Some Interesting Facts Emerged from 2011 Census of India

1  The population of India has increased by more than 181 million during the decade 2001-2011. This addition is slightly lower than the population of Brazil, the fifth most populous country in the world.

    

    India’s population is now bigger than the combined population of USA, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan and Bangladesh.

2  The gap between India, the country with the second largest population in the world and China, the country with the largest population in the world has narrowed from 238 million in 2001 to nearly 131 million in 2011. On the other hand, the gap between India and the United States of America, which has the third largest population, has now widened to about 902 million from 741 million in 2001.

3   A point that is striking is that while India accounts for a meager 2.4 percent of the world surface area, it supports and sustains a whopping 17.5 percent of the world population. Density of population (per sq.km.) is 382.

4  The world population grew at an annual rate of 1.23 percent during 2000-2010. China registered a much lower annual growth rate of population (0.53 percent) during 2000-2010, as compared to India (1.64 percent during 2001-2011). India will overtake china by 2030 and have 18% of the world’s population.

5  Uttar Pradesh continues to be the most populous State in the country with 200 million people, which is more than the population of Brazil, the fifth most populous country in the world. The combined population of Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra (the second most populous State in India), at 312 million, is substantially greater than the population of USA, the third most populous country of the world.

Over 50% of the population of India is aged under 25 and over 65% of the population of India is aged under 35. It is anticipated that the median age of an Indian citizen will be 29 years in 2020, in comparison to 48 for Japan and 37 for China.