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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
481 Wayanad Kerala 817,420 4.71 % 1035 89.03
482 Kapurthala Punjab 815,168 8.04 % 912 79.07
483 Shimla Himachal Pradesh 814,010 12.67 % 915 83.64
484 Tapi Gujarat 807,022 12.14 % 1007 68.26
485 Dhamtari Chhattisgarh 799,781 13.19 % 1010 78.36
486 Jamtara Jharkhand 791,042 21.12 % 954 64.59
487 Datia Madhya Pradesh 786,754 18.46 % 873 72.63
488 Nalbari Assam 771,639 11.99 % 949 78.63
489 Mansa Punjab 769,751 11.76 % 883 61.83
490 Burhanpur Madhya Pradesh 757,847 19.37 % 951 64.36
491 Ariyalur Tamil Nadu 754,894 8.54 % 1015 71.34
492 Badgam Jammu and Kashmir 753,745 24.14 % 894 56.08
493 Anuppur Madhya Pradesh 749,237 12.30 % 976 67.88
494 Kanker Chhattisgarh 748,941 15.06 % 1006 70.29
495 Bongaigaon Assam 738,804 20.59 % 966 69.74
496 The Nilgiris Tamil Nadu 735,394 -3.51 % 1042 85.20
497 Kandhamal Orissa 733,110 13.10 % 1037 64.13
498 Alirajpur Madhya Pradesh 728,999 19.45 % 1011 36.10
499 Latehar Jharkhand 726,978 29.61 % 967 59.51
500 Kodarma Jharkhand 716,259 43.42 % 950 66.84
501 Dindori Madhya Pradesh 704,524 21.32 % 1002 63.90
502 Arwal Bihar 700,843 18.89 % 928 67.43
503 North Tripura Tripura 693,947 17.44 % 967 87.50
504 Sheopur Madhya Pradesh 687,861 22.94 % 901 57.43
505 Pauri Garhwal Uttarakhand 687,271 -1.41 % 1103 82.02
506 Dhemaji Assam 686,133 19.97 % 953 72.70
507 Rupnagar Punjab 684,627 8.87 % 915 82.19
508 Jaisalmer Rajasthan 669,919 31.81 % 852 57.22
509 Hailakandi Assam 659,296 21.45 % 951 74.33
510 Korea Chhattisgarh 658,917 12.38 % 968 70.64