STATE WISE POPULATION OF INDIA for TNPSC Exams
- The Indian Census 2011 can be referred to as the Seventh Census Operation after Indian Independence.
- The National Census 2011 has been run on all the 28 States of the Country and the Seven Union Territories.
- There have been Surveys on cities and districts as well. The data of Indian census 2011 covers all the major aspects of society like population, sex ratio and literacy percentage as well. Here is a list on census 2011 data of India.
- There are presently 28 states in India. The total population of the country is 1.21 billion presently.
- According to the State Census 2011, the Most Populated State in India is Uttar Pradesh with a population of 19.96 Crores.
- The Least Populated State in the Country is Sikkim with a Population of 60, 7688.
- The Census of Indian States 2011 reveals that Kerala is the Highest Literate State in the country with 93.91% of Literacy rate.
- Bihar is the Least Literate State with a Literacy Rate of 63.82%.
- The Indian Census 2011 State wise shows that Kerala represents the Highest Sex Ratio with 1084 Females per 1000 Males while Haryana features the Lowest Sex Ratio in India with just 877 Females per 1000 Males.
States
|
Population
|
Increase %
|
Density
|
Sex Ratio
|
Literacy
|
India
|
1,210,854,977
|
17.64 %
|
382
|
940
|
74.04
|
Uttar Pradesh
|
199,812,341
|
20.23 %
|
829
|
912
|
67.68
|
Maharashtra
|
112,374,333
|
15.99 %
|
365
|
929
|
82.34
|
Bihar
|
104,099,452
|
25.42 %
|
1,106
|
918
|
61.80
|
West Bengal
|
91,276,115
|
13.84 %
|
1,028
|
950
|
76.26
|
Andhra Pradesh
|
84,580,777
|
10.98 %
|
308
|
993
|
67.02
|
Madhya Pradesh
|
72,626,809
|
20.35 %
|
236
|
931
|
69.32
|
Tamil Nadu
|
72,147,030
|
15.61 %
|
555
|
996
|
80.09
|
Rajasthan
|
68,548,437
|
21.31 %
|
200
|
928
|
66.11
|
Karnataka
|
61,095,297
|
15.60 %
|
319
|
973
|
75.36
|
Gujarat
|
60,439,692
|
19.28 %
|
308
|
919
|
78.03
|
Orissa
|
41,974,218
|
14.05 %
|
270
|
979
|
72.87
|
Kerala
|
33,406,061
|
4.91 %
|
860
|
1084
|
94.00
|
Jharkhand
|
32,988,134
|
22.42 %
|
414
|
948
|
66.41
|
Assam
|
31,205,576
|
17.07 %
|
398
|
958
|
72.19
|
Punjab
|
27,743,338
|
13.89 %
|
551
|
895
|
75.84
|
Chhattisgarh
|
25,545,198
|
22.61 %
|
189
|
991
|
70.28
|
Haryana
|
25,351,462
|
19.90 %
|
573
|
879
|
75.55
|
Delhi
|
16,787,941
|
21.21 %
|
11,320
|
868
|
86.21
|
Jammu and Kashmir
|
12,541,302
|
23.64 %
|
56
|
889
|
67.16
|
Uttarakhand
|
10,086,292
|
18.81 %
|
189
|
963
|
78.82
|
Himachal Pradesh
|
6,864,602
|
12.94 %
|
123
|
972
|
82.80
|
Tripura
|
3,673,917
|
14.84 %
|
350
|
960
|
87.22
|
Meghalaya
|
2,966,889
|
27.95 %
|
132
|
989
|
74.43
|
Manipur
|
2,855,794
|
24.50 %
|
128
|
985
|
76.94
|
Nagaland
|
1,978,502
|
-0.58 %
|
119
|
931
|
79.55
|
Goa
|
1,458,545
|
8.23 %
|
394
|
973
|
88.70
|
Arunachal Pradesh
|
1,383,727
|
26.03 %
|
17
|
938
|
65.38
|
Puducherry
|
1,247,953
|
28.08 %
|
2,547
|
1037
|
85.85
|
Mizoram
|
1,097,206
|
23.48 %
|
52
|
976
|
91.33
|
Chandigarh
|
1,055,450
|
17.19 %
|
9,258
|
818
|
86.05
|
Sikkim
|
610,577
|
12.89 %
|
86
|
890
|
81.42
|
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
|
380,581
|
6.86 %
|
46
|
876
|
86.63
|
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
|
343,709
|
55.88 %
|
700
|
774
|
76.24
|
Daman and Diu
|
243,247
|
53.76 %
|
2,191
|
618
|
87.10
|
Lakshadweep
|
64,473
|
6.30 %
|
2,149
|
946
|
91.85
|