168) Census by @imtgloki
168) Census by @imtgloki
168) Census by @imtgloki
Census of
INDIA
Office of Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India under MoHA (Ministry
of Home Affairs)
Census 2011
Registrar General: CM Chandramouli
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Motto: Our Census, Our Future
Data taken from
I
State/UTs: 35
District: 640
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Population
Total population of India: 1210.2 Million (1.21 Billion)
17.5% of total world population resides in India
China: 19.4%
Male: 623.7 M
Female: 585.5 M
Growth Rate
Parameters
Annual: 1.64% (Average annual growth rate)
Decadal: (2001-2011): 17.64% Male: 17.19%
Female: 18.12%
In terms of number: 181 M
Highest decade growth rate: 1961–1971 (24.8%)
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Lowest: 1911-1921
Year of Great Divide
-0.31%
(Due to famine)
Highest Lowest
Highest: Bihar
District
Highest: Kupwara (J&K)
Lowest: Kolkata
Gender Composition
Male: 623.7 M (51.54%)
Female: 585.5 M (48.46%)
Sex Ratio: No. of females per 1000 males in a given population
2001 2011
933 943
Highest Lowest
Highest Lowest
UT
Difference: 16.68%
State with highest difference in male and female literacy rate: Rajasthan
Highest Lowest
Highest Lowest
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Area
Bottom 3 states: Sikkim > Mizoram > Goa
Largest: Rajasthan
Smallest: Goa
Urban: 377.1 M (31.2%)
Top 3 states: Maharashtra > Uttar Pradesh > Tamil Nadu
Bottom 3 states: Sikkim > Andhra Pradesh > Mizoram
Percentage wise
Rural (Highest): Himachal Pradesh
Urban (Highest): Goa
Caste Based
Scheduled Caste: 201 M 16.6% of total population
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The population of India has increased by more than 181 million during the decade 2001–
2011