Important Details about 15th Census of India 2011

2011 Census of India is the 15th Indian Census conducted by Census Organization of India.

The first every Census was conducted in 1871 and Census of India has been conducted every 10 years.

After India's Independence, Census has been conducted by Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India under Home Ministry of Government of India.

2011 Census of India has been conducted by C Chandramouli, Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India on 31 March 2011.

The number of administrative units covered in 2011 Census of India are 28 states and 7 union territories of India, 640 districts, 5767 tehsils, 7933 towns and more than 6 lakh villages.

The 2011 Census data was collected in 16 languages and the manual for training was prepared in 18 languages of India.

2011 Census was carried in two phases:

1. Phase 1 : Houselisting and Housing Census phase
2. Phase 2 : Population Enumeration phase

The motto of 2011 Census was 'Our Census, Our future'.

The population of India has increased by more than 181 million during the decade 2001-2011.

Details about 2011 Census :

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The population data of the country as per the provisional figures of Census 2011 is as follows:

1. Total Population : 121 crore/1210 million
2. Rural Population : 83.3 crore/833 million
3. Urban Population : 37.7 crore/377 million
4. Males Population : 62.3 crore/623 million
5. Females Population : 58.6 crore/586 million
6. Population Growth Rate : 17.64%
7. Most Populous State : Uttar Pradesh (199 lakhs)
8. Second Most Populous State : Maharashtra (112 lakhs)
9. Top Five Populous State : Uttar Pradesh , Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh
10. Most Populous Union Territories : Delhi(16 lakh)
11. Least Populous State : Sikkim (6 lakh)
12. Least Populous Union Territories : Lakshadweep (64 thousand)
13. Highest Populous District : Thane in Maharashtra(1,10,54,131)
14. Second Highest Populous District : North Twenty Four Parganas in West Bengal (1,00,82,852)
15. Least Populous District : Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh (7,948)

Population Growth Rate

1. Highest Growth Rate UT : Dadra & Nagar Haveli (55.50%)
2. Lowest Growth Rate State : Nagaland (-0.47%)

Sex Ratio (Females per 1000 males)

1. Highest sex ratio State : Kerala(1084)
2. Lowest sex ratio State : Haryana(879)
3. Highest Sex Ratio Union Territories : Puducherry(1038)
4. Lowest Sex Ratio Union Territories : Daman & diu (618)

Density of Population (person per sq km)

1. Highest Density of Population : Bihar(1102 sq km)
2. Lowest Density of Population : Arunachal Pradesh (17 sq km)

Highest fertility Rate : Meghalaya

Literacy Rate

1. Literacy Rate in India : 74%
2. Males : 82.14%
3. Females : 65.46%
4. Highest Literacy Rate in State : Kerala ( 93.91% )
5. Lowest Literacy Rate in state : Bihar ( 63.82% )
6. Most Literate Union Territory : Lakshadweep (92.2%)
7. Least Literate Union Territory : Dadra Nagar & Haweli
8. Most Literate District : Serechhip (Mizoram)
9. Least Literate District : Dadra Naga & Haveli
10. 100% Literacy District : Palakkad (Kerala)

100% Banking State : Kerala
100% Banking District : Palakkad (Kerala)

There are six religions in India that have been awarded "National Minority" status - Muslims, Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists and Parsis. Sunnis, Shias, Bohras, Agakhanis and Ahmadiyyas were identified as sects of Islam in India.

For the first time, a "No religion" category was added in the 2011 census.

Maharashtra is having the highest number of atheists in the country with 9,652 such people, followed by Meghalaya (9,089) and Kerala.