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CENSUS 2011
 History of Census of India dates back to 1800 AD.
 The first warden of Census is found in Arthasastra.
 First country to conduct Census is Sweden in the year 1749 AD.
 The first attempt to conduct Census of India was started by James Prinsep from the Indian
cities of Allahabad and Banaras.
 The Census of India which was conducted in an improper manner / unofficial way was
conducted in 1872 AD under Lord Mayo the Governor General and Viceroy of India.
 The first Census of India which was conducted in a proper manner / official way was
conducted in 1881 AD under Lord Rippon the Governor General and Viceroy of India.
 The sex ratio of India as per 2011 census is 940 females per 1000 males.
 The decennial census was duly conducted in India in 1881 AD when the Governor General
and Viceroy of India was Lord Rippon.
 State / Union Territory having high Population density in India is Delhi (all over India
including both States and Union Territories).
 State having high Population density in India is Bihar (1102 per square kilometre).
 State having the highest level of literacy is Kerala. If Kerala is absent in the options, then the
answer will be Mizoram (percentage wise).
 State having highest population as per 2011 census is Uttar Pradesh.
 State having the least population as per 2011 census is Sikkim.
 State of India having lowest population density as per 2011 census is Arunachal Pradesh (17
per square kilometre).
 The overall literacy rate of India as per 2011 census is 74%.
 The literacy rate of India in females as per 2011 census is 65%.
 The literacy rate of India in males as per 2011 census is 82%.
 The state of India which has negative population rate as per 2011 census is Nagaland.
 The largest tribal group in India as per 2011 census is Bheel.
 The largest tribal group in India at present is Gond.
 The state of India which has the lowest sex ratio as per 2011 census is Haryana.
 The state of India which has the highest number of tigers as per 2011 census is Madhya
Pradesh.
 Madhya Pradesh was given the status of “Tiger State” in 2011.
 The second most populous state of India as per 2011 census is Maharashtra.
 The last edition, Census 2011 was the 15th Census.
 Indian Census 2011 was conducted in 16 languages.
 According to the 2011 census, India’s share in the total population of the world is
approximately 17.5%.
 The Census has been included in the seventh schedule of the Indian Constitution.
 The percentage of rural population in 2011 census was 68.8 percent.
 According to Census 2011, the state of Meghalaya has the highest population growth rate.
 The population of India as per 2011 census is 1,210 million.
 According to “State of World Population Report”, India’s population will exceed that of China
in 2023 (has exceeded now).
  According to Census 2011, the population growth rate of India has been 17.72%.
 According to Census 2011, the Union Territory of Dadra and Nagar Haveli has the highest
population growth rate.

BOOKS AND AUTHORS

 The book “Suryavansam” is written by Sivasankari.
 Sivasankari won the Saraswati Samman Award 2023 for her book “Suryavansam”.
 Bill Gates wrote the book “How to Prevent the Next Pandemic”.
 The book “Pagalkhana” is written by Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi in 2018.
 Dr. Gyan Chaturvedi has been awarded with the “Vyas Samman” for his book “Pagalkhana”.
 The book “Birsa Munda — Janjatiya Nayak” is written by Prof. Alok Chakrawal.
 Badri Narayan has been awarded the Sahitya Academy Award 2022 for his work “Tumadi ke
Shabd”.
 Bimal Jalan wrote the book “The India Story”.
 The International Booker Prize 2022 winner “Tomb of Sand” is written by Gitanjali Shree.
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