Facts and Figures of India Census Report 2011

India Census 2011 Report for Bank & SSC Exams

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Few STATIC GK Facts about Census

• Arthashastra of Maurya Period is the Oldest Record of Census. 
• First Formal Census of India was done in 1872. 
• First Regular Census was done in 1881.
• Total 15 Censuses were done in India. 
• The Short Diving year of Population is 1951. 
• The long Diving year of Population is 1921. 
• The slogan of Census 2011 is “Our Census, Our Future”. 
• Rs. 22,000 Million was the total expenditure of the Census 2011 while the Per Capita Expense on Census was Rs. 18.19. 
• The age of Indian Citizen, who would be provided Unique ID number, must be 15 years according to the Data on the National Population Register. 
• The Census 2011 was based on Biometric Database and a National Population Register was formed. 
• Total Manpower those are engaged in the Census is approximately 2.7 Million. 
• 8000 Ton of Papers are used. 
• On 1^st April, 2010 the Census – 2011 was formally launched. 
• On 31^st March, 2011 the Interim Data of Census 2011 was published and on 30^th April, 2013 the final Data was published. 
• According to the Census -2011, the number of States and UTs are 36, number of districts are 640, number of blocks are 5924 and number of cities are 7936.

Indian Census Report 2011

• The total Population of India based on Census- 2011 are 1,21,05,69, 573. The population is equal to the population of Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and USA. 
• The Population of India is 17.5% of the total Population of World. 
• The male population of India are 6231218543 which are 51.47% of total population of India. 
• The female population of India are 587447730 which are 48.53% of total population of India. 
• Uttar Pradesh is the highest populated state of India and Delhi is highest populated Union Territory of India. 
• Sikkim is the lowest populated state of India and Lakshadweep is lowest populated Union Territory of India. 
• The total Children (0- 6 years) population of India is 13.6 % of the total population while the percentage of male children is 13.8 % and female children is 13.4 %. 
• The sex ratio of Children is 919 females per 1000 males.

Population Growth of India in 2011 –

• Decadal Growth of Population is from 2001 to 2010 – 181969458 (Rate 17.64%). 
• Decadal Growth of Male Population is from 2001 to 2010 – 90965071 (Rate 17.1%) 
• Decadal Growth of Female Population is from 2001 to 2010 – 90994276 (Rate 18.3%). 
• The state with highest decadal Growth is Uttar Pradesh while the state with lowest decadal growth is Sikkim.

Sex Ratio of 2011 –

• Sex Ratio in India is 943 female 1000 male as per Census – 2011. 
• Kerala is the state with highest sex ratio (1084 female per 1000 male) and Haryana is the state with lowest Sex Ratio (879 female per 1000 male).

Literacy Ratio of 2011 –

• The literacy rate of India is 73% while the male literacy rate is 80.9 % and female literacy rate is 64.6%. 
• The state with highest literacy rate is Keral (94%) and with lowest literacy rate is Bihar (61.8%). 
• The state with highest male literacy rate is Keral (93%) and with lowest male literacy rate is Bihar (71.2%). 
• The state with highest female literacy rate is Keral (92.1%) and with lowest male literacy rate is Bihar (51.5%).

Population Density – 2011 -

• The Population Density of India in 2011 is 382 person per square kilometre. 
• Bihar is the state which has the highest population density (1106 person per square km). 
• Delhi is the UT which has the highest population density (11320 person per square km). 
• Arunachal Pradesh is the state which has the lowest population density (17 person per square km).

Rural – Urban Population of 2011 –

• Total Population of India is 121 Crore. 
• The Rural Population of India is 83.3 Crore (68.8%). 
• The Urban Population of India is 37.7 Core (31.2%). 
• The Decadal increase in urban population (2001-2011) is 9.1 Crore (31.8%). 
• The Decadal increase in rural population (2001-2011) is 9.05 Crore (12.18%). 
• The state with highest urban population is Goa (62.2%). 
• The state with lowest urban population is Himachal Pradesh (10%).

