CENSUS OF INDIA 2011

RELEASE OF

DATA HIGHLIGHTS

Dr. C. CHANDRAMOULI

REGISTRAR GENERAL & CENSUS COMMISSIONER, INDIA

MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS
30TH APRIL 2013

 This is the first set of final data from the Population

Enumeration exercise held in February 2011
So far the data released from Census 2011 pertained
to Houselisting and Housing Census covering
All Households
SC & ST Households

Female Headed Households

Slum Households

 Population*
Density
Population (0-6)*
Scheduled Castes Population
Scheduled Tribes Population
Number of Literates*
Number of Workers (Total, Main, Marginal)
Category of Economic Activity (Cultivators,
Agricultural Labourers, Household Industry
Workers, Other Workers)
Non Workers
By Sex & Residence
* - Provisional data released earlier

DATA HIGHLIGHTS

Population of India
Census 2011

As on 0.00 Hrs. of 1st March, 2011

Final Total Population of the country is

1,210,726,932* (or 1.21 billion)

Provisional Population Total
1,210,193,422*
Difference: + 533,510 persons (0.04%)
* Includes the estimated population of Mao Maram, Paomata and Purul subdivisions of Senapati district of Manipur.
In the remaining slides, the figures exclude the estimated population of Mao
Maram, Paomata and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur.

Decadal Change in Population

India : 2001-2011

There has been an increase of 181.96 million

persons in absolute number of population in
India during 2001-11

Increase among males:

90.97 million

Increase among females:

90.99 million

Growth Rate of females (18.3%) is higher than

males (17.1%)

Decadal Change in Population

India : 2001-2011
Population of India grew by 17.7% during 200111, against 21.5% in the previous decade
Among the major States, highest decadal growth
in population has been recorded in Bihar (25.4%)
14 States/UTs have recorded population growth
above 20%.

DECADAL
CHANGE IN
POPULATION
(IN %)

Population Rural Urban Distribution

India : 1961-2011

833.5 million persons live in Rural areas as per Census

2011 - more than two-third of the total population

377.1 million persons live in urban areas.

Proportion of Urban Population

India : 1951-2011

Urban proportion has gone up from 17.3% in 1951 to 31.2% in 2011.

EAG states have lower urban proportion (21.1%) in comparison to non EAG states
(39.7% )
Highest proportion of urban population is in NCT Delhi (97.5%)
Top 5 States: Goa (62.2%), Mizoram (52.1%), Tamil Nadu (48.4%), Kerala (47.7%) &
Maharashtra (45.2%)

PROPORTION
OF URBAN
POPULATION
(IN %)

Density of Population
India : 2011
(Persons per sq. km.)

Density of Population , India

2001

2011

325

382

Delhi (11,320) turns out to be the most densely inhabited

followed by Chandigarh (9,258), among all States/UTs, both in
2001 and 2011 Census.
Among the major States, Bihar occupies the first position with a
density of 1106, surpassing West Bengal which occupied the first
position during 2001.
The minimum population density works out in Arunachal Pradesh
(17) for both 2001 and 2011 Census.

DENSITY OF
POPULAITON

Child Population (0-6 years)

India : 2001, 2011
(in million)

2001

2011

Variation
(in %)

163.8

164.5

+0.4 %

Males

85.0

85.7

+0.8 %

Females

78.8

78.7

-0.1 %

Persons

The Child Population (0-6) is almost

stationary - grown by only 0.4% in the
last decade.
In 17 States/UTs the Child Population
has declined in 2011 compared to
2001.

PROPORTION
OF CHILD
POPULATION
(IN %)

Sex Composition of Child Population

(0-6) India 2011
The total number of children in India is 164.5 millions,
about 660 thousand more than the number recorded in
2001
Male Child (0-6) population has increased whereas
Female Child population has decreased marginally
during 2001-11
8 States, viz. Jammu & Kashmir, Rajasthan, Uttar
Pradesh, Bihar, Jharkhand, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram,
Meghalaya have proportion of child population more
than 15 percent.

Sex Ratio of Population

India : 2001, 2011
Sex ratio is defined as the number of females per 1000
males in a population.

Residence

2001

2011

Change

Total

933

943

+10

Rural

946

949

+3

Urban

900

929

+29

SEX RATIO

States Ranked by Sex Ratio 2011

(Major States Population 10 million and above)
Top 5 States

Bottom 5 States

States

Sex Ratio

Kerala

1,084

States

Sex Ratio

Haryana

879

Tamil Nadu

996

Jammu & Kashmir

889

Andhra Pradesh

993

Punjab

895

Chhattisgarh

991

Uttar Pradesh

912

Odisha

979

Bihar

918

* Sex Ratio is defined as the number of females per 1000 males

Child Sex Ratio (0-6)

India : 2001, 2011

The sex ratio in the age group 0-6 attempts to bring out
the recent changes in our society in its attitude and
outlook towards the girl child.
Also an indicator of the likely future trends of sex ratio in
the population.
Residence

2001

2011

Change

Total

927

919

-8

Rural

934

923

-11

Urban

906

905

-1

CHILD
SEX RATIO

States Ranked by Child Sex Ratio (0-6)

2011 (Major States Population 10 million and above)
Top 5 States
States

Bottom 5 States
Sex Ratio
(0-6 yrs)

States

Sex Ratio
(0-6 yrs)

Chhattisgarh

969

Haryana

834

Kerala

964

Punjab

846

Assam

962

Jammu & Kashmir

862

West Bengal

956

Rajasthan

888

Jharkhand and
Karnataka

948

Gujarat

890

* Child Sex Ratio (0-6) is defined as the number of females

per 1000 males in the age group 0-6 years.

