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Census NPR Vital Statistics
The estimated population of India in 2011 is projected to be 1192 million – an addition of 164 million
Decadal Growth rate in 2001-2011 works out to be15.9% from 21.5% in 1991-2001
Surface Area
India – 2.4%
Population
India – 16.9%
Every 6th person in the world is an Indian
Data Highlights -2001 Census
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(In Crore)
Population of India since 1961
Population of India increased from 43.9 crore in 1961 Census to 102.8 crore in 2001 Census
India
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All Ages 0-6 age group
Sex Ratio - India - 1961-2001
Sex ratio declined from 941 in 1961 to 933 in 2001 Census
Child sex ratio saw a steep decline from 976 in 1961 to 927 in 2001
Census
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• Male literacy rate increased from 40.4% in 1961 Census to 75.2% in 2001• Female literacy rate increased from 15.4% in 1961 Census to 53.7% in
2001
Literacy Rates - 1961-2001 Census
India(In Percentage)
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Religion- 2001 Census
HindusMuslims
ChristiansSikhs
BuddhistsJainsOthers
RNS
India
80.5%
13.4%
2800 Religions were returned during Census 2001. About 94% of the population in India returned
themselves as Hindus or Muslims
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Language- 2001 Census
India
6661 Mother Tongues returned in Census 2001. Hindi has been returned as the predominant language spoken by about 41% of the population. Next four in order of
number of speakers are: Bengali (8.1%), Telugu (7.2%), Marathi (7%) and Tamil (5.9%)
41%
8.1%
7.2%
7%
5.9%
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(In Percentage)
Work Participation Rate
India
Work Participation Rate in India increased from 37.5% in 1991 Census to 39.1% in 2001 Census
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Projected Population
2001 2006 2011 2016 2021 2026
India
Population of India is estimated to rise from 1.02 billion in 2001 to 1.19 billion in 2011 and 1.4 billion in 2026
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2001 2011 ChangePopulation (in Mn) 1028 1192 +15.9%Male (in Mn) 532 617 +16.0%Female (in Mn) 496 575 +15.9%18+ yrs (in Mn) 599 772 +28.8%Sex Ratio 933 932 -1 unitPopulation Density 313 363 +50 0-14 (%) 35.4 29.1 -6.3 pts15-59 (%) 57.7 62.6 +4.9 pts60+ (%) 6.9 8.3 +1.4 ptsDependency Ratio 734 596 -138
Projected Population- Census 2011
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