Free E Book Current Affair 2011

CONTENTS
1. National
2. International
3. India & the World
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94-139
4. Economy
140-203
5. Science & Technology
204-254
6. In the News
255-307
7. Prizes & Awards
308-334
8. Sports
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9. Census-2011
370-382
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CENSUS2011
INDIA AT A GLANCE
Area :
Area of India :
3,287,240 Sq km.*
Largest State
Rajasthan
342,239 Sq km
Smallest State Goa
3,702 Sq km
Largest Union Territory
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
8,249 Sq km
Smallest Union Territory
Lakshadweep
32 Sq km
Largest District
Kachchh (Gujarat)
45,652 Sq km
Smallest District
Mahe ( Pondicherry )
9 Sq km
* The area figure exclude 78,114 sq. km. under the illegal occupation of Pakistan,
5,180 sq. km. Illegally handed over by Pakistan to China and 37,555 sq.km. under the
illegal occupation of China in Ladakh district.
ADMINISTRATIVE DIVISIONS
No. of States
28
No. of Union Territories
7
No. of Districts
593
No. of Sub-districts
5,463
No. of CD Blocks (as per map profile)
6,374
No. of Urban Agglomerations / Towns
4,378
No. of Urban Agglomerations
384
No. of Towns
5,161
No. of Inhabited Villages
593,732
(as per PCA TAS)
No. of Uninhabited Villages
44,856
TOP TEN POPULATION COUNTRIES WORLD POPULATION AND INDIA

Country
China
India
USA
Indonesia
Brazil
Pakistan
Bangladesh
Nigeria
Russia Federal
Japan
Others
Percent (%) of
World Population
19.4
17.5
4.5
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Census of India 2011 and Population of

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Population
Total Population
Males
Females
Ratio
Decadal Growth
(2001-2011)
Density of Population
Literacy(in percent)
Statistics
1,21,01,93,422 (persons)
62,37,24,248
58,64,69,174
940 Females/1000 Males
18,14,55,986(17.64%)
382 per sq. km.
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SOME IMPORTANT TABLES
Historical Census Statistics and Population Growth Data

Year of Census
1901
1911
1921
1931
1941
1951
1961
1971
1981
1991
2001
2011
2021 (Projections)
Growth of Population (Million)

