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Census of India 2011-India at a Glance and Summary


Published by Roma Rahul Gupta f or Chhattisgarh Online
Census of India 2011-India at a Glance and Summary

Area :
Area of India : 3,287,240 Sq km.*

Largest State

Rajasthan

342,239 Sq km

Smallest State

Goa

3,702 Sq km

Largest Union Territory

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

8,249 Sq km

Smallest Union Territory

Lakshadweep

Largest District

Kachchh (Gujarat)

Smallest District

Mahe ( Pondicherry )

32 Sq km
45,652 Sq km
9 Sq km

* T he area f igure exclude 78,114 sq. km. under the illegal occupation of Pakistan, 5,180 sq. km. Illegally
handed over by Pakistan to China and 37,555 sq.km. under the illegal occupation of China in Ladakh
district.
Administrative Divisions :

No. of States
No. of Union Territories
No. of Districts

28
7
593

No. of Sub-districts

5,463

No. of CD Blocks

3,799

No. of Urban Agglomerations / Towns

4,378

No. of Urban Agglomerations


No. of Towns
No. of Inhabited Villages
No. of Uninhabited Villages

384
5,161
593,731
44,656

Population :

Persons

1,028,737,436

Males

532,223,090

Females

496,514,346

Highest / Lowest Population :


State with Highest Population

Uttar Pradesh

State with Lowest Population

Sikkim

UT with Highest Population

Delhi

UT with Lowest Population

Lakshadweep

District with Highest Population

Medinipur (West Bengal)

District with Lowest Population

Yanam (Pondicherry)

166,197,921
540,851
13,850,507
60,650
9,610,788
31,394

Note: @ T he total population and rural population include estimated population of 127,108 f or Mao
Maram, Paomata and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur. Indias population without the
estimated population of these areas is 1,028,610,328 (532,156,772 males and 496,453,556 f emales)
Note : - Includes estimated population of Paomata, Mao Maram and Purul Sub-division of Senapati
district of Manipur.
Institutional and Houseless Population

Percentage to
Persons
Houseless Population

Institutional Population

Total Population (%)

Total

1,943,766

1.00

Rural

1,165,167

0.85

Urban

778,599

1.39

Total

7,802,866

4.03

Rural

4,044,152

2.94

Urban

3,758,714

6.73

Population Density

Persons / Sq. Km
India

325

State with Highest Population Density

West Bengal

903

State with Lowest Population Density

Arunachal Pradesh

UT with Highest Population Density

Delhi

UT with Lowest Population Density

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

District with Highest Population Density

North East (Delhi)

District with Lowest Population Density

Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh)

13
9,340
43
29,468
2

Rural - Urban Distribution

Population

(%)

Rural

742,490,639

72.2%

Urban

286,119,689

27.8%

State with highest proportion of Urban Population

Goa

49.76

State with lowest proportion of Urban Population

Himachal Pradesh

UT with highest proportion of Urban Population

Delhi

93.18

UT with lowest proportion of Urban Population

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

22.89

Sex ratio (f emales per thousand males)


India

933

Rural

946

Urban

900

State with Highest Female Sex Ratio

Kerala

State with Lowest Female Sex Ratio

Haryana

UT with Highest Female Sex Ratio

Pondicherry

UT with Lowest Female Sex Ratio

Daman & Diu

District with Highest Female Sex Ratio

Mahe (Pondicherry)

District with Lowest Female Sex Ratio

Daman (Daman & Diu)

1,058
861
1,001
710
1,147
591

9.30

Age Groups
6 years and below
Proportion to total population (%)
7 to 14 years
Proportion to total population (%)
15 to 59 years
Proportion to total population (%)
60 years and above
Proportion to total population (%)
Age Not Stated
Proportion to total population (%)

