Census 2011

DENSITY OF POPULATION, 2011

GROWTH OF POPULATION2001-2011

CHILD SEX RATIO IN AGE GROUP 0-6, 2011

Data Product Code00-003-2011-Cen-Data Sheet(E)

Females 58,64,69,174

Total Population 1,21,01,93,422

Males 62,37,24,248

CENSUS OF INDIA 2011

PROVISIONAL POPULATION TOTALS - INDIA - DATA SHEET

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EFECTIVE FEMALELITERACY RATE, 2011

POPULATION, 2011

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Notes:

1. The figures for India and Manipur, include by sex, the estimated population, 0-6 population and literates of Paomata, Mao Maram and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur for Census 2001 and 2011.2. For working out density of India and the State of Jammu & Kashmir, the entire area and population of those portions of Jammu & Kashmir which are under illegal occupation of Pakistan and China have not been taken into account.3. For Census 2011, the population of “Others” has been clubbed with the “Males” for working out population, 0-6 population, literates and related rates and ratios.

Source: Series-1, India, Provisional Population Totals, Paper-I of 2011

Japan 1.9% U.S.A 4.5%

Nigeria 2.3% Brazil 2.8%

Russian Fed 2.0% Indonesia 3.4%

India 17.5%Other Countries

41.2%

China 19.4%

Bangladesh 2.4% Pakistan 2.7%

India in World Population

•Population of India, at 1210.2 million, is almost equal to the combined population of U.S.A., Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan put together- the population of these six countries totals 1214.3 million!

•Population of India has increased by more than 181 million during the decade 2001-2011. The absolute addition is slightly lower than the population of Brazil, the fifth most populous country in the world!

Population (in millions), India: 1901-2011

1210.191200.00

1400.00

252 09 251 32278.98

318.66

361.09

439.23

548.16

683.33

846.42

1028.74

400.00

600.00

800.00

1000.00

N M

ILLI

ON

)

238.40 252.09 251.32

0.00

200.00

1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011

POPU

LATI

ON

(IN

CENSUS YEAR

•2001-2011 is the first decade (with the exception of 1911-1921) which has actually added lesser population compared to the previousdecade.

•Census 2011 marks a milestone in the demographic history of the country as the percentage decadalgrowth during 2001-2011has registered the sharpest decline since independence. For 2001-2011, this decadal growth has become 17.64 percent, a decrease of 3.90 percentage points from 21.54 percent for the period 2001-2011.

Child sex ratio 0-6 years and overall sex ratio India: 1961-2011

976

964

962

945

927

914

941

930

934

927

933 940

900

910

920

930

940

950

960

970

980

990

1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011

Sex ratio 0-6

Overall sex ratio

Census Years

Fem

ales

per

100

0 m

ales

•The sex ratio of India is 940, the highest since 1971. The sex ratio has risen by seven points since Census 2001.

•Majority of the States identified as gender critical have shown increasing trend in the sex ratio.

•Sex ratio has arisen in all major States, except two, Bihar and Jammu & Kashmir.

•The fall in child sex ratio has been unabated since 1961. As per Census 2011, it has declined to reach an all time low of 914.

21.64

24.824.66

23.87

21.54

17.6419.91

23.01

25.4325.12

24.99

20.92

23.00

26.17

24.08

22.92

18.90

14.99

14

16

18

20

22

24

26

28

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ENTA

GE

DEC

AD

AL

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WTH

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India

EAG States

Non-EAG States/UTs

1951

-196

1

1961

-197

1

1971

-198

1

1981

-199

1

1991

-200

1

2001

-201

1

P

CENSUS YEARS

Growth rates of India, EAG States and non- EAG States and Union Territories, 1951-1961 to 2001-2011

•For the first time, there is a significant fall in growth rate of population in the EAG States after decades of stagnation.

•The percentage decadal growth rates of the six most populous States, namely, Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh have all fallen during 2001-2011 compared to 1991-2001, the fall being the lowest for Andhra Pradesh (3.5 percentage points) and highest for Maharashtra (6.7 percentage points).

