CENSUS OF INDIA 2011

PROVISIONAL POPULATION TOTALS - INDIA - DATA SHEET

DENSITY OF POPULATION, 2011 POPULATION, 2011 EFECTIVE FEMALE
LITERACY RATE, 2011

GROWTH OF POPULATION CHILD SEX RATIO IN

2001-2011 AGE GROUP 0-6, 2011

Total Population 1,21,01,93,422

Males 62,37,24,248
Females 58,64,69,174

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 CENSUS OF INDIA 2011 Growth rates of India, EAG States and non- EAG States and Union Territories,
1951-1961 to 2001-2011

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India in World Population
•For the first time, there
is a significant fall in
growth rate of population
•Population of India, at in the EAG States after 28 India
1210.2 million, is almost China 19.4% decades of stagnation. 26.17 EAG States
equal to the combined 26 25.43 Non-EAG
24.8 25.12
States/UTs
population of U.S.A.,

PERCENTAGE DECADAL GROWTH RATE

24.66
•The percentage decadal 24
23.87
24.99
Indonesia, Brazil, 23.00
growth rates of the six 24.08
Pakistan, Bangladesh and 21.64 21.54
most populous States, 22 23.01 22.92
Japan put together- the
namely, Uttar Pradesh,
population of these six
Maharashtra, Bihar, West 20 20.92
countries totals 1214.3
Bengal, Andhra Pradesh 19.91
18.90 17.64
million! 18
and Madhya Pradesh
have all fallen during
•Population of India has 16
2001-2011 compared to
increased by more than 14.99
1991-2001, the fall being
181 million during the 14

P
Other India 17.5% the lowest for Andhra
decade 2001-2011. The

1951-1961

1961-1971

1971-1981

1981-1991

1991-2001

2001-2011
Countries Pradesh (3.5 percentage
absolute addition is 41.2% State/ India/State/Union Territory
# Total Males Females Percentage Sex Density Child Child Literacy Literacy Literacy
points) and highest for
slightly lower than the UT Population Decadal ratio (persons Population Sex Ratio rate rate rate Maharashtra (6.7
population of Brazil, the
fifth most populous
Code Growth per sq.km.) 0-6 Years (0-6 Years) Persons Males Females percentage points). CENSUS YEARS
country in the world! 2001-2011
EAG States:
INDIA 1,210,193,422 623,724,248 586,469,174 17.64 940 382 158,789,287 914 74.04 82.14 65.46 • Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, MadhyaPradesh, Chhattisgarh
and Orissa
01 JAMMU & KASHMIR 12,548,926 6,665,561 5,883,365 23.71 883 124 2,008,642 859 68.74 78.26 58.01
02 HIMACHAL PRADESH 6,856,509 3,473,892 3,382,617 12.81 974 123 763,864 906 83.78 90.83 76.60
Japan 1.9% U.S.A 4.5%
03 PUNJAB 27,704,236 14,634,819 13,069,417 13.73 893 550 2,941,570 846 76.68 81.48 71.34
Child sex ratio 0-6 years and overall sex ratio India: 1961-2011
Russian Fed 2.0% Indonesia 3.4%
#
04 CHANDIGARH 1,054,686 580,282 474,404 17.10 818 9,252 117,953 867 86.43 90.54 81.38 •The sex ratio of India is
Nigeria 2.3% Brazil 2.8% 940, the highest since
05 UTTARAKHAND 10,116,752 5,154,178 4,962,574 19.17 963 189 1,328,844 886 79.63 88.33 70.70 1971. The sex ratio has
Bangladesh 2.4% Pakistan 2.7% risen by seven points
06 HARYANA 25,353,081 13,505,130 11,847,951 19.90 877 573 3,297,724 830 76.64 85.38 66.77 since Census 2001.
#
07 NCT OF DELHI 16,753,235 8,976,410 7,776,825 20.96 866 11,297 1,970,510 866 86.34 91.03 80.93
•Majority of the States 990

