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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
211 Jamnagar Gujarat 2,160,119 13.44 % 939 73.65
212 Dindigul Tamil Nadu 2,159,775 12.31 % 998 76.26
213 Balrampur Uttar Pradesh 2,148,665 27.72 % 928 49.51
214 Jhunjhunun Rajasthan 2,137,045 11.67 % 950 74.13
215 Alappuzha Kerala 2,127,789 0.88 % 1100 95.72
216 Dohad Gujarat 2,127,086 29.98 % 990 58.82
217 Sundargarh Orissa 2,093,437 14.35 % 973 73.34
218 Anand Gujarat 2,092,745 12.70 % 925 84.37
219 Kachchh Gujarat 2,092,371 32.16 % 908 70.59
220 Chhindwara Madhya Pradesh 2,090,922 13.07 % 964 71.16
221 Dakshina Kannada Karnataka 2,089,649 10.11 % 1020 88.57
222 Bokaro Jharkhand 2,062,330 16.01 % 922 72.01
223 Dhule Maharashtra 2,050,862 20.08 % 946 72.80
224 Churu Rajasthan 2,039,547 6.01 % 940 66.75
225 Pali Rajasthan 2,037,573 11.94 % 987 62.39
226 Mahesana Gujarat 2,035,064 10.73 % 926 83.61
227 Banka Bihar 2,034,763 26.48 % 907 58.17
228 Gwalior Madhya Pradesh 2,032,036 24.50 % 864 76.65
229 Pilibhit Uttar Pradesh 2,031,007 23.45 % 895 61.47
230 Firozpur Punjab 2,029,074 16.21 % 893 68.92
231 Madhepura Bihar 2,001,762 31.12 % 911 52.25
232 Jhansi Uttar Pradesh 1,998,603 14.54 % 890 75.05
233 Ujjain Madhya Pradesh 1,986,864 16.12 % 955 72.34
234 Kottayam Kerala 1,974,551 1.07 % 1039 97.21
235 Ganganagar Rajasthan 1,969,168 10.04 % 887 69.64
236 Morena Madhya Pradesh 1,965,970 23.44 % 840 71.03
237 Jalna Maharashtra 1,959,046 21.46 % 937 71.52
238 Chandauli Uttar Pradesh 1,952,756 18.83 % 918 71.48
239 Kota Rajasthan 1,951,014 24.39 % 911 76.56
240 Dhubri Assam 1,949,258 24.44 % 953 58.34