According to Census of India 2011, Population of India is growing at a very rapid rate. Read further for Indian Population growth rate, history, and other details.

Population of India

Population of India - As per the latest survey carried out on March, 2011, the total population of India was recorded to be 1,210,193,422 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 79.8% of the Hindus and about 180 million Muslims, India is also home to a considerable chunk of Christians, Sikhs, Jains, Buddhists, and Parsis also. The nation has preserved it rich culture and traditions which are vastly displayed in the day to day life of the Indians. Also, home to a wide variety of languages, Hindi is widely spoken all over India.

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Population of India
Population Density of India	383 people per.sq.km (2011 est.)
Age structure
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
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
Indo-Aryan	72%
Dravidian	25%
Mongoloid and other's	3% (2000)
Religions
Hindu	79.8%
Muslim	14.2%
Christian	2.3%
Sikh	1.7%
Other groups including Buddhist, Jain, Parsi	2.5% (2001)
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.)