Census 2011

Population Highlights

* The population of India has increased by more than 181 million during the decade 2001-2011.

* 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)!

* 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 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.

* Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra (312 million), is  greater than the population of USA (307 million) !

Population (0-6 years) Highlights

* The total number of children in the age-group 0-6 million (-5 million since 2001).

* The proportion of Child Population in the age group the  0-6 years to total Population is 13.1 percent while corresponding figure in 2001 was 15.9 percent.

* The proportion of Child Population in the age group of 0-6 years to total Population is indicative of fall/rise in fertility.

* 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.

Literacy Status: Highlights

* As per   provisional population totals of Census 2011, literates constitute 74 per cent of the total population aged seven and above and illiterates form 26 per cent.

* Literacy rate has gone up from 64.83 per cent in 2001 to 74.04 percent 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 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.