Scheduled Caste (SC)

&
Scheduled Tribe (ST)

SCs/STs in India - 2011

Scheduled Castes are notified in 31 States/UTs of
India and Scheduled Tribes in 30 States
There are altogether 1,241 individual ethnic
groups, etc. notified as Scheduled Castes in
different States/UTs
Number of individual ethnic groups, etc. notified
as Scheduled Tribes is 705
There has been some changes in the List of
SCs/STs in States/ UTs during the last decade

Population of SCs
India : 2011

(in million)

2001

2011

Variation
(%)

166.6

201.4

+20.8 %

Males

86.1

103.5

+20.3 %

Females

80.5

97.9

+21.5 %

Persons

Population of STs
India : 2011

(in million)

Sex

2001

2011

Variation
(%)

Persons

84.3

104.3

+23.7 %

Males

42.6

52.4

+22.9 %

Females

41.7

51.9

+24.4 %

Proportion of SC/ST Population

India 2001, 2011

(In %)

Proportion of SCs Proportion of STs

2001

2011

2001

2011

Total

16.2

16.6

8.2

8.6

Rural

17.9

18.5

10.4

11.3

Urban

11.8

12.6

2.4

2.8

PROPORTION
OF SCs

PROPORTION
OF STs

(In %)
Rest

Uttar Pradesh

15.0

20.5

Odisha
3.6
Punjab

4.4
Karnataka

West Bengal

5.2

10.7

Madhya Pradesh
5.6
Bihar

Rajasthan
6.1

8.2

Maharashtra
6.6

Andhra

Tamil Nadu

Pradesh

7.2

6.9

(In %)
Rest
Meghalaya
Assam

11.6

Madhya Pradesh
14.7

2.5

3.7
Karnataka

Maharashtra

4.1

10.1

West Bengal
5.1
Andhra Pradesh

Odisha

5.7

9.2

Chhattisgarh
7.5

Rajasthan
8.9
Jharkhand
8.3

Gujarat
8.6

States/UTs Ranked by Proportion of

SCs - 2011
Top 5 States/UTs

Bottom 5 States/UTs

Punjab

31.9%

Mizoram

0.1%

Himachal Pradesh

25.2%

Meghalaya

0.6%

West Bengal

23.5%

Goa

1.7%

Uttar Pradesh

20.7%

Dadra & Nagar

Haveli

1.8%

Haryana

20.2%

Daman & Diu

2.5%

States/UTs Ranked by Proportion of

STs - 2011
Top 5 States/UTs

Bottom 5 States/UTs

Lakshadweep

94.8%

Uttar Pradesh

0.6%

Mizoram

94.4%

Tamil Nadu

1.1%

Nagaland

86.5%

Bihar

1.3%

Meghalaya

86.1%

Kerala

1.5%

Arunachal Pradesh

68.8%

Uttarakhand

2.9%

Literates
&
Literacy Rates

Number of Literates
India : 2001, 2011

A person (aged 7 and above) is considered literate, if he

or she can read and write, with understanding, in any
language.
(in millions)

Sex

2001

2011

Change

Persons

560.7

763.5

+202.8

Males

336.5

434.7

+98.2

Females

224.2

328.8

+104.6

Literacy Rate

India : 2001, 2011

(in %)

Difference

2001

2011

Persons

64.8

73.0

+8.2

Males
Females

75.3
53.7

80.9
64.6

+5.6
+10.9

(2011 2001)

Largest increase: Dadra & Nagar Haveli by 18.6 points (from 57.6% to 76.2%),
Bihar by 14.8 points (from 47.0% to 61.8%), Tripura by 14.0 points (from
73.2% to 87.2%)

Improvement in Female literacy is higher than males in all States/UTs, except

Mizoram (where it is same in both Males and Females) during the decade
2001-11.

