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Authors: Ramesh Singh
Population Ranks of States: 2001–2011 | | |||||
Rank in 2011 | India/State/Union Territory | Population 2011 | Percent to total population of | Rank in 2001 | | |
| | | 20011 | 2001 | | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| INDIA | 1,21,01,93,422 | 100.00 | 100.00 | | |
1 | Uttar Pradesh | 19,95,81,477 | 16.49 | 16.16 | 1 | |
2 | Maharashtra | 11,23,72,972 | 9.29 | 9.42 | 2 | |
3 | Bihar | 10,38,04,637 | 8.58 | 8.07 | 3 | |
4 | West Bengal | 9,13,47,736 | 7.55 | 7.79 | 4 | |
5 | Andhra Pradesh | 8,46,65,533 | 7.00 | 7.41 | 5 | |
6 | Madhya Pradesh | 7,25,97,565 | 6.00 | 5.87 | 7 | |
7 | Tamil Nadu | 7,21,38,958 | 5.96 | 6.07 | 6 | |
8 | Rajasthan | 6,86,21,012 | 5.67 | 5.49 | 8 | |
9 | Karnataka | 6,11,30,704 | 5.05 | 5.14 | 9 | |
10 | Gujarat | 6,03,83,628 | 4.99 | 4.93 | 10 | |
11 | Orissa | 4,19,47,358 | 3.47 | 3.58 | 11 | |
12 | Kerala | 3,33,87,677 | 2.76 | 3.10 | 12 | |
13 | Jharkhand | 3,29,66,238 | 2.72 | 2.62 | 13 | |
14 | Assam | 3,11,69,272 | 2.58 | 2.59 | 14 | |
15 | Punjab | 2,77,04,236 | 2.29 | 2.37 | 15 | |
16 | Chhattisgarh | 2.55,40,196 | 2.11 | 2.03 | 17 | |
17 | Haryana | 2,53,53,081 | 2.09 | 2.06 | 16 | |
18 | NCT of Delhi | 1,67,53,235 | 1.38 | 1.35 | 18 | |
19 | Jammu & Kashmir | 1,25,48,926 | 1.04 | 0.99 | 19 | |
20 | Uttarakhand | 1,01,16,752 | 0.84 | 0.83 | 20 | |
21 | Himachal Pradesh | 68,56,509 | 0.57 | 0.59 | 21 | |
22 | Tripura | 36,71,032 | 0.30 | 0.31 | 22 | |
23 | Meghalaya | 29,64,007 | 0.24 | 0.23 | 23 | |
24 | Manipur | 27,21,756 | 0.22 | 0.22 | 24 | |
25 | Nagaland | 19,80,602 | 0.16 | 0.19 | 25 | |
26 | Goa | 14,57,723 | 0.12 | 0.13 | 26 | |
27 | Arunachal Pradesh | 13,82,611 | 0.11 | 0.11 | 27 | |
28 | Punducherry | 12,44,464 | 0.10 | 0.09 | 28 | |
29 | Mizoram | 10,91,014 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 29 | |
30 | Chandigarh | 10,54,686 | 0.09 | 0.09 | 30 | |
31 | Sikkim | 6,07,688 | 0.05 | 0.05 | 31 | |
32 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands | 3,79,944 | 0.03 | 0.03 | 32 | |
33 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 3,42,853 | 0.03 | 0.02 | 33 | |
34 | Daman & Diu | 2,42,911 | 0.02 | 0.02 | 34 | |
35 | Lakshadweep | 64,429 | 0.01 | 0.01 | 35 | |
Sex Ratio of the Selected Countries | |||
SI. No | Country | 2001 | 2011 |
1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| World | 986 | 984 |
1 | China | 944 | 926 |
2 | India | 933 | 940 |
3 | U.S.A. | 1,029 | 1,025 |
4 | Indonesia | 1,004 | 988 |
5 | Brazil | 1,025 | 1,042 |
6 | Pakistan | 938 | 943 |
7 | Russian Fed. | 1,140 | 1,167 |
8 | Bangladesh | 958 | 978 |
9 | Japan | 1,041 | 1,055 |
10 | Nigeria | 1.016 | 987 |
Sex Ratio: India & Neighbours | ||
India among its neighbours 2001-2011 | ||
Countries | 2001 | 2011 |
India | 933 | 940 |
China | 944 | 926 |
