Education for All in India:Population of India: 2001

India/States/ Union territories*

Population 2001

Percentage decadal growth

Sex ratio ( females per 1,000 males)

Population density (per sq. km.)

Literacy rate 2001

Persons

Males

Females

1981-1991

1991-2001

1991

2001

1991

2001

Persons

Females

Males

INDIA ^{1, 2, 3}

1,027,015,247

531,277,078

495,738,169

23.86

21.34

',927

',933

267

324

',65.38

',54.16

75.85

Jammu & Kashmir ⁴

10,069,917

5,300,574

4,769,343

30.34

29.04

',896

',900

',54.46

',41.82

65.75

Himachal Pradesh ^{5, 7}

6,077,248

3,085,256

2,991,992

20.79

17.53

',976

',970

109

',77.13

',68.08

86.02

Punjab

24,289,296

12,963,362

11,325,934

20.81

19.76

',882

',874

403

482

',69.95

',63.55

75.63

Chandigarh *

900,914

508,224

392,690

42.16

40.33

',790

',773

5,632

7,903

',81.76

',76.65

85.65

Uttaranchal

8,479,562

4,316,401

4,163,161

24.23

19.20

',936

',964

133

159

',72.28

',60.26

84.01

Haryana

21,082,989

11,327,658

9,755,331

27.41

28.06

',865

',861

372

477

',68.59

',56.31

79.25

Delhi *

13,782,976

7,570,890

6,212,086

51.45

46.31

',827

',821

6,352

9,294

',81.82

',75.00

87.37

Rajasthan

56,473,122

29,381,657

27,091,465

28.44

28.33

',910

',922

129

165

',61.03

',44.34

76.46

Uttar Pradesh

166,052,859

87,466,301

78,586,558

25.55

25.80

',876

',898

548

689

',57.36

',42.98

70.23

Bihar

82,878,796

43,153,964

39,724,832

23.38

28.43

',907

',921

685

880

',47.53

',33.57

60.32

Sikkim

540,493

288,217

252,276

28.47

32.98

',878

',875

',69.68

',61.46

76.73

Arunachal Pradesh

1,091,117

573,951

517,166

36.83

26.21

',859

',901

',54.74

',44.24

64.07

Nagaland

1,988,636

1,041,686

946,950

56.08

64.41

',886

',909

120

',67.11

',61.92

71.77

Manipur

2,388,634

1,207,338

1,181,296

29.29

30.02

',958

',978

107

',68.87

',59.70

77.87

Mizoram

891,058

459,783

431,275

39.70

29.18

',921

',938

',88.49

',86.13

90.69

Tripura

3,191,168

1,636,138

1,555,030

34.30

15.74

',945

',950

263

304

',73.66

',65.41

81.47

Meghalaya

2,306,069

1,167,840

1,138,229

32.86

29.94

',955

',975

103

',63.31

',60.41

66.14

Assam

26,638,407

13,787,799

12,850,608

24.24

18.85

',923

',932

286

340

',64.28

',56.03

71.93

West Bengal

80,221,171

41,487,694

38,733,477

24.73

17.84

',917

',934

767

904

',69.22

',60.22

77.58

Jharkhand

26,909,428

13,861,277

13,048,151

24.03

23.19

',922

',941

274

338

',54.13

',39.38

67.94

Orissa

36,706,920

18,612,340

18,094,580

20.06

15.94

',971

',972

203

236

',63.61

',50.97

75.95

Chhatisgarh

20,795,956

10,452,426

10,343,530

25.73

18.06

',985

',990

130

154

',65.18

',52.40

77.86

Madhya Pradesh

60,385,118

31,456,873

28,928,245

27.24

24.34

',912

',920

158

196

',64.11

',50.28

76.80

Gujarat ^{6, 7}

50,596,992

26,344,053

24,252,939

21.19

22.48

',934

',921

211

258

',69.97

',58.60

80.50

Daman & Diu *

158,059

92,478

65,581

28.62

55.59

',969

',709

907

1,411

',81.09

',70.37

88.40

Dadra & Nagar Haveli *

220,451

121,731

98,720

33.57

59.20

',952

',811

282

449

',60.03

',42.99

73.32

Maharashtra

96,752,247

50,334,270

46,417,977

25.73

22.57

',934

',922

257

314

',77.27

',67.51

86.27

Andhra Pradesh

75,727,541

38,286,811

37,440,730

24.20

13.86

',972

',978

242

275

',61.11

',51.17

70.85

Karnataka

52,733,958

26,856,343

25,877,615

21.12

17.25

',960

',964

235

275

',67.04

',57.45

76.29

Goa

1,343,998

685,617

658,381

16.08

14.89

',967

',960

316

363

',82.32

',75.51

88.88

Lakshadweep *

60,595

31,118

29,477

28.47

17.19

',943

',947

1,616

1,894

',87.52

',81.56

93.15

Kerala

31,838,619

15,468,664

16,369,955

14.32

9.42

1',036

1',058

749

819

',90.92

',87.86

94.20

Tamil Nadu

62,110,839

31,268,654

30,842,185

15.39

11.19

',974

',986

429

478

',73.47

',64.55

82.33

Pondicherry *

973,829

486,705

487,124

33.64

20.56

',979

1',001

1,683

2,029

',81.49

',74.13

88.89

Andaman & Nicobar Islands *

356,265

192,985

163,280

48.70

26.94

',818

',846

',81.18

',75.29

86.07

1. The population of India includes the estimated population of entire Kachchh district, Morvi, Maliya-Miyana and Wankaner talukas of Rajkot district, Jodiya taluka of Jamnagar district of Gujarat State and entire Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh where population enumeration of Census of India, 2001 could not be conducted due to natural calamities.

2. For working out the population density of India and Jammu and Kashmir the entire area and population of those areas of Jammu and Kashmir which are under illegal occupation of Pakistan and China have not been taken into account.

3. The literacy rates for India have been worked out by excluding the population and number of literates of areas affected by natural calamities of Gujarat and Himachal Pradesh as per details given in Note 1 above .

4. While working out the percentage decadal growth of population of Jammu and Kashmir the population figures for 1991 have been worked out by interpolation as 1991 Census could not be held there owing to disturbed conditions.

5. Figures shown against Himachal Pradesh have been arrived at after including the estimated figures of entire Kinnaur district of Himachal Pradesh where the population enumeration of Census of India, 2001 could not be conducted due to natural calamity.

6. Figures shown against Gujarat have been arrived at after including the estimated figures of entire Kachchh district, Morvi, Maliya-Miyana and Wankaner talukas of Rajkot district, Jodiya taluka of Jamnagar district of Gujarat State where the population enumeration of Census of India, 2001 could not be conducted due to natural calamity.

7. Literacy rates shown against Himachal Pradesh and Gujarat do not include areas affected by natural calamities, the details of which are given in Note 1 above.