CENSUS

tux.kuk
MAXIMUM POPULATION DENSITY (SQ KM)  Puducherry - 1037

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vf/dre tula[;k ?kuRo (oxZ fdeh) iqMqpsjh & 1037
 Bihar : 1106 person/sq. km. MINIMUM SEX RATIO (UT)

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fcgkj% 1106 O;fÙkQ@oxZ fdeh- U;wure fyax vuqikr (;wVh)
 West Bengal : 1028 Person/sq. km.  Daman & Diu - (618)
if'pe caxky% 1028 O;fÙkQ@oxZ fdeh- neu vkSj nho & (618)
 Overall Density in India 382 Person/sq. km.  Note : The Sex Ratio of India is 983.
Hkkjr esa dqy ?kuRo 382 O;fÙkQ@oxZ fdeh- uksV % Hkkjr dk fyaxkuqikr 983 gSA
HIGHEST LITERACY RATE
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MINIMUM POPULATION DENSITY (SQ KM)
U;wure tula[;k ?kuRo (oxZ fdeh) mPpre lk{kjrk nj
 Arunachal Pradesh - 17 Persons/sq. km.  Kerala - 94%
v#.kkpy çns'k & 17 O;fÙkQ@oxZ fdeh- dsjy & 94%
 Mizoram - 52 Person/sq. km.  Mizoram - 91.3%
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fetksje & 52 O;fÙkQ@oxZ fdeh- fetksje & 91-3%
MINIMUM LITERACY RATE
HIGHEST POPULATION DENSITY UNION TERRITORIES
lokZf/d tula[;k ?kuRo okys dsaæ 'kkflr çns'k U;wure lk{kjrk nj
 Bihar - 61.8%
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 Delhi - 11320 Persons/sq km.

fnYyh & 11320 O;fÙkQ@oxZ fdeh- fcgkj & 61-8%
 Arunachal Pradesh - 65.4%
 Andman and Nicobar - 46 Persons/sq. km.
vaMeku vkSj fudksckj & 46 O;fÙkQ@oxZ fdeh- v#.kkpy çns'k & 65-4%
HIGHEST LITERACY RATE (UNION TERRITORY)
MAXIMUM SEX RATIO (STATE) (1000 GIRLS)
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vf/dre fyaxkuqikr (jkT;) (1000 yM+fd;k¡) mPpre lk{kjrk nj (dsaæ 'kkflr çns'k)
  91.8% (Lakshadweep)
Kerala : 1084
dsjy % 1084 91-8% (y{k}hi)
 Tamil Nadu : 995 UNION TERRITORY WITH MINIMUM LITERACY
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rfeyukMq % 995 U;wure lk{kjrk okyk dsaæ 'kkflr çns'k

MINIMUM SEX RATIO  76.2% (Dadra & Nagar Haveli)
U;wure fyaxkuqikr 76-2% (nknjk ,oa uxj gosyh)
 Haryana : 879 BIGGEST DIFFERENCE IN FEMALE AND MALE LITERACY
gfj;k.kk % 879 RATE
 Jammu and Kashmir : 889 efgyk vkSj iq#"k lk{kjrk nj esa lcls cM+k varj
tEew vkSj d'ehj% 889  Rajasthan
HIGHEST SEX RATIO (UNION TERRITORY) jktLFkku
mPpre fyaxkuqikr (dsaæ 'kkflr çns'k)

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POPULATION
tula[;k
 Census in India stared in 1872 during the tenure of Lord
Mayo.
Hkkjr esa tux.kuk 1872 esa ykWMZ es;ks ds dk;Zdky esa 'kq: gqbZA
 Regular census was started from 1881.
1881 ls fu;fer tux.kuk çkjEHk dh xbZA
 The credit for conducting the first census in the world goes
to Sweden (1749).
tula[;k 31-20% gS tcfd xzkeh.k tula[;k 68-8% gSA
 Under the National Population Policy, 2000, the target of
achieving stability in population has been changed from
2045 to 2070.
jk"Vªh; tula[;k uhfr] 2000 ds varxZr tula[;k esa fLFkjrk
çkIr djus dk y{; 2045 ls cnydj 2070 dj fn;k x;k gSA
MOST POPULOUS STATE
lokZf/d tula[;k okyk jkT;
 Uttar Pradesh : 20 crores

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fo'o esa igyh tux.kuk djkus dk Js; LohMu (1749) dks mÙkj çns'k% 20 djksM+
tkrk gSA  Maharashtra : 11 crore
 The highest authority of census regulation is Register Gen- egkjk"Vª% 11 djksM+

