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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
121 Medak Andhra Pradesh 3,033,288 13.60 % 992 61.42
122 Uttar Dinajpur West Bengal 3,007,134 23.15 % 939 59.07
123 Shahjahanpur Uttar Pradesh 3,006,538 18.00 % 872 59.54
124 Satara Maharashtra 3,003,741 6.93 % 988 82.87
125 Mysore Karnataka 3,001,127 13.63 % 985 72.79
126 Begusarai Bihar 2,970,541 26.44 % 895 63.87
127 Sri Potti Sriramulu Nellore Andhra Pradesh 2,963,557 11.05 % 985 68.90
128 Rohtas Bihar 2,959,918 20.78 % 918 73.37
129 Puruliya West Bengal 2,930,115 15.52 % 957 64.48
130 Ranchi Jharkhand 2,914,253 23.98 % 949 76.06
131 Amravati Maharashtra 2,888,445 10.79 % 951 87.38
132 YSR Andhra Pradesh 2,882,469 10.79 % 985 67.30
133 Bhavnagar Gujarat 2,880,365 16.63 % 933 75.52
134 Nalanda Bihar 2,877,653 21.39 % 922 64.43
135 Nagaon Assam 2,823,768 22.00 % 962 72.37
136 Sangli Maharashtra 2,822,143 9.24 % 966 81.48
137 Koch Bihar West Bengal 2,819,086 13.71 % 942 74.78
138 Araria Bihar 2,811,569 30.25 % 921 53.53
139 Palakkad Kerala 2,809,934 7.35 % 1067 89.31
140 Khammam Andhra Pradesh 2,797,370 8.47 % 1011 64.81
141 Yavatmal Maharashtra 2,772,348 12.78 % 952 82.82
142 Junagadh Gujarat 2,743,082 12.05 % 953 75.80
143 Adilabad Andhra Pradesh 2,741,239 10.18 % 1001 61.01
144 South Delhi Delhi 2,731,929 20.51 % 862 86.57
145 Bhojpur Bihar 2,728,407 21.63 % 907 70.47
146 Tiruchirappalli Tamil Nadu 2,722,290 12.57 % 1013 83.23
147 Srikakulam Andhra Pradesh 2,703,114 6.52 % 1015 61.74
148 Maharajganj Uttar Pradesh 2,684,703 23.50 % 943 62.76
149 Dhanbad Jharkhand 2,684,487 11.99 % 909 74.52
150 Tumkur Karnataka 2,678,980 3.65 % 984 75.14