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In chapter1, page no.2, Figure 1.2 Seven Largest Countries of the World
The spelling of state Orissa in the map of India should be changed to Odisha.
Source: www.india.gov.in
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India also has approximately 90,000 species of animals as well as rich variety of
fish in its fresh and marine waters.
Source: zsi.gov.in on 11.04.12 (Official website of Zoological Survey of India)
According to India State of Forest Report 2011, the forest cover in India is 21.05
percent.
In chapter 5, page no.44, Figure 5.1, the bar diagram of Area Under Forest Cover
( c ) Odisha
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Appendix
Chapter 6: Population1
Indias population as on March 2011 stood at 1,210 million, which account for
17.5 percent of the world population. These 1.21 billion people are unevenly
distributed
The 2011 Census data reveals that Uttar Pradesh with a population size of 199
million
Sikkim has a population of just 0.6 million and Lakshadweep has only 64,429
people.
Rajasthan, the biggest state in terms of area has only 6 percent of the total
population of India.
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Note: For 2011 only provisional data is available. Hence, data / analysis are provisional.
Source: Census of India 2011
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In chapter 6, page no.54, column 1, Figure 6.2: Distribution of Population
The population density of India in the year 2011 was 382, person per square km.
Densities vary from 1,102 persons per square km in Bihar to only 17 persons per
square km in Arunachal Pradesh.
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In chapter 6, page no.55, Figure 6.3: Density of Population in India
Indias population has been steadily increasing from 361 million in 1951 to 1,210
million in 2011.
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In chapter 6, page no.56 , column 1, Table 6.1: The Magnitude and Rate of Indias
Population Growth
In chapter 6, page no.56, Figure 6.4: Indias Population and Population Growth
Rate Growth 1961-2011
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Figure 6.4(b): Indias Population 1901-2011
The urban population has increased from 17.29 percent of the total population in
1951 to 31.80 percent in 2011. There has been a significant increase in the
number of million plus cities from 35 to 53 in just one decade i.e. 2001 to 2011.
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In chapter 6, page no.58, column 1, Table 6.2: India : Sex Ratio 1901-2011
Kerala has a sex ratio of 1084 females per 1000 males, Puducherry has 1038
females per every 1000 males, while Delhi has only 866 females per thousand
males and Haryana has just 877.
The literacy rate in the country as per the Census of 2011 is 74.04 percent; 82.14
percent for males and 65.46 percent for females.
.1951 to 7.2* per 1000 in 2011 and life expectancy at birth has increased from
36.7 years in 1951 to 64.7** years in 2011