08 RAJASTHAN 68,621,012 35,620,086 33,000,926 21.44 926 201 10,504,916 883 67.06 80.51 52.66 identified as gender
980
critical have shown 976
09 UTTAR PRADESH 199,581,477 104,596,415 94,985,062 20.09 908 828 29,728,235 899 69.72 79.24 59.26 increasing trend in the 970
964
sex ratio.
Population share of States and Union Territories, India: 2011 10 BIHAR 103,804,637 54,185,347 49,619,290 25.07 916 1,102 18,582,229 933 63.82 73.39 53.33 960
962

•Sex ratio has arisen in

11 SIKKIM 607,688 321,661 286,027 12.36 889 86 61,077 944 82.20 87.29 76.43 all major States, except
950

945

12 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 1,382,611 720,232 662,379 25.92 920 17 202,759 960 66.95 73.69 59.57 two, Bihar and Jammu & 941 940

Females per 1000 males

940 933
Other States & UTs 2%
•Uttar Pradesh is the Kashmir. 934
Uttaranchal 1% 930
most populous State with 13 NAGALAND 1,980,602 1,025,707 954,895 -0.47 931 119 285,981 944 80.11 83.29 76.69 930
927 927
almost 200 million Jammu Kashmir 1% •The fall in child sex ratio 920
people, which is more 14 MANIPUR 2,721,756 1,369,764 1,351,992 18.65 987 122 353,237 934 79.85 86.49 73.17 has been unabated since 914
Delhi 1%
than the population of 1961. As per Census 910

Brazil. Haryana 2% 15 MIZORAM 1,091,014 552,339 538,675 22.78 975 52 165,536 971 91.58 93.72 89.40 2011, it has declined to
Sex ratio 0-6
900 Overall sex ratio
Chhattisgarh 2% Uttar Pradesh 16% reach an all time low of
16 TRIPURA 3,671,032 1,871,867 1,799,165 14.75 961 350 444,055 953 87.75 92.18 83.15 914.
1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
•The combined Punjab 2%
population of Uttar 17 MEGHALAYA 2,964,007 1,492,668 1,471,339 27.82 986 132 555,822 970 75.48 77.17 73.78 Census Years
Pradesh and Maharashtra Assam 3%
(the second most
Jharkhand 3%
18 ASSAM 31,169,272 15,954,927 15,214,345 16.93 954 397 4,511,307 957 73.18 78.81 67.27
populous State), at 312
million, is substantially Kerala 3% 19 WEST BENGAL 91,347,736 46,927,389 44,420,347 13.93 947 1,029 10,112,599 950 77.08 82.67 71.16
greater than the
population of USA. Orissa 3%
Maharashtra 9% 20 JHARKHAND 32,966,238 16,931,688 16,034,550 22.34 947 414 5,237,582 943 67.63 78.45 56.21 Literacy rates by gender and male-female gap in literacy rates, India: 1951-2011
•Three-fifth of India’s
21 ORISSA 41,947,358 21,201,678 20,745,680 13.97 978 269 5,035,650 934 73.45 82.40 64.36 •Literates constitute 74
population live in one of percent of the total
Gujarat 5% 22 CHHATTISGARH 25,540,196 12,827,915 12,712,281 22.59 991 189 3,584,028 964 71.04 81.45 60.59
the seven States: population aged seven
23 MADHYA PRADESH 72,597,565 37,612,920 34,984,645 20.30 930 236 10,548,295 912 70.63 80.53 60.02 and above.
Uttar Pradesh: 199.6 million
Maharashtra: 112.4 million Bihar 9% 90 82.14
Bihar: 103.8 million Karnataka 5%
24 GUJARAT 60,383,628 31,482,282 28,901,346 19.17 918 308 7,494,176 886 79.31 87.23 70.73 •A decline of 31,196,847 80 75.26
Persons
74.04
West Bengal: 91.3 million
#
among illiterates is noted
Andhra Pradesh: 84.7 million 25 DAMAN & DIU 242,911 150,100 92,811 53.54 618 2,169 25,880 909 87.07 91.48 79.59 in Census 2011, a 70 64.13 64.83
Madhya Pradesh: 72.6 million 56.38 65.46 Males
significant milestone! 60 52.21
Tamil Nadu: 72.1 million #
26 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 342,853 193,178 149,675 55.50 775 698 49,196 924 77.65 86.46 65.93 50 45.96
43.57
53.67
West Bengal 8% 40.4

