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Census 2011 Data: Facts and Figures

December 18, 2025

India: State-wise Population Distribution, Density and Growth, 2011

S. No	India/State/UT	Total Population	% Share	Density (per sq km)	Decadal Growth Rate (2001–11)
	India	1,210,193,422	100	382	17.64
01	Jammu and Kashmir	12,548,926	1.04	124	23.64
02	Himachal Pradesh	6,856,509	0.57	123	12.81
03	Punjab	27,704,236	2.29	551	13.89
04	Chandigarh #	1,054,686	0.09	9,252	17.10
05	Uttarakhand	10,116,752	0.84	189	19.17
06	Haryana	25,353,081	2.09	573	19.90
07	NCT of Delhi #	16,753,235	1.38	11,297	20.96
08	Rajasthan	68,621,012	5.67	201	21.31
09	Uttar Pradesh	199,581,477	16.49	828	20.09
10	Bihar	103,804,637	8.58	1,102	25.07
11	Sikkim	610,577	0.05	86	12.89
12	Arunachal Pradesh	1,382,611	0.11	17	25.92
13	Nagaland	1,978,502	0.16	119	-0.58
14	Manipur	2,721,756	0.22	122	18.65
15	Mizoram	1,091,014	0.09	52	23.48
16	Tripura	3,671,032	0.30	350	14.75
17	Meghalaya	2,964,007	0.24	132	27.82
18	Assam	31,169,272	2.58	397	17.07
19	West Bengal	91,347,736	7.55	1,029	13.93
20	Jharkhand	32,966,238	2.72	414	22.42
21	Orissa	41,947,358	3.47	269	13.97
22	Chhattisgarh	25,540,196	2.11	189	22.59
23	Madhya Pradesh	72,597,565	6.00	236	20.30
24	Gujarat	60,383,628	4.99	308	19.17
25	Daman and Diu #	242,911	0.02	2,169	53.54
26	Dadra and Nagar Haveli #	342,853	0.03	698	55.50
27	Maharashtra	112,372,972	9.29	365	15.99
28	Andhra Pradesh	84,665,533	7.00	308	11.10
29	Karnataka	61,130,704	5.05	319	15.67
30	Goa	1,457,723	0.12	394	8.17
31	Lakshadweep #	64,429	0.01	2,013	6.23
32	Kerala	33,387,677	2.76	859	4.86
33	Tamil Nadu	72,138,958	5.96	555	15.60
34	Puducherry #	1,244,464	0.10	2,598	28.73
35	Andaman and Nicobar Islands #	379,944	0.03	46	6.68

Most Populous States

State	Population	% Share
1. Uttar Pradesh	19,95,81,477	16.49
2. Maharashtra	11,23,72,972	9.29
3. Bihar	10,38,04,637	8.58
4. West Bengal	9,13,47,736	7.55
5. Andhra Pradesh	8,46,65,533	7.00

Least Populous States

State	Population	% Share
1. Lakshadweep	64,429	0.01
2. Daman and Diu	2,42,911	0.02
3. Dadra Nagar Haveli	3,42,853	0.03
4. Sikkim	6,07,688	0.05
5. Chandigarh	10,54,686	0.09

Highest Population Density

State	Density (per sq km)
NCT of Delhi	11,297
Chandigarh	9,252
Puducherry	2,598
Daman and Diu	2,169
Lakshadweep	2,013
Bihar	1,102
West Bengal	1,029
Kerala	859
Uttar Pradesh	828
Dadra Nagar Haveli	698

Lowest Population Density

State	Density (per sq km)
Arunachal Pradesh	17
Andaman and Nicobar Is.	46
Mizoram	52
Sikkim	86
Nagaland	119
Manipur	122
Himachal Pradesh	123
Jammu and Kashmir	124
Meghalaya	132
Uttarakhand	189

India: Decadal Birth Rate, Death Rate and Rate of Natural Increase (1901–2011)

Decades	Crude Birth Rate (Per 1000)	Crude Death Rate (Per 1000)	Rate of Natural Increase (Per 1000)
1901 – 1911	49.2	42.6	6.6
1911 – 1921	48.1	47.2	0.9
1921 – 1931	46.4	36.2	10.2
1931 – 1941	45.9	37.2	8.7
1941 – 1951	39.9	27.4	12.5
1951 – 1961	41.7	22.8	18.9
1961 – 1971	41.1	19.0	22.1
1971 – 1981	37.2	15.0	22.2
1981 – 1991	29.5	9.8	19.7
1991 – 2001	25.4	8.4	17.0
2001 – 2011	21.8	7.1	14.7