EAG States: • Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Bihar, Jharkhand, MadhyaPradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa

Population share of States and Union Territories, India: 2011

•Uttar Pradesh is the most populous State with almost 200 million people, which is more than the population of Brazil.

•The combined population of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra (the second most populous State), at 312 million, is substantially greater than the population of USA.

•Three-fifth of India’s population live in one of the seven States:

Uttar Pradesh: 199.6 millionMaharashtra: 112.4 millionBihar: 103.8 millionWest Bengal: 91.3 millionAndhra Pradesh: 84.7 millionMadhya Pradesh: 72.6 millionTamil Nadu: 72.1 million

•The least populous State is Sikkim.

•Among the Union Territories, NCT of Delhi is the most populous.

Tamil Nadu 6%

Rajasthan 6%

Bihar 9%Karnataka 5%

Maharashtra 9%Orissa 3%

Kerala 3%

Jharkhand 3%

Assam 3%

Punjab 2%

Gujarat 5%

Uttar Pradesh 16%

Madhya Pradesh 6%

Andhra Pradesh 7%

West Bengal 8%

Haryana 2%

Chhattisgarh 2%

Uttaranchal 1%

Jammu Kashmir 1%

Delhi 1%

Other States & UTs 2%

Area and population 2011 (States/Union Territories)

•The population density of India has gone up to 382 persons per sq. km. in 2011 from 325 persons per sq. km. in 2001.

•India accounts for a meagre 2.4 percent of the world surface area of 135.79 million sq. km and it supports and sustains 17.5 percent of the world population. In contrast, the USA accounts for 7.2 percent of the surface area with only 4.5 per cent of the world population.

•Amongst States, Bihar is the most densely populated State with 1102 persons/sq. km. and Arunachal Pradesh the least densely populated State with 17 persons/sq. km. in 2011.

Note•While working out the figures for Jammu & Kashmir, the entire area and population of those portions of Jammu & Kashmir which are under illegal occupation of Pakistan and China have not been taken into account.

Density of Population

PROVISIONAL POPLUATION TOTALS 5

Figure 30 Area and population 2011 (States/Union Territories)

Bihar

Assam

Arunachal Pradesh

Andhra Pradesh

Andaman & Nicobar Islands Area

Population

Jharkhand

Jammu & Kashmir

Himachal Pradesh

Haryana

Gujrat

Goa

Delhi

Daman & Diu

Dadra & Nagar Haveli

Chhattisgarh

Chandigarh

Bihar

Punjab

Puducherry

Orissa

Nagaland

Mizoram

Meghalaya

Manipur

Maharashtra

Madhya Pradesh

Lakshadweep

Kerela

Karnataka

0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18

West Bengal

Uttarakhand

Uttar Pradesh

Tripura

Tamil Nadu

Sikkim

Rajasthan

Literacy rates by gender and male-female gap in literacy rates, India: 1951-2011

82.14

8090

Persons

18.33

28.334.45

43.57

52.21

64.83

74.04

27.16

40.445.96

56.3864.13

75.26

8.8615.35

21.97

29.76

39.29

53.67

65.46

18.325.05

23.98

26.62

24.8421.59

16.68

1020304050607080

RCEN

T

Persons

Males

Females

Male-Female gap in literacy rate

0

1951

1961

1971

1981

1991

2001

2011

PER

CENSUS YEAR

•Literates constitute 74 percent of the total population aged seven and above.

•A decline of 31,196,847 among illiterates is noted in Census 2011, a significant milestone!

•Out of 217,700,941 literates added during the decade, females (110,069,001) out number males (107,631,940).

•Literacy rates for males and females work out to be 82.14 percent (+ 6.88) and 65.46 percent (+11.79) has Increased compared to 2001. The gender gap in literacy rate has reduced.

