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The 2025 census of India, or the 16th Indian census, is to be conducted in two phases, a house listing phase and a population enumeration phase.Although initially the house listing was to begin in April 2020 along with the updating of the National Population Register, and the population enumeration on 9 February 2021, [1] they have been continuously postponed.
The first official population census of India was conducted in 1872 and every ten years since 1951 by the office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner under the Ministry of Home Affairs. [3] [4] The last official census was conducted in 2011. [5] The next census due in 2021 was delayed due to the COVID-19 pandemic and is scheduled ...
As of 2024, with an estimated population of 1.484 billion, India is the world's most populous country. India occupies 2.4% of the world's area and is home to 17.5% of the world's population . [ 2 ] The Indo-Gangetic Plain has one of the world's biggest stretches of fertile not-deep alluvium and are among the most densely populated areas of the ...
India's population exceeded that of the entire continent of Africa by 200 million people in 2010. [58] However, because Africa's population growth is extremely high compared to the rest of the world, [59] [60] it is expected to surpass both China and India by the early 2030s. [61] Comparative demographics
Mumbai is the financial capital and the most populous city proper of India with an estimated population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). [20] Mumbai is the centre of the Mumbai Metropolitan Region, the sixth-most populous metropolitan area in the world with a population of over 23 million (2.3 crore). [21]
Population 2001 Population 1991 1 Mumbai: Mumbai City, Mumbai Suburban: 12,442,373 11,978,450 ... This page was last edited on 11 December 2024, at 13:14 (UTC).
The region has an area of 6,328 square kilometres (2,443 sq mi) [8] and with a population of over 26 million it is among the most populous metropolitan areas in the world. [ 9 ] Developing over a period of about 20 years, it consists of nine municipal corporations and eight smaller municipal councils.
Mumbai, the capital of Maharashtra and often described as the New York of India or Manhattan of India, [18] is the financial capital and the most populous city of India with an estimated city proper population of 12.5 million (1.25 crore). [19] The city is the entertainment, fashion, and commercial centre of India. Mumbai hosts the largest ...