Here are some bullet points on 2011 census
- 1st census of India –1872
- Total population of India according to 2011 census– 121 crore
- The most populous state in India – Uttar Pradesh
- The least populous state in India– Sikkim
- The rate of growth of population of India according to 2011 census– 17.64 %
- State having the highest fertility rate in India- Meghalaya
- The percentage of world’s population having in India– 17.5 %
- Literacy Rate in India according to Census 2011– 74.04 %
- The most literate state in India – Kerala (93.9%)
- The least literate state in India – Bihar (63.82%)
- The most literate Union territory in India – Lakshadweep (92.2%)
- The least literate Union territory in India – Dadra and Nagar Haveli
- The most Literate districts of India – Serchhip (Mizoram)
- The least Literate districts of India – Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh)
- Indian state has high density of population– Bihar (1106)
- Indian state has low density of population – Arunachal Pradesh (17)
- State in India has highest sex ratio – Kerala (1084/1000)
- State in India has lowest sex ratio– Haryana
- The Density of Population of India – 382
- The sex ratio of India – 940/1000
- Union territory has highest sex ratio – Pondicherry
- Union territory has lowest population – Lakshadweep
- The number of districts in India according to 2011 census– 640