Population of India

Population of India - As per the latest survey carried out on March 1, 2001, the total population of India was recorded to be 1,027,015,247 persons thus making it the second largest populated country in the world. India follows China in this race of population, the former being at number one.

In July 2007, this mark had increased by a considerable number and the last recorded data had the figure of 1,129,866,154, under the Indian Population head.

Rising by a considerable percentage of about 21.34%, the population of India observed a sound rise in the sex ratio by coming up to 933 from 927 as at the 1991 Census that recorded a total population of 1,027,015,247 persons comprising of 531,277,078 males and 495,738,169 females.

In terms of the population dynamics, India is very strange for it supports a total of 15% of the global population at a mere 2.4% of the world's land area. The country has about 70% of its population residing in rural areas centered in about 550,000 villages.

But one of the most remarkable things about Indians is that they have retained their traditions and values irrespective of the attacks of various invaders that have no doubt left indelible prints on the land. A rare unity in diversity is what one can observe in this diverse country with 18 official languages.

An incredible racial and cultural fusion of religion, caste and language is what can be observed in India. The only country with almost 83% of the Hindus and about 120 million Muslims, India is also home to a considerable chunk of Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, and Parsis also.