Pakistan | 938 | 943 |
Bangladesh | 958 | 978 |
Sri Lanka | 1010 | 1034 |
Nepal | 1005 | 1014 |
Afghanistan | 930 | 931 |
Bhutan | 919 | 897 |
Myanmar | 1011 | 1048 |
India’s Sex Ratio: 1901–2011 | |
Census Year | Sex ratio (Females per 1000 males) |
1 | 2 |
1901 | 972 |
1911 | 964 |
1921 | 955 |
1931 | 950 |
1941 | 945 |
1951 | 946 |
1961 | 941 |
1971 | 930 |
1981 | 934 |
1991 | 927 |
2001 | 933 |
2011 | 940 |
Sex Ratio of total population and child population in the age group 0-6 and above 7+ years: 2001-2011 | |||||||
State/ | India/States/Union Territory# | Sex ratio (females per 1,000 males) | |||||
UT Code | | Total population | Child population in the age group 0-6 | Population aged 7 and above | |||
| | 2001 | 2011 | 2001 | 2011 | 2001 | 2011 |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| INDIA | 933 | 940 | 927 | 914 | 934 | 944 |
01 | Jammu & Kashmir | 892 | 883 | 941 | 859 | 884 | 887 |
02 | Himachal Pradesh | 968 | 974 | 896 | 906 | 980 | 983 |
03 | Punjab | 876 | 893 | 798 | 846 | 888 | 899 |
04 | Chandigarh | 777 | 818 | 845 | 867 | 767 | 812 |
05 | Uttarakhand | 962 | 963 | 908 | 886 | 973 | 975 |
06 | Haryana | 861 | 877 | 819 | 830 | 869 | 885 |
07 | NCT of Delhi | 821 | 866 | 868 | 866 | 813 | 866 |
08 | Rajasthan | 921 | 926 | 909 | 883 | 923 | 935 |
09 | Uttar Pradesh | 898 | 908 | 916 | 899 | 894 | 910 |
10 | Bihar | 919 | 916 | 942 | 933 | 914 | 912 |
11 | Sikkim | 875 | 889 | 963 | 944 | 861 | 883 |
12 | Arunachal Pradesh | 893 | 920 | 964 | 960 | 878 | 913 |
13 | Nagaland | 900 | 931 | 964 | 944 | 890 | 929 |
14 | Manipur | 974 | 987 | 957 | 934 | 977 | 995 |
15 | Mizoram | 935 | 975 | 964 | 971 | 930 | 976 |
16 | Tripura | 948 | 961 | 966 | 953 | 945 | 962 |
17 | Meghalaya | 972 | 986 | 973 | 970 | 971 | 989 |
18 | Assam | 935 | 954 | 965 | 957 | 929 | 953 |
19 | West Bengal | 934 | 947 | 960 | 950 | 929 | 946 |
20 | Jharkhand | 941 | 947 | 965 | 943 | 935 | 948 |
21 | Orissa | 972 | 978 | 953 | 934 | 975 | 985 |
22 | Chhattisgarh | 989 | 991 | 975 | 964 | 992 | 995 |
23 | Madhya Pradesh | 919 | 930 | 932 | 912 | 916 | 933 |
24 | Gujarat | 920 | 918 | 883 | 886 | 927 | 923 |
25 | Daman & Diu | 710 | 618 | 926 | 909 | 682 | 589 |
26 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli | 812 | 775 | 979 | 924 | 779 | 752 |
27 | Maharashtra | 922 | 925 | 913 | 883 | 924 | 931 |
28 | Andhra Pradesh | 978 | 992 | 961 | 943 | 981 | 997 |
29 | Karnataka | 965 | 968 | 946 | 943 | 968 | 971 |
30 | Goa | 961 | 968 | 938 | 920 | 964 | 973 |
31 | Lakshadweep | 948 | 946 | 959 | 908 | 946 | 951 |
32 | Kerala | 1,058 | 1,084 | 960 | 959 | 1,072 | 1,099 |
33 | Tamil Nadu | 978 | 995 | 942 | 946 | 993 | 1,000 |
34 | Puducherry | 1,001 | 1,038 | 967 | 965 | 1,006 | 1,047 |
35 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands# | 846 | 878 | 957 | 966 | 831 | 868 |