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Census of India 2011
 PYQs related to Census 2011
• What was the sex ratio of India as per 2011 census ? 943/1000M
• What was the literacy rate of India as per 2011 census ? 74.04%
• What was the male literacy rate according to the 2011 census ? 82.14%
• What was the fertility rate of India as per 2011 census ? 2.2 (2.5 – 2001)
• The Union territory with the lowest sex ratio as per 2011 census ?
Daman & Diu (618F/1000M)
• The state with the least population as per 2011 census ? Sikkim
• What was the percentage of Scheduled Tribes (ST) according to the
2011 census ? 8.6% (Scheduled Caste – 16.6%)
• What was the population of Hindu in India as per 2011 census ? 96.63
crores (79.8%)
• The slogan of census 2011 was ‘Our Census,
Our future’. C. Chandramouli was the
Census Commissioner of India 2011.

• Mascot for Census 2011 — an animated woman

with a black Census bag and a stack of files.
• Female Enumerator (महिलl प्रगणक)
• 1st Census in British India : Under MAYO ( 1872)
• Regular census/ interval of every 10 years : Under
Rippon in 1881.

• Population stability achieved by : 2070

• But before this aim was : by 2045

• Population Explosion : 1951-1981 ( जनसंख्या विस्फोट)

• Great Dividing Year: 1921 ( महान विभाजक काल)
• 1st Caste based Census : in 1931
• Highest growth in population : 1961- 1971 (24.80%)
• 15th no. Census was : census of 2011
• After independence: it was 7th No. Census

• Total population: 1210854977

• Sex ratio : 943/ 1000
• Sex ratio in 2001: 933

• 1951 Census ( 1st census after independence)

• Literacy rate : 18%
• Sex ratio: 946
• Population Density: 382 per sq km
 • Census is in : Centre list

• 11 July: world population day

• India holds 17.5% of the world’s population.

• Districts : 640 ( as per Census 2011)

• Child sex ratio : 919

• In 2001 : 927

Total population of India (census 2011) - 121 crore

Male : 51.47 %
Female : 48.53%
• Under the Ministry of Home Affairs,
the office of the Registrar General and
Census Commissioner is responsible for
the decennial Census.

• Shri Mritunjay Kumar

Narayan assumed the charge
as Registrar General & Census
Commissioner of India

According to census 2011, gross fertility rate is 2.4

• The first Economic Census was undertaken in 1977.

• The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes comprise about
16.6% and 8.6%, respectively, of India’s population (according
to the 2011 census).

According to census 2011 data Sonbhadra is the district with the highest
number of scheduled tribes in Uttar Pradesh

According to census 2011 data , sex ratio Sikh community in India has the
lowest sex ratio

According to census 2011, Jainism is the most literate in india

Q.
What is the Overall Literacy Rate in India according
to the census 2011?
2011 की जनगणना के अनुसार भारत में कुल साक्षरता दर वकतनी है?

a) 75.6%
Literacy Rate in India
b) 74.04% Male - 82.14%
c) 73% Female - 65.46%
Overall Literacy – 74.04%
d) 73.04%

Option : B
State with the highest population density Bihar ( 1106)

State with the lowest population density Arunachal Pradesh

Andaman & Nicobar Islands

Union territory with the lowest population
Lakshadweep is the least populates union
density
territory
State with the highest population Uttar Pradesh
State with the lowest population Sikkim
State with the highest sex ratio Kerala
State with the lowest sex ratio Haryana
State with the highest literacy rate Kerala
State with the lowest literacy rate Bihar
Q..

Which state has the highest literacy rate in India?

भारत में वकस राज्य की साक्षरता दर सबसे अविक है?

a) Kerala
• Kerala : 93.91% ~ 94%
b) Tamil Nadu • Lowest literacy rate state : Bihar (61.80 %)

c) Andhra Pradesh • Union Territories :

• Highest : Lakshadweep
d) Maharashtra • Dadra and Nagar Haveli : Lowest male
Literacy rate
Option : A
Q..
As per census 2011 the percentage of urban
population in India was __________.
2011 की जनगणना के अनुसार भारत में शहरी जनसंख्या का
प्रवतशत __________ था।

a) 31.1 • Goa is the most urbanised state

with 62.17% of the population
b) 41.8 living in urban areas.
• In numbers : Maharashtra
c) 25.8
d) 21.8 • Rural Population % : 68.9

Option : A
 Imp Facts
• The total number of males was 62.31 crores and females were 58.74
crores.
• The percentage of population growth during the decade was - 17.7%.
• Sex ratio was - 943 females/1000 males
• Child sex ratio - 919 females/1000 males
• State with highest sex ratio – Kerala (1084 females/1000 males)
• UT with highest sex ratio – Puducherry (1037 females/1000 males)
• State with lowest sex ratio – Haryana (877 females/1000 males)
• UT with lowest sex ratio – Daman and Diu (618 females/1000 males)
Q..
According to the 2011 census, which of the following
states has the highest decadal population growth rate?
2011 की जनगणना के अनुसार वनम्नवलखखत में से वकस राज्य में दशकीय
जनसंख्या िृखि दर सबसे अविक है?

a) Meghalaya State Decadal Growth ( 2001- 2011)

b) Arunachal Pradesh Meghalaya 27.80%

Arunachal Pradesh 25.90%

c) Bihar
Bihar 25.10%
d) West Bengal Jammu Kashmir 23.70%

Mizoram 22.80%
Option : A
• we compare all states and UTs, then the highest
decadal growth is registered by Dadra and Nagar
Haveli is 55.50% and Puducherry.