India: Rural and Urban Population: 2011

S. No	State/Union Territory	Rural Population	Urban Population	% of Urban Population
	India	833,087,662	377,105,760	31.16
01	Jammu and Kashmir	9,134,820	3,414,106	27.21
02	Himachal Pradesh	6,167,805	688,704	10.04
03	Punjab	17,316,800	10,387,436	37.49
04	Chandigarh	29,004	1,025,682	97.25
05	Uttarakhand	7,025,583	1,088,040	13.41
06	Haryana	16,531,493	8,821,588	34.79
07	NCT of Delhi	419,042	16,324,231	97.49
08	Rajasthan	51,540,236	17,070,086	24.89
09	Uttar Pradesh	155,111,022	44,495,063	22.29
10	Bihar	92,075,028	11,729,609	11.30
11	Sikkim	455,962	151,726	24.97
12	Arunachal Pradesh	1,069,165	313,446	22.66
13	Nagaland	1,406,861	571,734	28.91
14	Manipur	1,729,187	992,569	36.47
15	Mizoram	529,037	561,977	51.51
16	Tripura	2,710,051	960,981	26.18
17	Meghalaya	2,368,971	595,036	20.08
18	Assam	26,780,516	4,388,756	14.08
19	West Bengal	62,213,676	29,093,002	31.89
20	Jharkhand	25,036,946	7,929,292	24.05
21	Orissa	31,287,422	7,003,656	18.29
22	Chhattisgarh	19,603,658	5,936,538	23.24
23	Madhya Pradesh	52,537,899	20,069,405	27.66
24	Gujarat	34,670,817	25,712,811	42.58
25	Daman and Diu	60,331	182,580	75.16
26	Dadra and Nagar Haveli	183,024	159,829	46.62
27	Maharashtra	61,545,441	50,827,531	45.21
28	Andhra Pradesh	56,311,788	28,535,745	33.61
29	Karnataka	37,552,529	23,578,175	38.57
30	Goa	551,414	906,814	62.18
31	Lakshadweep	14,121	50,308	78.10
32	Kerala	17,455,506	15,202,171	46.52
33	Tamil Nadu	37,189,229	34,949,729	48.45
34	Puducherry	394,341	850,125	68.31
35	Andaman and Nicobar Islands	244,411	135,533	35.67

India % of Population of Religious Groups

State/UT	Hindus	Muslims	Christians	Sikhs	Buddhists	Jains	Others	NA
Jammu and Kashmir	28.44	68.31	0.28	1.87	0.09	0.02	0.01	0.16
Himachal Pradesh	95.17	2.18	0.18	1.16	1.15	0.03	0.01	0.12
Punjab	38.49	1.93	1.26	57.69	0.12	0.19	0.01	0.31
Chandigarh	80.78	4.87	0.83	13.11	0.11	0.17	0.01	0.13
Uttarakhand	82.97	13.95	0.37	2.34	0.09	0.09	0.01	0.17
Haryana	87.45	7.03	0.10	4.91	0.03	0.11	0.00	0.37
Delhi	81.68	12.86	0.87	3.40	0.11	0.25	0.01	0.80
Rajasthan	88.49	9.07	0.14	1.27	0.02	0.91	0.01	0.10
Uttar Pradesh	79.73	19.26	0.18	0.10	0.01	0.11	0.01	0.60
Bihar	82.69	16.87	0.12	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.24
Sikkim	57.76	1.62	6.67	0.31	27.39	0.05	0.06	6.48
Arunachal Pradesh	29.04	1.95	30.26	0.17	11.77	0.06	0.25	26.48
Nagaland	8.75	2.47	87.93	0.10	0.33	0.01	0.16	0.26
Manipur	41.39	8.40	41.29	0.03	8.39	0.02	0.01	0.48
Mizoram	2.75	1.35	87.16	0.03	8.51	0.03	0.10	0.09
Tripura	83.40	8.60	4.35	0.01	3.41	0.04	0.04	0.15
Meghalaya	11.53	4.39	74.59	0.18	0.33	0.03	8.73	0.22
Assam	61.47	34.22	3.74	0.07	0.18	0.01	0.03	0.27
West Bengal	70.54	27.01	0.72	0.08	0.31	0.05	0.02	1.26
Jharkhand	67.83	14.53	4.30	0.04	0.03	0.06	12.52	0.71
Orissa	93.63	2.17	2.77	0.05	0.30	0.08	0.01	1.00
Chhattisgarh	93.25	2.02	1.92	0.02	2.86	0.13	0.01	0.68
Madhya Pradesh	90.89	6.57	0.29	0.21	0.30	0.25	0.01	1.47
Gujarat	88.57	9.67	0.52	0.10	0.14	0.96	0.01	0.02
Daman and Diu	90.50	7.92	0.00	0.10	0.00	0.08	0.00	1.39
Dadra and Nagar Haveli	93.84	3.15	1.76	0.04	0.18	0.02	0.01	1.00
Maharashtra	79.83	11.54	0.96	0.20	5.81	1.25	0.03	0.38
Andhra Pradesh	88.46	9.56	1.34	0.08	0.16	0.06	0.02	0.33
Karnataka	84.00	12.92	1.87	0.02	0.72	0.27	0.01	0.18
Goa	66.08	8.33	25.10	0.08	0.06	0.03	0.01	0.31
Lakshadweep	2.77	96.58	0.01	0.00	0.62	0.00	0.00	0.02
Kerala	54.73	26.56	18.38	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.00	0.29
Tamil Nadu	87.58	5.86	6.12	0.02	0.78	0.12	0.01	0.52
Puducherry	87.30	6.05	6.22	0.04	0.04	0.23	0.01	0.10
Andaman and Nicobar Is.	69.45	8.52	21.28	0.34	0.09	0.15	0.01	0.16

Religious Communities of India, 2011:

Religious Group	Population (in million)	% of Total
Hindus	966.3	79.8
Muslims	172.2	14.2
Christians	27.8	2.3
Sikhs	20.8	1.7
Buddhists	8.4	0.7
Jains	4.5	0.4
Other Religions and Persuasions (ORP)	7.9	0.7
Religion Not Stated	2.9	0.2

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