Census of India 2011
AI-drafted · awaiting admin review
The fifteenth national census and the latest completed one. It counted every person in India and remains the base for most population-linked figures until the next census results are out.
| Published by | Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India (Ministry of Home Affairs) |
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| What it measures | Population, sex ratio, literacy, rural–urban split, workers, households and amenities, down to village level. |
| How often | Every 10 years (next census under way, reference date 1 March 2027) |
| Latest edition | Census 2011 (final Primary Census Abstract) |
India's figures
| Population, 2011 | 121.09 crore (1,21,08,54,977) |
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| Rural and urban population, 2011 | 83.37 crore rural; 37.71 crore urban |
| Sex ratio, 2011 | 943 females per 1,000 males (933 in 2001) |
| Literacy rate (age 7+), 2011 | 74.04% in provisional results (64.83% in 2001) |
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