Census of India and Himachal 2011
Census of India and Himachal, 2011
1st Census in India- 1872 by Lord Mayo.
1st official Census of 1881 by Lord Rippon and after that every 10 year. Census 2011 was released on 31st March 2011 by Union Home Secretary. Census 2011 was 15th census of India and 7th after Independence.
Motto: “Our Census, Our Future” Regitrar General: C Chandramouli. Populaton- 1.21 billion.
Decadal Growth – 17.64 (2001-2011, 181 Million Population increase).
China-19.4% of World’s Population. India-17.5% of World’s Population.
Population of India is more than combined population of USA, Brazil, Indonesia, Pakistan, Bangladesh.
UP-Most populous state. UP’s Population is next to China, India, USA, Indonesia and Brazil.
Uttar Pradesh + Maharashtra > USA
Population
Highest-
- UP(199.8 Mn)16.5% of india
- Maharashtra(112 Mn) 28% of India.
- Bihar(104 Mn),
- West Bengal
- Andhra
Lowest- Lakshadweep<Daman and Diu< Dadra and Nagar Havelli< Andaman & Nicobar<Sikkim(6.7lac)< Mizoram<Arunachal Pradesh
POPULATION DENSITY
India- 382 persons/km2.
-Highest in Bihar- 1106 persons/km2 >
-2ND highest in West Bengal-1028 persons/km2
-Lowest in Arunachal -17 persons/km2
– Highest Population Density – Delhi’s North East District 37,346 per .sq. km. Lowest Population Density – Dibang(Arunachal Pradesh)) 1 person/km2.
SC AND ST POPULATION STATISTICS :
ST Population is 8.8% in India.
SC Population is 16.6% in India.
*Highest ST Population in India is in MP.
STATES OR UTs with No ST population in India – Punjab, Chandigarh, Haryana, Delhi, Puducherry.
Highest ST population(percentage wise)- Mizoram( 94.5%). Lowest ST population(percentage wise)-Goa (0.04%).
District wise Highest Proportion or %ge of ST population –Sirchip{ (98.1%) in Mizoram}.
District wise lowest proportion %ge of ST population-Hathras{( 0.01%) in UP}. UT having highest percentage of ST Population-Lakshadweep(94.5%).
UT having lowest percentage of ST Population-Andaman and Nicobar(8.3%). State with highest population of SC-UP.
State with lowest population of SC-Mizoram.
State having highest SC population (% wise) –Punjab(28.09%). State having lowest SC population(%wise)- Mizoram (0.03%). UT having highest SC population(%wise)-Chandigarh(17.05%).
UT having lowest SC population(%wise)-Dadra and Nagar Havelli(1.9%).
District having highest SC population(%wise)-Cooch Behar(50.01% in West Bengal).
District having lowest SC population(%wise)-Lawgtalai(0.01% in Mizoram).
SEX RATIO
Adult Sex Ratio- 940/1000
Top– Kerala(1084)>Puducherry(1038)>Tamil Nadu(996)>Andhra Pradesh(993).
Bottom-Daman and Diu(618)<Dadra and Nagar Havelli(775)<Delhi(866)<Chandigarh(818)<Haryana(877)<J&K(889)<Sikkim( 890).
Child Sex Ratio– 914/1000 (worst since independence).
LITERACY RATE :
Average Literacy Rate-74.04% Male Literacy Rate-82.14% Female Literacy Rate-65.46%
Kerala has highest literacy rate 93.91%. Lakshadweep Literacy Rate – 92.28%.
Least Literacy Rate-Bihar 63.82% and second last in literacy rate is Arunachal Pradesh-66.95%.
– Highest literacy rare :- Kerala>Lakshadweep>Mizoram>Tripura>Goa
-Lowest literacy rare :- Bihar<Aruanchal Pradesh< Rajasthan< Jharkhand<Andhra Pradesh.
District wise Literacy Rate:-
Highest-Mizoram’s Sirchhip distt.-98.76% and Mizoram’s Aizol-98.50%. Lowest- Alirajpur(MP)-37.22% and Bijapur(Chattisgarh)41.58%.
Literacy rate according to Religion:
Jain(94%)>Christian(80%)>Buddhist(74%).
Fertility Rate
Average Fertility Rate is 2.3%.
Highest-Bihar(3.4)>UP(3.17)>Meghalaya.
Lowest-Sikkim < WB < Tamilnadu.
Area wise States
India-32,87 lac sq. km.(2.7% of world)
Largest – Rajasthan > MP> MH.
Smallest– Goa < Sikkim < Tripura.
Urbanisation
Highest– Goa(62%)>Mizoram>Tamil Nadu.
Lowest-HP(10%) < Bihar < Assam
Cities
-Maharashtra has highest number of cities (18).
-6.5Mn Total Population live in slums.
-Maximum number of slums is in Maharashtra.
-Asia’s Biggest Slum in Maharashtra – Dharavi.
-Maximum no. of slums: MH > Andhra > TN
-Minimum no. of slums: Arunachal Pradesh < Goa < Sikkim.
-POPULATION RELIGION WISE:
-Hindu-79.8%.
-Muslim-14.2%.
-Christian-2.3%.
-Jain-0.4%.
