 49.9 / 100 | Financial Freedom & Debt Peace |
| #35 | Jharkhand | State | 3,29,88,134 | 2.72% | Critical Fragility | 43.1 / 100 | Leisure, Nature & Mental Health |
| #36 | Bihar | State | 10,40,99,452 | 8.6% | Critical Fragility | 42.7 / 100 | Road Safety & Rural Connectivity |