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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
511 Sheohar Bihar 656,246 27.19 % 893 53.78
512 Umaria Madhya Pradesh 644,758 24.96 % 950 65.89
513 West Garo Hills Meghalaya 643,291 24.09 % 984 67.58
514 Rajouri Jammu and Kashmir 642,415 32.93 % 860 68.17
515 South Goa Goa 640,537 8.73 % 986 87.59
516 Sheikhpura Bihar 636,342 21.09 % 930 63.86
517 Almora Uttarakhand 622,506 -1.28 % 1139 80.47
518 Tehri Garhwal Uttarakhand 618,931 2.35 % 1077 76.36
519 Faridkot Punjab 617,508 12.09 % 890 69.55
520 Kathua Jammu and Kashmir 616,435 20.53 % 890 73.09
521 Malkangiri Orissa 613,192 21.62 % 1020 48.54
522 Shahid Bhagat Singh Nagar Punjab 612,310 4.23 % 954 79.78
523 Nuapada Orissa 610,382 15.02 % 1021 57.35
524 Subarnapur Orissa 610,183 12.61 % 960 74.42
525 Fatehgarh Sahib Punjab 600,163 11.46 % 871 79.35
526 Simdega Jharkhand 599,578 16.58 % 997 67.99
527 Barnala Punjab 595,527 13.02 % 876 67.82
528 Narmada Gujarat 590,297 14.75 % 961 72.31
529 Porbandar Gujarat 585,449 9.06 % 950 75.78
530 Central Delhi Delhi 582,320 -9.91 % 892 85.14
531 Solan Himachal Pradesh 580,320 15.93 % 880 83.68
532 Jharsuguda Orissa 579,505 13.69 % 953 78.86
533 Gajapati Orissa 577,817 11.37 % 1043 53.49
534 Harda Madhya Pradesh 570,465 20.25 % 935 72.50
535 Perambalur Tamil Nadu 565,223 14.50 % 1003 74.32
536 Panchkula Haryana 561,293 19.83 % 873 81.88
537 Pulwama Jammu and Kashmir 560,440 27.00 % 912 63.48
538 Udhampur Jammu and Kashmir 554,985 20.78 % 870 68.49
539 Kodagu Karnataka 554,519 1.09 % 1019 82.61
540 Dantewada Chhattisgarh 533,638 12.08 % 1020 42.12