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gEOgRAPHY

(STATIC GK)
by – Indo Pathshala
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Introduction
 Population Census is the total process of collecting, compiling, analyzing and disseminating de-
mographic, economic and social data pertaining, at a specific time, of all persons in a country or a
well-defined part of a country.
 The population census is a Union subject under Article 246 of India Constitution.
 Conducted by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India.
 Nodal ministry : Ministry of Home Affairs.

History of Census

Ancient and Medieval Period:


 Arthashastra: 'Arthashastra' by 'Kautilya' written in the 3rd Century BC prescribed the collection
of population statistics as a measure of state policy for taxation.
 Ain-i-Akbari: During the regime of the Mughal king Akbar, the administrative report 'Ain-e-Akbari'
also included comprehensive data pertaining to population.

Pre-independence Period:
 First Census : 1872 under Governor General Lord Mayo.
 First Complete census : 1881 by W.C. Plowden (Census Commissioner of India) under
Lord Rippon.
 Father of Indian Census : Henry Walter.

Post-Independence period:
 The First register General and census Commissioner of Independent India: R.A. Gopalswami.
 The First independent census was conducted in 1951 under census of India act 1948.
Census 2011

 15th Census overall and 7th after Indepe


Independence
 Theme : “ Our Census and Our Future
Future”.
 States/Uts: 35
 District : 640
 CM Chandramauli was the Registrar General and Census commissioner of India for the 2011 In-
I
dian.
 The Census of India 2011 was conducted in two phases as follows: i) House listing & Housing Cen-
sus and ii) Population Enumeration
Enumeration.

Population
 India’s population according to census 2011 : 121 crore is 17.5% of the total population of the
world 2011.
 Out of the total population:
Rural: 68.84%.
Urban : 31.16%.
 Most populous district : Thane(Mumbai)
 Most Populous distruct : Dibang Valley( Arunachal Pradesh
Pradesh)
Decadal Growth Rate Census Of India 2011
 Negative Growth Rate has been
recorded for India during the pe-
e-
riod between 1911-1921.
 Annual Growth rate of India:
1.64%.
 Highest Population
ulation Growth :
Meghalaya (27.8%)
 Lowest Population Growth : Na-
a-
galand (-0.5%)
 Decadal Growth Rate : 17.7%
 Highest Decadal Growth rate :
1961-1971.
 Lowest Decadal Growth rate :
1911-1921.
 1921 – year of Great Divide.

Density of Population (per square km) Census Of India 2011


 The Population Density has increased from 325/sq km in 2001 to 382/sq km in 2011.
Sex Ratio Census Of India 2011
 Overall sex ratio : 943
 Highest state : Kerala ( 1084)
 Lowest state : Haryana( 879)
 Highest UT : Puducherry( 1037)
 Lowest UT : Daman & Diu ( 618)
 Child Sex ratio : 919( 2001- 927)- number of females per 100 males in the age group 0-6 years.
 Highest – Mizoram(971), Lowest – Harayana( 834).
WorkForce Participation rate
 Male participation (Urban) : 53.26%
 Male participation (Rural) : 53.03%
 Female participation (Urban) : 25
.51%.
 Female participation ( Rural) :
30.02%.

Literacy Rate Census Of India 2011


 literacy rate in India in 2011 is 74.04
4.04 %
%.
 Male literacy rate stands at 82.14 %.
 Female literacy rate stands at 65.46%
5.46%
 Difference : 16.68%.
 Most Literate district : Serchhip,, Mizoram ( 97.91%)
 Least Literate district : Alirazpur, MP.
 Biggest difference in male and female lieteracy : Rajasthan ( 66.11% , 79.19% for male and
52.12% for female).

 Highest Literacy rate in state : Kerala( 94%)> Mizoram


 Lowest Literacy rate in state : Bihar (61.8%) > Arunachal Pradesh.
 Highest literacy rate in UT – lakshwadeep ( 91.85%)

Rates of Population
 Crude birth rate of India --
21.8% ( rural ) and 23.3 % (Ur-
ban) ; Overall : 17.6%.
 Highest crude birth rate : Bihar
 Infant mortality rate : 44.
 Maternal mortality rate : 178(
2010-2012)
 Under 5 Mortality rate – 55
 Death rate : 7.1/1000.
Category-wise Population Census Of India 2011

ST population
 Highest State : Madhya Pradesh
 Lowest in Total as well as % age –
Haryana & Punjab ( 0 Population)
 Highest in % State : Mizoram( 94.4%)
 Highest in % UT : Lakhsadweep(
94.8%)
 Largest tribe: Bhil tribe.

SC Population
 Total Population : 16.6%
 Highest State : UP> West Bengal> Bihar.

 Percentage wise state : Punjab.


Religious based Population
 Hinduism : 79.8%
 Muslim : 14.2%
 Christian : 2.3%
 Sikhism : 1.7%
 Jainism : 0.4%.

Below Poverty Line


 Overall : 13.10%
 Highest : Bihar
 Lowest : Goa
Language
 Hindi – 43.63%
 Bengali : 8.03%
 Marathi : 6.86%

Urbanisation

 Highest state : Goa


 Lowest state : Himachal Pradesh
Agriculture Census
 Conducted after every 5 Years
 Latest – 2021-22(11th )
 Agriculture census Scheme has been
undertaken by the Agriculture Ministry
since 1970-71.
 Conducted in India on the basis of
guidelines of Deceannial World Cen-
sus of Agriculture ( WCA).
 It is formulated by the Food and Agri-
culture Organisation ( FAO) of the
United Nations.

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