
This page provides key data of Census 2011 of India. All major statistics of population of India 2011. Government of India's, Ministry of Home affairs engaging in the release of census. All data is provisional not accurately released yet. Following tables provides various state wise details of Indian states.
Census of India 2011 and Population of India 2011 at Glance
| Population | Statistics |
| Total Population | 1,21,01,93,422 (persons) |
| Males | 62,37,24,248 |
| Females | 58,64,69,174 |
| Ratio | 940 Females/1000 Males |
| Decadal Growth(2001-2011) | 18,14,55,986(17.64%) |
| Density of Population | 382 per sq. km. |
| Literacy(in percent) | Total; 74.04, Males: 82.14, Females: 65.46. |
Historical Census Statistics and Population Growth Data
| Year of Census | Growth of Population (Million) |
| 1901 | 238.40 |
| 1911 | 252.09 |
| 1921 | 251.32 |
| 1931 | 278.98 |
| 1941 | 318.66 |
| 1951 | 361.09 |
| 1961 | 439.23 |
| 1971 | 548.16 |
| 1981 | 683.33 |
| 1991 | 846.42 |
| 2001 | 1028.74 |
| 2011 | 1210.19 |
| 2021 (Projections) | 1400.00 (Projected) |
Top Ten Population Countries - World Population and India
| Country | Percent(%) of World Population |
| China | 19.4 |
| India | 17.5 |
| USA | 4.5 |
| Indonesia | 3.4 |
| Brazil | 2.8 |
| Pakistan | 2.7 |
| Bangladesh | 2.4 |
| Nigeria | 2.3 |
| Russia Federal | 2.0 |
| Japan | 1.9 |
| Others | 41.2 |
Top Ten States of highest Population in India as per India Cencus 2011
| Sr. No. | State Name | Population | Percent(%) of India | Density |
| 0 | INDIA | 1,21,01,93,422 | 100 | 382 |
| 1 | Uttar Pradesh | 19,95,81,477 | 16.49 | 828 |
| 2 | Maharashtra | 11,23,72,972 | 9.29 | 365 |
| 3 | Bihar | 10,38,04,637 | 8.58 | 1,102 |
| 4 | West Bengal | 9,13,47,736 | 7.55 | 1,029 |
| 5 | Andhra Pradesh | 8,46,65,533 | 7.00 | 308 |
| 6 | Madhya Pradesh | 7,25,97,565 | 6.00 | 236 |
| 7 | Tamil Nadu | 7,21,38,958 | 5.96 | 555 |
| 8 | Rajasthan | 6,86,21,012 | 5.67 | 201 |
| 9 | Karnataka | 6,11,30,704 | 5.05 | 319 |
| 10 | Gujarat | 6,03,83,628 | 4.99 | 308 |
Population of India 2011 - Census India 2011 Demographic Statistics of India States
| Sr. No. | State Name/Union Territory | Total Population | Males | Females |
| 0 | INDIA | 1,21,01,93,422 | 62,37,24,248 | 58,64,69,174 |
| 1 | Uttar Pradesh | 19,95,81,477 | 10,45,96,415 | 16.49 |
| 2 | Maharashtra | 11,23,72,972 | 5,83,61,397 | 5,40,11,575 |
| 3 | Bihar | 10,38,04,637 | 5,41,85,347 | 4,96,19,290 |
| 4 | West Bengal | 9,13,47,736 | 4,69,27,389 | 4,44,20,347 |
| 5 | Andhra Pradesh | 8,46,65,533 | 4,25,09,881 | 4,21,55,652 |
| 6 | Madhya Pradesh | 7,25,97,565 | 3,76,12,920 | 3,49,84,645 |
| 7 | Tamil Nadu | 7,21,38,958 | 3,61,58,871 | 3,59,80,087 |
| 8 | Rajasthan | 6,86,21,012 | 3,56,20,086 | 3,30,00,926 |
| 9 | Karnataka | 6,11,30,704 | 3,10,57,742 | 3,00,72,962 |
| 10 | Gujarat | 6,03,83,628 | 3,14,82,282 | 2,89,01,346 |