•The least populous Rajasthan 6% 27 MAHARASHTRA 112,372,972 58,361,397 54,011,575 15.99 925 365 12,848,375 883 82.91 89.82 75.48 •Out of 217,700,941 40 34.45 39.29 Females
27.16 28.3
State is Sikkim. literates added during the 30 23.98 29.76 24.84
Tamil Nadu 6% Andhra Pradesh 7% 28 ANDHRA PRADESH 84,665,533 42,509,881 42,155,652 11.10 992 308 8,642,686 943 67.66 75.56 59.74 decade, females 18.33
21.97
21.59
20 25.05 26.62 Male-Female

RCENT
16.68
(110,069,001) out 18.3 gap in
•Among the Union Madhya Pradesh 6% 29 KARNATAKA 61,130,704 31,057,742 30,072,962 15.67 968 319 6,855,801 943 75.60 82.85 68.13 number males
10 8.86
15.35
literacy rate
Territories, NCT of Delhi

PER
(107,631,940). 0
is the most populous. 30 GOA 1,457,723 740,711 717,012 8.17 968 394 139,495 920 87.40 92.81 81.84

1951

1961

1971

1981

1991

2001

2011
31 #
64,429 33,106 31,323 6.23 946 2,013 7,088 908 92.28 96.11 88.25 •Literacy rates for males
LAKSHADWEEP and females work out to CENSUS YEAR
32 KERALA 33,387,677 16,021,290 17,366,387 4.86 1,084 859 3,322,247 959 93.91 96.02 91.98 be 82.14 percent (+ 6.88)
and 65.46 percent
33 TAMIL NADU 72,138,958 36,158,871 35,980,087 15.60 995 555 6,894,821 946 80.33 86.81 73.86 (+11.79) has Increased
compared to 2001. The
#
Population (in millions), India: 1901-2011 34 PUDUCHERRY 1,244,464 610,485 633,979 27.72 1,038 2,598 127,610 965 86.55 92.12 81.22 gender gap in literacy
rate has reduced. Literacy rates for 1951, 1961 and 1971 Censuses relate to population aged five years and above.
#
35 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS 379,944 202,330 177,614 6.68 878 46 39,497 966 86.27 90.11 81.84 The rates for the 1981, 1991, 2001 and 2011 Census relate to the population aged seven years
and above.
1400.00
•2001-2011 is the first
decade (with the Notes:
exception of 1911-1921) 1210.19
which has actually added Density of Population

lesser population
1200.00
1. The figures for India and Manipur, include by sex, the estimated population, 0-6 population and literates of Paomata, Mao Maram and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur for Census Area and population 2011 (States/Union Territories)
Figure 30
compared to the previous 2001 and 2011. •The population density
Area and population 2011 (States/Union Territories)

decade. 1028.74
2. For working out density of India and the State of Jammu & Kashmir, the entire area and population of those portions of Jammu & Kashmir which are under illegal occupation of Pakistan and China of India has gone up to
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
Andhra Pradesh
Area
Population
1000.00
•Census 2011 marks a have not been taken into account. 382 persons per sq. km. Arunachal Pradesh

in 2011 from 325 persons Assam

milestone in the
846.42
3. For Census 2011, the population of “Others” has been clubbed with the “Males” for working out population, 0-6 population, literates and related rates and ratios. per sq. km. in 2001.
Bihar
Chandigarh
demographic history of Chhattisgarh

the country as the 800.00 Dadra & Nagar Haveli

percentage decadal •India accounts for a Daman & Diu

growth during 2001-2011 683.33

meagre 2.4 percent of the Delhi
Goa

has registered the world surface area of Gujrat

135.79 million sq. km

Source: Series-1, India, Provisional Population Totals, Paper-I of 2011
Haryana
sharpest decline since 600.00 Himachal Pradesh

independence. For 548.16 and it supports and Jammu & Kashmir

2001-2011, this decadal sustains 17.5 percent of Jharkhand

Karnataka

growth has become 439.23 the world population. In Kerela

contrast, the USA

N MILLION)