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eral and Cencus Commissioner.  Bihar : 10 crores
tux.kuk fofu;eu dk lokZsPp çkf/dkjh jftLVj tujy vkSj fcgkj % 10 djksM+
lsudl dfe'uj gSaA STATES WITH THE LEAST POPULATION
 This was the seventh census of the independent India. lcls de tula[;k okys jkT;
;g Lora=k Hkkjr dh lkroha tux.kuk FkhA  Sikkim - 6 lakhs
flfDde & 6 yk•
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Accordint to 2011 data, the population of India is 121 crore
(approx), which is 17.5% of the total population of the
world.
 Mizoram - 10 lakh
fetksje& 10 yk•
2011 ds vkadM+ksa ds vuqlkj] Hkkjr dh tula[;k 121 djksM+ UNION TERRITORISE
(yxHkx) gS] tks fo'o dh dqy tula[;k dk 17-5% gSA dsaæ 'kkflr çns'k
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 According to the 2011 census, The number of SC is 20 Most populous state : Delhi (1.67 crore)
Crores. lokZf/d tula[;k okyk jkT; % fnYyh (1-67 djksM+)
2011 dh tux.kuk ds eqrkfcd vuqlwfpr tkfr dh la[;k 20  Minimum Population Lakshdweep (64 thousand)
djksM+ gSA U;wure tula[;k y{k}hi (64 gtkj)
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 State with Highest SC population - Uttar Pradesh DECENNIAL GROWTH (STATE)

lokZf/d vuqlwfpr tkfr tula[;k okyk jkT; & mÙkj çns'k n'kdh; o`f¼ (jkT;)
 ST population as of 2011 is 10 crores.  Meghalaya - 27.8%
2011 rd vuqlwfpr tutkfr dh vkcknh 10 djksM+ gSA es?kky; & 27-8%
 State with maximum ST - Madhya Pradesh
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 Arunachal Pradesh -26%

lokZf/d vuqlwfpr tutkfr okyk jkT; & eè; çns'k v#.kkpy çns'k &26%
DECADAL GROWTH  DECADAL DECLINE (STATE)
n'kdh; o`f¼ n'kdh; fxjkoV (jkT;)
 The growth rate of India's population during 2001-2011
Nagaland -0.6%
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has been 17.64% in 2001, it was 21.15%.

ukxkySaM &0-6%
2001&2011 ds nkSjku Hkkjr dh tula[;k dh o`f¼ nj 17-
Kerala 4.9%
64% jgh gS] 2001 esa ;g 21-15% FkhA
dsjy 4-9%
URBAN POPULATION IMPORTANT FACTS
'kgjh vkcknh egRoiw.kZ rF;
 According to the 2011 census. In the total population of  Henry Walter is known as the father of the Indian census.
the country. The urban population is 31.20% while the rural
gsujh okYVj dks Hkkjrh; tux.kuk dk tud dgk tkrk gSA
population is 68.8%.
 The census was first started under British vicroy Lord Mayo
2011 dh tux.kuk ds vuqlkj- ns'k dh dqy tula[;k esa 'kgjh in 1872 (Not official)