| 11 | Orissa | 4,19,47,358 | 2,12,01,678 | 2,07,45,680 |
| 12 | Kerala | 3,33,87,677 | 1,60,21,290 | 1,73,66,387 |
| 13 | Jharkhand | 3,11,69,272 | 1,59,54,927 | 1,52,14,345 |
| 14 | Assam | 3,11,69,272 | 1,59,54,927 | 1,52,14,345 |
| 15 | Punjab | 2,77,04,236 | 1,46,34,819 | 1,30,69,417 |
| 16 | Chhattisgarh | 2,55,40,196 | 1,28,27,915 | 1,27,12,281 |
| 17 | Haryana | 2,53,53,081 | 1,35,05,130 | 1,18,47,951 |
| 18 | Delhi | 1,67,53,235 | 89,76,410 | 77,76,825 |
| 19 | Jammu and Kashmir | 1,25,48,926 | 66,65,561 | 58,83,365 |
| 20 | Uttarakhand | 1,01,16,752 | 51,54,178 | 49,62,574 |
| 21 | Himachal Pradesh | 68,56,509 | 34,73,892 | 34,73,892 |
| 22 | Tripura | 36,71,032 | 18,71,867 | 17,99,165 |
| 23 | Meghalaya | 29,64,007 | 14,92,668 | 14,71,339 |
| 24 | Manipur | 27,21,756 | 13,69,764 | 13,51,992 |
| 25 | Nagaland | 19,80,602 | 10,25,707 | 9,54,895 |
| 26 | Goa | 14,57,723 | 7,40,711 | 7,17,012 |
| 27 | Arunachal Pradesh | 13,82,611 | 7,20,232 | 6,62,379 |
| 28 | Puducherry | 12,44,464 | 6,10,485 | 6,33,979 |
| 29 | Mizoram | 10,91,014 | 5,52,339 | 5,38,675 |
| 30 | Chandigarh | 10,54,686 | 5,80,282 | 4,74,404 |
| 31 | Sikkim | 6,07,688 | 3,21,661 | 2,86,027 |
| 32 | Andaman and Nicobar | 3,79,944 | 2,02,330 | 1,77,614 |
| 33 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 3,42,853 | 1,93,178 | 1,49,675 |
| 34 | Daman and Diu | 2,42,911 | 1,50,100 | 92,811 |
| 35 | Lakshadweep | 64,429 | 33,106 | 31,323 |
State wise Population and Percent(%) of Total Indian Population as per India Cencus 2011
| Sr. No. | State/Union Territory | Total Population | Percent(%) of Total Population |
| 0 | INDIA | 1,21,01,93,422 | 100 |
| 1 | Uttar Pradesh | 19,95,81,477 | 16.49 |
| 2 | Maharashtra | 11,23,72,972 | 9.29 |
| 3 | Bihar | 10,38,04,637 | 8.58 |
| 4 | West Bengal | 9,13,47,736 | 7.55 |
| 5 | Andhra Pradesh | 8,46,65,533 | 7.00 |
| 6 | Madhya Pradesh | 7,25,97,565 | 6.00 |
| 7 | Tamil Nadu | 7,21,38,958 | 5.96 |
| 8 | Rajasthan | 6,86,21,012 | 5.67 |
| 9 | Karnataka | 6,11,30,704 | 5.05 |
| 10 | Gujarat | 6,03,83,628 | 4.99 |
| 11 | Orissa | 4,19,47,358 | 3.47 |
| 12 | Kerala | 3,33,87,677 | 2.76 |
| 13 | Jharkhand | 3,11,69,272 | 2.72 |
| 14 | Assam | 3,11,69,272 | 2.58 |
| 15 | Punjab | 2,77,04,236 | 2.29 |
| 16 | Chhattisgarh | 2,55,40,196 | 2.11 |
| 17 | Haryana | 2,53,53,081 | 2.09 |
| 18 | Delhi | 1,67,53,235 | 1.38 |
| 19 | Jammu and Kashmir | 1,25,48,926 | 1.04 |
| 20 | Uttarakhand | 1,01,16,752 | 0.84 |
| 21 | Himachal Pradesh | 68,56,509 | 0.57 |
| 22 | Tripura | 36,71,032 | 0.30 |
| 23 | Meghalaya | 29,64,007 | 0.24 |
| 24 | Manipur | 27,21,756 | 0.22 |
| 25 | Nagaland | 19,80,602 | 0.16 |
| 26 | Goa | 14,57,723 | 0.12 |
| 27 | Arunachal Pradesh | 13,82,611 | 0.11 |
| 28 | Puducherry | 12,44,464 | 0.10 |
| 29 | Mizoram | 10,91,014 | 0.09 |
| 30 | Chandigarh | 10,54,686 | 0.09 |
| 31 | Sikkim | 6,07,688 | 0.05 |
