Population growth rate declines to 17%

Census 2011: 1.2 billion Indians, 74% literacy, female population up 18.12% but male preference persist.
India’s population growth rate has decelerated to 17.64 per cent in the decade 2001-11, the slowest rate of growth this past century, according to the first results of Census 2011 put out by the registrar-general of census.

India’s population in 2011 is estimated to be 1.21 billion, comprising 624 million males and 587 million females. While the gender imbalance in population remains, the preliminary census figures show that India’s female population grew by 18.12 per cent over the past decade against 17.19 per cent for males.
India’s literacy rate has gone up from 64.83 per cent in 2001 to 74.04 per cent in 2011. Literates constitute 74 per cent of the total population aged seven and above. The sex-ratio, that is number of females per 1,000 males, has improved to 940 from 933 a decade ago.

India’s population accounts for the world’s 17.5 per cent, second only to China that constitutes 19.4 per cent. The country’s headcount is almost equal to the combined population of the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan, put together.

KEY FINDINGS OF THE CENSUS
• Population grows to 1.21 billion
• 181 million people added during 2001-11
• Growth declines to 17.64% from 21.15% during 1991-2001
• There are 623.7 million males and 586.5 million females
• India accounts for 17.5% of the world’s population, China 19.4%
• First decade (with exception of 1911-1921) which saw addition of lesser people than the previous decade.
• Child sex ratio - 914 females against 1,000 males - lowest since independence
• Overall sex ratio rises by seven points - 940 females per 1,000 males
• Literacy rate goes up from 64.83% to 74.04%
• 74% people aged seven and above are literate
• 82.14% male literacy, 65.46% female literacy
• In 2001, male literacy was 75.26%, female literacy was 53.67%
• Delhi (11,297 people per square km) has the highest population density, followed by Chandigarh (9,252)
• Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state with 199 million people while Lakshadweep is the least populated at 64,429

Uttar Pradesh is the most populous sate with 199 million people and Lakshadweep the least populated at 64,429

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