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The Population of India is growing at a very
rapid rate according to census 2001. Read further for growth in Indian
Population in the recent years.
India : Population of
India
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.
Population of India |
| Population Density of India |
324 persons per square kilometre |
| Age structure |
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| 0 to 14 years |
31.7% (male 173,869,856; female 164,003,915) |
| 15 to 64 years |
63.5% (male 349,785,804; female 326,289,402) |
| 65 years and over |
4.8% (male 25,885,725; female 25,235,905) (2004
estimate) |
| Median age |
| Total |
24.4 years |
| Male |
24.4 years |
| female |
24.4 years (2004 est.) |
| Population growth rate |
1.44% (2004 est.) |
| Birth rate |
22.8 births/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Death rate |
8.38 deaths/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Net migration rate |
-0.07 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2004 est.) |
| Infant mortality rate |
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| Total |
57.92 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Female |
57.29 deaths/1,000 live births (2004 est.) |
| Male |
58.52 deaths/1,000 live births |
| Life expectancy at birth |
| Total population |
63.99 years |
| Male |
63.25 years |
| Female |
64.77 years (2004 est.) |
| Total fertility rate |
2.85 children born/woman (2004 est.) |
| Nationality |
| Noun |
Indian(s) |
| Adjective |
Indian |
| Ethnic groups |
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| Indo-Aryan |
72% |
| Dravidian |
25% |
| Mongoloid and other's |
3% (2000) |
| Religions |
| Hindu |
81.3% |
| Muslim |
12% |
| Christian |
2.3% |
| Sikh |
1.9% |
| Other groups including Buddhist, Jain,
Parsi |
2.5% (2000) |
| Languages |
English is a widely spoken language in national,
political, and commercial communication. Hindi is the official
language of India and is spoken by more than 30% of the population.
Part from these, 14 other official languages like Bengali, Telugu,
Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi,
Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit are also used widely
throughout the country. |
| Literacy Rate (Definition: Age
15 and over that can read and write) |
| Total Population |
59.5% |
| Male |
70.2% |
| Female |
48.3% (2003 est.) |
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