Population facts about India

General Points

1.  Provisional Data As per Census of 2011, India's Population stood at 1,21,01,93,422. 

2.  India's Population grew by 181455986 (17.64%) at the rate of 1.64% per year in the 2001-11 DECADE.

3.  India accounts for a  Meager  2.4 per Cent of the World Surface Area of 135.79 million sq km. Yet, it supports and sustains a whopping 17.5 per cent of the world population.

India in relation to other countries

1.  The Growth in India's Population is slightly Lower than during the 2001-11 DECADE the Population of Brazil, the Fifth Most populated Country in the World. 

2.  Three Most Populous countries of the World Viz. China (1.34 billion), India (1.21 billion) and USA (308.7 million) account for 40% population of the world. 

3.  The Population of India is equal to Almost combined Population of the USA, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan.

Population Growth 1901 to 2011

1.  The Population of India in 1901 was 238,396,327 in. It increased more than four times by 2011. 

2.  The Population of India grew by Just One and Half in the First Half of times in twentieth century, while a three fold it Recorded Growth in the latter Half of the century. 

3.  The Population of India during 1911 to 1,921 when its SAW a Negative Population Growth decreased from 251,321,213 to 252,093,390. 

4.  The Population of India in 1951, Just Four years after Independence was 361.08809 million.

Indian States and Union Territories

1.  Among the Indian States, Uttar Pradesh is the Most populated with a Population State of Sikkim is the least populated 199581477 and State with a Population of 607,688. 

2.  The Second, third, and Fifth Ranked FOURTH States are Maharashtra (112,372,972), Bihar (103804637), West Bengal (91,347,736) and Andhra Pradesh (84,665,533) respectively. 

3.  Among the Union Territories, Delhi is the Most populated with a Population of 16,753,235 and Lakshdweep UT UT with a Population of 64,429 is the least populated. 

4.  The Second Most populated with a Population of Puducherry UT is 1244464 followed by Chandigarh with a Population of 1,054,686.

Density of Population

1.  The Population Density of India is 382 persons per 325 persons in 2001 Square kilometer while it was. 

2.  India had a Population Density of 77 persons per sq Just. km in 1901. 

3.  The State of Population Density is highest with a Population of Bihar with the 1,102th persons per kilometer Square. 

4.  The State of Population Density is lowest with a Population of Arunachal Pradesh with 17 persons per kilometer Square. 

5.  The UT of Population Density is highest with a Population of Delhi with 11,297 persons per kilometer Square.

6.  The Andaman and Nicobar Islands is UT with lowest Density of Population with a Population of 46 persons per kilometer Square.

Gender Composition

1.  Out of the total Population, the number of number of males and females in India is 623734248 is 586,469,174. 

2.  The Above Figures give a sex Ratio of females per 940 males which is one thousandth of an Improvement Over the two thousand and one sex Ratio of 7 Points 933. 

3.  Ratio in India in 1901 when it had the highest sex was in 1991 when it was 972 and 927 in Worst. 

4.  India has sex Ratio poorer when compared to its  neighbors  Pakistan (943), Sri Lanka (1 034), Nepal (1,014th), Myanmar (the 1048th) and Bangladesh (978) while it is better than China (926), Afghanistan (931 ) and Bhutan (897).

5.  Among Indian States Kerala has the highest sex 1,084th Ratio of females to males while Haryana has the lowest sex Ratio of the one thousandth 877. 

6.  Among the Union Territories, Puducherry has the highest sex Ratio of females to 1,000 males in 1038 while Daman and Diu has the lowest sex Ratio of 618.

Literacy

1.  For purposes of the Census, a person aged 7 and Above who in Any Language Understanding with Can Write Both read and literate As is treated. A person who can only read but can not write is not literate. In the censues prior to 1991, children below five years of age were necessarily treated as illiterates.

2.  The Overall LITERACY rate is 74.04% As per 2,011th census. The literacy rate in 2001 was 65%.

The literacy rate is 82.14% for males and 65.46% for females. 

3.  Kerala Ranks First among Indian States with a rate of 93.91% followed by Mizoram with LITERACY LITERACY a rate of 91.58%. 

4.  Bihar Ranks Last LITERACY among Indian States with a rate of 63.82%. Next is Rajasthan with a literacy rate of 67.06%. 

5.  Four States Have achieved LITERACY rate of 85% which is Above the SET by the Planning Commission to Target achieved by BE 201112. They are Kerala, Mizoram, Tripura and Goa.

6.  Six Union Territories Have achieved LITERACY rate of 85% which is Above the Target by the Planning Commission to BE SET achieved by 2011-12. They are Lakshadweep, Daman & Diu, Puducherry, Chandigarh, Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.