1983-2011 Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 India's total population stands at 1.21 billion, which is 17.7 per cent more than the last decade, and growth of females was higher than that of males. According to the final census released by Home Minister Sushilkumar Shinde today, India's total population as on March 1, 2011 is 1,210,726,932 or 1.21 billion -- an increase of 181.96 million persons in absolute number of population during 2001-11. There was an increase of 90.97 million males and increase of 90.99 million females. The growth rate of females was 18.3 per cent which is higher than males -- 17.1 per cent. India's population grew by 17.7 per cent during 2001-11, against 21.5 per cent in the previous decade. Among the major states, highest decadal growth in population has been recorded in Bihar (25.4 per cent) while 14 states and Union Territories have recorded population growth above 20 per cent. Altogether, 833.5 million persons live in rural areas as per Census 2011, which was more than two-third of the total population, while 377.1 million persons live in urban areas. Urban proportion has gone up from 17.3 per cent in 1951 to 31.2 per cent in 2011. Empowered Action Group (EAG) states have lower urban proportion (21.1 per cent) in comparison to non EAG states (39.7 per cent). Highest proportion of urban population is in NCT Delhi (97.5 per cent). Top five states in share of urban population are Goa (62.2 per cent), Mizoram (52.1 per cent), Tamil Nadu (48.4 per cent), Kerala (47.7 per cent) and Maharashtra (45.2 per cent). Literacy rate in India in 2011 has increased by 8 per cent to 73 per cent in comparison to 64.8 per cent in 2001. While male literacy rate stands at 80.9 per cent -- which is 5.6 per cent more than the previous census, the female literacy rate stands at 64.6 per cent -- an increase of 10.9 per cent than 2001. The highest increase took place in Dadra and Nagar Haveli by 18.6 points (from 57.6 per cent to 76.2 per cent), Bihar by 14.8 points (from 47.0 per cent to 61.8 per cent), Tripura by 14.0 points (from 73.2 per cent to 87.2 per cent). Improvement in female literacy is higher than males in all states and UTs, except Mizoram (where it is same in both males and females) during 2001-11. The gap between literacy rate in urban and rural areas is steadily declining in every census. Gender gap in literacy rate is steadily declining in every census. In Census 2011, the gap stands at 16.3 points. Top five states and UTs, where literacy rate is the highest, are Kerala (94 per cent), Lakshadweep (91.8 per cent), Mizoram (91.3 per cent), Goa (88.7 per cent) and Tripura (87.2). The bottom five states and UTs are Bihar (61.8 per cent), Arunachal Pradesh (65.4 per cent), Rajasthan (66.1 per cent), Jharkhand (66.4 per cent) and Andhra Pradesh (67 per cent). The density of population in the country has also increased from 325 in 2001 to 382 in 2011 in per sq km. Among the major states, Bihar occupies the first position with a density of 1106, surpassing West Bengal which occupied the first position during 2001. Delhi (11,320) turns out to be the most densely inhabited followed by Chandigarh (9,258), among all states and UTs, both in 2001 and 2011 Census. The minimum population density works out in Arunachal Pradesh (17) for both 2001 and 2011 Census. http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=796862#.UX_cXspXaJc.facebook
punjabi_khota Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 I am guessing a couple hundred million due to defective condoms alone.
KeyboardWarrior Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 I am guessing a couple hundred million due to defective condoms alone. are they made in india ? or made in china ? :hmmm:
veer Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 this is scary situation.... no wonder we are turning into animals. We dont have resources to sustain this huge population.
jiggo Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 Urban centres are woefully prepared for the millions of rural migrants expected to arrive in the next decade. Already so many cities have dry water tables, poor garbage collection infrastructure, insufficient electrical power, not enough policemen/women, lack of hospitals,... nightmare!
Yoda-esque Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 this is scary situation.... no wonder we are turning into animals. We dont have resources to sustain this huge population. You know whats scarier ? -This is the official count. - In 1947 our population was 35 crore. - Initially (15 years ago) we were estimate to overtake China by 2050 now that number is 2030 Population is the root cause of our problems.
Swing_n_Speed Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 Gosh scaryy scary, scary, turns out India is gonna be a paradise only for vacations, not such a great place to live in.
Yoda-esque Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 Also in 30-40 years, the demographics would change. North India is breeding at almost 2.5-3 times the rate of SI.
urbestfriend Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 Also in 30-40 years, the demography will change. North India is breeding at almost 2.5-3 times the rate of SI. And migrating to south india in millions.
Yoda-esque Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 And migrating to south india in millions. That goes without saying..Wwe are already witnessing that now in other states down south. The Beautiful South will cease to be beautiful.
punjabi_khota Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 And migrating to south india in millions. The southies are migrating to US/Canada/Gulf :cantstop:
Swing_n_Speed Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 :alienbooty::alienbooty::alienbooty::alienbooty: Lage Raho!
Clarke Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 Could we have done more to control the scenario, lets say by forceful means ? I would say yes, and time hasn't run out on implementing the same. The costs associated with not doing so are monstrous.
Yoda-esque Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 Could we have done more to control the scenario, lets say by forceful means ? I would say yes, and time hasn't run out on implementing the same. The costs associated with not doing so are monstrous. What can one do when jokers like Laaloo themselves own a cricket team at home? Sanjay Gandhi did try to implement it but met with opposition.
CSK Fan Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 Could we have done more to control the scenario, lets say by forceful means ? I would say yes, and time hasn't run out on implementing the same. The costs associated with not doing so are monstrous. I would rather live in abject poverty than have the goverment force anything on me, thanks. Thats the beauty of democracy, you live with your own choices, whether good or bad
Desi Cartman Posted May 1, 2013 Posted May 1, 2013 Phoolo phalo doodho nahao abey its Doodho nahao - PUTO (bear a son) falo
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