Census Of India Flashcards
What is census?
Census means to collect, analyse and compile economic social data of the population of a certain class, caste, religion living in the area of country
First census in India
First official (successful)census in India
First census in World
First decadal census in World
Lord Mayo (1872)
Lord Ripon (1881)
Sweden (1794)
USA (1890)
Which ministry in India is responsible for the census?
By which act the ministry got Power to appoint personnel for census ?
In which Article census are mentioned
Ministry of Home affairs
Census act of 1948
Article 244
Population share of India
India’s decadal growth rate
India’s annual growth rate
17.5%
17.70%
1.64 %
Which is the only state in India whose population is decreased
Largest state in India by Area
Smallest state in India by Area
Largest union territory by area
Smallest union territory by area
Nagaland
Rajasthan
Goa
Andaman and Nicobar
Lakshadweep
Largest and smallest 4 states in terms of population in India
Uttar Pradesh (16.49%)
Maharashtra (9.28%)
Bihar (8.58%)
West Bengal (7.55%)
Sikkim (0.05%)
Mizoram (0.09%)
Arunachal Pradesh (0.11%)
Goa (0.12%)
Define Sex ratio
Sex ratio of India
National level sex ratio of 0-6 years old
Highest and lowest sex ratio
UT with highest and lowest sex ratio
Maximum and minimum sex ratio 0-6 years old
No. Of females per 1000 males
943
919
Kerala (1084)
Haryana (879)
Puducherry (1037)
Daman and Diu (618)
Arunachal Pradesh (972)
Haryana (834)
Highest and lowest 4 states sex ratio
Kerla 1084
Tamil Nadu 996
Andhra Pradesh 993
Chhattisgarh 991
Haryana 879
Jammu and Kashmir
Sikkim 890
Punjab 893
What is literacy
Total literacy in India
Increase in literacy rate during census 2011
Highest and lowest literacy rate in state
Male and Female Literacy rate in India
Most and least literate district
The total percentage of the population of an area at a particular time aged or above who can read and write with understanding
74.04 %
8.66 %
Kerala
Bihar
82.14%
65.46%
Sarchip (Mizoram)
Alirajpur (Madhya Pradesh)
Highest and lowest 4 states and UTs
Kerala (94%)
Lakshadweep (91.85%)
Mizoram (91.33%)
Goa (88.70%)
Bihar (61.80%)
Arunachal Pradesh (65.38%)
Rajasthan (66.11%)
Jharkhand (66.41%)
Population density of India
Highest and lowest population density state
Highest and lowest population density UTs
382
Bihar (1106)
Arunachal Pradesh (17)
Delhi (11,320)
Andaman and Nicobar (46)
Top 4 and bottom 4 states in terms of population density
Bihar (1106)
West Bengal (1028)
Kerala (860)
Uttar Pradesh (829)
Arunachal Pradesh (17)
Mizoram (52)
Sikkim (86)
Nagaland (119)
SC percentage of population in India
Maximum and minimum SC
Maximum and minimum SC (percentage)
16.6 %
Uttar Pradesh
Mizoram
Punjab
Mizoram
ST Population in india
Most tribes top 4 in population
Top 4 states/UTs in percentage
In which states there are no ST population
8.6%
Madhya Pradesh
Orissa
Rajasthan
Gujarat
Lakshadweep
Mizoram
Nagaland
Meghalaya
Delhi, Chandigarh, Puducherry, Haryana and Punjab
Top 4 minimum and maximum rural population
Top 4 maximum and minimum urban population
In rural areas
Most - Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, West Bengal and Maharashtra
Minimum - Sikkim, Mizoram, Goa and Arunachal Pradesh
In urban areas
Most - Maharashtra, Uttar Pradesh, Tamilnadu, West Bengal
Minimum - Sikkim, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram
