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India’s 2011 Population 1.21 Billion, 17.5 Per Cent Of World

India’s population rose to 1.21 billion people as per census report 2011. During the last 10 years, the population of India has increased by 181 million, according to the 15th Census data released on 31st March 2011. Significantly the growth is slower for the first time in nine decades. India now accounts for world’s 17.5 per cent population. It consists of 623.7 million males and 586.5 million females, said the provisional 2011 Census report. India’s headcount is almost equal to the combined population of the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan put together. Among the states and Union territories, Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state with 199 million people and Lakshadweep the least populated at 64,429.

A startling revelation regarding literacy rate, literacy rate improved sharply among females as compared to males. While the effective literacy rate for males rose from 75.26 to 82.14 per cent marking a rise of 6.9 per cent, it increased by 11.8 per cent for females to go from 53.67 to 65.46 per cent. Kerala has the highest literacy rate at 93.91 per cent followed by Lakshadweep at 92.28 per cent. Bihar is at the bottom of the ladder with literacy rate of 63.82 followed by Arunachal Pradesh at 66.95.