238.40
252.09
251.32
278.98
318.66
361.09
439.23
548.16
683.33
846.42
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1210.19
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Top Ten States of highest Population in India as per India Cencus 2011
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INDIA
Uttar Pradesh
Maharashtra
Bihar
West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Rajasthan
Karnataka
Gujarat
Population
1,21,01,93,422
19,95,81,477
11,23,72,972
10,38,04,637
9,13,47,736
8,46,65,533
7,25,97,565
7,21,38,958
6,86,21,012
6,11,30,704
6,03,83,628
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Uttar Pradesh
1,21,01,93,422
19,95,81,477
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10,45,96,415
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11,23,72,972
5,83,61,397
5,40,11,575
Bihar
10,38,04,637
5,41,85,347
4,96,19,290
West Bengal
9,13,47,736
4,69,27,389
4,44,20,347
Andhra Pradesh
8,46,65,533
4,25,09,881
4,21,55,652
Madhya Pradesh
7,25,97,565
3,76,12,920
3,49,84,645
Tamil Nadu
7,21,38,958
3,61,58,871
3,59,80,087
Rajasthan
6,86,21,012
3,56,20,086
3,30,00,926
Karnataka
6,11,30,704
3,10,57,742
3,00,72,962
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Gujarat
6,03,83,628
3,14,82,282
2,89,01,346
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Orissa
4,19,47,358
2,12,01,678
2,07,45,680
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Kerala
3,33,87,677
1,60,21,290
1,73,66,387
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Jharkhand
3,11,69,272
1,59,54,927
1,52,14,345
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Assam
3,11,69,272
1,59,54,927
1,52,14,345
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Punjab
2,77,04,236
1,46,34,819
1,30,69,417
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Chhattisgarh
2,55,40,196
1,28,27,915
1,27,12,281
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Haryana
2,53,53,081
1,35,05,130
1,18,47,951
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Delhi
1,67,53,235
89,76,410
77,76,825
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Jammu and Kashmir
1,25,48,926
66,65,561
58,83,365
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Uttarakhand
1,01,16,752
51,54,178
49,62,574
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Himachal Pradesh
68,56,509
34,73,892
34,73,892
22
Tripura
36,71,032
18,71,867
17,99,165
23
Meghalaya
29,64,007
14,92,668
14,71,339
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Manipur
27,21,756
13,69,764
13,51,992
25
Nagaland
19,80,602
10,25,707
9,54,895
26
Goa
14,57,723
7,40,711
7,17,012
27
Arunachal Pradesh
13,82,611
7,20,232
6,62,379
28
Puducherry
12,44,464
6,10,485
6,33,979
29
Mizoram
10,91,014
5,52,339
5,38,675
30
Chandigarh
10,54,686
5,80,282
4,74,404
31
Sikkim
6,07,688
3,21,661
2,86,027
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Andaman and Nicobar
3,79,944
2,02,330
1,77,614
33
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
3,42,853
1,93,178
1,49,675
34
Daman and Diu
2,42,911
1,50,100
92,811
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Indian Population as per India Cencus 2011
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INDIA
Uttar Pradesh
Maharashtra
Bihar
West Bengal
Andhra Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Tamil Nadu
Rajasthan
Karnataka
Gujarat
Orissa
Kerala
Jharkhand
Assam
Punjab
Chhattisgarh
Haryana
Delhi
Jammu and Kashmir
Uttarakhand
Himachal Pradesh
Tripura
Meghalaya
Manipur
Nagaland
Goa
Arunachal Pradesh
Puducherry
Mizoram
Chandigarh
Sikkim
Andaman and Nicobar
Total Population
1,21,01,93,422
19,95,81,477
11,23,72,972
10,38,04,637
9,13,47,736
8,46,65,533
7,25,97,565
7,21,38,958
6,86,21,012
6,11,30,704
6,03,83,628
4,19,47,358
3,33,87,677
3,11,69,272
3,11,69,272
2,77,04,236
2,55,40,196
2,53,53,081
1,67,53,235
1,25,48,926
1,01,16,752
68,56,509
36,71,032
29,64,007
27,21,756
19,80,602
14,57,723
13,82,611
12,44,464
10,91,014
10,54,686
6,07,688
3,79,944
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Total Population
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16.49
9.29
8.58
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5.96
5.67
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3.47
2.76
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2.58
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0.84
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34 Daman and Diu
35 Lakshadweep
3,42,853
2,42,911
64,429
India Census 2011 - Literacy Rate of

Population in Percent (%)
0.03
0.02
0.01
27 Chhattisgarh
71.04
28 Madhya Pradesh
70.63
29 Uttar Pradesh
69.72
30 Jammu and Kashmir
68.74
93.91
31 Andhra Pradesh
67.66
2 Lakshadweep
92.28
32 Jharkhand
67.63
3 Mizoram
91.58
33 Rajasthan
67.06
4 Tripura
87.75
34 Arunachal Pradesh
66.95
5 Goa
87.40
35 Bihar
63.82
6 Daman and Diu
87.07
7 Puducherry
86.55
8 Chandigarh
86.43
9 Delhi
86.34
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1 Kerala
Literacy Rate
74.04
10 Andaman and Nicobar
86.27
11 Himachal Pradesh
83.78
12 Maharashtra
82.91
13 Sikkim
82.20
14 Tamil Nadu
80.33
15 Nagaland
80.11
16 Manipur
79.85
17 Uttarakhand
79.63
18 Gujarat
79.31
19 Dadra and Nagar Haveli
77.65
20 West Bengal
77.08
21 Punjab
76.68
22 Haryana
76.64
23 Karnataka
75.60
24 Meghalaya
75.48
25 Orissa
73.45
26 Assam
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1 Bihar
1,102
2 West Bengal
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3 Kerala
859
4 Uttar Pradesh
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5 Haryana
573
6 Tamil Nadu
555
7 Punjab
550
8 Jharkhand
414
9 Assam
397
10 Goa
394
11 Maharashtra
365
12 Tripura
350
13 Karnataka
319
14 Andhra Pradesh
308
15 Gujarat
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18 Rajasthan
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19 Chhattisgarh
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Sr. No. Union Territory
20 Uttarakhand
189
21 Meghalaya
132
22 Jammu and Kashmir
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2,169
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698
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State with Lowest Population
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District with Lowest Population
Uttar Pradesh
Sikkim
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Yanam (Pondicherry)
166,197,921
540,851
13,850,507
60,650
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PERSONS / SQ. KM
India
State with Highest Population Density
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District with Lowest Population Density
West Bengal
Arunachal Pradesh
Delhi
Andaman & Nicobar Islands
North East (Delhi)
Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh)
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SEX RATIO (FEMALES PER THOUSAND MALES)

