Census India 2011 - Population of India

The 15th Census of India 2011 was conducted the Census Organization of India.The Census 2011 is the 15th National census survey conducted by the Census Organization of India under Mr. C. Chandramouli who was the Commissioner & Registrar General of the Indian 2011 Census. The 2011 Census of India has been conducted in two phases, house listing and population. The national census covered all the 28 states and 7 Union territories including 640 districts, 497 cities, 5767 tehsils & over 6 lakh villages of India.
As per 2011 census, the population of India was 1,210,193,422 and added 181.5 million to population since 2001 census. The population of India has grown over 17% since last decade. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state in India with population of 200 million. Out of the 121 crore Indians, 83.3 crore (68.84%) live in rural areas while 37.7 crore stay in urban areas.
India has major religions such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism, while also being home to several indigenous faiths and tribal religions.

Browse Population by States

StatePopulationArea (km2)Pop. DensitySex-ratio
Uttar Pradesh199812341240928829912
Maharashtra112374333307713365929
Bihar104099452941631106918
West Bengal91276115887521028950
Andhra Pradesh84580777275045308993
Madhya Pradesh72626809308252236931
Tamil Nadu72147030130060555996
Rajasthan68548437342239200928
Karnataka61095297191791319973
Gujarat60439692196244308919
Odisha41974218155707270979
Kerala33406061388528601084
Jharkhand3298813479716414948
Assam3120557678438398958
Punjab2774333850362551895
Chhattisgarh25545198135192189991
Haryana2535146244212573879
NCT Of Delhi16787941148311320868
Jammu & Kashmir12541302222236124889
Uttarakhand1008629253483189963
Himachal Pradesh686460255673123972
Tripura367391710486350960
Meghalaya296688922429132989
Manipur285579422327128985
Nagaland197850216579119931
Goa14585453702394973
Arunachal Pradesh13837278374317938
Puducherry124795349025471037
Mizoram10972062108152976
Chandigarh10554501149258818
Sikkim610577709686890
Andaman & Nicobar Islands380581824946876
Dadra & Nagar Haveli343709491700774
Daman & Diu2432471112191618
Lakshadweep64473302149946

High Literate States

StateLiteracy
Kerala84.22%
Lakshadweep81.51%
Goa79.91%
Daman & Diu77.45%
Andaman & Nicobar Islands77.32%
Mizoram77.3%
Puducherry76.71%
Tripura76.34%
Chandigarh76.31%
NCT Of Delhi75.87%

Most Populated Districts

DistrictPopulation
Thane11060148
North Twenty Four Parganas10009781
Bangalore9621551
Pune9429408
Mumbai Suburban9356962
South Twenty Four Parganas8161961
Barddhaman 7717563
Ahmadabad7214225
Murshidabad 7103807
Jaipur6626178

Top Sex-ratio States

StateSex Ratio
Kerala1084
Puducherry1037
Tamil Nadu996
Andhra Pradesh993
Chhattisgarh991
Meghalaya989
Manipur985
Odisha979
Mizoram976
Goa973

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