State/ UTCode

India/State/Union Territory# Total Population

Males Females Percentage Decadal Growth 2001-2011

Sex ratio

Density (persons per sq.km.)

Child Population 0-6 Years

Child Sex Ratio (0-6 Years)

Literacy rate Persons

Literacy rate Males

Literacy rate Females

64.5641.2840.47419782,987,85128304946.71471,964,685842,427,326224,391,012,1AIDNI

10.8562.8747.86958246,800,242138817.32563,388,5165,566,6629,845,21RIMHSAK & UMMAJ10

06.6738.0987.38609468,36732147918.21716,283,3298,374,3905,658,6HSEDARP LAHCAMIH20

43.1784.1886.67648075,149,205539837.31714,960,31918,436,41632,407,72BAJNUP30

04 CHANDIGARH# 1,054,686 580,282 474,404 17.10 818 9,252 117,953 867 86.43 90.54 81.38

07.0733.8836.97688448,823,198136971.91475,269,4871,451,5257,611,01DNAHKARATTU50

77.6683.5846.67038427,792,337577809.91159,748,11031,505,31180,353,52ANAYRAH60

07 NCT OF DELHI# 16,753,235 8,976,410 7,776,825 20.96 866 11,297 1,970,510 866 86.34 91.03 80.93

66.2515.0860.76388619,405,0110262944.12629,000,33680,026,53210,126,86NAHTSAJAR80

62.9542.9727.96998532,827,9282880990.02260,589,49514,695,401774,185,991HSEDARP RATTU90

33.3593.3728.36339922,285,81201,161970.52092,916,94743,581,45736,408,301RAHIB01

34.6792.7802.28449770,166898863.21720,682166,123886,706MIKKIS11

75.9596.3759.66069957,2027102929.52973,266232,027116,283,1HSEDARP LAHCANURA21

96.6792.3811.08449189,58291113974.0-598,459707,520,1206,089,1DNALAGAN31

71.3794.6858.97439732,35322178956.81299,153,1467,963,1657,127,2RUPINAM41

04.9827.3985.19179635,5612557987.22576,835933,255410,190,1MAROZIM51

51.3881.2957.78359550,44405316957.41561,997,1768,178,1230,176,3ARUPIRT61

87.3771.7784.57079228,55523168928.72933,174,1866,294,1700,469,2AYALAHGEM71

72.7618.8781.37759703,115,479345939.61543,412,51729,459,51272,961,13MASSA81

61.1776.2880.77059995,211,01920,174939.31743,024,44983,729,64637,743,19LAGNEB TSEW91

12.6554.8736.76349285,732,541474943.22055,430,61886,139,61832,669,23DNAHKRAHJ02

63.4604.2854.37439056,530,596287979.31086,547,02876,102,12853,749,14ASSIRO12

95.0654.1840.17469820,485,398119995.22182,217,21519,728,21691,045,52HRAGSITTAHHC22

20.0635.0836.07219592,845,0163203903.02546,489,43029,216,73565,795,27HSEDARP AYHDAM32

37.0732.7813.97688671,494,780381971.91643,109,82282,284,13826,383,06 TARAJUG42

25 DAMAN & DIU# 242,911 150,100 92,811 53.54 618 2,169 25,880 909 87.07 91.48 79.59

26 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI# 342,853 193,178 149,675 55.50 775 698 49,196 924 77.65 86.46 65.93

