Census
1. conducted - every ten years by the Office of the Registrar General and Census
Commissioner, India, under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
2. The first attempt - in 1872 by lord mayo not complete
3. The first synchronous and official census -in 1881 under the supervision of W.C Plowden,
the then Census Commissioner of India. Lord Ripon,
4. First census of any Indian city - Decca (1830) by Henry Walter (called father of Indian
census)
5. Post independence (1st census ) -1951
6. Latest 15th from 1872 and after indp. 7th
Census 2011: Key Highlights
General Information
Conducted by: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India
Year: 2011
Register general – C Chandramouli
Motto - our census, our future
15th Census of India and 7th after Independence
Total Population:
1,210,854,977 (approx. 1.21 billion)
17.5% of total population of the world resides in india
o Males: 623.7 million (51.54%)
o Females: 586.5 million (48.46%)
Highest Lowest
State Up – MH - Bihar Sikkim
UTs Delhi Lakshadweep
District Thane (MH) Dibang valley (raunchily
Pradesh)
Districts with Highest and Lowest Population (2011)
Highest Population District
District: Thane (Maharashtra)
o Population: 11,060,148
Lowest Population District
District: Dibang Valley (Arunachal Pradesh)
o Population: 7,948
Sex Ratio & Child Sex Ratio (0-6 years)
Overall Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 Males): 943 (improved from 933 in 2001)
Rural sex ratio – 949
Urban - 929
Highest Lowest
State Kerala (1084) Harayana (879)
UTs Puducherry (1037) Daman and diu (618)
District Mahe (1176) Daman (533)
Child Sex Ratio (0-6 years): 919 (declined from 927 in 2001)
Highest child sex ratio – arunchal Pradesh 972
o Lowest in Haryana (834)
Literacy
Overall literacy rate: 74.04%
o Males: 82.14%
o Females: 65.46%
o Gender gap – 16.68%
HIGHEST LOWEST
STATE Kerala 94% Bihar 61.8%
UT Lakshadweep 91.8 % Dadra nagar haveli 77.24%
DISTRICT Serchhip Alirajpur (Madhya
(Mizoram): 98.76% Pradesh): 37.22%
Population density
Census 2011 – 382 where 2001 -325
Highest Lowest
State Bihar 1106 Arunchal Pradesh 17
Ut Delhi 11320 Andaman and nicobar 46
India’s Population Growth Rate (Census 2011)
Decadal Growth Rate (2001–2011): 17.64%
Annual Growth Rate (approx.): 1.64% per annum
Meghalaya – 27.82% highest
Kerala – 4.91% lowest
District-Level Extremes
Highest Growth Rate District:
Kurung Kumey, Arunachal Pradesh – 111.01%
Lowest Growth Rate District:
Kodagu, Karnataka – -1.51% (population decline)
Urbanization
Urban population: 31.16% (was 27.81% in 2001)
Top 3 most populous cities:
1. Mumbai – 18.4 million
2. Delhi – 16.3 million
3. Bangalore – 8.5 million
Scheduled Castes (SC)
Total SC Population: 20.13 crore
Percentage of Total Population: 16.6%
Sex Ratio (SC): 945 females per 1,000 males
SC Literacy Rate:
Overall: 66.1%
Male: 75.2%
Female: 56.5%
States with Highest SC Population (by %):
Punjab – 31.9%
Himachal Pradesh – 25.2%
West Bengal – 23.5%
State with Lowest SC Population (by %):
Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram – less than 1%
Scheduled Tribes (ST)
Total ST Population: 10.45 crore
Percentage of Total Population: 8.6%
Sex Ratio (ST): 990 females per 1,000 males
ST Literacy Rate:
Overall: 59.0%
Male: 68.5%
Female: 49.4%
States with Highest ST Population (by %):
Mizoram – 94.4%
Lakshadweep – 94.8%
Nagaland – 86.5%
Meghalaya – 86.1%
States with Highest ST Population (in numbers):
Madhya Pradesh – ~1.53 crore (14.7% of total STs)
Maharashtra, Odisha, Rajasthan also have large ST populations
Religion
Religion Population % of Total Population
Hindu 966.3 million 79.80%
Muslim 172.2 million 14.23%
Christian 27.8 million 2.30%
Sikh 20.8 million 1.72%
Buddhist 8.4 million 0.70%
Jain 4.5 million 0.37%
Other Religions &
8.2 million 0.66%
Persuasions
Religion Not Stated 2.9 million 0.24%
Important for SSC:
Muslims had highest growth (24.6%)
Jains had lowest growth (5.4%)
Punjab is the only Sikh-majority state
Nagaland is the only Christian-majority state
7. Workforce
Total workers: 481.7 million (39.8% of population)
o Main workers: 30.2%
o Marginal workers: 9.6%
High participation in agriculture and informal sectors
