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CENSUS 2011
- Total population of India has reached 121 crores—comprising 62.37 crore males and 58.65 crore females.
- Population growth during the decade is 17.64%.
- Population density stands at 382 persons/km2
- Sex ratio is 940 females/1000 males
- Child sex ratio is 914 females/1000 males
- Literacy rate has gone up from 64.83% in 2001 to 74.04% in 2011
- Thane district in Maharashtra is most populated district (110,54,131)
- Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh is the least populated district
- Serchhip district of Mizoram has literacy rate of 98.76%
- Alirajpur in MP is the least literate district (37.22%)
- Uttar Pradesh is most populated state (19.96 crores)
- Lakshadweep is the least populated UT • Sikkim is least populated state of India (607,688)
- Delhi NCR has highest density/km2 of 11,297 persons
- Arunachal Pradesh has least population density of 17 persons/km2
- Kerala has maintained highest sex ratio figure of 1084 females/1000 males
- Daman and Diu has least sex ratio (618) among UTs
- Haryana has least sex ratio (877) among states
- Kerala has highest literacy rate of 93.91%
- Bihar has least literacy rate among states (63.82%), however, Bihar recorded highest growth in literacy rate in decade 2001-2011.
| States | Union Territories | |
| Largest population | Uttar Pradesh [19,95,81,477] | NCT of Delhi [1,67,53,235]; followed by Puducherry [12,44,464] |
| Smallest population | Sikkim [6,07,688] | Lakshadweep [64,429] |
| Largest area | Rajasthan [3,42,239 km2] | Andaman & Nicobar Islands [8279 km2] |
| Smallest area | Goa [3,702 km2] | Lakshadweep [32 km2] |
| Highest density of population | Bihar [1102 persons/km2] | NCT of Delhi [11,297 persons/km2] followed by Chandigarh [9252 persons/km2] |
| Lowest density of population | Arunachal Pradesh [17 persons/km2] | Andaman & Nicobar Islands [46 persons/km2] |
| More females (highest sex ratio) | Kerala [1084 females per 1000 males] | Puducherry [1038 females per 1000 males] |
| More males (lowest sex ratio) | Haryana [877 females per1000 males] | Daman & Diu [616 females per 1000 males] |
| Highest literacy rate | Kerala [93.91%] | Lakshadweep [92.28%] |
| Lowest literacy rate | Bihar [63.82%] | Dadar & Nagar Havali [77.65%] |
| State touching maximum number of boundaries of other states | Uttar Pradesh [Haryana, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jharkhand, Bihar, Chhatisgarh, Rajasthan]—total 8 states | |
| Largest Distrct | Kachchh (Gujarat) [45,652 km2] | |
| Smallest District | Mahe (Puducherry) [9 km2] | |
| Tropic of Cancer passes through 8 states | Mizoram, Tripura, West Bengal, Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and Gujarat | |
| Indian Standard Meridian (82° 20′ E Meridian) passes through 5 states | Andhra Pradesh, Orissa, Chattisgarh, Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana |