Dr. C.

CHANDRAMOULI
REGISTRAR GENERAL & CENSUS COMMISSIONER, INDIA
MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
August 2013
CENSUS OF INDIA 2011
DATA HIGHLIGHTS
RELEASE OF
So far the data released from Census 2011 pertained to :
Houselisting and Housing Census
Primary Census Abstract covering final results on:
Total population by sex,
SC, ST population by sex,
Literacy by sex
Workers, non-workers and categories of economic
activity by sex
The present set of results pertain to data collected
in the Census 2011 on age
Age is one of the core topics in Population Census
Census results have three basic tabulation levels,
namely, rural/urban, sex and age.
Distribution of population by age is an essential
prerequisite for dissemination of census results by
age and for population projection

The figures exclude the estimated population of Mao Maram,
Paomata and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur
DATA ON AGE
HISTORICAL
PERSPECTIVE
Census of India

Data on age is collected since the first Census in1872
Up to Census 2001, a direct question on age was recorded
In Census 1991, Tables on age were published based on a
sample tabulation of 10% forms
In Census 2001, Tables on age were published on full
count basis
In Census 2011, for the first time, data on both date of
birth and age has been recorded
Results on age in Census 2011 have been compiled based
on responses in these two questions on a full count basis
DATA HIGHLIGHTS
Population of selected age groups
India : 1991 to 2011
(in million)
Age group
(years lbd)
Census
1991
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Census
2001
@
Census
2011
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All ages
838.6 1028.6 1210.6
0-4
102.4 110.4 112.8
5-9
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10-14
98.7 124.8 132.7
15-59
464.8 585.6 729.9
60-99
56.5 76.5 103.2
100+
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Age not
stated
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* Excluding Jammu & Kashmir
@ Excluding Mao Maram, Pao Mata and Purul Sub Divisions of
Senapati district of Manipur
Percentage of Population in selected age groups
India : 1991 to 2011
Age group
(years lbd)
Census
1991
*
Census
2001
@
Census
2011
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0-4
12.2 10.7 9.3
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Age not
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0.6 0.3 0.4
Demographic dividend: Percentage of persons in age-group 15-59
years have increased by 3.4% in 2011 compared to 2001

* Excluding Jammu & Kashmir
@ Excluding Mao Maram, Pao Mata and Purul Sub Divisions of
Senapati district of Manipur
Adolescent, Young and Adults
India : 1991 to 2011
Age group (completed
years)
1991
*
2001
@
2011
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Numbers (in million)
All ages 838.6 1,028.6 1,210.6
Adolescent (10-19 years) 177.7 225.1 253.2
Young (15-24 years) 153.5 190.0 231.9
Adult (18 years or more) 475.3 603.1 762.0
% to total population
All ages 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%
Adolescent (10-19 years) 21.2% 21.9% 20.9%
Young (15-24 years) 18.3% 18.5% 19.2%
Adult (18 years or more) 56.7% 58.6% 62.9%
* Excluding Jammu & Kashmir
@ Excluding Mao Maran, Pao Mata and Purul Sub Divisions of Senapati district of Manipur
Percentage of children (0-4 years) to total population
Census 2011


Name of the State

% Children Name of the
State
% Children
Top 5 Bottom 5
MEGHALAYA 13.7 SIKKIM 6.9
BIHAR 12.3 GOA 6.9
JAMMU & KASHMIR 11.3 KERALA 7.3
JHARKHAND 11.1 TAMIL NADU 7.3
MIZORAM 11.0 ANDHRA PRADESH 7.4
Percentage of persons in 5-9 years as % to total population
Census 2011


Name of the State

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Name of the
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Top 5 Bottom 5
BIHAR 14.4 GOA 7.3
MEGHALAYA 13.1 DAMAN & DIU 7.6
UTTAR PRADESH 12.5 KERALA 7.6
JHARKHAND 12.5 TAMIL NADU 7.7
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and UTs, Census 2011 and 2001
0-9 years Persons 2011 0-9 years Persons 2001
In Census 2011, 19.8% of persons are in age group 0-9 years compared to
23.2% in Census 2001
Percentage of persons in 10-14 years to total population
Census 2011


Name of the State

% in 10-14
years
Name of the
State
% in 10-14
years
Top 5 Bottom 5
BIHAR 13.4 DAMAN & DIU 7.1
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 13.0 GOA 7.6
UTTAR PRADESH 12.9 KERALA 8.4
MEGHALAYA 12.9 PUDUCHERRY 8.5
NAGALAND 12.6 TAMIL NADU 8.6
Name of the State

