Census 2011
➢ Naga Land has Negative population Growth according to Census 2011.
➢ Meghalaya has Highest population Growth according to Census 2011.
➢ Lakshyadweep has lowest population Growth according to Census 2011.
➢ Dadra & Nagar Haveli has highest population Growth according to Census 2011.
➢ Maharashtra has highest Urban population according to Census 2011.
➢ 640 Districts covered in CENSUS 2011
• Most Populist District – Thane(Maharashtra)
• Lowest Populist District- Dibang Valley(Arunachal Pradesh)
• Highest Decadal District Growth – Kurung Kumey(Arunachal Pradesh)
• Lowest Decadal District Growth – Longlang (Nagaland)
➢ 74.04% - Literacy Rate according to Census 2011.
• Male Literacy Rate- 82.14%
• Female Literacy Rate- 65.46%
• Highest Literacy rate seen in U.T.- Dadra & Nagar Haveli LAKSHADWEEP
• Lowest Literacy rate seen in U.T.- Lakshadweep DADAR NAGAR HAVELI
➢ The national commission on population headed by Prime Minister.
➢ Deputy Chairman - Vice Chairman of NITI Aayog.
➢ The first ever CENUS in modern Human History was conducted by U.S.A.
➢ The first ever CENUS in India was conducted by Lord Mayo(1865).
➢ MWM yeatts was the first Register general & Census Commissioner of Independent
India(1951).
➢ RA Gopalaswami was the first Indian Register general & Census Commissioner of
India.
➢ C. Chandra Mauli was the Register general & Census Commissioner of 15th
CENSUS(2011).
➢ Vivek Joshi was the Register general & Census Commissioner of 16th CENSUS(2021).
➢ 1210193422(121 Crore) Population of India according to Census 2011.
➢ Uttar Pradesh has highest population state according to Census 2011.
➢ Sikkim has Lowest Population state according to Census 2011.
➢ Kerala has highest Literacy state according to Census 2011.
➢ Bihar has Lowest Literacy state according to Census 2011.
➢ 6,40,867 Villages covered in CENSUS 2011.
➢ 31.36% - Urban population according to Census 2011.
➢ India has 2.4% of the world’s Geographical Area.
➢ India has 17.64% of the world’s Population.
➢ 2200 Crore Rupees estimated Cost of CENSUS 2011.
➢ 16.2% - Scheduled Castes & 8.2% - Scheduled Tribes according to Census 2011.
➢ According to Census 2011 :
• Hindus – 79.80%
• Muslims – 14.23%
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• Christans – 2.30%
• Sikh – 1.72%
• Buddhism - .70%
• Jain - .37%
➢ Arunachal Pradesh has Lowest Density of population according to Census 2011.
➢ Bihar has Mostly Densely of populated state according to Census 2011.
➢ Delhi has Highest Densely of populated U.T. according to Census 2011.
➢ 28 States & 7 U.Ts are recoded according to CENSUS 2011.
➢ 382/km2 Population Density of India according to CENSUS 2011.
➢ CENSUS 2011 – 15th Census & after independence – 7th Census.
• Slogan of Census – OUR CENSUS, OUR FUTURE.
• Largest state of India(Area Wise) – Rajasthan
• Smallest state of India (Area wise) – Goa
• Smallest U.T of India (area wise) – Lakshadweep
➢ Puducherry has Highest Sex ratio.
➢ Lakshadweep has Smallest Sex ratio.
➢ Maharashtra has highest Urban Population.
➢ Sikkim has Lowest urban Population.
➢ Most Populous U.T – Delhi
➢ Least Populous U.T – Lakshadweep
➢ Most Populous State – Uttar Pradesh
➢ Least Populous state – Sikkim
➢ First CENSUS conducted in -1872(Lord Mayo)
➢ 10 year’s CENSUS Conducted in 1881
➢ 17.64% is Decadal Growth of Population in (2001-2011)
➢ 68.84% - Urban Population according to CENSUS 2011. rural population
➢ 31.36% - Rural population according to CENSUS 2011. urban population
➢ 16.6% of Total population of India lives in Uttar Pradesh
➢ Highest Population Growth Rate – Uttar Pradesh
➢ Lowest Population Growth rate – Kerala
➢ Highest Rural Population – Uttar Pradesh
➢ Lowest Rural population – Sikkim
➢ Highest District Literacy Rate – Serchip(Mizoram)
➢ Lowest District Literacy Rate – Alirajpur(Madhya Pradesh)
➢ Most Populous City – Mumbai (Maharashtra)
➢ Least Populous City – kapoorthala(Punjab)
➢ Women to Men Ratio according to CENSUS 2011 – 940: 1000
➢ Women to Men Ratio Highest in – Kerala
➢ Women to Men Ration Lowest in – Daman & Diu(in Daman District)
➢ Women to Men Ratio Highest in District – Mahe
➢ Female to Male Child Sex Ratio – 914:1000
➢ 1921- A year of Demographic divide Or A year of great Divide
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➢ Highest District sex Ratio – Mahe (Pudducherry)
➢ Lowest District sex Ratio – Daman( Daman & Diu)
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