India at Glance - Population Census 2011
Highlights of Census 2011
- Total population of India has reached to 121 crores.
- It comprises 62.31 crores males and 58.74 crores females.
- Total absolute increase in population during the decade is 18.19 crores.
- Population growth during the decade remained 17.7 percent.
- Density of population per sq. km. has been 382 persons.
- Sex ratio for females per 1000 males is 943 females.
- Child sex ratio for females is 919 per 1000 males.
- Literacy rate of India has gone up to 73.0 percent from previous figure of 64.83 percent.
| POPULATION | Persons | 1,21,05,69,573 | |
| Males | 62,31,21,843 | ||
| Females | 58,74,47,730 | ||
| DECADAL POPULATION GROWTH 2001-2011 |
Absolute | Percentage | |
| Persons | 18,19,59,458 | 17.7 | |
| Males | 9,09,65,182 | 17.1 | |
| Females | 9,09,94,276 | 18.3 | |
| DENSITY OF POPULATION (per sq. km.) | 382 | ||
| SEX RATIO (females per 1000 males) | 943 | ||
| POPULATION IN THE AGE GROUP 0-6 | Absolute | Percentage to total population | |
| Persons | 16,44,78,150 | 13.6 | |
| Males | 8,57,32,470 | 13.8 | |
| Females | 7,87,45,680 | 13.4 | |
| LITERATES | Absolute | Literacy rate | |
| Persons | 76,34,98,517 | 73.0 | |
| Males | 43,46,83,779 | 80.9 | |
| Females | 32,88,14,738 | 64.6 | |
| * All datas as per from Census India. | |||