As Per The Provisional Population Totals Of Census 2011, The Total Population Of India Was 1210.2 Million. Of This, The Rural Population Stands At 833.1 Million And The Urban Population 733.1 Million. In Absolute Numbers, The Rural Population Has Increase By 90.47 Million And The Urban Population By 91.00 Million In The Last Decade. Uttarpradesh Has The Largest Population Of 155.11 Million (18.62% Of The Country's Rural Population) Whereas Maharastra Has The Highest Urban Population Of 50.83 Million(30.48% Of Country's Urban Population) In The Country.
| # | State/Union Territory | Population | % of Total Population | Males | Females |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uttar Pradesh | 199,812,341 | 16.50 | 104,480,510 | 95,331,831 |
| 2 | Maharashtra | 112,374,333 | 9.28 | 58,243,056 | 54,131,277 |
| 3 | Bihar | 104,099,452 | 8.60 | 54,278,157 | 49,821,295 |
| 4 | West Bengal | 91,276,115 | 7.54 | 46,809,027 | 44,467,088 |
| 5 | Andhra Pradesh | 84,580,777 | 6.99 | 42,442,146 | 42,138,631 |
| 6 | Madhya Pradesh | 72,626,809 | 6.00 | 37,612,306 | 35,014,503 |
| 7 | Tamil Nadu | 72,147,030 | 5.96 | 36,137,975 | 36,009,055 |
| 8 | Rajasthan | 68,548,437 | 5.66 | 35,550,997 | 32,997,440 |
| 9 | Karnataka | 61,095,297 | 5.05 | 30,966,657 | 30,128,640 |
| 10 | Gujarat | 60,439,692 | 4.99 | 31,491,260 | 28,948,432 |
| 11 | Odisha | 41,974,218 | 3.47 | 21,212,136 | 20,762,082 |
| 12 | Kerala | 33,406,061 | 2.76 | 16,027,412 | 17,378,649 |
| 13 | Jharkhand | 32,988,134 | 2.72 | 16,930,315 | 16,057,819 |
| 14 | Assam | 31,205,576 | 2.58 | 15,939,443 | 15,266,133 |
| 15 | Punjab | 27,743,338 | 2.29 | 14,639,465 | 13,103,873 |
| 16 | Chhattisgarh | 25,545,198 | 2.11 | 12,832,895 | 12,712,303 |
| 17 | Haryana | 25,351,462 | 2.09 | 13,494,734 | 11,856,728 |
| 18 | Delhi | 16,787,941 | 1.39 | 8,887,326 | 7,800,615 |
| 19 | Jammu and Kashmir | 12,541,302 | 1.04 | 6,640,662 | 5,900,640 |
| 20 | Uttarakhand | 10,086,292 | 0.83 | 5,137,773 | 4,948,519 |
| 21 | Himachal Pradesh | 6,864,602 | 0.57 | 3,481,873 | 3,382,729 |
| 22 | Tripura | 3,673,917 | 0.30 | 1,874,376 | 1,799,541 |
| 23 | Meghalaya | 2,966,889 | 0.25 | 1,491,832 | 1,475,057 |
| 24 | Manipur | 2,721,756 | 0.21 | 1,290,171 | 1,280,219 |
| 25 | Nagaland | 1,978,502 | 0.16 | 1,024,649 | 953,853 |
| 26 | Goa | 1,458,545 | 0.12 | 739,140 | 719,405 |
| 27 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1,383,727 | 0.11 | 713,912 | 669,815 |
| 28 | Puducherry | 1,247,953 | 0.10 | 612,511 | 635,442 |
| 29 | Mizoram | 1,097,206 | 0.09 | 555,339 | 541,867 |
| 30 | Chandigarh | 1,055,450 | 0.09 | 580,663 | 474,787 |
| 31 | Sikkim | 610,577 | 0.05 | 323,070 | 287,507 |
| 32 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 380,581 | 0.03 | 202,871 | 177,710 |
| 33 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 343,709 | 0.03 | 193,760 | 149,949 |
| 34 | Daman and Diu | 243,247 | 0.02 | 150,301 | 92,946 |
| 35 | Lakshadweep | 64,473 | 0.01 | 33,123 | 31,350 |
The Indian Population Census 2011 covered a number of parameters during the survey. These parameters include population, growth rate in population, rate of literacy, density of population, sex ratio and child sex ratio (0-6 years). According to the census reports of Indian Census 2011, the population of India is 1,210,854,977 with 623, 724, 248 males and 586,469, 174 females. The total literacy rate in the country at present is 74.04%. The density of population is 382 persons/sq.km. In regards to sex ratio, at present there are 940 females on average on per 1000 males and the child sex ratio is 914 females per 1000 males
The Indian Census survey is conducted to gather information from the grass root base which is essential to launch different welfare schemes like Annual Plans, 5 Year Plans etc. in the country for the privilege of common man here. The Houselisting & Housing Census provides extensive information on the status of the human settlements, the housing deficits as well as the different housing necessities to be looked for formulating the housing welfare policies.