| 32 | Andaman and Nicobar | 3,79,944 | 0.03 |
| 33 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 3,42,853 | 0.03 |
| 34 | Daman and Diu | 2,42,911 | 0.02 |
| 35 | Lakshadweep | 64,429 | 0.01 |
India Census 2011 - Literacy Rate of Population in Percent(%)
| Sr. No. | State/Union Territory | Literacy Rate |
| 0 | INDIA | 74.04 |
| 1 | Kerala | 93.91 |
| 2 | Lakshadweep | 92.28 |
| 3 | Mizoram | 91.58 |
| 4 | Tripura | 87.75 |
| 5 | Goa | 87.40 |
| 6 | Daman and Diu | 87.07 |
| 7 | Puducherry | 86.55 |
| 8 | Chandigarh | 86.43 |
| 9 | Delhi | 86.34 |
| 10 | Andaman and Nicobar | 86.27 |
| 11 | Himachal Pradesh | 83.78 |
| 12 | Maharashtra | 82.91 |
| 13 | Sikkim | 82.20 |
| 14 | Tamil Nadu | 80.33 |
| 15 | Nagaland | 80.11 |
| 16 | Manipur | 79.85 |
| 17 | Uttarakhand | 79.63 |
| 18 | Gujarat | 79.31 |
| 19 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 77.65 |
| 20 | West Bengal | 77.08 |
| 21 | Punjab | 76.68 |
| 22 | Haryana | 76.64 |
| 23 | Karnataka | 75.60 |
| 24 | Meghalaya | 75.48 |
| 25 | Orissa | 73.45 |
| 26 | Assam | 73.18 |
| 27 | Chhattisgarh | 71.04 |
| 28 | Madhya Pradesh | 70.63 |
| 29 | Uttar Pradesh | 69.72 |
| 30 | Jammu and Kashmir | 68.74 |
| 31 | Andhra Pradesh | 67.66 |
| 32 | Jharkhand | 67.63 |
| 33 | Rajasthan | 67.06 |
| 34 | Arunachal Pradesh | 66.95 |
| 35 | Bihar | 63.82 |
Density of Population in India and States wise demograpic statistics
| Sr. No. | Name of State | Density (persons / sq. km.) |
| 0 | INDIA | 382 |
| 1 | Bihar | 1,102 |
| 2 | West Bengal | 1,029 |
| 3 | Kerala | 859 |
| 4 | Uttar Pradesh | 828 |
| 5 | Haryana | 573 |
| 6 | Tamil Nadu | 555 |
| 7 | Punjab | 550 |
| 8 | Jharkhand | 414 |
| 9 | Assam | 397 |
| 10 | Goa | 394 |
| 11 | Maharashtra | 365 |
| 12 | Tripura | 350 |
| 13 | Karnataka | 319 |
| 14 | Andhra Pradesh | 308 |
| 15 | Gujarat | 308 |
| 16 | Orissa | 269 |
| 17 | Madhya Pradesh | 236 |
| 18 | Rajasthan | 201 |
| 19 | Chhattisgarh | 189 |
| 20 | Uttarakhand | 189 |
| 21 | Meghalaya | 132 |
| 22 | Jammu and Kashmir | 124 |
| 23 | Himachal Pradesh | 123 |
| 24 | Manipur | 122 |
| 25 | Nagaland | 119 |
| 26 | Sikkim | 86 |
| 27 | Mizoram | 52 |
| 28 | Arunachal Pradesh | 17 |
Note: high density to low density wise.
Density of Population in India and Union Territory demograpic statistics
| Sr. No. | Union Territory | Density (persons / sq. km.) |
| 0 | INDIA | 382 |
| 1 | Delhi | 11,297 |
| 2 | Chandigarh | 9,252 |
| 3 | Puducherry (Pondycherry) | 2,598 |
| 4 | Daman and Diu | 2,169 |
| 5 | Lakshadweep | 2,013 |
| 6 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 698 |
| 7 | Andaman and Nicobar | 46 |
Note: ordered in high density to low density.
Update: official estimates of data for major cities like Mumbai, New Delhi, Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, Bangalore is not available yet.
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