Population of Scheduled Caste – 2011 –

• Total population of Scheduled Caste – 2011 is 201378086 (16.6%). 
• The male population of Scheduled Caste – 2011 is 103535165 (16.6%). 
• The female population of Scheduled Caste – 2011 is 97842921 (16.7%). 
• Uttar Pradesh is the state having highest Population of Scheduled Caste (41357608 – 20.54%). 
• Mizoram is the state the state having lowest Population of Scheduled Caste (1218 – 0.0006%). 
• Punjab is the state having highest Population Rate of Scheduled Caste (31.8%). 
• Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh is the state having lowest Population Rate of Scheduled Caste (0%).

Population of Scheduled Tribe – 2011 –

• The total population of the Scheduled Tribes is 104281034 (8.6%). 
• The total male population of the Scheduled Tribes is 52409823 (8.4%). 
• The total female population of the Scheduled Tribes is 51871211 (8.8%).
•  The State with highest ST Population is 15316784 (14.69%). 
• The State with lowest ST Population is Punjab and Haryana is 0%.
•  The state with highest ST population percentage is Mizoram (94.4%).

Largest and Smallest States Acording to Census 2011

Population-Wise Largest States of India

Sl. No	State	Population
1	Uttar Pradesh	199812341
2	Maharashtra	112375333
3	Bihar	104099452
4	West Bengal	91276115
5	Andhra Pradesh	84580777

Population-Wise Smallest States of India

Sl. No	State	Population
1	Sikkim	610577
2	Mizoram	1097206
3	Arunachal Pradesh	1383727
4	Goa	1458545
5	Nagaland	1978502

States with Decadal Growth

Sl. No	State	Decadal Growth (Percentage)
1	Meghalaya	27.9
2	Arunachal Pradesh	26.0
3	Bihar	25.4
4	Jammu-Kashmir	23.6
5	Mizoram	23.5

States with Lowest Decadal Growth

Sl. No	State	Decadal Growth (Percentage)
1	Nagaland	(-).6
2	Kerala	4.9
3	Goa	8.2
4	Andhra Pradesh	11.0
5	Sikkim/ Himachal Pradesh	12.9

State with Highest Population Density

Sl. No	State	Density (per sq. Km)
1	Bihar	1106
2	West Bengal	1028
3	Bihar	860
4	West Bengal	829
5	Andhra Pradesh	573

State with Lowest Population Density

Sl. No	State	Density (per sq. Km)
1	Arunachal Pradesh	17
2	Mizoram	52
3	Sikkim	86
4	Manipur	115
5	Nagaland	119

State with Highest Literacy Rate

Sl. No	State	Literacy (percentage)
1	Keral	94.0
2	Mizoram	91.3
3	Goa	88.7
4	Tripura	87.2
5	Himachal Pradesh	82.8

State with Lowest Literacy Rate

Sl. No	State	Density (per sq. Km)
1	Bihar	61.8
2	Arunachal Pradesh	65.4
3	Rajasthan	66.1
4	Jharkhand	66.4
5	Andhra Pradesh	67.0

State with Highest Sex Ratio

Sl. No	State	Sex Ratio
1	Keral	1084
2	Tamilnadu	996
3	Andhra Pradesh	993
4	Manipur	992
5	Chhattisgarh	991

State with Lowest Sex Ratio

Sl. No	State	Sex Ratio
1	Haryana	879
2	Jammu and Kashmir	889
3	Sikkim	890
4	Punjab	895
5	Uttar Pradesh	912

State with Highest Male Literacy

Sl. No	State	Literacy (percentage)
1	Keral	96.1
2	Mizoram	93.3
3	Goa	92.6
4	Tripura	91.5
5	Himachal Pradesh	89.5

State with Lowest Male Literacy

Sl. No	State	Literacy (percentage)
1	Bihar	71.2
2	Arunachal Pradesh	72.6
3	Andhra Pradesh	74.9
4	Meghalaya	76.0
5	Jammu and Kashmir/ Jharkhand	76.8

State with Highest Female Literacy

Sl. No	State	Literacy (percentage)
1	Keral	92.1
2	Mizoram	89.3
3	Goa	84.7
4	Tripura	82.7
5	Nagaland	76.1

State with Lowest Female Literacy

Sl. No	State	Literacy (percentage)
1	Bihar	51.5
2	Rajasthan	52.1
3	Jharkhand	55.4
4	Jammu and Kashmir	56.4
5	Uttar Pradesh	57.2