Literacy Rate Rural Urban Differential

India - 2001, 2011

Gap between Literacy Rate in Urban and Rural areas is steadily

declining in every census. In Census 2011, the gap stands at
16.3 points

Gender Gap in Literacy Rate

India - 2001, 2011

Gender gap in Literacy Rate is steadily declining in every

census. In Census 2011, the gap stands at 16.3 points

LITERACY
RATE AMONG
FEMALES

States/UTs Ranked by Literacy Rate

2011

(In %)

Top 5 States/UTs
States/UTs

Bottom 5 States/UTs

Literacy
Rate

States/UTs

Literacy
Rate

Kerala

94.0

Bihar

61.8

Lakshadweep

91.8

Arunachal Pradesh

65.4

Mizoram

91.3

Rajasthan

66.1

Goa

88.7

Jharkhand

66.4

Tripura

87.2

Andhra Pradesh

67.0

Workers,
Work Participation
Rate (WPR)
&
Categories of
Economic Activity

Definition of Work
(Economic Activity)- 2011
Worker:

A person who has participated in any economically

productive activity with or without compensation or
profit

Reference period: one year preceding the date of enumeration

Number of Workers by Residence

India : 2011

(in million)

Residence

Number of
Workers

Non-Workers

Work
Participation
Rate*

Total

481.7

728.8

39.8%

Rural

348.6

484.9

41.8%

Urban

133.1

243.9

35.3%

* Work Participation Rate is defined as the number of workers

per 100 population

Work Participation Rate

India : 2001, 2011

(In %)

Residence Sex

Total

2001

2011

Change

Persons

39.1

39.8

+0.7

Males

51.7

53.3

+1.6

Females

25.6

25.5

-0.1

WORK
PARTICIPATION
RATE (PERSONS)

WORK
PARTICIPATION
RATE (MALES)

WORK
PARTICIPATION
RATE (FEMALES)

States/UTs Ranked by WPR- 2011

(In %)

Top 5 States/UTs

States/UTs

Bottom 5 States/UTs

WPR

States/UTs

WPR

Himachal Pradesh

51.9

Lakshadweep

29.1

Sikkim

50.5

Uttar Pradesh

32.9

Daman & Diu

49.9

NCT of Delhi

33.3

Nagaland

49.2

Bihar

33.4

Chhattisgarh

47.7

Jammu & Kashmir

34.5

States/UTs Ranked by WPR

Females : 2011

(In %)

Top 5 States/UTs
States/UTs

Bottom 5 States/UTs

WPR(F)

States/UTs

WPR(F)

Himachal Pradesh

44.8

NCT of Delhi

10.6

Nagaland

44.7

Lakshadweep

11.0

Chhattisgarh

39.7

Punjab

13.9

Sikkim

39.6

Daman & Diu

14.9

Manipur

38.6

Chandigarh

16.0

Type of Workers- 2011

Main Worker: Persons who worked for 6 months or more

during the reference year

Marginal Worker: Persons who worked for less than 6

months.
For the first time in Census 2011, the marginal
workers have been sub-divided in two categories,
namely, those worked for less than 3 months and
those who worked for 3 to 6 months

Non-Worker: Persons who did not work at all during the

reference period. Includes students, persons engaged in
household duties, dependents, pensioners, beggars, etc.

Type of Workers
India : 2001, 2011

(in %)

Persons

Males

Females

Residence

Sex

2001

2011

Change

Main Workers

Persons

77.8

75.2

-2.6

Males

87.3

82.3

-5.0

Females

57.3

59.6

2.3

Marginal Workers Persons

22.2

24.8

2.6

Males

12.7

17.7

5.0

Females

42.7

40.4

-2.3

PROPORTION
OF MAIN
WORKERS

PROPORTION
OF MARGINAL
WORKERS

Decadal Change in Work Participation Rate

(WPR) States/UTs: 2001,2011
The WPR in the country has recorded a marginal
increase from 39.1% in 2001 to 39.8% in 2011
Majority of the States/ UTs have shown increase in
WPR between 2001-2011 ; Highest increase in
Nagaland (6.6 pp)
In 9 States/UTs, WPR has declined; Mizoram (-8.2
pp), D & N Haveli, Haryana, Jammu & Kashmir,
Meghalaya, Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh, Gujarat, Bihar
(-0.3 pp)

Marginal Workers: 2011

(in millions)

Total Marginal
Workers

Marginal
Workers
(3-6 months)

Marginal
Workers
(less than 3
months)

119.3

97.1

22.2

Males

58.7

48.6

10.1

Females

60.6

48.5

12.1

Persons

100.0

81.4

18.6

Males

100.0

82.8

17.2

Females

100.0

80.0

20.0

Persons

Percentages

Category of Workers - India: 2011

(in
millions)

Total Workers

(in millions)

(Main + Marginal)
Cultivators

118.7

(24.6%)

Agricultural Labourers

144.3

(30.0%)

18.3

( 3.8%)

200.4

(41.6%)

Household Industries Workers

Other Workers
Total Workers

481.7

(100.0%)

PROPORTION
OF
CULTIVATORS

PROPORTION
OF
AGRICULTURAL
LABOURERS

PROPORTION
OF WORKERS IN
HOUSEHOLD
INDUSTRIES

PROPORTION
OF OTHER
WORKERS

Category of Workers

Change in Proportions - India: 2001 &2011

(in %)

Residence Category

2001

2011

Change

100.0

100.0

Cultivators

31.7

24.6

- 7.1

Ag. Labourers

26.5

30.0

+3.5

4.2

3.8

-0.4

37.6

41.6

+4.0

Workers (Main + Marginal)

All Areas

Total Workers

HHI Workers

Other Workers

Agriculture sector: 54.6 % of Total Workers, decline by

3.6 percent points

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