UDYAM-registered MSMEs by state — rankings and concentration index

A current snapshot of UDYAM-registered MSMEs across India by state, with HHI-style concentration analysis. Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Gujarat dominate; the long tail tells a different story.

At a glance

Data points
36
Period covered
2026
Source
Ministry of MSME / UDYAM Registration portal
Last refreshed

Top 10 states by UDYAM-registered MSME units

Concentration of MSMEs across states

India has 10,093,580 UDYAM-registered MSME units in this snapshot. The Herfindahl–Hirschman concentration index across states is 722.00 on a 0–10,000 scale — low concentration. The top 10 states alone hold 72.10% of all registered units.

Rank State / UT Units Share %
1 MAHARASHTRA 1,643,297 16.28%
2 UTTAR PRADESH 999,157 9.90%
3 TAMIL NADU 945,198 9.36%
4 RAJASTHAN 713,848 7.07%
5 GUJARAT 690,248 6.84%
6 KARNATAKA 563,149 5.58%
7 MADHYA PRADESH 489,919 4.85%
8 WEST BENGAL 428,106 4.24%
9 BIHAR 424,826 4.21%
10 ANDHRA PRADESH 377,511 3.74%
11 TELANGANA 374,171 3.71%
12 PUNJAB 368,530 3.65%
13 HARYANA 322,327 3.19%
14 ODISHA 303,829 3.01%
15 DELHI 244,584 2.42%
16 KERALA 235,766 2.34%
17 ASSAM 202,295 2.00%
18 JHARKHAND 172,074 1.70%
19 CHHATTISGARH 146,205 1.45%
20 JAMMU AND KASHMIR 139,130 1.38%
21 UTTARAKHAND 98,632 0.98%
22 HIMACHAL PRADESH 58,847 0.58%
23 MANIPUR 27,637 0.27%
24 TRIPURA 22,917 0.23%
25 GOA 19,459 0.19%
26 CHANDIGARH 15,137 0.15%
27 PUDUCHERRY 14,156 0.14%
28 MEGHALAYA 9,944 0.10%
29 NAGALAND 9,490 0.09%
30 MIZORAM 7,980 0.08%
31 THE DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI AND DAMAN AND DIU 6,935 0.07%
32 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 5,668 0.06%
33 ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS 4,527 0.04%
34 SIKKIM 4,202 0.04%
35 LADAKH 3,531 0.03%
36 LAKSHADWEEP 348 0.00%

FAQs

How many MSMEs are UDYAM-registered in India?

The DeshSeva snapshot contains 10,093,580 UDYAM-registered MSME records across 36 states/UTs. The actual national total is higher and growing daily — UDYAM is a continuous registration system.

Which state has the most MSMEs?

MAHARASHTRA leads with 1,643,297 registered units (16.28% share of the snapshot). The top 10 states together account for 72.1% of all units.

What does the HHI value mean?

The Herfindahl–Hirschman Index measures concentration across a population. We compute HHI = Σ(market share %)² = 722.0, on a 0–10,000 scale. Values below 1,500 indicate a well-distributed population; 722.0 indicates low concentration of MSMEs.

Cite this analysis

DeshSeva data team. UDYAM-registered MSMEs by state — rankings and concentration index. Computed from Ministry of MSME / UDYAM Registration portal. Last refreshed 6 Jun 2026. Licensed CC BY 4.0.