Census of India 2011 / Current Gk For Banking/SSC Exam

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 3,799 No. of Urban Agglomerations / Towns 4,378 No. of Urban Agglomerations 384 No. of Towns 5,161 No. of Inhabited Villages 593,731 No. of Uninhabited Villages 44,656 Population : Persons 1,028,737,436 Males 532,223,090 Females 496,514,346 Highest / Lowest Population :  State with Highest Population Uttar Pradesh 166,197,921  State with Lowest Population Sikkim 540,851  UT with Highest Population Delhi 13,850,507  UT with Lowest Population Lakshadweep 60,650  District with Highest Population Medinipur (West Bengal) 9,610,788   District with Lowest Population Yanam (Pondicherry) 31,394 Note: @ The total population and rural population include estimated population of 127,108 for Mao Maram, Paomata and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur. India’s population without the estimated population of these areas is 1,028,610,328 (532,156,772 males and 496,453,556 females) Note : - Includes estimated population of Paomata, Mao Maram and Purul Sub-division of Senapati district of Manipur. Institutional and Houseless Population   Percentage to   Persons Total Population (%) Houseless Population Total 1,943,766 1.00   Rural 1,165,167 0.85   Urban 778,599 1.39 Institutional Population Total 7,802,866 4.03   Rural 4,044,152 2.94   Urban 3,758,714 6.73 Population Density   Persons / Sq. Km   India 325 State with Highest Population Density West Bengal 903 State with Lowest Population Density Arunachal Pradesh 13 UT with Highest Population Density Delhi 9,340 UT with Lowest Population Density Andaman & Nicobar Islands 43 District with Highest Population Density North East (Delhi) 29,468 District with Lowest Population Density Lahul & Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) 2 Rural - Urban Distribution Population (%) Rural 742,490,639 72.2% Urban 286,119,689 27.8% State with highest proportion of Urban Population Goa   49.76 State with lowest proportion of Urban Population Himachal Pradesh   9.30 UT with highest proportion of Urban Population Delhi   93.18 UT with lowest proportion of Urban Population Dadra & Nagar Haveli   22.89 Sex ratio (females per thousand males)   India 933   Rural 946   Urban 900 State with Highest Female Sex Ratio Kerala 1,058 State with Lowest Female Sex Ratio Haryana 861 UT with Highest Female Sex Ratio Pondicherry 1,001 UT with Lowest Female Sex Ratio Daman & Diu 710 District with Highest Female Sex Ratio Mahe (Pondicherry) 1,147 District with Lowest Female Sex Ratio Daman (Daman & Diu) 591 Age Groups Persons Males Females 6 years and below 163,819,614 84,999,203 78,820,411 Proportion to total population (%) 15.9 16.0 15.9 7 to 14 years 199,791,198 104,488,119 95,303,079 Proportion to total population (%) 19.4 19.6 19.2 15 to 59 years 585,638,723 303,400,561 282,238,162 Proportion to total population (%) 56.9 57.0 56.9 60 years and above 76,622,321 37,768,327 38,853,994 Proportion to total population (%) 7.5 7.1 7.8 Age Not Stated 2,738,472 1,500,562 1,237,910 Proportion to total population (%) 0.3 0.3 0.3 Variation in population since 1901 Year Total Rural Urban 1901 238,396,327 212,544,454 25,851,873 1911 252,093,390 226,151,757 25,941,633 1921 251,321,213 223,235,043 28,086,170 1931 278,977,238 245,521,249 33,455,989 1941 318,660,580 274,507,283 44,153,297 1951 361,088,090 298,644,381 62,443,709 1961 439,234,771 360,298,168 78,936,603 1971 548,159,652 439,045,675 109,113,977 1981 683,329,097 523,866,550 159,462,547 1991 846,302,688 628,691,676 217,611,012 2001* 1,028,737,436 742,490,639 286,119,689 Note: * The total population and rural population include estimated population of 127,108 for Mao Maram, Paomata and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur. India’s population without the estimated population of these areas is 1,028,610,328 (532,156,772 males and 496,453,556 females) Number of Literates & Literacy Rate       Persons   Males   Females  Total No. of literates 560,687,797 336,533,716 224,154,081   Literacy rate 64.8% 75.3% 53.7%  Rural No. of literates   361,870,817  223,551,641 138,319,176   Literacy rate   58.7%  70.7%   46.1%  Urban No. of literates 198,816,980 112,982,075 85,834,905   Literacy rate 79.9% 86.3% 72.9%   Persons (%) Males (%) Females (%)  State with Highest Literacy Rate   Kerala (90.9)   Kerala (94.2)   Kerala (87.7)  State with Lowest Literacy Rate   Bihar (47.0)   Bihar (59.7)   Bihar (33.1)  UT with Highest Literacy Rate   Lakshadweep (86.7)   Lakshadweep (92.5)   Lakshadweep (80.5)  UT with Lowest Literacy Rate   Dadra & Nagar Haveli (57.6)   Dadra & Nagar Haveli (71.2)   Dadra & Nagar Haveli (40.2)  District with Highest Literacy Rate   Aizwal, Mizoram   (96.5)   Mahe, Pondicherry (97.6)   Aizwal, Mizoram  (96.26)  District with Lowest Literacy Rate   Dantewada Chhattisgarh (30.17)   Dantewada Chhattisgarh (39.75)   Shrawasti UP (7.7) Number of Districts by Sex-wise Literacy Rate :  Literacy Rate   Males   Females  Up to 25.00 % -- 18  25.01 % to 50.00 % 22 243  50.01% to 75.00 % 244 287  Above 75 % 327 45  Total : 593 593 Work Participation Rate : Total Workers Number Rate (%) Persons 402,234,724 39.1 Males 275,014,476 51.7 Females 127,220,248 25.6 Main Workers Persons 313,004,983 30.4 Males 240,147,813 45.1 Females 72,857,170 14.7 Marginal Workers Persons 89,229,741 8.7 Males 34,866,663 6.6 Females 54,363,078 11

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
Religion not stated			727,588	0.1
Total *			1,028,610,328	100.0

Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Population:

Scheduled Castes & Scheduled Tribes Population Scheduled Castes : 166,635,700 16.2% Scheduled Tribes : 84,326,240 8.2% Scheduled Castes State with highest proportion of Scheduled Castes Punjab ( 28.9 %) State with lowest proportion of Scheduled Castes 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 Koch-Bihar (50.1%) District with lowest proportion of Scheduled Castes Lawngtlai Mizoram (0.01%) Scheduled Tribes State with highest proportion of Scheduled Tribes Mizoram ( 94.5 % ) State with lowest proportion of Scheduled Tribes 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 Sarchhip, Mizoram ( 98.1%) District with lowest proportion of Scheduled Tribes Hathras, Uttar Pradesh (0.01%)