Important facts of Census 2011
Census 2011
- Census is a process of collecting, compiling, analyzing, evaluating, publishing and disseminating statistical data regarding the population of a country.
- It covers demographic, social and economic data.
- It is conducted in every 10 years.
- It started in 1871.
- Census 2011 data was released on 31st March 2011 by Union Home Secretary and RGCCI (Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India) of India.
- Census 2011 was the 15th census of India & 7th census after Independence.
- The motto of census 2011 was “Our Census, Our future”.
- Registrar General & Census Commissioner under whom census 2011 was conducted – C.Chandra Mouli
- Present Registrar General & Census Commissioner – Shri Sailesh,
- Total Population – 1,210,569,573 (1.21 Billion)
- India in 2nd rank in the population with 17.64%. decadal growth.
- Increase in population during 2001 – 2011 is 181 Million
- Census 2011 was held in two phases:
- Houselisting & Housing Census
(April to September 2010) - Population Enumeration
(9th to 28th February 2011) - Number of Administrative Units in Census 2011
States/UTs 35
Districts 640
Sub-districts 5,924
Towns 7,936
Villages 6.41 lakh
Facts about districts
- Thane district of Maharashtra is the most populated district of India.
- Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh is the least populated.
- Kurung Kumey of Arunachal Pradesh registered highest population growth rate of 111.01 Percent.
- Longleng district of Nagaland registered negative population growth rate of (-)58.39.
- Mahe district of Puducherry has the highest sex ratio of 1176 females per 1000 males.
- Daman district has the lowest sex ratio of 533 females per 1000 males.
- Serchhip district of Mizoram has the highest literacy rate of 98.76 Percent.
- Alirajpur of MP is the least literate district of India with the figure of 37.22 Percent only.
- North East Delhi has the highest density with the figure of 37346 people per square kilometre.
- Dibang Valley has the least density of 1 person per sq. km
Facts about cities
- Mumbai city of Maharashtra is the most populated city in India.
- Kapurthala city of Punjab is the least populated.
- Kozhikode of Kerala has the highest sex ratio of 1093 females per 1000 males.
- Bhiwandi city of Maharashtra has the lowest sex ratio of 709 females per 1000 males.
- Aizawl city of Mizoram has the highest literacy rate of 98.76 Percent.
- Sambhal of UP is the least literate city in India with the figure of 48 Percent only.
- North East Delhi has the highest density with the figure of 37346 people per square kilometre.
FEATURE | INDIA | TOP 3 STATE | BOTTOM 3 STATE | OTHER FACT | |
Average annual growth rate | 1.64 % | 1. Meghalaya (2.49 %) | 1. Goa (.79%) |
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Decadal growth rate | 17.60% | 1. Meghalaya (27.8 %) | 1. Nagaland ( -0.5 %) |
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Population Density | 382 | 1. Bihar (1,106 per sq km) | 1. Arunachal Pradesh (17 per sq km) |
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Population (in terms of numbers) | Total - 1210.19 million | Total | Total |
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Sex ratio | 940 | 1. Kerala (1084) | 1. Haryana (879) |
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Fertility rate (2013) | 2.3 | 1. Bihar (3.4) | 1. Sikkim (1.45) | ||
Literacy Rate | Overall -74% | Overall | Overall |
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Work participation rate | ● Overall (39 %) | 1. Mizoram | 1. Kerala | ||
Tribe | ● 550 tribes | Population wise | Population wise | ||
State (Area) | 32.87 Lakh km2 | 1. Rajasthan (3.42 Lakh km2) | 1. Goa (3702 km2) | ||
Urbanisation | 1. Goa (62%) | 1. Himachal Pradesh (10%) |
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Slums | 6.5 million total population | 1. Maharashtra (1.1 million ) | 1. Arunachal Pradesh (15,000) | ||
Child sex ratio (female per 1000 male in the age group of 0-6) | 914 | 1. Mizoram (971 ) | 1. Haryana (830) |
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The proportion of child population in the age group 0-6 | 13.10% | 1. Meghalaya (18.8 %) | 1. Tamil Nadu (9.6 %) | ||
Per Capita Net State Domestic Product at Current Prices (2011-12) | 60972 Rs. | 1. Goa (1,92,000 Rs ) | 1. Bihar (24,000 Rs) | ||
Percentage of Population Below Poverty Line (Tendulkar Methodology) | 29.8% (2011-12) | 1. Bihar | 1. Goa | ||
Age structure | Adolescent (36.5 %) Adult (56.7%) Old (6.8 %) | ||||
Major language | Hindi (40%) Bengali (8%) Telugu (7.8%) | ||||
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Religion- Percentage of population | Religion Numbers (Percent of the population) |
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