• The lowest Growth Rate has been of Nagaland –

Negative, followed by Kerala.
Q.

What was the Sex Ratio according to the census 2011?

2011 की जनगणना के अनुसार वलंगानुपात वकतना था?

a) 943
• 943/1000
b) 967 • In 2001: 933
c) 980
d) None

Option : A
 Facts Census of India 2011

State with the highest population density Bihar

State with the lowest population density Arunachal Pradesh

State with the highest population Uttar Pradesh

State with the lowest population Sikkim

State with the highest literacy rate Kerala

State with the lowest literacy rate Bihar

State with the highest sex ratio Kerala

State with the lowest sex ratio Haryana
Q..
Which of the following states has maximum SC
population in India?
वनम्नवलखखत में से वकस राज्य में भारत में अविकतम अनुसचवतत जावत
जनसंख्या है?

a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Bihar
c) Tamil Nadu
d) None of the above

Option : A
 Facts Census of India 2011
The state that has the maximum SC Uttar Pradesh (Sitapur)
population in India is

IN ST ( schedule tribe) Madhya Pradesh

Hindu 79.8%

Muslim 14.2%

Highest population district Thane (Maharashtra)

Lowest population district Dibang valley ( Arunachal Pradesh)

Q..
Which of the following state is third highest most
populated state in India?
वनम्नवलखखत में से कौन सा राज्य भारत में तीसरा सबसे अविक
आबादी िाला राज्य है?

a) Uttar Pradesh
• Up, Maharashtra, Bihar,
b) Maharashtra
West Bengal, Andhra
c) Bihar Pradesh

d) West Bengal

Option : C
 Facts Census of India 2011
Up, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal,
Most populated States
Andhra Pradesh

Delhi
Most populated UTs Puducherry
Chandigarh

Sikkim, Mizoram, Arunachal pradesh,Goa,

Least populated states
Nagaland
Lakshadweep, A & N Islands, Dadar Nagar
Least populated UTs
haveli
 Facts Census of India 2011

Highest Sex ratio ( UT) Puducherry (1037)

Lowest sex ratio ( UT) Daman & Diu

Population, population density, SC

Delhi ( Top)
Population (UT)

ST POPULATION (UT) Lakshadweep (Top)

Literacy rate (UT) Lakshadweep

DELHI
Highest Population Density (UT)
Q..
As per Census 2011, which state of India has
the highest sex ratio ?
2011 की जनगणना के अनुसार भारत के वकस राज्य में
वलंगानुपात सबसे अविक है ?

a) Chhattisgarh
• In 2011, male to female ratio
b) Tamil Nadu for Kerala was 1,084 females
per 1,000 males.
c) Andhra Pradesh
d) Kerala

Option : D
 Name of state or Highest Sex Ratio (as
State/UT Rank
Union Territory per Census 2011)

1. Kerala 1084
2. Puducherry 1037
3. Tamil Nadu 996

4. Andhra Pradesh 993

5. Chhattisgarh 991
 Facts Census of India 2011
Highest Rural population in numbers Uttar Pradesh
And in percentage % Himachal Pradesh

Lowest Female literacy Bihar > Rajasthan > Jharkhand

The Union Territory with the lowest density

Andaman & Nicobar Islands
of population is

Highest Fertility rate Bihar

Q.
As per census 2011 , which of the following Laungages
after hindi is the most spoken by maximum number of
people in India ?

a) Bengali • Hindi spoken: 43.63%

b) Tamil
c) Urdu
d) None

Option : A
Q..
Which of the following states has zero Scheduled
Tribe (ST) population as per Census 2011 ?
2011 की जनगणना के अनुसार वनम्नवलखखत में से वकस राज्य में
अनुसचवतत जनजावत की जनसंख्या शचन्य है ?

a) West Bengal
• Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh,
b) Maharashtra Delhi and Puducherry have no
population of Scheduled tribes
c) Punjab as per Census 2011.
d) Assam

Option : C
 State with the highest proportion of
Mizoram (94.5 %)
Scheduled Tribes
State with the lowest proportion of
Goa (0.04 %)
Scheduled Tribes
UT with the highest proportion of
Lakshadweep (94.5 %)
Scheduled Tribes
UT with the lowest proportion of
A & N Islands (8.3 %)
Scheduled Tribes
District with the highest proportion of
Sarchhip, Mizoram ( 98.1%)
Scheduled Tribes
District with the lowest proportion of
Hathras, Uttar Pradesh (0.01%)
Scheduled Tribes
Q..