84.5728.9819.28388573,848,2156352999.51575,110,45793,163,85279,273,211ARTHSARAHAM72

47.9565.5766.76349686,246,880329901.11256,551,24188,905,24335,566,48HSEDARP ARHDNA82

31.8658.2806.57349108,558,691386976.51269,270,03247,750,13407,031,16AKATANRAK92

48.1818.2904.78029594,93149386971.8210,717117,047327,754,1AOG03

31 LAKSHADWEEP# 64,429 33,106 31,323 6.23 946 2,013 7,088 908 92.28 96.11 88.25

89.1920.6919.39959742,223,3958480,168.4783,663,71092,120,61776,783,33ALAREK23

68.3718.6833.08649128,498,655559906.51780,089,53178,851,63859,831,27UDAN LIMAT33

34 PUDUCHERRY# 1,244,464 610,485 633,979 27.72 1,038 2,598 127,610 965 86.55 92.12 81.22

35 ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS# 379,944 202,330 177,614 6.68 878 46 39,497 966 86.27 90.11 81.84Literacy rates for 1951, 1961 and 1971 Censuses relate to population aged five years and above. The rates for the 1981, 1991, 2001 and 2011 Census relate to the population aged seven years and above.

CENSUS OF INDIA 2011

PROVISIONAL POPULATION TOTALS - INDIA - DATA SHEET

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CENSUS 2011

PROVISIONAL POPULATION TOTALS

Our Census, Our Future

PROVISIONAL POPULATION TOTALS

Office of the Registrar General and

Census Commissioner, India

Ministry of Home Affairs

31st March 2011

CENSUS 2011

• Census 2011 is the 15th Census of India since

1872

• Census 2011 was held in two phases:

• Houselisting & Housing Census

(April to September 2010)

• Population Enumeration

(9th to 28th February 2011)

2


(9th to 28th February 2011)

• Reference Date: 0:00 Hours of 1st

March 2011

• In Snow Bound areas the Population

Enumeration was conducted from 11th to

30th September 2010

• Reference Date: 0:00 Hours of 1st

October 2010

Number of Administrative Units in

Census 2011

States/UTs 35

Districts 640

Sub-districts 5,924

CENSUS 2011

3

Towns 7,936

Villages 6.41 lakh


Some Facts about Census 2011

Cost Rs. 22000 Mn

Cost per person Rs. 18.19

No. of Census Functionaries 2.7 Mn

No. of Languages in which Schedules were

canvassed

16

No. of Languages in which Training Manuals

prepared

18

4

prepared

No. of Schedules Printed 340 Mn

No. of Training Manuals Printed 5.4 Mn

Paper Utilised 8,000 MTs

Material Moved 10,500 MTs


What is Provisional Population?

• Provisional Population is arrived at by adding the

Population as reported by each Enumerator for

the Enumeration Block assigned to her/him

• There could be errors in addition or there could

be cases of omission/ duplication of Enumeration

5

be cases of omission/ duplication of Enumeration

Blocks

• The final population will be arrived at by

scanning of Schedules, data processing and

other checks

• The Final Population is likely to be released next

year


6

Population


Population Census 2011 (Provisional)

Population

Persons 1210.2 million

7


Males 623.7 million

Females 586.5 million

Males include ‘Males’ and ‘Others’

2001 2011 Difference

% Growth

2001-2011Persons

1,02,87,37,436 1,21,01,93,422 18,14,55,986 17.64Males

53,22,23,090 62,37,24,248 9,15,01,158 17.19Females

49,65,14,346 58,64,69,174 8,99,54,828 18.12

Population 2001-2011


% Growth

2001-2011

Persons1,02,87,37,436 1,21,01,93,422 18,14,55,986 17.64

Males53,22,23,090 62,37,24,248 9,15,01,158 17.19

Females49,65,14,346 58,64,69,174 8,99,54,828 18.12

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49,65,14,346 58,64,69,174 8,99,54,828 18.12

0.00

5.00

10.00

15.00

20.00

25.00

1981-1991 1991-2001 2001-2011

23.8721.54

17.64

% Growth Rate

Years

% Growth Rateof Population

INDIA

compared to

9 other most

populous

countries in

the world

9


Population Highlights

• The population of India has

increased by more than 181 million

during the decade 2001-2011

• The absolute addition is slightly

lower than the population of

Brazil, the fifth most populous

10

Brazil, the fifth most populous

country in the world!

• The population of India, at 1210.2

million, is almost equal to the

combined population of

U.S.A., Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan,

Bangladesh and Japan put together

(1214.3 million)!


