Sunday, April 07, 2013

Census of India 2011



From: IAS (Indian Administrative Service Aspirant's blog)

Current Population of India in 20111,210,193,422 (1.21 billion)
Total Male Population in India623,700,000 (623.7 million)
Total Female Population in India586,500,000 (586.5 million)
Sex Ratio940 females per 1,000 males
Age structure
0 to 25 years50% of India's current population
Currently, there are about 51
births in India in a minute.
India's Population in 20011.02 billion
Population of India in 1947350 million


Current Population of India - India, with 1,210,193,422 (1.21 billion) people is the second most populous country in the world, while China is on the top with over 1,350,044,605 (1.35 billion) people. The figures show that India represents almost 17.31% of the world's population, which means one out of six people on this planet live in India. Although, the crown of the world's most populous country is on China's head for decades, India is all set to take the numero uno position by 2030. With the population growth rate at 1.58%, India is predicted to have more than 1.53 billion people by the end of 2030.

More than 50% of India's current population is below the age of 25 and over 65% below the age of 35. About 72.2% of the population lives in some 638,000 villages and the rest 27.8% in about 5,480 towns and urban agglomerations. The birth rate (child births per 1,000 people per year) is 22.22 births/1,000 population (2009 est.) while death rate (deaths per 1000 individuals per year) is 6.4 deaths/1,000 population. Fertility rate is 2.72 children born/woman (NFHS-3, 2008) and Infant mortality rate is 30.15 deaths/1,000 live births (2009 estimated). India has the largest illiterate population in the world. The literacy rate of India as per 2001 Population Census is 65.38%, with male literacy rate at 75.96% and female at 54.28%. Kerala has the highest literacy rate at 90.86%, Mizoram (88.80%) is on the second position and Lakshadweep (86.66%) is on third.

India's Population in 2011Every year, India adds more people than any other nation in the world, and in fact the individual population of some of its states is equal to the total population of many countries. For example, Population of Uttar Pradesh (state in India) almost equals to the population of Brazil. It, as per 2001 Population Census of India, has 190 million people and the growth rate is 16.16%. The population of the second most populous state Maharashtra, which has a growth rate of 9.42%, is equal to that of Mexico's population. Bihar, with 8.07%, is the third most populous state in India and its population is more than Germany's. West Bengal with 7.79% growth rate, Andhra Pradesh (7.41%) and Tamil Nadu (6.07%) are at fourth, fifth and sixth positions respectively. The sex ratio of India stands at 933. Kerala with 1058 females per 1000 males is the state with the highest female sex ratio. Pondicherry (1001) is second, while Chhatisgarh (990) and Tamil Nadu (986) are at third and fourth places respectively. Haryana with 861 has the lowest female sex ratio.

Some of the reasons for India's rapidly growing population are poverty, illiteracy, high fertility rate, rapid decline in death rates or mortality rates and immigration from Bangladesh and Nepal. Alarmed by its swelling population, India started taking measures to stem the growth rate quite early. In fact India by launching the National Family Planning programme in 1952 became the first country in the world to have a population policy. The family planning programme yielded some noticeable results, bringing down significantly the country's fertility rate. In 1965-2009, the contraceptive usage more than tripled and the fertility rate more than halved. The efforts did produce positive results, however, failed to achieve the ultimate goal and the population of India since getting independence from Britain in 1947 increased almost three times. Whereas India has missed almost all its targets to bring the rate of population growth under control, China's 'One Child Policy' in 1978, has brought tremendous results for the latter. The policy claims to have prevented between 250 and 300 million births from 1978 to 2000 and 400 million births from 1979 to 2010.


Current Population of India 2011
RankState or union territoryPopulation (2011 Census)Density (per km²)Sex ratio
01Uttar Pradesh199,581,477828908
02Maharashtra112,372,972365946
03Bihar103,804,6371102916
04West Bengal91,347,7361029947
05Andhra Pradesh84,665,533308992
06Madhya Pradesh72,597,565236930
07Tamil Nadu72,138,958555995
08Rajasthan68,621,012201926
09Karnataka61,130,704319968
10Gujarat60,383,628308918
11Odisha41,947,358269978
12Kerala33,387,6778591,084
13Jharkhand32,966,238414947
14Assam31,169,272397954
15Punjab27,704,236550893
16Haryana25,353,081573877
17Chhattisgarh25,540,196189991
18Jammu and Kashmir12,548,92656883
19Uttarakhand10,116,752189963
20Himachal Pradesh6,856,509123974
21Tripura3,671,032350961
22Meghalaya2,964,007132986
23Manipur2,721,756122987
24Nagaland1,980,602119931
25Goa1,457,723394968
26Arunachal Pradesh1,382,61117920
27Mizoram1,091,01452975
28Sikkim607,68886889
UT1Delhi16,753,2359,340866
UT2Puducherry1,244,4642,5981,038
UT3Chandigarh1,054,6869,252818
UT4Andaman and Nicobar Islands379,94446878
UT5Dadra and Nagar Haveli342,853698775
UT6Daman and Diu242,9112,169618
UT7Lakshadweep64,4292,013946
TotalIndia1,210,193,422382940

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