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The SECC 2011 was conducted in all states and union territories of India and the first findings were revealed on 3 July 2015 by Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. [7] [8] [9] SECC 2011 is also the first paperless census in India conducted on hand-held electronic devices by the government in 640 districts.
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 Government of India has social welfare and social security schemes for India's citizens funded either by the central government, state government or concurrently. Schemes that the central government fully funds are referred to as "central sector schemes" (CS). In contrast, schemes mainly funded by the center and implemented by the states ...
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]
The Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes comprise about 16.6% and 8.6%, respectively, of India's population (according to the 2011 census). [ 11 ] [ 12 ] The Constitution (Scheduled Castes) Order, 1950 lists 1,108 castes across 28 states in its First Schedule, [ 13 ] and the Constitution (Scheduled Tribes) Order, 1950 lists 744 tribes across ...
Summary by Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India; literacy rates as % of population. [4] [a] [b] State/UT 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011; A&N islands: 30.30 40.07 51.15 63.19 73.02 81.30 86.63 Andhra Pradesh - 21.19 24.57 35.66 44.08 60.47 67.02 Arunachal Pradesh - 7.13 11.29 ...
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According to the NFHS-4 (2015–16) sex ratio of the total population (females per 1,000 males) was 991 (with an urban ratio of 956 and a rural ratio of 1,009). [4] In 2011–2013, it was revealed through a population census with the Sample Registration System (SRS) that the sex ratio of India was 909 females per 1000 of males. [7]