Share of

different

States in

India’s

population

11


20112001

Population

12


Population 1901 - 2011

13



• 2001-2011 is the first decade

(with the exception of 1911-

1921) which has actually added

lesser population compared to

the previous decade.

• The percentage decadal growth

14

• The percentage decadal growth

during 2001-2011 has registered

the sharpest decline since

Independence - a decrease of

3.90 percentage points from

21.54 to 17.64 percent



• Uttar Pradesh (200 million) is the

most populous State in the

country - population is more than

the population of Brazil.

15


• Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra

(312 million), is greater than the

population of USA

Largest and the Smallest States/UTs

Top 5 States/UTs Bottom 5 States/UTs

Uttar Pradesh 19,95,81,477 Lakshadweep 64,429

Maharashtra 11,23,72,972 Daman & Diu 2,42,911

Bihar 10,38,04,637 D. & N. Haveli 3,42,853

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Bihar 10,38,04,637 D. & N. Haveli 3,42,853

West Bengal 9,13,47,736 A. & N. Islands 3,79,944

Andhra Pradesh 8,46,65,533 Sikkim 6,07,688

Top 2 Districts Bottom 2 Districts

Thane

(Maharashtra)1,10,54,131

Dibang Valley

(Arunachal Pradesh)7,948

North Twenty Four

Districts Ranked as per Population 2011

17


North Twenty Four

Parganas

(West Bengal)1,00,82,852

Anjaw


Population Growth 2001 - 2011

• The percentage decadal growth rates of the

six most populous States have declined

during 2001- 2011 compared to 1991-2001:

• Uttar Pradesh (25.85% to 20.09%)

• Maharashtra (22.73% to 15.99%)

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• Bihar (28.62% to 25.07%)

• West Bengal (17.77% to 13.93%)

• Andhra Pradesh (14.59% to 11.10%)

• Madhya Pradesh (24.26% to 20.30%)

Population Growth 2001 - 2011

19


*EAG States: UP, Bihar, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh and Orissa

For the first time, there is a significant fall in the growth rate of

population in the EAG States after decades of stagnation.

Population Growth

• During 2001-2011, as many as 25 States/UTs with a share of about

85% of the country’s population registered an annual growth rate of

less than 2% as compared to, 15 States/UTs with a share of about

42% during the period 1991-2001

20


• 15 States/UTs have grown by less than 1.5 percent per annum

during 2001-2011, while the number of such States/UTs was only 4

during the previous decade.

Growth of population

2001 2011

21



States/UTs % Growth States/UTs % Growth

Dadra & Nagar 55.50 Nagaland -0.47

States/UTs ranked as per % Growth of Population 2011

22


Dadra & Nagar

Haveli55.50 Nagaland -0.47

Daman & Diu 53.54 Kerala 4.86


District % Growth District % Growth

Kurung Kumey

Districts ranked as per % Growth of Population 2011

23


Kurung Kumey

(Arunachal Pradesh)111.01 Longleng (Nagaland) -58.39

Yanam (Puducherry) 77.15 Kiphire (Nagaland) -30.54

Population (0-6 years)

24

Population (0-6 years)


%

Growth

Persons 16,38,37,395 15,87,89,287 -50,48,108 -3.08

Population (0-6 years) 2001-2011

25


Males 8,50,08,267 8,29,52,135 -20,56,132 -2.42

Females 7,88,29,128 7,58,37,152 -29,91,976 -3.80

Population (0-6 years) Highlights

• The total number of children in the age-group 0-6 is 158.8

million (-5 million since 2001)

• Twenty States and Union Territories now have over one million

children in the age group 0-6 years. On the other extreme,

there are five States and Union Territories in the country that

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there are five States and Union Territories in the country that

are yet to reach the one hundred thousand mark.

• Uttar Pradesh (29.7 million), Bihar (18.6 million), Maharashtra

(12.8 million), Madhya Pradesh (10.5 million) and Rajasthan

(10.5 million) constitute 52% Children in the age group of 0-6

years.