-Sikh-1.7%.
-Buddhist-0.7%.
CENSUS OF HIMACHAL PRADESH
–POPULATION OF HP– Total population of Himachal Pradesh as per 2011 census is 6,864,602 of which male and female are 3,481,873 and 3,382,729 respectively. ( acc to 2001 census, HP population was 6077990, it means there is an increase of 7,86,702 people from 2001-2011 ).
-Population-68,64,602 , which is 0.57 of india’s population ( in 2001, it was 0.59)
-population wise , HP ranked 21st among the 29 states of India but it ranked 22nd among states and UTs of India. ( Delhi is only UT to have more population than HP).
-Area-55,673 sq.km. ( 1.7 % of total area of India )
-Area wise , HP ranked 18th in India.
–2001-2011 decadal growth rate– 12.94 % ( 4.60 % less than the previous decade as 1991- 2001 decadal growth rate was 17.54 %)
POPULATION DENSITY :
-Density-123 persons per sq.km. ( in 2001 census , it was 109 ) ( in terms of miles , the density of HP is – 319 per sq mile.)
-Highest population density in Hamirpur (406 persons/km2)
-Lowest population density in Lahaul & Spiti.(2 persons/km2)
SEX RATIO
-Sex Ratio- 972 females /1000 males ( in 2001 , it was 968)
-child sex ratio- 909 females / 1000 males ( in 2001, it was 896)
LITERACY RATE
– literacy rate- 82.80 %. ( in 2001 it was75.5% , thus there is an increase of 6.3 %)
– Male literacy rate- 89.53 %.( in 2001, it was 83.35, thus there is an increase of 5 %)
-female literacy rate- 75.93 %.( in 2001 it was 67.43, thus there is an increase of 8%)
-Gender Gap in Literacy- 13.6 % ( it was 17.9% in 2001)
Himachal Pradesh Urban –Rural Population 2011
Out of total population of Himachal Pradesh, 10.03% people live in urban regions. ( lowest urban population in India).
Of the total population of Himachal Pradesh state, around 89.97 percent live in the villages of rural areas
Himachal Pradesh Religious Data :
-Hinduism – 95.17 % followers. -Jainism -0.03 %
–Islam – 2.18 % followers –‘Other Religion – 0.01 %
-Sikhism – 1.16 % approximately 0.12 % stated ‘No
–Buddhism -1.16 %. Particular Religion’.
–Christinity – 0.18 %,<
| HIGHEST | LOWEST | |
| POPULATION | KANGRA (1,510,075 ) | LAHAUL SPITI (31,564 ) |
| DECADAL GROWTH RATE | UNA ( +16.26 % ) | LAHAUL SPITI (-5.00 % ) |
| SEX RATIO | HAMIRPUR ( 1095 ) | KINNAUR (819) |
| LITERACY RATE | HAMIRPUR (88.15 %) | CHAMBA (72.17 %) |
| POPULATION DESNITY | HAMIRPUR ( 407 per sq km | LAHAUL SPITI ( 2 per sq km ) |
| SC POPULATION ( 25.2 % OF TOTAL POPULATION OF HP IN 2011 CENSUS ) | KANGRA ( 2,79,540 ) | LAHAUL SPITI ( 2,605 ) |
| ST POPULATION (( 5.71 % OF TOTAL POPULATION OF HP IN 2011 CENSUS ) | CHAMBA ( 1,17,569 ) | UNA (51) |
| SC POPULATION ( %ge wise ) | SIRMOUR ( 29.61 ) | LAHAUL SPITI ( 7.84 % ) |
| ST POPULATION ( %ge wise ) | LAHAUL SPITI ( 72.95 %) | UNA (0.01 %) |
| LARGEST , AREA WISE | LAHAUL SPITI (13835 SqKm ) | HAMIRPUR (1118 sq km ) |
DISTRICT PROFILE- CENSUS 2001
| Sr No. | District | Population | Increase (Decadal growth) | Sex Ratio | Literacy | Density |
| 1 | Kangra | 1,510,075 | 12.77 % | 1012 | 85.67 % | 263 |
| 2 | Mandi | 999,777 | 10.92 % | 1007 | 81.53 % | 253 |
| 3 | Shimla | 814,010 | 12.67 % | 915 | 83.64 % | 159 |
| 4 | Solan | 580,320 | 15.93 % | 880 | 83.68 % | 300 |
| 5 | Sirmaur | 529,855 | 15.54 % | 918 | 78.80 % | 188 |
| 6 | Una | 521,173 | 16.26 % | 976 | 86.53 % | 338 |
| 7 | Chamba | 519,080 | 12.63 % | 986 | 72.17 % | 80 |
| 8 | Hamirpur | 454,768 | 10.19 % | 1095 | 88.15 % | 407 |
| 9 | Kullu | 437,903 | 14.76 % | 942 | 79.40 % | 80 |
| 10 | Bilaspur | 381,956 | 12.05 % | 981 | 84.59 % | 327 |
| 11 | Kinnaur | 84,121 | 7.39 % | 819 | 80.00 % | 13 |
| 12 | Lahul and Spiti | 31,564 | -5.00 % | 903 | 76.81 % | 2 |