Lakshadweep
17.64 percent, a decrease 400.00
of 3.90 percentage points
361.09 accounts for 7.2 percent Madhya Pradesh
Maharashtra
318.66
from 21.54 percent for of the surface area with Manipur
278.98
only 4.5 per cent of the Meghalaya Note
POPULATION (IN

252 09
252.09 251 32
251.32
the period 2001-2011. 238.40

Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India •While working out the
Mizoram
world population. Nagaland
200.00 Orissa figures for Jammu &

Ministry of Home Affairs Kashmir, the entire area

Puducherry
•Amongst States, Bihar is Punjab

the most densely Rajasthan and population of those

2/A, Mansingh Road, New Delhi- 110011 portions of Jammu &

Sikkim
populated State with Tamil Nadu
0.00
1102 persons/sq. km. and Tripura
Kashmir which are under

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Arunachal Pradesh the
least densely populated
Uttarakhand
West Bengal
Pakistan and China have
CENSUS YEAR State with 17 persons/sq. 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18
not been taken into
km. in 2011. account.

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Census Commissioner, India
Ministry of Home Affairs
31st March 2011
CENSUS 2011
• Census 2011 is the 15th Census of India since
1872
• Census 2011 was held in two phases:
• Houselisting & Housing Census
(April to September 2010)
• Population Enumeration
(9th to 28th February 2011)
• Reference Date: 0:00 Hours of 1st
March 2011
• In Snow Bound areas the Population
Enumeration was conducted from 11th to
30th September 2010
• Reference Date: 0:00 Hours of 1st
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CENSUS 2011
Number of Administrative Units in
Census 2011
States/UTs 35
Districts 640
Sub-districts 5,924
Towns 7,936
Villages 6.41 lakh

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Some Facts about Census 2011
Cost Rs. 22000 Mn
Cost per person Rs. 18.19
No. of Census Functionaries 2.7 Mn
No. of Languages in which Schedules were 16
canvassed
No. of Languages in which Training Manuals 18
prepared
No. of Schedules Printed 340 Mn
No. of Training Manuals Printed 5.4 Mn

Paper Utilised 8,000 MTs

Material Moved 10,500 MTs

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What is Provisional Population?
• Provisional Population is arrived at by adding the
Population as reported by each Enumerator for
the Enumeration Block assigned to her/him
• There could be errors in addition or there could
be cases of omission/ duplication of Enumeration
Blocks
• The final population will be arrived at by
scanning of Schedules, data processing and
other checks
• The Final Population is likely to be released next
year
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Population

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 Population
Census 2011 (Provisional)

Population

Persons 1210.2 million

Males 623.7 million

Females 586.5 million

Males include ‘Males’ and ‘Others’

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 Population 2001-2011

% Growth
% Growth
2001
2001 2011
2011 Difference
Difference 2001-2011
2001-2011
Persons
1,02,87,37,436 1,21,01,93,422 18,14,55,986 17.64
Males
Persons
53,22,23,090
1,02,87,37,436 62,37,24,248
1,21,01,93,422 9,15,01,158
18,14,55,986 17.19
17.64
Females
Males
49,65,14,346
53,22,23,090 58,64,69,174
62,37,24,248 8,99,54,828
9,15,01,158 18.12
17.19
Females
49,65,14,346 58,64,69,174 8,99,54,828 18.12

23.87
25.00 21.54
% Growth Rate

17.64
20.00
% Growth Rate
15.00 of Population

10.00

5.00
8
0.00

Years 1981-1991 1991-2001 2001-2011

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 INDIA
compared to
9 other most
populous
countries in
the world

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Population Highlights

• The population of India has

increased by more than 181 million
during the decade 2001-2011
• The absolute addition is slightly
lower than the population of
Brazil, the fifth most populous
country in the world!
• The population of India, at 1210.2
million, is almost equal to the
combined population of
U.S.A., Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan,
Bangladesh and Japan put together
(1214.3 million)! 10

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 Share of
different
States in
India’s
population

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 Population
2001 2011

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Population 1901 - 2011

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Population Highlights

• 2001-2011 is the first decade

(with the exception of 1911-
1921) which has actually added
lesser population compared to
the previous decade.

