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Population of India

The document summarizes population trends in India based on census data from 1951 to 2036. Some key points: - India's population grew from 361 million in 1951 to over 1.2 billion in 2011 and is projected to reach 1.5 billion by 2036. - In 2011, Uttar Pradesh had the largest population share at over 200 million people, followed by Maharashtra and Bihar. - Population densities vary widely, from over 11,000 people per square km in Delhi to just 17 people per square km in Arunachal Pradesh. - States like Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh have higher population densities in northern India, while Kerala and Tamil Nadu

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Population of India

The document summarizes population trends in India based on census data from 1951 to 2036. Some key points: - India's population grew from 361 million in 1951 to over 1.2 billion in 2011 and is projected to reach 1.5 billion by 2036. - In 2011, Uttar Pradesh had the largest population share at over 200 million people, followed by Maharashtra and Bihar. - Population densities vary widely, from over 11,000 people per square km in Delhi to just 17 people per square km in Arunachal Pradesh. - States like Bihar, West Bengal and Uttar Pradesh have higher population densities in northern India, while Kerala and Tamil Nadu

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Population of India

What Census Say?


Population in Million
Total Urban Rural Growth of Population Total (%)
1951 361.1 62.4 298.6
1961 439.2 78.9 360.3 2.0
1971 548.2 109.1 439.0 2.2
1981 683.3 159.5 523.9 2.2
1991 846.4 217.6 628.9 2.1
2001 1028.7 286.1 742.6 2.0
2011 1210.9 377.1 833.7 1.6
2021 1361.3 469.9 891.4 1.2
2031 1475.5 558.9 916.6 0.8
2036 1518.3 600.9 917.4 0.6
Source: Census of India
Population distribution: Census 2011 & Projections
• Total population 1.21 billion in 2011, which will be 1.51 billion by 2036
• In 2011, UP had largest population share (16.5%), almost 200 million, which will
be 259 million by 2036
• In 2011, second highest population was in Maharashtra, 112.4 million (9.3%),
which will be 136.8 million by 2036
• In 2011, Bihar had third largest population share (8.6%), 104.1 million and will
become 148.6 million in 2036
• In 2011, other states with large population size were West Bengal (91.3 million),
Madhya Pradesh (72.6 million), Tamil Nadu (72.1 million), Rajasthan (68.5
million), Karnataka (61.1 million), Gujarat (60.4 million), Andhra Pradesh (49.6
million)
• On the other hand, population size was very low in hilly states like Tripura,
Meghalaya, Manipur, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Sikkim, Ladakh
• Projected population increase noted to be lower in Kerala, Telangana, Odisha
Population density
• Population densities in the country which
ranges from as low as 17persons per sq km
in Arunachal Pradesh to11,297 persons in
the National Capital Territory of Delhi.
• Among the northern Indian
• States, Bihar (1102), West Bengal (1029)
and Uttar Pradesh (828) have higher
densities, while Kerala (859) and Tamil
Nadu (555) have higher densities among
the peninsular Indian states.
• States like Assam, Gujarat, Andhra
Pradesh, Haryana, Jharkhand, Odisha have
moderate densities.
• The hill states of the Himalayan region and
North eastern states of India (excluding
Assam) have relatively low densities while
the Union Territories
Population Growth
Population Trends
Population change
Birth rate and death rate
Population Structure: Age-Sex Pyramid
1950 2000 2020

2050 2100
Population distribution
Regional distribution of growth dynamics

• Kerala has lowest birth rate and natural growth rate in 2020, followed
by Tamil Nadu, Punjab, West Bengal
• Highest birth and natural growth rate found in Bihar and Uttar
Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh and Rajasthan

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