Population- 1,028,737,436
Over all decadal growth 21.34%
The per cent decadal growth of population is very high 64.53 in Nagaland.
The per cent decadal growth of population is very low 9.43 in Kerala.
Religious demography of India-
Hindus 80.5%
Muslims 13.4%
Christians 2.3%
Sikhs 1.9%
Urban-27.8% Rural-72.2%
Goa is with highest urban population [Tamilnadu took over to Goa recently]
HP with highest rural population more than 90%
Scheduled Castes: 16.2%
Scheduled Tribes: 8.2%
State with highest proportion of Scheduled Castes Punjab (28.9 %)
State with lowest proportion of Scheduled Castes Mizoram (0.03 %)
**Arunachal Pradesh is the only state of India where SC population is Zero
State with highest proportion of Scheduled Tribes Mizoram (94.5 %)
State with lowest proportion of Scheduled Tribes Goa (0.04 %)
Uttar Pradesh most populated, estimated more than Pakistan’s population-16, 61, 98, 000
Sikkim least populated among sates-5, 41, 000
India Area-32, 87, 240 sq KM 7th in world
16.7% of world population in 2.4% of world surface area
Largest City- Mumbai
Infant Mortality Rate*
57 per 1,000
**Here infant mortality rate refers to number of infants/1000 who loose life within 1 year of their birth
Life expectancy
62 years [Highest in Japan-82 years Lowest in Zimbabwe-37]
Sex Ratio- 933 females per 1000 males as against 927 in 1991 census
Kerala has Highest sex ratio (1058). Haryana has lowest sex ratio of 861 among the major states.
UT with Highest Female Sex Ratio Pondicherry [1001]
UT with Lowest Female Sex Ratio Daman & Diu [710]
District with Highest Female Sex Ratio Mahe (Pondicherry) [1147]
District with Lowest Female Sex Ratio Daman (Daman & Diu) [591]
India will overcome China in population by 2030: UN
Literacy rate- 64.84
Highest in Kerala-90.86
Lowest in Bihar-47.00
Haryana-67.91
The literacy rate in 2001 has been recorded at 64.84 per cent as against 52.21 per cent in 1991. The 12.63 percentage point’s increase in the literacy rate during the period is the highest increase in any decade.
Out of the total 600 districts in the country, 597 districts have been covered by NLM under literacy scheme.
75 males and 54 females literate out of every 100
Highest enrolment ratio in class I-VIII Manipur-129.65%
Density of population in India: – 325 (33rd)
West Bengal most dense -904 and Arunachal Pradesh least-13
UT with Highest Population Density Delhi [9340]
UT with lowest Population Density Andaman & Nicobar Islands [43]
India’s total population below poverty line-26.10%
J & K has lowest population below poverty line [3.5%]
Orissa has highest population below poverty line [47%]
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