Persons

Males

Females

163,819,614

84,999,203

78,820,411

15.9

16.0

15.9

199,791,198

104,488,119

95,303,079

19.4

19.6

19.2

585,638,723

303,400,561

282,238,162

56.9

57.0

56.9

76,622,321

37,768,327

38,853,994

7.5

7.1

7.8

2,738,472

1,500,562

1,237,910

0.3

0.3

0.3

Variation in population since 1901

Year

Total

Rural

Urban

1901

238,396,327

212,544,454

25,851,873

1911

252,093,390

226,151,757

25,941,633

1921

251,321,213

223,235,043

28,086,170

1931

278,977,238

245,521,249

33,455,989

1941

318,660,580

274,507,283

44,153,297

1951

361,088,090

298,644,381

62,443,709

1961

439,234,771

360,298,168

78,936,603

1971

548,159,652

439,045,675

109,113,977

1981

683,329,097

523,866,550

159,462,547

1991

846,302,688

628,691,676

217,611,012

2001*

1,028,737,436

742,490,639

286,119,689

Note: * T he total population and rural population include estimated population of 127,108 f or Mao
Maram, Paomata and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur. Indias population without
the estimated population of these areas is 1,028,610,328 (532,156,772 males and 496,453,556
f emales)

Number of Literates & Literacy Rate

Persons
Total

No. of literates

No. of literates

336,533,716

224,154,081

64.8%

75.3%

53.7%

361,870,817

223,551,641

138,319,176

58.7%

70.7%

46.1%

198,816,980

112,982,075

85,834,905

79.9%

86.3%

72.9%

Literacy rate
Urban

No. of literates

Females

560,687,797

Literacy rate
Rural

Males

Literacy rate

Persons (%)

Males (%)

Females (%)

State with
Highest Literacy Rate

Kerala (90.9)

Kerala (94.2)

Kerala (87.7)

State with
Lowest Literacy Rate

Bihar (47.0)

Bihar (59.7)

Bihar (33.1)

UT with
Highest Literacy Rate

Lakshadweep (86.7)

Lakshadweep (92.5)

UT with Lowest
Literacy Rate

Dadra & Nagar Haveli


(57.6)

Dadra & Nagar Haveli


(71.2)

Dadra &
Nagar Haveli (40.2)

District with
Highest Literacy Rate

Aizwal,
Mizoram (96.5)

Mahe, Pondicherry
(97.6)

Aizwal,
Mizoram (96.26)

District with Lowest


Literacy Rate

Dantewada
Chhattisgarh (30.17)

Dantewada
Chhattisgarh (39.75)

Number of Districts by Sex-wise Literacy Rate :


Literacy Rate

Males

Females

Up to 25.00 %

--

18

25.01 % to 50.00 %

22

243

50.01% to 75.00 %

244

287

Above 75 %

327

45

593

593

Total :

Lakshadweep
(80.5)

Shrawasti UP (7.7)

Work Participation Rate :

Total Workers

Number

Rate (%)

Persons

402,234,724

39.1

Males

275,014,476

51.7

Females

127,220,248

25.6

Persons

313,004,983

30.4

Males

240,147,813

45.1

72,857,170

14.7

Persons

89,229,741

8.7

Males

34,866,663

6.6

Females

54,363,078

11

Main Workers

Females
Marginal Workers

Religious Composition

Population *

(%)

Hindus

827,578,868

80.5

Muslims

138,188,240

13.4

Christians

24,080,016

2.3

Sikhs

19,215,730

1.9

Buddhists

7,955,207

0.8

Jains

4,225,053

0.4

Other Religions & Persuasions

6,639,626

0.6

727,588

0.1

1,028,610,328

100.0

Religion not stated


Total *

Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Population:

Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Population


Scheduled Castes :

166,635,700

16.2%

Scheduled Tribes :

84,326,240

8.2%

Scheduled Castes
State with highest proportion of Scheduled Castes

Punjab ( 28.9 %)

State with lowest proportion of Scheduled Castes

Mizoram ( 0.03 %)

UT with highest proportion of Scheduled Castes

Chandigarh (17.5%)

UT with lowest proportion of Scheduled Castes

D & N Haveli (1.9% )

District with highest proportion of Scheduled Castes

Koch-Bihar (50.1%)

District with lowest proportion of Scheduled Castes

Lawngtlai Mizoram (0.01%)

Scheduled Tribes
State with highest proportion of Scheduled Tribes

Mizoram ( 94.5 % )

State with lowest proportion of Scheduled Tribes

Goa (0.04 %)

UT with highest proportion of Scheduled Tribes

Lakshadweep (94.5 %)

UT with lowest proportion of Scheduled Tribes

A & N Islands (8.3 %)

District with highest proportion of Scheduled Tribes

Sarchhip, Mizoram ( 98.1%)

District with lowest proportion of Scheduled Tribes

Hathras, Uttar Pradesh (0.01%)

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