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India has the second largest number of mobile subscribers in the world.
The number of telephone subscribers in India increased to 903.09 million at the end of June 2013, which includes 873.36 million mobile subscribers.
Take a look at the states with highest number of mobile subscribers…
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Top 10 states with the highest number of mobile subscribers
Image: A woman walks past a Blackberry advertisement billboard.Photographs: Danish Siddiqui/Reuters
Uttar Pradesh
Rank: 1
Mobile subscribers: 121.60 million
India’s most populous state, Uttar Pradesh has the third largest economy.
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Top 10 states with the highest number of mobile subscribers
Image: A man speaks on a mobile phone in front of a billboard.Photographs: Ajay Verma/Reuters
Tamil Nadu
Rank: 2
Mobile subscribers: 71.81 million
Tamil Nadu is the eleventh largest state in India by area and the seventh most populous state.
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Top 10 states with the highest number of mobile subscribers
Image: A man makes a phone call on his mobile phone in front of an advertisement in Mumbai.Photographs: Rupak De Chowdhuri/Reuters
Maharashtra
Rank: 3
Mobile subscribers: 67.73 million
Maharashtra is the second most populous state after Uttar Pradesh and third largest state by area in India. It is also the richest state in India.
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Top 10 states with the highest number of mobile subscribers
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Andhra Pradesh
Rank: 4
Mobile subscribers: 64.12 million
Andhra Pradesh is India's fourth largest state by area and fifth largest by population.
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Top 10 states with the highest number of mobile subscribers
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Bihar
Rank: 5
Mobile subscribers: 60.73 million
India’s 12th largest state, Bihar is also India's fastest growing state, with a growth rate of 13.1per cent during 2011-12.
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Top 10 states with the highest number of mobile subscribers
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Karnataka
Rank: 6
Mobile subscribers: 52.45 million
Karnataka is the ninth largest state by population and eighth largest state by area.
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Top 10 states with the highest number of mobile subscribers
Image: A construction supervisor speaks on a mobile phone amid rolls of underground telephone cable pipes.Photographs: Krishnendu Halder/Reuters
Madhya Pradesh
Rank: 7
Mobile subscribers: 51.43 million
Madhya Pradesh is the second largest state by area and the sixth largest state in India by population.
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Top 10 states with the highest number of mobile subscribers
Image: A man speaks on his mobile phone while standing next to posters advertising an Apple iPhone 5 and Blackberry Z10 in Ahmedabad.Photographs: Amit Dave/ Reuters
Gujarat
Rank: 8
Mobile subscribers: 51.23 million
Known as the ‘Jewel of the West’, Gujarat one of the most industrialised states of India.
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Top 10 states with the highest number of mobile subscribers
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Rajasthan
Rank: 9
Mobile subscribers: 47.83 million
Rajasthan is ranked ninth in terms of mobile subscribers.
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Top 10 states with the highest number of mobile subscribers
Image: A model poses with mobile phone at a launch in Kolkata.Photographs: Reuters
West Bengal
Rank: 10
Mobile subscribers: 40.77 million
India’s fourth most populous state, West Bengal is the sixth-largest contributor to India's net domestic product.
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