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Census

Shri C.Chandramouli is the Registrar General and commissioner of 2011 Indian census. Census data was collected in 16 languages and training manual was prepared in 18 languages.The census was conducted in two phases. The first houselisting phase began on 1 April 2010 and involved collection of data about all the buildings and census houses.^[5] Information for National population register was also collected in the first phase. The second population enumeration phase was conducted from 9–28 February 2011 all over the country.

Houselisting

Houselisting' Schedule contained 35 questions.^[6]

Building number Census house number Predominant material of floor, wall and roof of the census house Ascertain use of actual house Condition of the census house Household number Total number of persons in the household Name of the head of the household Sex of the head Caste status (SC or ST or others)

Ownership status of the house Number of dwelling rooms Number of married couple the household Main source of drinking water Availability of drinking water source Main source of lighting Latrine within the premises Type of latrine facility Waste water outlet connection Bathing facility within the premises

Availability of kitchen Fuel used for cooking Radio/Transistor Television Computer/Laptop Telephone/Mobile phone Bicycle Scooter/Motor cycle/Moped Car/Jeep/Van Availing Banking services

Population enumeration

Population enumeration schedule contained 29 questions.^[7][8]

Name of the person Relationship to head Sex Date of birth and age Current marital status Age at marriage Religion Scheduled Caste/Scheduled Tribe Disability Mother tongue

Other languages known Literacy status Status of attendance (Education) Highest educational level attained Working any time during last year Category of economic activity Occupation Nature of industry Trade or service Class of worker Non economic activity

Seeking or available for work Travel to place of work Birthplace Place of last residence Reason for migration Duration of stay in the place of migration Children surviving Children ever born Number of children born alive during last one year npr will be start in mp state on 30 apr 2012

National Population Register

National Population Register Household schedule contained 9 questions.^[9]

Name of the person and resident status Name of the person as should appear in the population register Relationship to head Sex Date of birth Marital status Educational qualification Occupation/Activity Names of father, mother and spouse

Once the information will be collected and digitalised, fingerprints and photos will be collected. Unique Identification Authority of India will issue a 12-digit identification number to all individuals and the first ID is expected to be issued in 2011.^[10][11][12]

Census report

Provisional data from the census was released on 31 March 2011. Complete results are expected to be released in 2012.^[13]

Population	Total	1,210,193,422
	Males	623,724,248
	Females	586,469,174
Literacy	Total	74.04%
	Males	82.14%
	Females	65.46%
Density of population	per km2	382
Sex ratio	per 1000 males	940 females
Child Sex ratio (0–6 age group)	per 1000 males	914 females

Population

The population of India on 1 March 2011 was 121,01,93,422 (or 1,210,193,422). India added 181 million to its population since 2001, slightly lower than the population of Brazil. India with 2.4% of the world's surface area accounts for 17.5% of its population. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state with roughly 200 million people. A little over 5 out of 10 Indians live in the six states of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh.^[14]
India is the homeland of major belief systems such as Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism and Jainism, while also being home to several indigenous faiths and tribal religions which have survived the influence of major religions for centuries.
Ever since its inception, the Census of India has been collecting and publishing information about the religious affiliations as expressed by the people of India. In fact, population census has the rare distinction of being the only instrument that collects this diverse and important characteristic of the Indian population.

SN	Union Territory/ State Name	Type	Total Population	Percent(%) of Total Population	Males	Females
1	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	Union Territory	3,79,944	0.03	2,02,330	1,77,614
2	Andhra Pradesh	State	8,46,65,533	7.00	4,25,09,881	4,21,55,652
3	Arunachal Pradesh	State	13,82,611	0.11	7,20,232	6,62,379
4	Assam	State	3,11,69,272	2.68	1,59,54,927	1,52,14,345
5	Bihar	State	10,38,04,637	8.48	5,41,85,347	4,96,19,290
6	Chandigarh	Union Territory	10,54,686	0.09	5,80,282	4,74,404
7	Chhattisgarh	State	2,55,40,196	2.11	1,28,27,915	1,27,12,281
8	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	Union Territory	3,42,853	0.03	1,93,178	1,49,675
9	Daman and Diu	Union Territory	2,42,911	0.02	1,50,100	92,811
10	Delhi	Union Territory	1,67,53,235	1.38	89,76,410	77,76,825
11	Goa	State	14,57,723	0.12	7,40,711	7,17,012
12	Gujarat	State	6,03,83,628	4.99	3,14,82,282	2,89,01,346
13	Haryana	State	2,53,53,081	2.09	1,35,05,130	1,18,47,951
14	Himachal Pradesh	State	68,56,509	0.57	34,73,892	34,73,892
15	Jammu and Kashmir	State	1,25,48,926	1.04	66,65,561	58,83,365
16	Jharkhand	State	3,11,69,272	2.72	1,59,54,927	1,52,14,345
17	Karnataka	State	6,11,30,704	5.05	3,10,57,742	3,00,72,962
18	Kerala	State	3,33,87,677	2.76	1,60,21,290	1,73,66,387
19	Lakshadweep	Union Territory	64,429	0.01	33,106	31,323
20	Madhya Pradesh	State	7,25,97,565	6.00	3,76,12,920	3,49,84,645
21	Maharashtra	State	11,23,72,972	9.29	5,83,61,397	5,40,11,575
22	Manipur	State	27,21,756	0.22	13,69,764	13,51,992
23	Meghalaya	State	29,64,007	0.24	14,92,668	14,71,339
24	Mizoram	State	10,91,014	0.09	5,52,339	5,38,675
25	Nagaland	State	19,80,602	0.16	10,25,707	9,54,895
26	Orissa	State	4,19,47,358	3.47	2,12,01,678	2,07,45,680
27	Pondicherry	Union Territory	12,44,464	0.10	6,10,485	6,33,979
28	Punjab	State	2,77,04,236	2.29	1,46,34,819	1,30,69,417
29	Rajasthan	State	6,86,21,012	5.67	3,56,20,086	3,30,00,926
30	Sikkim	State	6,07,688	0.05	3,21,661	2,86,027
31	Tamil Nadu	State	7,21,38,958	5.96	3,61,58,871	3,59,80,087
32	Tripura	State	36,71,032	0.30	18,71,867	17,99,165
33	Uttarakhand	State	1,01,16,752	0.84	51,54,178	49,62,574
34	Uttar Pradesh	State	19,95,81,477	16.49	10,45,96,415	9,49,85,062
35	West Bengal	State	9,13,47,736	7.55	4,69,27,389	4,44,20,347
	TOTAL		1,21,01,93,422	100	62,37,24,248	58,64,69,17

Literacy

Any one above age 7 who can read and write in any language with an ability to understand was considered a literate. In censuses before 1991, children below the age 5 were treated as illiterates. The literacy rate taking the entire population into account is termed as "crude literacy rate", and taking the population from age 7 and above into account is termed as "effective literacy rate". Effective literacy rate increased to a total of 74.04% with 82.14% of the males and 65.46% of the females being literate.^[15]

Census year	Total (%)	Male (%)	Female (%)
1901	5.35	9.83	0.60
1911	5.92	10.56	1.05
1921	7.16	12.21	1.81
1931	9.5	15.59	2.93
1941	16.1	24.9	7.3
1951	16.67	24.95	9.45
1961	24.02	34.44	12.95
1971	29.45	39.45	18.69
1981	36.23	46.89	24.82
1991	42.84	52.74	32.17
2001	64.83	75.26	53.67
2011	74.04	82.14	65.46

• The table lists the "crude literacy rate" in India from 1901 to 2011.