- Census 2011 were released in New Delhi on 31st March 2011 by Union Home Secretary GK Pillai and RGI C Chandramouli.
- Census 2011 was the 15th census of india & 7th census after Independece
- The motto of census 2011 was “Our Census, Our future”.
- Total estimated cost of the Census was INR2200 crore (US$350 million).
- First census in 1872.
- Present Registrar General & Census Commissioner – C.Chandra Mouli
- Total Population – 1,210,569,573 (1.21 Billion)
- India in 2nd rank in population with 17.64%. decadal growth & China is 1st rank with decadal growth 19% (over 1.35 billion)
- World Population is 7 Billions
- Increase in population during 2001 – 2011 is 181 Million
Population – 1210.19 million [Males – 623.7 million (51.54%) Females – 586.46 million (48.46%)]
The major highlights of the Census 2011 (Provisional figures) are as under:
Uttar Pradesh (199.5 million) is the most populous State in the country followed by Maharashtra with 112 million.
The percentage decadal growth rates of the six most populous States have declined during 2001-2011 compared to 1991-2001:
Five largest Populous State of the Country
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1. Uttar Pradesh
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19,95,81,477
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2. Maharashtra
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11,23,72,972
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3. Bihar
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10,38,04,637
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4. West Bengal
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9,13,47,736
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5. Andhra Pradesh
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8,46,65,533
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Highest Populous State - Uttar Pradesh
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Five least Populous State of the Country
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1. Lakshadweep
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64,429
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2. Daman & Diu
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2,42,911
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3. D & N Haveli
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3,42,853
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4. A & N islands
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3,79,944
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5. Sikkim
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6,07,688
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Least Populous UT - Lakshadweep,
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Density of Population (person per sq km)
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Density of Population in India
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382
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Highest Density in State
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Delhi (11297)
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Lowest Density in State
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Arunachal Pradesh (17)
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Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 Males)
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Sex ratio in India
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940
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Child (0-6 years) sex ratio
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914
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Highest sex ratio in state
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Kerala (1084)
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Lowest sex ratio in UTs
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Daman & Diu (618)
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Highest child (0-6) sex ratio in state
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Mizoram (971)
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Lowest child (0-6) sex ratio in state
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Haryana (830)
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Literacy Rate in India
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Total Person Literacy Rate
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74%
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Males
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82.14%
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Females
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65.46%
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Highest Literacy Rate in state
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Kerala - 93.11%,
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Lowest Literacy Rate in state
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Bihar - 63.82%.
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Note: i. This is the highest sex ratio recorded since Census 1971 and a shade lower than 1961. Increase in sex ratio is observed in 29 States/UTs.
ii. Literacy rate has gone up from 64.83 per cent in 2001 to 74.04 per cent in 2011 showing an increase of 9.21 percentage points.
iii. Uttar Pradesh (199.5 million) is the most populous State in the country – population is more than the population of Brazil.
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