Ministry of Home affairs, Government of India has released the provisional data of the census 2011. According to the release by the ministry our country has population of 1210.19 million (63.72 million males and 586.46 million females). Percentage wise there are 51.54 percent males and 48.46 percent females. These provisional figures of Census 2011 were released in New Delhi by Union Home Secretary Shri G.K.Pillai and RGI Shri C. Chandramouli.
Salient features of the provisional census data are following:
- Percentage of literate persons went up from 64.83 per cent in 2001 to 74.04 in 2011.
- Population Growth of 181 million during the decade 2001-2011.
- For the first time since 1911-21 the growth in population is less than previous decade.
- Uttar Pradesh (199.5 million) tops the list with highest population which is followed by Maharashtra with 112 million.
- Decadal growth rate of populous states has declined
- Uttar Pradesh (25.85% to 20.09%)
- Maharashtra (22.73% to 15.99%)
- Bihar (28.62% to 25.07%)
- West Bengal (17.77 % to 13.93%)
- Andhra Pradesh (14.59% to 11.10%)
- Madhya Pradesh (24.26% to 20.30%)
- Population of Children in the age-group 0-6 is 158.8 million (-5 million since 2001)