The 15th Census of India and the seventh Census of Independent India-2011 was started on 1st April 2010 with President Pratibha Patil being the first citizen to be enumerated, followed by Vice President Hamid Ansari.
The estimated cost of the Census was 22 Billion Rupees. The motto of census 2011 was 'Our Census, Our future'.
Census 2011 is the 15 Census of India since 1872. Census 2011 was held in two phases:
i. Houselisting & Housing Census : (April to September 2010)
The population of the country as per the provisional figures of Census 2011 is 1210.19 million of which 623.7 million (51.54%) are males and 586.46 million (48.46%) are females.
The major highlights of the Census 2011 (Provisional figures) are as under:
i. The population of India has increased by more than 181 million during the decade 2001-2011.
ii. Uttar Pradesh (199.5 million) is the most populous State in the country followed by Maharashtra with 112 million.
The percentage decadal growth rates of the six most populous States have declined during 2001-2011 compared to 1991-2001:
Five largest Populous State of the Country
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1. Uttar Pradesh
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19,95,81,477
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2. Maharashtra
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11,23,72,972
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3. Bihar
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10,38,04,637
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4. West Bengal
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9,13,47,736
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5. Andhra Pradesh
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8,46,65,533
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Highest Populous State - Uttar Pradesh
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Five least Populous State of the Country
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1. Lakshadweep
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64,429
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2. Daman & Diu
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2,42,911
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3. D & N Haveli
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3,42,853
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4. A & N islands
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3,79,944
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5. Sikkim
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6,07,688
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Least Populous UT - Lakshadweep,
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Density of Population (person per sq km)
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Density of Population in India
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382
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Highest Density in State
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Delhi (11297)
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Lowest Density in State
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Arunachal Pradesh (17)
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Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 Males)
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Sex ratio in India
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940
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Child (0-6 years) sex ratio
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914
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Highest sex ratio in state
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Kerala (1084)
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Lowest sex ratio in UTs
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Daman & Diu (618)
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Highest child (0-6) sex ratio in state
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Mizoram (971)
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Lowest child (0-6) sex ratio in state
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Haryana (830)
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Literacy Rate in India
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Total Person Literacy Rate
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74%
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Males
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82.14%
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Females
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65.46%
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Highest Literacy Rate in state
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Kerala - 93.11%,
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Lowest Literacy Rate in state
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Bihar - 63.82%.
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Note: i. This is the highest sex ratio recorded since Census 1971 and a shade lower than 1961. Increase in sex ratio is observed in 29 States/UTs.
ii. Literacy rate has gone up from 64.83 per cent in 2001 to 74.04 per cent in 2011 showing an increase of 9.21 percentage points.
iii. Uttar Pradesh (199.5 million) is the most populous State in the country – population is more than the population of Brazil.
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