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 tux.kuk igyh ckj 1872 esa fczfV'k ok;ljk; ykWMZ es;ks ds
v/hu 'kq: dh xbZ Fkh (vkf/dkfjd ugha)
 The first official census was taken under British rule on
1881 by Lord Ripon.
fczfV'k 'kklu ds rgr igyh vkf/dkfjd tux.kuk 1881 dks
ykWMZ fjiu }kjk djkbZ xbZ FkhA
 Nodal Ministry - Ministry of Home Affairs.
uksMy ea=kky; & x`g ea=kky;A
 Census is a union subject under article 246 of Indian Con-
stitution.
Hkkjrh; lafo/ku ds vuqPNsn 246 ds rgr tux.kuk ,d la?k
dk fo"k; gSA
 The First independent census was conducted in 1951 un-
der census of India act 1948.
Hkkjr dh tux.kuk vf/fu;e 1948 ds rgr igyh Lora=k
tux.kuk 1951 esa vk;ksftr dh xbZ FkhA
 Census 2011 was the 15th National census of the country
since 1872 and the 7th after independence.
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tux.kuk 2011] 1872 ds ckn ls ns'k dh 15oha vkSj vktknh
ds ckn 7oha jk"Vªh; tux.kuk FkhA
 The socio economic and caste census was held in 2011 for
the first time since independance.
vktknh ds ckn igyh ckj 2011 esa lkekftd vkfFkZd vkSj
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tkfr tux.kuk gqbZ FkhA
 Economic status
vkfFkZd fLFkfr
 Specific caste
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fof'k"V tkfr
 The first registar General and census Commissioner of in-
dependent India was R.A. Gopalswami.
Lora=k Hkkjr ds çFke jftLVªkj tujy ,oa tux.kuk vk;qÙkQ
vkj-,- xksikyLokeh FksA
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 The slogan of census 2011 was 'Our census Our future'
2011 dh tux.kuk dk ukjk Fkk ^gekjh tux.kuk gekjk Hkfo";*
 Mascut of 2011 Indian census - A woman enumerator
2011 Hkkjrh; tux.kuk dk 'kqHkadj & ,d efgyk x.kukdkj
CM Chandramauli was the Registrar General and census
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commissionar of India for the 2011 Indian census.
lh,e paæekSyh 2011 dh Hkkjrh; tux.kuk ds fy, Hkkjr ds
jftLVªkj tujy vkSj tux.kuk vk;qÙkQ FksA
 The population of India - 121.05 crore.
Hkkjr dh tula[;k & 121-05 djksM+-
 Percent of the world population - 17.5%
fo'o tula[;k dk çfr'kr & 17-5%
 The urban population in total population in India 31.36%
Hkkjr esa dqy tula[;k esa 'kgjh tula[;k 31-36%
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 Total population of India conssprises 68.84%.
Hkkjr dh dqy tula[;k 68-84% gSA
 Bhil is the most popular tribe with a total percent 37.7%
of the ST population.
vuqlwfpr tutkfr vkcknh esa dqy 37-7% fgLlsnkjh ds lkFk
Hkhy lcls yksdfç; tutkfr gSA
 Most speaking language - Hindi.
lokZf/d cksyh tkus okyh Hkk"kk & fgUnhA
 Second most speaking language - Bengali.
nwljh lcls T;knk cksyh tkus okyh Hkk"kk & ckaXykA
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 Child Sex ratio (0-6 year per/1000) - 919
cky fyaxkuqikr (0&6 o"kZ çfr@1000) & 919
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 Highest - Arunachal Pradesh (972)
lokZsPp & v#.kkpy çns'k (972)
 Lowest Haryana (834)
U;wure gfj;k.kk (834)
 First Economic census- 1977 (Started)
çFke vkfFkZd tux.kuk& 1977 (çkjaHk)
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Highest populted Districts of India 2011 - Thana
(Maharashtra) - 1.1 crore
Hkkjr ds lcls vf/d vkcknh okys ftys 2011 & Fkkuk
(egkjk"Vª) & 1-1 djksM+
 Lowest populated districts 2011 - Debang Valley -7948
lcls de vkcknh okys ftys 2011 & nsckax ?kkVh &7948
 State with highest growth rate Meghalaya (+27.9%)
lokZsPp fodkl nj okyk jkT; es?kky; ($27-9%)
 States with lowest growth rate - Nagaland (-6%)
U;wure fodkl nj okys jkT; & ukxkySaM (&6%)
 Union territories with lowest growth rate -(Lakhadweep)
U;wure fodkl nj okys dsaæ 'kkflr çns'k & (y{k}hi)
 The literacy rate of India - 74.04%
Hkkjr dh lk{kjrk nj & 74-04%
 Women - 65.46%
efgyk,a & 65-46%
 Men -82.14%
iq#"k &82-14%
 The scheduled caste and schedule tribe - 16.2% & 8.2%
vuqlwfpr tkfr vkSj vuqlwfpr tutkfr & 16-2% vkSj 8-2%
 States & Union territory with highest SC population - UP;
Percentage - Punjab
mPpre vuqlwfpr tkfr tula[;k okys jkT; vkSj dsaæ 'kkflr
çns'k & mÙkj çns'k_ çfr'kr & iatkc
 Religion:
/eZ%
 Hindusiam - 79.8%
fgUnw /eZ & 79-8%
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 Muslim 14.2%, Christan 2.3%
eqfLye 14-2%, bZlkbZ 2-3%
 Sikhism - 1.7%
fl• /eZ & 1-7%
 Buddism - 0.7%
ckS¼ /eZ & 0-7%
 Jainism - 0.4%
tSu /eZ & 0-4%
 Year of great divide in the demographic history of India -

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1921
Hkkjr ds tulkaf[;dh; bfrgkl esa egku foHkktu dk o"kZ &
1921

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 State of world population report is published UNPF.
fo'o tula[;k dh fLFkfr ij fjiksVZ ;w,uih,iQ }kjk çdkf'kr
dh xbZ gSA

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