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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
421 Ramanagara Karnataka 1,082,636 5.05 % 976 69.22
422 Anantnag Jammu and Kashmir 1,078,692 38.58 % 927 62.69
423 Kaithal Haryana 1,074,304 13.55 % 881 69.15
424 Gadchiroli Maharashtra 1,072,942 10.58 % 982 74.36
425 Golaghat Assam 1,066,888 12.75 % 964 77.43
426 Shahdol Madhya Pradesh 1,066,063 17.39 % 974 66.67
427 Saraikela Kharsawan Jharkhand 1,065,056 25.47 % 956 67.70
428 Gadag Karnataka 1,064,570 9.54 % 982 75.12
429 Karur Tamil Nadu 1,064,493 13.77 % 1015 75.60
430 Rohtak Haryana 1,061,204 12.88 % 867 80.22
431 Chandigarh Chandigarh 1,055,450 17.19 % 818 86.05
432 Mandla Madhya Pradesh 1,054,905 17.97 % 1008 66.87
433 Chatra Jharkhand 1,042,886 31.77 % 953 60.18
434 Palwal Haryana 1,042,708 25.76 % 880 69.32
435 Lakhimpur Assam 1,042,137 17.22 % 968 77.20
436 Sambalpur Orissa 1,041,099 11.27 % 976 76.22
437 Sirohi Rajasthan 1,036,346 21.76 % 940 55.25
438 Mahasamund Chhattisgarh 1,032,754 20.05 % 1017 71.02
439 Gumla Jharkhand 1,025,213 23.16 % 993 65.73
440 Jhabua Madhya Pradesh 1,025,048 30.70 % 990 43.30
441 Chamarajanagar Karnataka 1,020,791 5.73 % 993 61.43
442 Panna Madhya Pradesh 1,016,520 18.67 % 905 64.79
443 Goalpara Assam 1,008,183 22.64 % 964 67.37
444 Baramula Jammu and Kashmir 1,008,039 19.45 % 885 64.63
445 Lakhisarai Bihar 1,000,912 24.77 % 902 62.42
446 Mandi Himachal Pradesh 999,777 10.92 % 1007 81.53
447 Moga Punjab 995,746 11.28 % 893 70.68
448 Mohali Punjab 994,628 33.15 % 879 83.80
449 Chitrakoot Uttar Pradesh 991,730 29.43 % 879 65.05
450 Bangalore Rural Karnataka 990,923 16.45 % 946 77.93