The area with less than 250 persons per km2 come under this zone i.e Madhya Pradesh (136), Rajasthan (201), Uttaranchal (189), Chhattisgarh (189), Meghalaya (132), Himachal Pradesh (123), Manipur (122), Nagaland (119), Jammu and Kashmir (124), Sikkim (86), Andaman – Nicobar islands (46) and Arunachal Pradesh (17). The mountain and hilly terrains, low temperature or semi arid climate are responsible for low population density.