• The percentage decadal growth

during 2001-2011 has registered
the sharpest decline since
Independence - a decrease of
3.90 percentage points from
21.54 to 17.64 percent

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Population Highlights

• Uttar Pradesh (200 million) is the

most populous State in the
country - population is more than
the population of Brazil.

• Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra

(312 million), is greater than the
population of USA

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 Largest and the Smallest States/UTs

Top 5 States/UTs Bottom 5 States/UTs

Uttar Pradesh 19,95,81,477 Lakshadweep 64,429

Maharashtra 11,23,72,972 Daman & Diu 2,42,911
Bihar 10,38,04,637 D. & N. Haveli 3,42,853
West Bengal 9,13,47,736 A. & N. Islands 3,79,944
Andhra Pradesh 8,46,65,533 Sikkim 6,07,688

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 Districts Ranked as per Population 2011

Top 2 Districts Bottom 2 Districts

Thane Dibang Valley

1,10,54,131 7,948
(Maharashtra) (Arunachal Pradesh)

North Twenty Four

Anjaw
Parganas 1,00,82,852 21,089
(Arunachal Pradesh)
(West Bengal)

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 Population Growth 2001 - 2011

• The percentage decadal growth rates of the

six most populous States have declined
during 2001- 2011 compared to 1991-2001:
• Uttar Pradesh (25.85% to 20.09%)
• Maharashtra (22.73% to 15.99%)
• Bihar (28.62% to 25.07%)
• West Bengal (17.77% to 13.93%)
• Andhra Pradesh (14.59% to 11.10%)
• Madhya Pradesh (24.26% to 20.30%)

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 Population Growth 2001 - 2011

*EAG States: UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa

For the first time, there is a significant fall in the growth rate of
population in the EAG States after decades of stagnation.
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 Population Growth

• During 2001-2011, as many as 25 States/UTs with a share of about

85% of the country’s population registered an annual growth rate of
less than 2% as compared to, 15 States/UTs with a share of about
42% during the period 1991-2001

• 15 States/UTs have grown by less than 1.5 percent per annum

during 2001-2011, while the number of such States/UTs was only 4
during the previous decade.

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 Growth of population

2001 2011

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 States/UTs ranked as per % Growth of Population 2011

Top 2 States/UTs Bottom 2 States/UTs

States/UTs % Growth States/UTs % Growth

Dadra & Nagar

55.50 Nagaland -0.47
Haveli

Daman & Diu 53.54 Kerala 4.86

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 Districts ranked as per % Growth of Population 2011

Top 2 Districts Bottom 2 Districts

District % Growth District % Growth

Kurung Kumey
111.01 Longleng (Nagaland) -58.39
(Arunachal Pradesh)

Yanam (Puducherry) 77.15 Kiphire (Nagaland) -30.54

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Population (0-6 years)

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 Population (0-6 years) 2001-2011

%
2001 2011 Difference Growth
Persons 16,38,37,395 15,87,89,287 -50,48,108 -3.08

Males 8,50,08,267 8,29,52,135 -20,56,132 -2.42

Females 7,88,29,128 7,58,37,152 -29,91,976 -3.80

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 Population (0-6 years) Highlights

• The total number of children in the age-group 0-6 is 158.8

million (-5 million since 2001)

• Twenty States and Union Territories now have over one million
children in the age group 0-6 years. On the other extreme,
there are five States and Union Territories in the country that
are yet to reach the one hundred thousand mark.