%
Adolescent
Name of the State %
Adolescent
Top 5 Bottom 5
UTTAR PRADESH 24.5 GOA 15.4
NAGALAND 24.2 KERALA 16.3
ARUNACHAL PRADESH 24.2 PUDUCHERRY 16.7
MEGHALAYA 23.9 TAMIL NADU 17.2
RAJASTHAN 22.9
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
ISLANDS
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Adolescents (age10-19 years) as % to total population
Census 2011
Adolescents (age10-19 years) as % to total population
Census 2011 (among major States)



Name of the State

%
Adolescent
Name of the
State
%
Adolescent
Top 5 Bottom 5
UTTAR PRADESH 24.5 KERALA 16.3
RAJASTHAN 22.9 TAMIL NADU 17.2
UTTARAKHAND 22.5 KARNATAKA 18.9
BIHAR 22.5 MAHARASHTRA 19.0
JHARKHAND 22.2 ANDHRA PRADESH 19.3
Percentage of Young (age15-24 years) to total population
Census 2011


Name of the State

% Young Name of the
State
% Young
Top 5 Bottom 5
DAMAN & DIU 26.7 KERALA 15.8
DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 22.5 GOA 16.8
SIKKIM 22.0 BIHAR 16.8
NAGALAND 21.9 PUDUCHERRY 16.9
CHANDIGARH 21.4 TAMIL NADU 17.6
Name of the State

% Young Name of the
State
% Young
Top 5 Bottom 5
UTTARAKHAND 20.8 KERALA 15.8
HARYANA 20.7 BIHAR 16.8
NCT OF DELHI 20.4 TAMIL NADU 17.6
UTTAR PRADESH 20.3 JHARKHAND 18.3
PUNJAB 20.2 ODISHA 18.4
Percentage of Young (age15-24 years) to total population
Census 2011 (among major States)



Percentage of adults (age 18 years or more) to total population
Census 2011

Name of the State

% Adult Name of the State % Adult
Top 5 Bottom 5
GOA 73.7 MEGHALAYA 53.3
DAMAN & DIU 72.3 BIHAR 54.0
KERALA 71.7 UTTAR PRADESH 56.5
TAMIL NADU 71.3 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 57.3
PUDUCHERRY 71.2 JHARKHAND 57.7
Name of the State

% Adult Name of the State % Adult
Top 5 Bottom 5
KERALA 71.7 BIHAR 54.0
TAMIL NADU 71.3 UTTAR PRADESH 56.5
KARNATAKA 68.3 JHARKHAND 57.7
PUNJAB 68.3 RAJASTHAN 58.6
ANDHRA PRADESH 67.8 JAMMU & KASHMIR 60.0
Percentage of adults (age 18 years or more) to total population
Census 2011 (major States)



Percentage of working age (15-59 years) to total population
Census 2011




Name of the State

% in 15-59
years
Name of the State % in 15-59
years
Top 5 Bottom 5
DAMAN & DIU 72.6 BIHAR 52.1
ANDAMAN & NICOBAR
ISLANDS
68.9 MEGHALAYA 55.4
CHANDIGARH 68.4 UTTAR PRADESH 55.8
GOA 66.8 JHARKHAND 56.5
PUDUCHERRY 66.4 RAJASTHAN 57.5
Name of the State

% in 15-59
years
Name of the State % in 15-59
years
Top 5 Bottom 5
NCT OF DELHI 65.9 BIHAR 52.1
TAMIL NADU 65.9 UTTAR PRADESH 55.8
WEST BENGAL 64.3 JHARKHAND 56.5
KARNATAKA 64.2 RAJASTHAN 57.5
PUNJAB 64.0 MADHYA PRADESH 58.6
Percentage of working age (15-59 years) to total population
Census 2011 (major States)

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Percentage of working age (15-59 years) population to total population, India, States and UTs, Persons, Census 2011
and 2001
%- Age (15-59) years %- Age (15-59) years
Percentage of elderly (60 years or more) to total population
Census 2011



Name of the State

% elderly Name of the State % elderly
Top 5 Bottom 5
KERALA 12.6 DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI 4.0
GOA 11.2 ARUNACHAL PRADESH 4.6
TAMIL NADU 10.4 MEGHALAYA 4.7
PUNJAB 10.3 DAMAN & DIU 4.7
HIMACHAL PRADESH 10.2 NAGALAND 5.2
Name of the State

