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People
Population
India's population as per Census 2001 was 1,028,737,436
(532.1 million males and 496.4 million females).
Provisional population as per Census 2011 is 1,21,01,93,422
(62,37,24,248 males and 58,64,69,174 females).
Population Growth Rate
The average annual exponential growth rate
stands at 1.93 per cent during 1991-2001.
Birth Rate
The Crude Birth rate according to the 2001 census is
24.8
Death Rate
The Crude Death rate according to the 2001 census is
8.9
Life Expectancy Rate
63.9 years (Males); 66.9 years (Females) (As of Sep
2005)
Sex Ratio
933 according to the 2001 census
Nationality
Indian
Ethnic Groups
All the five major racial types - Australoid, Mongoloid,
Europoid, Caucasian, and Negroid find representation
among the people of India.
Religions
According to the 2001 census, out of the total population
of 1,028 million in the Country, Hindus constituted
the majority with 80.5%, Muslims came second at 13.4%,
followed by Christians, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, and
others.
Languages
There are 22 different languages that have been recognised
by the Constitution of India, of which Hindi is an Official
Language. Article 343(3) empowered Parliament to provide
by law for continued use of English for official purposes.
Literacy
According to the provisional results of the 2001 census,
the literacy rate in the Country stands at 64.84 per
cent, 75.26% for males and 53.67% for females.
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