Population (0-6 years) Highlights

• The proportion of Child Population in the age group of

0-6 years to total Population is 13.1 percent while the

corresponding figure in 2001 was 15.9 percent. The

decline has been to the extent of 2.8 points.

• The share of children in the EAG States, at 53.2% in

2011 has increased by about 1.3 percent compared

27


2011 has increased by about 1.3 percent compared

to 2001.

• The proportion of Child Population in the age group of

0-6 years to total Population is indicative of fall/rise in

fertility

Proportion of child population

in age group 0-6

2001 2011

28



DistrictProportion

(0-6 )yearsDistrict

Proportion

(0-6 )years

Districts ranked as per Proportion of

Population (0-6 years) 2011

29


(0-6 )years (0-6 )years

Kupwara

(Jammu & Kashmir)22.50

Kolkata

(West Bengal)6.69

West Khasi Hills

(Meghalaya)22.47

Pathanamthitta

(Kerala)7.65

Gender Composition

- Sex Ratio

30

- Sex Ratio

Gender Composition of Population 2011

2001 2011 (Provisional)

Population

(in mn)

Proportion

(in %)

Population

(in mn)

Proportion

(in %)

623.7

31


Males 532.2 51.74 623.7 51.54

Females 496.5 48.26 586.4 48.46

Sex Ratio 933 940

Gender Composition of Population 2011

• Overall Sex ratio at the National

level has increased by 7 points

since Census 2001 to reach 940

at Census 2011

• This is the highest Sex Ratio

recorded since Census 1971 and

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recorded since Census 1971 and

a shade lower than 1961

• Increase in Sex Ratio is

observed in 29 States/UTs

• Three major States (J&K, Bihar

& Gujarat) have shown decline in

Sex Ratio as compared to

Census 2001.

Sex Ratio

2001 2011

33



States/UTs Sex Ratio States/UTs Sex Ratio

States/UTs ranked as per Sex Ratio 2011

34


States/UTs Sex Ratio States/UTs Sex Ratio

Kerala 1,084 Daman & Diu 618

Puducherry 1,038 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 775

* Sex Ratio is defined as the Number of females per 1000 males


District Sex Ratio District Sex Ratio

Mahe Daman

Districts ranked as per Sex Ratio 2011

35


Mahe

(Puducherry)1,176

Daman

(Daman & Diu)533

Almora

(Uttarakhand)1,142

Leh (Ladakh)

(Jammu & Kashmir)583


2001 2011 (Provisional)

Population

(0-6) (in mn)

Proportion

(0-6) (in %)

Population

(0-6) (in mn)

Proportion

(0-6) (in %)

Males

Child Sex Ratio (0-6 years)

36


Males 85.0 51.89 82.9 52.24

Females 78.8 48.11 75.8 47.76

Sex Ratio 927 914

The Child Sex Ratio at India level (914) is lowest since

Independence

Sex Ratio and

Child Sex Ratio

(0-6 yrs) - INDIA :

(1961 to 2011)

37

Whereas overall Sex Ratio has shown improvement

since 1991, decline in Child Sex Ratio (0-6) has been

unabated since 1961 census


• Increasing trend in the Child Sex

Ratio (0-6) seen in Punjab,

Haryana, Himachal Pradesh,

Gujarat, Tamil Nadu, Mizoram and A

& N Islands

Sex Ratio (0-6 years) Highlights

38

& N Islands

• In all remaining 27 States/UTs, the

Child Sex Ratio show decline over

Census 2001


Child Sex Ratio in Age Group 0-6

2001 2011

39



States/UTs(0-6 years)

Sex RatioStates/UTs

(0-6 years)

Sex Ratio

States/UTs ranked as per Sex Ratio (0-6 years) 2011

40


States/UTsSex Ratio

States/UTsSex Ratio

Mizoram 971 Haryana 830

Meghalaya 970 Punjab 846



DistrictSex Ratio

(0-6)District

Sex Ratio

(0-6)

