2011 Census of India
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The 2011 Census of India was a nationwide population and housing census that collected comprehensive demographic, linguistic, and socio-economic data across India.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
housing census
ⓘ
population census ⓘ |
| censusNumber | 15 ⓘ |
| censusYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| conductedBy | Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| dataCollectedOn |
age structure
ⓘ
housing ⓘ language ⓘ literacy ⓘ population ⓘ religion ⓘ rural-urban distribution ⓘ workforce participation ⓘ |
| dataUsedFor |
allocation of funds
ⓘ
delimitation of constituencies ⓘ planning and policy-making ⓘ socio-economic research ⓘ |
| femaleLiteracyRate | 65.46 percent ⓘ |
| femalePopulation | 587130731 ⓘ |
| houselistingPhaseStartYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| includesState | Telangana (as part of undivided Andhra Pradesh) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leastPopulousState | Sikkim NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| leastPopulousUnionTerritory | Lakshadweep NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Census Act, 1948 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literacyRateOverall | 74.04 percent ⓘ |
| maleLiteracyRate | 82.14 percent ⓘ |
| malePopulation | 623724248 ⓘ |
| mostPopulousState | Uttar Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mostPopulousUnionTerritory | Delhi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nextCensus | 2021 Census of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| parentAgency | Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| phase |
Houselisting and Housing Census
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Population Enumeration ⓘ |
| populationEnumerationPeriod | 9 February 2011 to 28 February 2011 ⓘ |
| populationGrowthRate2001to2011 | 17.64 percent ⓘ |
| previousCensus | 2001 Census of India NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| referenceDate | 1 March 2011 ⓘ |
| referenceLanguageDataYear | 2011 ⓘ |
| ruralPopulationShare | 68.84 percent ⓘ |
| sexRatio | 943 females per 1000 males ⓘ |
| slogan | Our Census, Our Future NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateWithHighestLiteracyRate | Kerala NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateWithHighestPopulationDensity | Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateWithLowestLiteracyRate | Bihar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stateWithLowestPopulationDensity | Arunachal Pradesh NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| totalNumberOfStatesAndUTsCovered | 35 ⓘ |
| totalPopulation | 1210854977 ⓘ |
| totalPopulationRounded | 1.21 billion ⓘ |
| urbanPopulationShare | 31.16 percent ⓘ |
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