% elderly Name of the State % elderly
Top 5 Bottom 5
KERALA 12.6 ASSAM 6.7
TAMIL NADU 10.4 NCT of DELHI 6.8
PUNJAB 10.3 JHARKHAND 7.1
MAHARASHTRA 9.9 BIHAR 7.4
ANDHRA PRADESH 9.8 JAMMU & KASHMIR 7.4
Percentage of elderly (60 years or more) to total population
Census 2011 (major States)


In Census 2011, 8.6 % of persons are in age group 60+ years compared to 7.4 % in
Census 2001
Aged persons have increased in all the States and UTs, except in Daman & Diu

Dependency Ratio
Dependency Ratio =
(No. of persons in age group 0-14 years + No. of persons in age group
60 years or more) No. of persons in age group 15-59 years
Dependency Ratio can be divided in 2 parts:
Young dependency ratio
Old dependency ratio
Dependency Ratio gives the proportion of persons whom the persons in
economically active age group need to support
Reduction in Dependency Ratio indicates a phase of population
transition where a higher percentage of persons in the working age
group may translate into higher per capita income for the economy
This is also called the phase where a country may benefit from
Demographic Dividend

Dependency Ratio
Dependency Ratio
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Dependency Ratio has reduced in all the States and UTs
At the all-India level, it has reduced by 100 points compared
to 2001
Dependency Ratio
India : 1991 to 2011







Dependency Ratio, India
1991 2001 2011
794 752 652
Young Dependency Ratio
India : 1991 to 2011






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Young Dependency Ratio, India
1991 2001 2011
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Young Dependency Ratio =
No. of persons in age group 0-14 years No. of persons in age
group 15-59 years
Reduction in YDR in 2001-11 is sharper than that for the decade
1991-2001
Old Dependency Ratio
India : 1991 to 2011





Old Dependency Ratio =
No. of persons in age group 60 years or more No. of persons in
age group 15-59 years
ODR is rising due to higher life expectancy at birth
Old Dependency Ratio, India
1991 2001 2011
122 131 142

Dependency Ratio (Young)
Census 2011



Name of the State

Population in
%
Name of the State Population
in %
Top 5 Bottom 5
Bihar 769 Daman & Diu 311
Meghalaya 716 Goa 326
Uttar Pradesh 640 Andaman & Nicobar 354
Jharkhand 638 Tamil Nadu 358
Rajasthan 602 Puduchchery 360

Dependency Ratio (Old)
Census 2011



Name of the State

Population in
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Name of the State Population
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Top 5 Bottom 5
Kerala 196 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 63
Goa 168 Daman & Diu 64
Himachal Pradesh 161 Arunachal Pradesh 77
Punjab 161 Meghalaya 84
Tamil Nadu 158 Nagaland 86
Quality of age data
Percentage of persons in each year of age
Census 1991, 2001 and 2011
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1991 2001 2011
Digit preferences in age reporting reduced considerably in Census
2011 in all the ages primarily due to recording of date of birth for
the first time in Census 2011

Measurement of Age accuracy
Respondents prefer to report age ending with 0 or5
Whipples Index or the Index of Concentration is
calculated to measure extent of digit preference
Ideally the Index should be around 100
It was 230 in Census 2001
To improve quality of age data, a question on date of
birth was added in Census 2011
Whipples Index for India has reduced to 171 in
Census 2011
The reduction is more for females compared to males
Whipples Index - India
Census 2001 and 2011



Persons Males Females
Census
2011
171 175 167
Census
2001
230 241 218
States/UTs by range of Whipples Index
Census 2001 and 2011



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2001 35 0 2 3 9 21

Whipples Index
Census 2011 (major States)




Name of the State

Whipples
Index
Name of the State Whipples
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Top 5 Bottom 5
KERALA 119 BIHAR 209
GUJARAT 147 ANDHRA PRADESH 191
DELHI 149 JHARKHAND 191
TAMIL NADU 155 UTTAR PRADESH 188
PUNJAB 155 KARNATAKA 181
Name of the State

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Name of the State Whipples
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Top 5 Bottom 5
KERALA 148 BIHAR 269
HARYANA 176 KARNATAKA 254
GUJARAT 204 ANDHRA PRADESH 253
DELHI 208 UTTAR PRADESH 252
CHHATTISGARH 210 JHARKHAND 249

Whipples Index
Census 2001 (major States)


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