For the first time since Independence, the absolute increase in
population is more in urban areas that in rural areas
• Rural – Urban distribution: 68.84% & 31.16%
• Level of urbanization increased from 27.81% in 2001 Census to
31.16% in 2011 Census
• The proportion of rural population declined from 72.19% to 68.84
The number of Literates in India is 778.5 million
• Rural : 493.0 million
• Urban : 285.4 million
• There has been an increase of 217.8 million literates
since last Census in 2001
• Out of this, 131.1 million were in Rural areas and 86.6
million in Urban areas
# | State/Union Territory | Rural (%) | Rural Population | Urban Population |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Uttar Pradesh | 77.73% | 155,111,022 | 44,470,455 |
2 | Bihar | 88.71% | 92,075,028 | 11,729,609 |
3 | West Bengal | 68.13% | 62,213,676 | 29,134,060 |
4 | Maharashtra | 54.78% | 61,545,441 | 50,827,531 |
5 | Madhya Pradesh | 72.37% | 52,557,404 | 20,069,405 |
6 | Rajasthan | 75.13% | 51,500,352 | 17,048,085 |
7 | Karnataka | 61.33% | 37,469,335 | 23,625,962 |
8 | Tamil Nadu | 51.6% | 37,229,590 | 34,917,440 |
9 | Odisha | 83.31% | 34,970,562 | 7,003,656 |
10 | Andhra Pradesh | 70.53% | 34,966,693 | 14,610,410 |
11 | Gujarat | 57.4% | 34,694,609 | 25,745,083 |
12 | Assam | 85.9% | 26,807,034 | 4,398,542 |
13 | Jharkhand | 75.95% | 25,055,073 | 7,933,061 |
14 | Telangana | 61.12% | 21,395,009 | 13,608,665 |
15 | Chhattisgarh | 76.76% | 19,607,961 | 5,937,237 |
16 | Kerala | 52.3% | 17,471,135 | 15,934,926 |
17 | Punjab | 62.52% | 17,344,192 | 10,399,146 |
18 | Haryana | 65.12% | 16,509,359 | 8,842,103 |
19 | Jammu and Kashmir | 73.89% | 9,064,220 | 3,202,812 |
20 | Uttarakhand | 69.77% | 7,036,954 | 3,049,338 |
21 | Himachal Pradesh | 89.97% | 6,176,050 | 688,552 |
22 | Tripura | 73.83% | 2,712,464 | 961,453 |
23 | Meghalaya | 79.93% | 2,371,439 | 595,450 |
24 | Manipur | 69.79% | 1,793,875 | 776,515 |
25 | Nagaland | 71.14% | 1,407,536 | 570,966 |
26 | Arunachal Pradesh | 77.06% | 1,066,358 | 317,369 |
27 | Goa | 37.83% | 551,731 | 906,814 |
28 | Mizoram | 47.89% | 525,435 | 571,771 |
29 | Sikkim | 74.85% | 456,999 | 153,578 |
30 | Delhi | 2.5% | 419,042 | 16,368,899 |
31 | Puducherry | 31.67% | 395,200 | 852,753 |
32 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu | 41.57% | 243,510 | 342,254 |
33 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 62.3% | 237,093 | 143,488 |
34 | Ladakh | 16% | 43,840 | 230,160 |
35 | Chandigarh | 2.75% | 28,991 | 1,026,459 |
36 | Lakshadweep | 21.93% | 14,121 | 50,308 |
Total | India | 68.84% | 833,463,448 | 377,106,125 |
General decline in Rural Growth Rate among all the three categories during the last decade 2001-11 • Whereas Non-EAG States have shown decline in growth since 1971-81, the EAG States have declined only during the last decade. • The Growth in Rural Areas in Non-EAG States during 2001-11 has sharply declined to 5.7 The number of Literates in India is 778.5 million • Rural : 493.0 million • Urban : 285.4 million • There has been an increase of 217.8 million literates since last Census in 2001 • Out of this, 131.1 million were in Rural areas and 86.6 million in Urban areas