Census of India 1991
- Total population – 0.83 billion
- Decennial growth – 23.86%
- Annual growth – 2.16%
- Population density – 325 /km2
- Sex ratio – 927
- Child Sex Ratio (0- 6) – 945
- Literacy rate – 52.2
- Male Literacy rate – 64.1%
- Female Literacy rate – 39.3%
Census of India 2001
- Total population – 1.02 billion
- Decennial growth – 21.34%
- Annual growth – 1.97%
- Population density – 325 /km2
- Sex ratio – 933
- Child Sex Ratio (0- 6) – 927
- Literacy rate – 64.8%
- Male Literacy rate – 75.3%
- Female Literacy rate – 53.7%
- Highest densely populated State – WB (904)
- Lowest decennial growth state – Kerala (9%)
Census of India 2011
- Total Population – 1.21 billion
- Total population of the world – 17.5%
- Below poverty level – 22% (as per Indian govt.-2012)
- Below poverty level – 23.6% (as per World Bank – $ 1.25 per day)
- Decennial growth – 17.65%
- Annual growth – 1.64%
- Population density – 382 /km2
- Sex ratio – 943
- Rural Sex ratio – 949
- Urban Sex ratio – 929
- Child Sex Ratio (0- 6) – 919
- Child Sex Ratio Rural – 923
- Child Sex Ratio Urban – 905
- Literacy rate – 74.04%
- Male Literacy rate – 82.14%
- Female Literacy rate – 65.46%
- Highest Literate State – Kerala (94%)
- Lowest Literate State – Bihar (61.8%)
- Highest populated State – UP
- Lowest populated State – Sikkim
- Highest densely populated state – Bihar
- Highest decennial growth state – Meghalaya
- Lowest decennial growth state – Nagaland
Reference: www.wbpscupsc.com
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