• Uttar Pradesh (29.7 million), Bihar (18.6 million), Maharashtra

(12.8 million), Madhya Pradesh (10.5 million) and Rajasthan
(10.5 million) constitute 52% Children in the age group of 0-6
years.
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 Population (0-6 years) Highlights

• The proportion of Child Population in the age group of

0-6 years to total Population is 13.1 percent while the
corresponding figure in 2001 was 15.9 percent. The
decline has been to the extent of 2.8 points.
• The share of children in the EAG States, at 53.2% in
2011 has increased by about 1.3 percent compared
to 2001.
• The proportion of Child Population in the age group of
0-6 years to total Population is indicative of fall/rise in
fertility

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 Proportion of child population
in age group 0-6
2001 2011

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 Districts ranked as per Proportion of
Population (0-6 years) 2011

Top 2 Districts Bottom 2 Districts

Proportion Proportion
District District
(0-6 )years (0-6 )years
Kupwara Kolkata
22.50 6.69
(Jammu & Kashmir) (West Bengal)
West Khasi Hills Pathanamthitta
22.47 7.65
(Meghalaya) (Kerala)

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Gender Composition
- Sex Ratio

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 Gender Composition of Population 2011

2001 2011 (Provisional)

Population Proportion Population Proportion

(in mn) (in %) (in mn) (in %)

Males 532.2 51.74 623.7 51.54

Females 496.5 48.26 586.4 48.46

Sex Ratio 933 940

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Gender Composition of Population 2011

• Overall Sex ratio at the National

level has increased by 7 points
since Census 2001 to reach 940
at Census 2011
• This is the highest Sex Ratio
recorded since Census 1971 and
a shade lower than 1961
• Increase in Sex Ratio is
observed in 29 States/UTs
• Three major States (J&K, Bihar
& Gujarat) have shown decline in
Sex Ratio as compared to
32
Census 2001.

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 Sex Ratio
2001 2011

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 States/UTs ranked as per Sex Ratio 2011

Top 2 States/UTs Bottom 2 States/UTs

States/UTs Sex Ratio States/UTs Sex Ratio

Kerala 1,084 Daman & Diu 618

Puducherry 1,038 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 775

* Sex Ratio is defined as the Number of females per 1000 males

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 Districts ranked as per Sex Ratio 2011

Top 2 Districts Bottom 2 Districts

District Sex Ratio District Sex Ratio

Mahe Daman
1,176 533
(Puducherry) (Daman & Diu)
Almora Leh (Ladakh)
1,142 583
(Uttarakhand) (Jammu & Kashmir)

* Sex Ratio is defined as the Number of females per 1000 males

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 Child Sex Ratio (0-6 years)

2001 2011 (Provisional)

Population Proportion Population Proportion

(0-6) (in mn) (0-6) (in %) (0-6) (in mn) (0-6) (in %)

Males 85.0 51.89 82.9 52.24

Females 78.8 48.11 75.8 47.76

Sex Ratio 927 914

The Child Sex Ratio at India level (914) is lowest since
Independence
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 Sex Ratio and
Child Sex Ratio
(0-6 yrs) - INDIA :
(1961 to 2011)

Whereas overall Sex Ratio has shown improvement

since 1991, decline in Child Sex Ratio (0-6) has been 37
unabated since 1961 census
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 Sex Ratio (0-6 years) Highlights

• Increasing trend in the Child Sex

Ratio (0-6) seen in Punjab,
Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,
Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram and A
& N Islands
• In all remaining 27 States/UTs, the
Child Sex Ratio show decline over
Census 2001

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 Child Sex Ratio in Age Group 0-6

2001 2011

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 States/UTs ranked as per Sex Ratio (0-6 years) 2011

Top 2 States/UTs Bottom 2 States/UTs

(0-6 years) (0-6 years)
States/UTs States/UTs
Sex Ratio Sex Ratio
Mizoram 971 Haryana 830

Meghalaya 970 Punjab 846

* Sex Ratio is defined as the Number of females per 1000 males

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 Districts ranked as per Sex Ratio (0-6) 2011

Top 2 Districts Bottom 2 Districts

Sex Ratio Sex Ratio

District District
(0-6) (0-6)
Lahul & Spiti Jhajjar
1,013 774
(Himachal Pradesh) (Haryana)

