Read Indian Economy, 5th edition Online
Authors: Ramesh Singh
Literacy Rate: 1951-2011 | ||||
Census | Persons | Males | Females | Male-Female gap |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
1951 | 18.33 | 27.16 | 8.86 | 18.30 |
1961 | 28.3 | 40.4 | 15.35 | 25.05 |
1971 | 34.45 | 45.96 | 21.97 | 23.98 |
1981 | 43.57 | 56.38 | 29.76 | 26.62 |
1991 | 52.21 | 64.13 | 39.29 | 24.84 |
2001 | 64.83 | 75.26 | 53.67 | 21.59 |
2011 | 74.04 | 82.14 | 65.46 | 16.68 |
Literacy, 2011: Ranking of | ||
Rank | Persons | |
| India/State/ | Literacy |
| Union Territory | rate |
1 | 2 | 3 |
1 | Kerala | 93.91 |
2 | Lakshadweep# | 92.28 |
3 | Mizoram | 91.58 |
4 | Tripura | 87.75 |
5 | Qoa | 87.40 |
6 | Daman & Diu# | 87.07 |
7 | Puducherry# | 86.55 |
8 | Chandigarh# | 86.43 |
9 | NCT of Delhi# | 86.34 |
10 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands# | 86.27 |
11 | Himachal Pradesh | 83.78 |
12 | Maharashtra | 82.91 |
13 | Sikkim | 82.20 |
14 | Tamil Nadu | 80.33 |
15 | Nagaland | 80.11 |
16 | Manipur | 79.85 |
17 | Uttarakhand | 79.63 |
18 | Gujarat | 79.31 |
19 | Dadra & Naqar Haveli# | 77.65 |
20 | West Bengal | 77.08 |
21 | Punjab | 76.68 |
22 | Haryana | 76.64 |
23 | Karnataka | 75.60 |
24 | Meghalaya | 75.48 |
25 | Orissa | 73.45 |
26 | Assam | 73.18 |
27 | Chhattisgarh | 71.04 |
28 | Madhya Pradesh | 70.63 |
29 | Uttar Pradesh | 69.72 |
30 | Jammu & Kashmir | 68.74 |
31 | Andhra Pradesh | 67.66 |
32 | Jharkhand | 67.63 |
33 | Rajasthan | 67.06 |
34 | Arunachal Pradesh | 66.95 |
35 | Bihar | 63.82 |
India: Density of Population (1901–2011) | |||
Census Year | Density (Per.sq.km) | Absolute Increase | %age Inaease |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
1901 | 77 | | |
1911 | 82 | 5 | 6.5 |
1921 | 81 | -1 | -U |
1931 | 90 | 9 | 11.1 |
1941 | 103 | 13 | 14.4 |
1951 | 117 | 14 | 13.6 |
1961 | 142 | 25 | 21.4 |
1971 | 1771 | 35 | 24.6 |
1981 | 2162 | 39 | 22 |
1991 | 2672 | 51 | 23.6 |
2001 | 3252 | 58 | 21.7 |
2011 | 3822 | 57 | 17.5 |
UTs of India: Density Ranking (2001–2011) | ||||
Rank in 2011 | Union Territories | | Density (per sq.km) | Rank in 2001 |
| | 2011 | 2001 | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | |
| INDIA | 382 | 325 | |
1 | NCTof Delhi # | 11297 | 9340 | 1 |
2 | Chandigarh # | 9252 | 7900 | 2 |
3 | Puducherry # | 2598 | 2034 | 3 |
4 | Daman & Diu # | 2169 | 1413 | 4 |
5 | Lakshadweep # | 2013 | 1895 | 5 |
6 | Dadra & Nagar Haveli # | 698 | 449 | 6 |
7 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands # | 46 | 43 | 7 |
Density Ranking of States: Comparative Study (2011–2011) | | |||
Rank in 2011 | States/Union Territory | Density (per sq.km) | Rank in 2001 | |
| | 2011 | 2001 | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 |
| INDIA | 382 | 325 | |
1 | NCT of Delhi # | 11,297 | 9.340 | 1 |
2 | Chandigarh # | 9,252 | 7.900 | 2 |
3 | Puducherry # | 2.598 | 2.034 | 3 |
4 | Daman & Diu # | 2.169 | 1.413 | 5 |
5 | Lakshadweep # | 2.013 | 1.895 | 4 |
6 | Bihar | 1.102 | 881 | 7 |
7 | West Bengal | 1.029 | 903 | 6 |
8 | Kerala | 859 | 819 | 8 |
9 | Uttar Pradesh | 828 | 690 | 9 |
10 | Dadra & Nagar Haveii # | 698 | 449 | 13 |
11 | Haryana | 573 | 478 | 12 |
12 | Tamil Nadu | 555 | 480 | 11 |
13 | Punjab | 550 | 484 | 10 |
14 | Jharkhand | 414 | 338 | 16 |
15 | Assam | 397 | 340 | 15 |
16 | Goa | 394 | 364 | 14 |
18 | Tripura | 350 | 305 | 18 |
17 | Maharashtra | 365 | 315 | 17 |
19 | Karnataka | 319 | 276 | 20 |
20 | Andhra Pradesh | 308 | 277 | 19 |
21 | Gujarat | 308 | 258 | 21 |
22 | Orissa | 269 | 236 | 22 |
23 | Madhya Pradesh | 236 | 196 | 23 |
24 | Rajasthan | 201 | 165 | 24 |
25 | Uttarakhand | 189 | 159 | 25 |
26 | Chhattisgarh | 189 | 154 | 26 |
27 | Meghalaya | 132 | 103 | 29 |
28 | Jammu & Kashmir | 124 | 100 | 31 |
29 | Himachal Pradesh | 123 | 109 | 28 |
30 | Manipur | 122 | 103 | 30 |
31 | Nagaland | 119 | 120 | 27 |
32 | Sikkim | 86 | 76 | 32 |
33 | Mizoram | 52 | 42 | 34 |
34 | Andaman & Nicobar Islands # | 46 | 43 | 33 |
35 | Arunachal Pradesh | 17 | 13 | 35 |