| Total population (2001) | 1.0287 billion |
| Urban population | 286 million |
| Percentage to world pop. | 16.7% |
| Sex ratio (women to 1000 men) | 933 |
| State with Highest Female Sex Ratio | Kerala. 1058 |
| Labour force (2004-05) | 428 million |
| Population density (2001) | 325 /km² |
| Birth rate (2008) | 22.8‰ |
| Death rate (2008) | 7.4‰ |
| Total fertility rate per woman (2010) | 2.68‰ |
| Urban area | 2.1‰ |
| Rural area | 3.0‰ |
| Infant mortality rate (2007) | 53‰ |
| Life expectancy (2002-06) | 63.5 yrs |
| Man | 62.6 yrs |
| Woman | 64.2 yrs |
| Literacy rate (2001) | 64.84% |
| Man | 75.2% |
| Woman | 53.7% |
| State with maximum literacy rate (2001) | Kerala (90%) |
| State with minimum literacy rate (2001) | Bihar (47%) |
| State with Max decadal pop. growth Rate (2001) | Nagaland (64.53%) |
| State with highest population (2001) | U.P. (166 million) |
| State with minimum population (2001) | Sikkim (54 million) |
| State with maximum population Density (2001) | W.Bengal (903) |
| State with minimum population Density (2001) | Arunachal Pradesh (13) |
| Percentage of Hindus (2001) | 80.5% |
| Percentage of Muslims (2001) | 13.4% |
| Percentage of Christians (2001) | 2.3% |
| Religion with maximum population growth (1991-2001) | Muslim (29.3%) |
| Religion with minimum population growth (1991-2001) | Sikh (16.9%) |
| Religion with maximum literacy (2001) | Jain (94.1%) |
| Religion with minimum literacy (2001) | Muslim (59.1%) |
| Religion with maximum women literacy (2001) | Jain (90.6%) |
| Religion with minimum women literacy (2001) | Muslim (50.1%) |
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
Indian Population at a Glance
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