Districts ranked as per Sex Ratio (0-6) 2011

41


Lahul & Spiti

(Himachal Pradesh)1,013

Jhajjar

(Haryana)774

Tawang


Mahendragarh

(Haryana)778


Status of Literacy

42

2001 2011 Difference % Growth

Persons 56,07,53,179 77,84,54,120 21,77,00,941 38.82

Literates 2001-2011

43


Males 33,65,71,822 44,42,03,762 10,76,31,940 31.98

Females 22,41,81,357 33,42,50,358 11,00,69,001 49.10


Persons 64.83 74.04 9.2

Effective Literacy Rate 2001-2011

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Males 75.26 82.14 6.9

Females 53.67 65.46 11.8

• As per provisional population

totals of Census 2011, literates

constitute 74 per cent of the

total population aged seven

and above and illiterates form

Literacy Status: Highlights

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26 per cent.

• 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.


• The literacy rate for males and

females works out to 82.14 per cent

and 65.46 per cent respectively. The

increase in literacy rate in males and

females during 2001-2011 is in the


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females during 2001-2011 is in the

order of 6.88 and 11.79 percentage

points respectively.

• It is encouraging to note that out of

total of 217,700,941 literates added

during the decade, female

110,069,001 outnumber male

107,631,940.



• A significant milestone reached in Census 2011 is that a

decline of 31,196,847 among illiterates is noted.

• Out of total decrease of 31,196,847 in number of illiterates,

the female 17,122,197 outnumber males 14,074,650.

• Ten States and Union Territories viz., Kerala, Lakshadweep,

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• Ten States and Union Territories viz., Kerala, Lakshadweep,

Mizoram, Tripura, Goa, Daman & Diu, Puducherry,

Chandigarh, NCT of Delhi and Andaman & Nicobar Islands

have achieved literacy rate of above 85 per cent, the target

set by the Planning Commission to be achieved by 2011-

2012.


• The gap of 21.59 percentage points recorded between male

and female literacy rates in 2001 Census has reduced to

16.68 percentage points in 2011. Planning Commission has

set up target of reducing this gap to 10 percentage points by

the year 2011-2012.


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the year 2011-2012.

• The States/Union Territories which have achieved male-

female gap in literacy rate of 10 percentage points or less are

Chandigarh, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya,

Lakshadweep, Kerala and Andaman & Nicobar Islands.


Effective Literacy

2001 2011

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Effective Male Literacy

2001 2011

50


Effective Female Literacy

2001 2011

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States/UTsLiteracy

RateStates/UTs

Literacy

Rate

Ranking of States/UTs-Literacy Rate-2011

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Rate Rate

Kerala 93.91 Bihar 63.82

Lakshadweep 92.28 Arunachal Pradesh 66.95


DistrictLiteracy

RateDistrict

Literacy

Rate

Serchhip Alirajpur

Districts ranked as per Literacy Rate 2011

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Serchhip

(Mizoram)98.76

Alirajpur

(Madhya Pradesh)37.22

Aizawl

(Mizoram)98.50

Bijapur

(Chhattisgarh)41.58

Density of Population 2001-2011

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2001 2011 Difference%

Difference

Density 325 382 57 17.5

*Density is defined as the Number of persons per sq. km.

Density of Population

2001 2011

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States/UTs Density States/UTs Density

NCT of Delhi 11,297 Arunachal Pradesh 17

Ranking of States/UTs as per

Population Density-2011

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NCT of Delhi 11,297 Arunachal Pradesh 17

Chandigarh 9,252 A. & N. Islands 46



District Density District Density

North East Dibang Valley

Districts ranked as per Population Density 2011

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North East

(NCT of Delhi)37,346

Dibang Valley

(Arunachal Pradesh)1

Chennai

(Tamil Nadu)26,903

Samba

(Jammu & Kashmir)2


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