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District Census 2011

According to the Census Statistics 2011, the population of India was 1,210,854,977 with 623,270,258 males and 587,584,719 females. Literacy was found to be a total of 74.04% with 65.46% literate females and 82.14% males. This was a 9.81% increase since the last census. The density of population was found out to be 382 per square kilometers. The total sex ratio was 940 females to 1000 males. The child sex ratio (of ages 0 to 6 years old) was 914 females to 1000 males. The growth rate was 17.64% and the death rate was 21.5%.

Census is the process by which the information of a given population is calculated on the basis of economical, educational and social records, in a given period of time. Census is calculated after regular time intervals. These are some basic census facts. In India, the census is carried out every 5 years. The last census was calculated in the year 2011. This official census 2011 was the 15th census calculation which was done India. It was carried out in two main phases- population listing and house enumeration.

# District State Population Growth Sex-Ratio Literacy
331 Kangra Himachal Pradesh 1,510,075 12.77 % 1012 85.67
332 Dharmapuri Tamil Nadu 1,506,843 16.34 % 946 68.54
333 Bhadrak Orissa 1,506,337 12.94 % 981 82.78
334 Karnal Haryana 1,505,324 18.14 % 887 74.73
335 Pashchimi Singhbhum Jharkhand 1,502,338 21.75 % 1005 58.63
336 Raigarh Chhattisgarh 1,493,984 18.05 % 991 73.26
337 Deoghar Jharkhand 1,492,073 28.03 % 925 64.85
338 Bargarh Orissa 1,481,255 10.02 % 977 74.62
339 Vidisha Madhya Pradesh 1,458,875 20.09 % 896 70.53
340 Karauli Rajasthan 1,458,248 20.55 % 861 66.22
341 Ratlam Madhya Pradesh 1,455,069 19.72 % 971 66.78
342 Sonipat Haryana 1,450,001 13.35 % 856 79.12
343 Tikamgarh Madhya Pradesh 1,445,166 20.13 % 901 61.43
344 Kendrapara Orissa 1,440,361 10.63 % 1007 85.15
345 Uttara Kannada Karnataka 1,437,169 6.17 % 979 84.06
346 Kanshiram Nagar Uttar Pradesh 1,436,719 16.93 % 880 61.02
347 Tonk Rajasthan 1,421,326 17.30 % 952 61.58
348 Bastar Chhattisgarh 1,413,199 17.96 % 1023 54.40
349 Jhalawar Rajasthan 1,411,129 19.55 % 946 61.50
350 Gandhinagar Gujarat 1,391,753 4.29 % 923 84.16
351 Koppal Karnataka 1,389,920 16.21 % 986 68.09
352 Dungarpur Rajasthan 1,388,552 25.36 % 994 59.46
353 Bathinda Punjab 1,388,525 17.34 % 868 68.28
354 Barwani Madhya Pradesh 1,385,881 27.57 % 982 49.08
355 Koraput Orissa 1,379,647 16.86 % 1032 49.21
356 Auraiya Uttar Pradesh 1,379,545 16.91 % 864 78.95
357 Seoni Madhya Pradesh 1,379,131 18.22 % 982 72.12
358 Munger Bihar 1,367,765 20.21 % 876 70.46
359 Ramanathapuram Tamil Nadu 1,353,445 13.96 % 983 80.72
360 Patan Gujarat 1,343,734 13.61 % 935 72.30