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    Census 2011 was the 15th census of India and collected population and other data. It found that India's population in 2011 was over 1.2 billion with an annual growth rate of 1.64% and a literacy rate of 74%. The census collected data on religion, languages spoken, and other demographic information.

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    Census 2011 summary upsc

    Census 2011 important facts

    Census 2011, India

     It is conducted every 10 years since 1872.


     Census 2011 was the 15th census of India & 7th census after
    Independence.
     The motto of census 2011 was “Our Census, Our future”.
     C M Chandramauli was the registrar General & Census Commissioner
    when census 2011 was conducted
     The 15th Indian Census was conducted in two phases, house listing
    and population enumeration.
     House listing phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved collection of
    information about all buildings. Information for National Population
    Register (NPR) was also collected in the first phase, which will be used
    to issue a 12-digit unique identification number to all registered Indian
    residents by Unique Identification Authority of India (UIDAI).
     The second population enumeration phase was conducted between 9
    and 28 February 2011. Census has been conducted in India since 1872
    and 2011 marks the first time biometric information was collected.

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    No of states 28 states and 9


    and UTs union territories

    No of districts 640

    No. of Sub-
    5924
    Districts

    No of towns 7,935

    No of villages 6,40,930

    Total
    1,21,05,69,573
    population

    Overall Highest Lowest

    Average annual growth


    1.64 % Meghalaya Goa
    rate

    Nagaland (It had


    Decadal growth rate 17.60% Meghalaya negative growth
    rate)

    Population Density 382 Bihar Arunachal

    1210.19 million
    Population
    Uttar Pradesh Sikkim

    Haryana
    Kerala (1084) (Daman and Diu,
    Sex ratio 940
    if UTs included)

    Literacy Rate Overall - 74%

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    Male - 82.14% Kerala Bihar (63.80%)


    Female - 65.46 (93.9%)

    Population - Population -
    Punjab (zero)
    550 tribes i.e.
    MP (1.5 Haryana (zero)
    8.2% of the
    million)
    total Population
    Tribe
    of India i.e.
    10 million
    population Density - Density -

    Mizoram Punjab (zero)


    Haryana (zero)

    Maharashtra Arunachal
    Slums 6.5 million
    Pradesh

    32.87 Lakh km2 Rajasthan Goa


    State (Area)

    Goa Himachal
    Urbanisation
    Pradesh

    Child sex ratio (female


    Haryana
    per 1000 male in the 914 Mizoram
    age group of 0-6)

    The proportion of child


    Meghalaya Tamil Nadu
    population in the age 13.10%
    group 0-6

    Percentage of
    Population Below Bihar Goa
    29.8%
    Poverty Line (Tendulkar
    Methodology)

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    Per Capita Net State


    Domestic Product at Goa Bihar
    60972 Rs.
    Current Prices (2011-
    12)

    Languages –

    Total speakers as a
    Language percentage of total
    population

    Hindi 57.10

    English 10.60

    Bengali 8.90

    Marathi 8.20

    Telugu 7.80

    Tamil 6.30

    Gujarati 5.00

    Urdu 5.20

    Kannada 4.94

    Odia 3.56

    Malayalam 3.28

    Punjabi 3.56

    Sanskrit 0.49

    Literacy –

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     Any one above age 7 who can read and write in any language with an
    ability to understand was considered a literate.
     In censuses before 1991, children below the age 5 were treated as
    illiterates.
     The literacy rate taking the entire population into account is termed as
    crude literacy rate and taking the population from age 7 and above
    into account is termed as effective literacy rate

    Census year Total (%) Male (%) Female (%)

    1901 5.35 9.83 0.60

    1911 5.92 10.56 1.05

    1921 7.16 12.21 1.81

    1931 9.50 15.59 2.93

    1941 16.10 24.90 7.30

    1951 16.67 24.95 9.45

    1961 24.02 34.44 12.95

    1971 29.45 39.45 18.69

    1981 36.23 46.89 24.82

    1991 42.84 52.74 32.17

    2001 64.83 75.26 53.67

    2011 74.04 82.14 65.46

    Religion Demographics-

    Religious Population
    group % 2011

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    Religious Population
    group % 2011

    Hinduism 79.80%

    Islam 14.23%

    Christianity 2.30%

    Sikhism 1.72%

    Buddhism 0.70%

    Jainism 0.37%

    Zoroastrianism n/a

    Adivasi 0.9%

    Few facts –

    Facts about Districts

    Highest Populated Thane (Maharashtra)

    Least Populated Dibang (Arunachal Pradesh)

    Highest Population growth rate Kurung Kumey (Arunachal Pradesh)

    Lowest Population growth rate Longleng (Nagaland)

    Highest sex ratio Mahe (Puducherry)

    Lowest sex ratio Daman

    Highest Literacy rate Serchhip (Mizoram)

    Lowest Literacy rate Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh)

    Highest Density North East Delhi

    Lowest Density Dibang

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    Facts about cities -

    Highest Populated Mumbai (Maharashtra)

    Least Populated Kapurthala (Punjab)

    Highest sex ratio Kozhikode (Kerala)

    Lowest sex ratio Bhinandi (Maharashtra)

    Highest Literacy rate Aizawl (Mizoram)

    Lowest Literacy rate Sambhal (Uttar Pradesh)

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