Tawang Mahendragarh
1,005 778
(Arunachal Pradesh) (Haryana)

* Sex Ratio is defined as the Number of females per 1000 males

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Status of Literacy

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 Literates 2001-2011

2001 2011 Difference % Growth

Persons 56,07,53,179 77,84,54,120 21,77,00,941 38.82

Males 33,65,71,822 44,42,03,762 10,76,31,940 31.98

Females 22,41,81,357 33,42,50,358 11,00,69,001 49.10

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Effective Literacy Rate 2001-2011

2001 2011 Difference

Persons 64.83 74.04 9.2

Males 75.26 82.14 6.9

Females 53.67 65.46 11.8

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Literacy Status: Highlights

• As per provisional population

totals of Census 2011, literates
constitute 74 per cent of the
total population aged seven
and above and illiterates form
26 per cent.
• Literacy rate has gone up from
64.83 per cent in 2001 to 74.04
per cent in 2011 showing an
increase of 9.21 percentage
points.
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Literacy Status: Highlights

• The literacy rate for males and

females works out to 82.14 per cent
and 65.46 per cent respectively. The
increase in literacy rate in males and
females during 2001-2011 is in the
order of 6.88 and 11.79 percentage
points respectively.
• It is encouraging to note that out of
total of 217,700,941 literates added
during the decade, female
110,069,001 outnumber male
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 Literacy Status: Highlights

• A significant milestone reached in Census 2011 is that a

decline of 31,196,847 among illiterates is noted.
• Out of total decrease of 31,196,847 in number of illiterates,
the female 17,122,197 outnumber males 14,074,650.
• Ten States and Union Territories viz., Kerala, Lakshadweep,
Mizoram, Tripura, Goa, Daman & Diu, Puducherry,
Chandigarh, NCT of Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands
have achieved literacy rate of above 85 per cent, the target
set by the Planning Commission to be achieved by 2011-
2012.

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 Literacy Status: Highlights

• The gap of 21.59 percentage points recorded between male

and female literacy rates in 2001 Census has reduced to
16.68 percentage points in 2011. Planning Commission has
set up target of reducing this gap to 10 percentage points by
the year 2011-2012.
• The States/Union Territories which have achieved male-
female gap in literacy rate of 10 percentage points or less are
Chandigarh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya,
Lakshadweep, Kerala and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.

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 Effective Literacy

2001 2011

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 Effective Male Literacy
2001 2011

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 Effective Female Literacy
2001 2011

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 Ranking of States/UTs-Literacy Rate-2011

Top 2 States/UTs Bottom 2 States/UTs

Literacy Literacy
States/UTs States/UTs
Rate Rate
Kerala 93.91 Bihar 63.82

Lakshadweep 92.28 Arunachal Pradesh 66.95

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 Districts ranked as per Literacy Rate 2011

Top 2 Districts Bottom 2 Districts

Literacy Literacy
District District
Rate Rate
Serchhip Alirajpur
98.76 37.22
(Mizoram) (Madhya Pradesh)
Aizawl Bijapur
98.50 41.58
(Mizoram) (Chhattisgarh)

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 Density of Population 2001-2011

%
2001 2011 Difference
Difference
Density 325 382 57 17.5

*Density is defined as the Number of persons per sq. km.

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 Density of Population

2001 2011

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 Ranking of States/UTs as per
Population Density-2011

Top 2 States/UTs Bottom 2 States/UTs

States/UTs Density States/UTs Density

NCT of Delhi 11,297 Arunachal Pradesh 17

Chandigarh 9,252 A. & N. Islands 46

*Density is defined as the Number of persons per sq. km.

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 Districts ranked as per Population Density 2011

Top 2 Districts Bottom 5 Districts

District Density District Density

North East Dibang Valley

37,346 1
(NCT of Delhi) (Arunachal Pradesh)

Chennai Samba
26,903 2
(Tamil Nadu) (Jammu & Kashmir)

*Density is defined as the Number of persons per sq. km.

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