India’s population has jumped to 1.21 billion, an increase of more than 181 million during 2001 -11 according to provisional data of census 2011 released on Thursday 31. Though the population is almost equal to the combined population of the U.S, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan ( 1,214.3 million). The silver lining is that 2001-11 is the first decade, with the exception of 1911-21, which has actually added a smaller population than the previous decade. Of the total provisional population of1,210.2 million, the number of Males stood at 623.7 million and Females at 586.5 million. The percentage growth in 2001-11 was 17.64. Males 17.19 and Females 18.12. India’s population accounts for 17.5 percent of the worlds. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state with 199 million people, followed by Maharashtra with 112 million people Lakshadweep is the least populated at 64,429 people
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Prof. John Kurakar
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