India
Rural
Urban
State with Highest Female Sex Ratio Kerala
933
946
900
1,058

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State with Lowest Female Sex Ratio Haryana

UT with Highest Female Sex Ratio Pondicherry
UT with Lowest Female Sex Ratio Daman & Diu
District with Highest Female Sex Ratio Mahe (Pondicherry)
District with Lowest Female Sex Ratio Daman (Daman & Diu)
861
1,001
710
1,147
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NUMBER OF LITERATES & LITERACY RATE
Total
No. of literates
Literacy rate
Persons
560,687,797
64.8%
Males
336,533,716
75.3%
Rural No. of literates
361,870,817
Literacy rate
198,816,980
Literacy rate
223,551,641
58.7%
112,982,075
79.9%
138,319,176
70.7%
85,834,905
86.3%
Urban No. of literates
H/L Literacy Rate(LR)

State with HLR
State with LLR
UT with HLR
UT with LLR
District with HLR
District with LLR
Persons (%)
Kerala (90.9)
Bihar (47.0)
Lakshadweep (86.7)
Dadra & Nagar Haveli
(57.6)
Aizwal,
Mizoram
(96.5)
Dantewada
Chhattisgarh
(30.17)
Males (%)
Kerala (94.2)
Bihar (59.7)
Lakshadweep (92.5)
(71.2)
Mahe,
Pondicherry
(97.6)
Dantewada
Chhattisgarh
(39.75)
Females
224,154,081
53.7%
46.1%
72.9%
Females (%)
Kerala (87.7)
Bihar (33.1)
Lakshadweep (80.5)
(40.2)
Aizwal,
Mizoram
(96.3)
Shrawasti
Uttar Pradesh
(18.58)
NUMBER OF DISTRICTS BY SEX-WISE LITERACY RATE

Literacy Rate
Up to 25.00 %
25.01 % to 50.00 %
50.01% to 75.00 %
Above 75 %
Total :
Males
22
244
327
593
Females
18
243
287
45
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SCHEDULED CASTES & SCHEDULED TRIBES POPULATION
Scheduled Castes :
Scheduled Tribes :
Population
166,635,700
84,326,240
Percentage
16.2%
8.2%
SCHEDULED CASTES
State with highest proportion of Scheduled Castes
State with lowest proportion of Scheduled Castes
Punjab ( 28.9 %)
Mizoram ( 0.03 %)
UT with highest proportion of Scheduled Castes
Chandigarh (17.5%)
UT with lowest proportion of Scheduled Castes
D & N Haveli (1.9% )
District with highest proportion of Scheduled Castes

District with lowest proportion of Scheduled Castes Lawngtlai
Koch-Bihar (50.1%)
Mizoram (0.01%)
SCHEDULED TRIBES
State with highest proportion of Scheduled Tribes
State with lowest proportion of Scheduled Tribes
Mizoram ( 94.5 % )
Goa (0.04 %)
UT with highest proportion of Scheduled Tribes
Lakshadweep (94.5 %)
UT with lowest proportion of Scheduled Tribes
A & N Islands (8.3 %)
District with highest proportion of Scheduled Tribes

District with lowest proportion of Scheduled Tribes
Sarchhip, Mizoram ( 98.1%)

Hathras, Uttar Pradesh (0.01%)
RELIGION BASED DATA

Religious
Composition
Population * (%)
Hindus
827,578,868
80.5
Muslims
138,188,240
13.4
Christians
24,080,016
2.3
Sikhs
19,215,730
1.9
Buddhists
7,955,207
0.8
Jains
4,225,053
0.4
Other Religions & Persuasions
6,639,626
0.6
727,588
0.1
Religion not stated
Total *
1,028,610,328
100.0
Note : * Excludes figures of Paomata, Mao Maram and Purul sub-districts of Senapati district of Manipur
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RURAL URBAN DISTRIBUTION

Rural - Urban Distribution
Rural
Urban
State with highest proportion of Urban Population
State with lowest proportion of Urban Population
UT with highest proportion of Urban Population
UT with lowest proportion of Urban Population
Population
742,490,639
286,119,689
Goa
Himachal Pradesh
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