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    Census 2011 Summary

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    This document summarizes key population statistics for India. It provides data on total population, population distribution by state/union territory and district, population density, rural-urban distribution, literacy rates, and religious composition. The state with the highest population is Uttar Pradesh with over 166 million people, while Sikkim has the lowest population of around 540 thousand. Kerala has the highest literacy rate at over 90% while Bihar has the lowest at 47%. Hindus make up the largest religious group at over 80% of the total population of over 1 billion people.

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    This document summarizes key population statistics for India. It provides data on total population, population distribution by state/union territory and district, population density, rural-urban distribution, literacy rates, and religious composition. The state with the highest population is Uttar Pradesh with over 166 million people, while Sikkim has the lowest population of around 540 thousand. Kerala has the highest literacy rate at over 90% while Bihar has the lowest at 47%. Hindus make up the largest religious group at over 80% of the total population of over 1 billion people.

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    This document summarizes key population statistics for India. It provides data on total population, population distribution by state/union territory and district, population density, rural-urban distribution, literacy rates, and religious composition. The state with the highest population is Uttar Pradesh with over 166 million people, while Sikkim has the lowest population of around 540 thousand. Kerala has the highest literacy rate at over 90% while Bihar has the lowest at 47%. Hindus make up the largest religious group at over 80% of the total population of over 1 billion people.

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    Census 2011 Summary

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    Anil Sharma
    This document summarizes key population statistics for India. It provides data on total population, population distribution by state/union territory and district, population density, rural-urban distribution, literacy rates, and religious composition. The state with the highest population is Uttar Pradesh with over 166 million people, while Sikkim has the lowest population of around 540 thousand. Kerala has the highest literacy rate at over 90% while Bihar has the lowest at 47%. Hindus make up the largest religious group at over 80% of the total population of over 1 billion people.

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    Population :

    Persons Males Females 1,028,737,436 532,223,090 496,514,346

    Highest / Lowest Population :


    State with Highest Population State with Lowest Population UT with Highest Population UT with Lowest Population District with Highest Population District with Lowest Population Uttar Pradesh Sikkim Delhi Lakshadweep Medinipur (West Bengal) Yanam (Pondicherry) 166,197,921 540,851 13,850,507 60,650 9,610,788 31,394

    Area : Area of India : 3,287,240 Sq km.*


    Largest State Smallest State Largest Union Territory Smallest Union Territory Largest District Smallest District Rajasthan Goa Andaman & Nicobar Islands Lakshadweep Kachchh (Gujarat) Mahe ( Pondicherry ) 342,239 Sq km 3,702 Sq km 8,249 Sq km 32 Sq km 45,652 Sq km 9 Sq km

    Population Density Persons / Sq. Km India


    State with Highest Population Density State with Lowest Population Density UT with Highest Population Density UT with Lowest Population Density District with Highest Population Density District with Lowest Population Density West Bengal Arunachal Pradesh Delhi Andaman & Nicobar Islands North East (Delhi) Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) 325 903 13 9,340 43 29,468 2

    Rural - Urban Distribution


    Rural Urban State with highest proportion of Urban Population State with lowest proportion of Urban Population UT with highest proportion of Urban Population UT with lowest proportion of Urban Population Goa Himachal Pradesh Delhi Dadra & Nagar Haveli

    Population
    742,490,639 286,119,689

    (%)
    72.2% 27.8% 49.76 9.30 93.18 22.89

    Number of Literates & Literacy Rate Persons Total


    No. of literates Literacy rate 560,687,797 64.8% 361,870,817 58.7% 198,816,980 79.9%

    Males
    336,533,716 75.3% 223,551,641 70.7% 112,982,075 86.3%

    Females
    224,154,081 53.7% 138,319,176 46.1% 85,834,905 72.9%

    Rural

    No. of literates Literacy rate

    Urban

    No. of literates Literacy rate

    Persons (%)
    State with Highest Literacy Rate State with Lowest Literacy Rate UT with Highest Literacy Rate UT with Lowest Literacy Rate District with Highest Literacy Rate District with Lowest Literacy Rate Kerala (90.9) Bihar (47.0) Lakshadweep (86.7) Dadra & Nagar Haveli (57.6) Aizwal, Mizoram (96.5)

    Males (%)
    Kerala (94.2) Bihar (59.7) Lakshadweep (92.5)

    Females (%)
    Kerala (87.7) Bihar (33.1) Lakshadweep (80.5)

    Dadra & Nagar Haveli Dadra & Nagar Haveli (71.2) (40.2) Mahe, Pondicherry (97.6) Dantewada Chhattisgarh (39.75) Aizwal, Mizoram (96.26) Shrawasti UP (7.7)

    Dantewada Chhattisgarh (30.17)

    Religious Composition
    Hindus Muslims Christians Sikhs Buddhists Jains Other Religions & Persuasions Religion not stated Total *

    Population *
    827,578,868 138,188,240 24,080,016 19,215,730 7,955,207 4,225,053 6,639,626 727,588 1,028,610,328

    (%)
    80.5 13.4 2.3 1.9 0.8 0.4 0.6 0.1 100.0

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