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India India's Population Rises To 1.2 Billion, Says Census Report

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India's population rises to 1.2 billion, says Census report

PTI | Mar 31, 2011, 12.22pm IST

NEW DELHI:
India's population rose to 1.21 billion people over the last 10 years — an increase by 181 million, according to the new census released today, but significantly the growth is slower for the first time in nine decades.

The population, which accounts for world's 17.5 per cent population, comprises 623.7 million males and 586.5 million females, said a provisional 2011 Census report. China is the most populous nation acounting for 19.4 per cent of the global population.

The country's headcount is almost equal to the combined population of the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan put together, it said.

The population has increased by more than 181 million during the decade 2001-2011, the report said. The growth rate in 2011 is 17.64 per cent in comparison to 21.15 per cent in 2001.

The 2001-2011 period is the first decade — with exception of 1911-1921 — which has actually added lesser population compared to the previous decade, Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner of India C Chandramauli said in presence of Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai.

Among the states and Union territories, Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state with 199 million people and Lakshadweep the least populated at 64,429.

The combined population of UP and Maharashtra is bigger than that of the US.

The highest population density is in Delhi's north-east district (37,346 per sq km) while the lowest is in Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh (just one per sq km).

The Census indicated a continuing preference for male children over female children. The latest child sex ratio in is 914 female against 1,000 male—the lowest since Independence.

"This is a matter of grave concern," Chandramauli said.

According to the data, literates constitute 74 per cent of the total population aged seven and above and illiterates form 26 per cent.

The literacy rate has gone up from 64.83 per cent in 2001 to 74.04 per cent in 2011 showing an increase of 9.21 per cent.

source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...-Census-of-India-2011/articleshow/7832520.cms
 

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India's population in 1947 was 33 kror ( EXACT figure for Hinduism's 33 kror DEVTAS..meaning each "INDIAN" in 1947 was a DEVTA ).............but after 60 years....its reaching 40 times the original..........a fantastic increase !!

Ideally the Indian Economy can support only 50 Krors....That figure would ahve ensured India join the world's FIRST COUNTRIES ELITE GROUPING...instead it langushes among the worst THIRD WORLD GROUPING of Beggars. Run away population growth makes the Indian Economic GROWTH stand still or even slide BACKWARDS..all the HUGE GAINS and leaps forward amount to NOTHING...

China's harsh birth control measures seem to be paying off..now China is just a hair whisker ahead of India in population..soon India will be CHAMPION..of POVERTY and POPULATION...the State of UP Uttra Pardesh with its 60 kror population can be the World's FIFTH largest COUNTRY !! Each YEAR India gives BIRTH to 7 PUNJABS !!....
while PUNJAB with just 1.5% population and lesser percentage land has been FEEDING the BILLION Indians...soon it will fail to do so as its water is looted endlessly....and then Lord Krishna help India...because the FEEDING PRODUCTIVE PUNJAB is on its death bed..while 7 new HUNGRY "PUNJABS" get born each YEAR !!:interestedsingh:
 
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