Happiness Rankings: Mizoram tops list, Chhattisgarh bottom

Mizoram has topped the list of states in the ‘Happiness Rankings’ while Chhattisgarh is at the bottom of the list, according to the India Happiness Report.

The report by Rajesh K Pillania covered 16,950 people across states and union territories of India during March – July 2020.

Mizoram, Punjab, and Andaman and Nicobar Islands are the top-three states whereas Odisha, Uttarakhand and
Chhattisgarh are the bottom-three. Among the big states, Punjab, Gujarat, and Telangana are among the top three states in happiness rankings. Among smaller states, Mizoram, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh are the top-three states in happiness rankings. Among Union Territories, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, Puducherry, and
Lakshadweep are the top-three in happiness rankings.

In northern India, Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, and Haryana are the top-three in happiness rankings. In southern India, Puducherry, Telangana, and Andhra Pradesh are the top-three in happiness rankings. In western India, Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Dadra & Nagar Haveli and Daman & Diu are the top-three. In eastern India, Jharkhand, West Bengal and Bihar are the top-three. In northeastern India, Mizoram, Sikkim, and Arunachal Pradesh are the top-three. Madhya Pradesh tops in the central Indian states ranking.