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Which state in India has the fastest growth rate? Sikkim tops the charts with a growth rate of 20.53 per cent based on compounded annual growth rate in the last five years.
1. Sikkim
5 Years CAGR (%): 20.53
(2011-12 figures not available for Gujarat and Mizoram; CAGR for them based on previous 5 years' data; Source: Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation; Data as on Aug 1, 2012)
Image: Kangchengyao mountain range in Northern Sikkim, east of Thanggu.
Photographs: Carsten.nebel/Wikimedia Commons.
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2. Uttarakhand
5 Years CAGR (%): 13.60
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Image: Mt Nanda Devi.
Photographs: Anirban c8/Wikimedia Commons.
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3. New Delhi
5 Years CAGR (%): 11.46
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Image: Rastrapati Bhavan illuminated marking the end of the annual Republic Day celebrations in New Delhi.
Photographs: Reuters.
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4. Bihar
5 Years CAGR (%): 11.00
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Image: A man cycles past residential apartments in Patna.
Photographs: Adnan Abidi/Reuters.
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5. Andaman & Nicobar
5 Years CAGR (%): 10.35
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Image: Aerial view of Andaman Island.
Photographs: Venkatesh K/Wikimedia Commons.
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6. Mizoram
5 Years CAGR (%): 9.70
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Image: Mizoram.
Photographs: Courtesy, mizotourism.nic.in.
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7. Arunachal Pradesh
5 Years CAGR (%): 9.36
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Image: An aerial view shows the Tawang monastery in Arunachal Pradesh.
Photographs: Utpal Baruah/Reuters.
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8. Gujarat
5 Years CAGR (%): 9.34
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Image: School children dressed in tri-colours of India's national flag, offer prayers on the eve of the country's Independence Day celebrations in Ahmedabad.
Photographs: Amit Dave/Reuters.
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9. Madhya Pradesh
5 Years CAGR (%): 9.34
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Image: A boy sits on a cart in front of a solar power plant at Meerwada village of Guna district in Madhya Pradesh.
Photographs: Adnan Abidi/Reuters.
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10. Jharkhand
5 Years CAGR (%): 9.07
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Image: Netarhat.
Photographs: Courtesy, Jharkhand Tourism.
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11. Haryana
5 Years CAGR (%): 9.06
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Image: A water tanker moves past Malibu Towne residential apartments at Gurgaon.
Photographs: Parivartan Sharma/Reuters.
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12. Goa
5 Years CAGR (%): 9.01
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Image: Tourists fly a paraglider over Baga beach in Goa.
Photographs: Punit Paranjpe/Reuters.
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13. Puduchery (Pondichery)
5 Years CAGR (%): 8.96
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Image: Pondicherry.
Photographs: Adyan Prabhakaran.
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14. Tripura
5 Years CAGR (%): 8.67
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Image: A tea garden worker sprays insecticide at the Durgabari tea garden estate on the outskirts of Agartala.
Photographs: Jayanta Dey/Reuters.
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15. Chhattisgarh
5 Years CAGR (%): 8.40
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Image: Parvati Barua, the only woman elephant-catcher in Asia, pats her pet.
Photographs: Kamal Kishore/Reuters.
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16. Andhra Pradesh
5 Years CAGR (%): 8.29
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Image: A woman carrying a child walks past a construction site for a commercial building on the outskirts of the southern Indian city of Hyderabad.
Photographs: Krishnendu Halder/Reuters.
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17. Orissa
5 Years CAGR (%): 8.22
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Image: Workers walk inside the Jindal Power and Steel Ltd. complex at Nisha village in Orissa.
Photographs: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters.
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18. Chandigarh
5 Years CAGR (%): 8.13
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Image: A garden in Chandigarh.
Photographs: Chandigarh Tourism.
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19. Kerala
5 Years CAGR (%): 8.03
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Image: Munnar, Kerala.
Photographs: Shibin K K.
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20. Meghalaya
5 Years CAGR (%): 8.02
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Image: Umiam Lake.
Photographs: Courtesy, Meghalaya Tourism.
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21. Tamil Nadu
5 Years CAGR (%): 7.70
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Image: An employee assembles a part of a BharatBenz truck inside Daimler's new factory in Oragadam, in the Kancheepuram district.
Photographs: Babu/Reuters.
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22. Maharashtra
5 Years CAGR (%): 7.67
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Image: A man walks past a ship docked at a ship breaking yard in Mumbai.
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23. Karnataka
5 Years CAGR (%): 7.55
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Image: Commuters ride inside a carriage of a Namma Metro in Bangalore.
Photographs: Vivek Prakash/Reuters.
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24. Rajasthan
5 Years CAGR (%): 7.20
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Image: An employee works at an assembly line of Twister motorcycle at the newly inaugurated plant of Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI) Pte in Tapukara in Rajasthan.
Photographs: Adnan Abidi/Reuters.
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25. Uttar Pradesh
5 Years CAGR (%): 6.95
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Image: A worker at LG Electronics India Pvt Ltd. assembles refrigerators inside a factory at Greater Noida in Uttar Pradesh.
Photographs: B Mathur/Reuters.
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26. West Bengal
5 Years CAGR (%): 6.89
Image: Twelve-year-old Chatu collects lemons at a wholesale fruit market in Kolkata.
Photographs: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters.
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27. Assam
5 Years CAGR (%): 6.85
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Image: An employee works inside a tea producing factory at the Amchong tea estate in Assam.
Photographs: Utpal Baruah/Reuters.
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28. Punjab
5 Years CAGR (%): 6.73
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Image: A labourer waters water chestnuts after he collected them from a pond in Motte Majra village in Punjab.
Photographs: Ajay Verma/Reuters.
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