Which State/UT’s in India has the 2nd highest sex ratio?

भारत के वकस राज्य में दचसरा सबसे अविकवलंगानुपात है ?

a) Daman and Diu • Haryana has the lowest sex ratio

(877) in Indian states
b) Puducherry • Kerala has the highest sex ratio of
1084 in all Indian states.
c) Kerala
• The union territory Daman Diu has
d) Karnataka the lowest sex ratio of 618.
• Puducherry has the second-highest
sex ratio of 1037 in Indian states.
Option : B
Q.
Which State is the lowest Populated density
state according to the census 2011 ?
जनगणना 2011 के अनुसार सबसे कम घनत्व िाला राज्य कौन
सा है?

a) Haryana • Population density means the

number of people per square
b) Punjab kilometer.
c) Arunachal Pradesh • Arunachal Pradesh has 17
people living per square
d) None kilometer.

Option : C
•Population density (persons per sq. km) by state
•Highest
• Bihar - 1106
• West Bengal - 1028 Highest density
• Kerala - 859
• Uttar Pradesh - 829
• Haryana - 573
•Lowest
• Arunachal Pradesh - 17
• Mizoram - 52
• Sikkim - 86
• Nagaland - 119
Lowest density
• Manipur - 122
Q.
Which is the least Literate state according to
the census 2011?
2011 की जनगणना के अनुसार सबसे नीते का साक्षर वजला
कौन सा है?

a) Goa
b) Bihar
c) Sikkim
d) None

Option : B
 Facts Census of India 2011
Daman Diu
Least Sex ratio Name of state or Union Chandigarh
Territory Delhi
Hariyana ( Least sex ratio)

Highest literacy rate UT Lakshadweep (92.28)%

Kerala
Lakshadweep
Highest literacy rate
Mizorum
(State & UT)
Goa
Tripura

Lowest male literacy rate in India (UT) Dadra and Nager Haveli ( 77.24)

Bihar, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan,

Least Literacy rate
Jharkhand, Andhra Pradesh
Q.

Which is the smallest state in India geographically ?

भौगोवलक दृवि से भारत का सबसे छोटा राज्य कौन सा है ?

a) Assam • The total geographical area of

b) Goa Goa is about 3,702 square km.
c) Sikkim • Sikkim is the least populated
d) Tripura state.

Option : B
Q..
As per the 2011 Census data, in which of the following
union territories the female population out numbers
the male population?

a) Chandigarh • The Union Territory with the

highest sex ratio (1037 females/
b) Lakshadweep 1000 males).
c) Andaman & Nicobar
d) Puducherry

Option : D
Q..
What is the place of Uttar Pradesh in the states of
India in terms of area?
क्षेत्रफल की दृवि से उत्तर प्रदे श का भारत के राज्यों में कौन-सा स्थान है

a) Fourth
b) Fifth Area wise state Population wise state
1.Rajasthan .1.Uttar Pradesh
c) Second 2.Madhya Pradesh 2.Maharshtra
3.Maharashtra 3.Bihar
d) Third
4.Uttar Pradesh 4.West Bengal

Option : A
Q.

Number of villages covered in 2011 Census of India is

भारत की 2011 की जनगणना में शावमल गांिों की संख्या है

a) 6,40,930 • No. of districts: 640

• No. of towns: 7933
b) 6,30,867 • No.of villages: 640930
c) 5,67894
There were 29 questions canvassed during
d) 45,8969 population enumeration in the Census of 2011.

Option : A
 Revision

• State with the highest population density – Bihar ( 1106)

• State with the lowest population density – Arunachal Pradesh (17)
• Union territory with Highest population – Delhi
• Union territory with least population – Lakshadweep
• State with the highest population – Uttar Pradesh
• State with the lowest population – Sikkim
• State with the highest sex ratio – Kerala
• State with the lowest sex ratio – Haryana
• State with the highest literacy rate – Kerala
• State with the lowest literacy rate – Bihar
 Facts about cities

• Mumbai city of Maharashtra is the most populated city in India.

• Kapurthala city of Punjab is the least populated.

• Kozhikode of Kerala has the highest sex ratio of 1093 females per 1000 males.

• Bhiwandi city of Maharashtra has the lowest sex ratio of 709 females per 1000
males.

• Aizawl city of Mizoram has the highest literacy rate of 98.76 Percent.

• Sambhal of UP is the least literate city in India with a figure of 48 Percent only.

• North East Delhi has the highest density.

 Question for You
According to the 2011 census, which of the following
states has the highest decadal population growth rate?
2011 की जनगणना के अनुसार वनम्नवलखखत में से वकस राज्य में दशकीय
जनसंख्या िृखि दर सबसे अविक है?

a) Meghalaya
b) Arunachal Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) West Bengal
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