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The census in India is conducted by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner under the Ministry of Home Affairs, and is one of the largest administrative tasks conducted by a federal government. [6] The latest population figures are based on data from the 2011 census of India. [7]
Population density map of India. India is a union of twenty-eight states and eight union territories. [1] As of 2011, with an estimated population of 1.210 billion, India occupies 2.4 percent of the world's land surface area but is home to 17.5 percent of the world's population. [2]
English: The map shows the average population density of each state and union territory of India, according to the final numbers from 2011 Census. The district population density varies within each state. Source: Census 2011 Final, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India (may need subscription) The data is mirrored on another site: here
The following tables list the population details of various states. The columns include the hierarchical administrative subdivision codes , [ 8 ] the district name, district headquarters, 2011 census population, [ 9 ] area in square kilometres, and the population density per square kilometre.
The population of India as per 2011 census was 1,210,854,977. [31] India added 181.5 million to its population since 2001, slightly lower than the population of Brazil. India, with 2.4% of the world's surface area, accounts for 17.5% of its population. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state with roughly 200 million people.
The 1948 Census of India Act does not bind the Union Government to conduct the census on a particular date or to release its data in a notified period. The last census was held in 2011, whilst the next was to be held in 2021 before it was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic in India . [ 3 ]
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At the 2001 census 72.2% of the population [50] lived in about 638,000 villages [51] and the remaining 27.8% [50] lived in more than 5,100 towns and over 380 urban agglomerations. [52] India's population exceeded that of the entire continent of Africa by 200 million people in 2010. [53]