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Decadal growth of Indian population (1901-2011). Provisional data from the census was released on March 31, 2011. Complete results are expected to be released in 2012.[13] Total 1,210,193,422 Males 623,724,248 Females 586,469,174 Total 74.04% Literacy Males 82.14% Females 65.46% 2 per km 382 Density of population per 1000 males 940 females Sex ratio Child Sex ratio (0-6 age group) per 1000 males 914 females Population

[edit] Population
The population of India at 0:00 hours of 1 March 2011 was 1,210,193,422. India added 181 million to its population since 2001, slightly lower than the population of Brazil. India with 2.4%

of the world's surface area accounts for 17.5 % of its population. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state with roughly 200 million people. About 5 out of 10 Indians live in the five states of Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal, Andhra Pradesh. [14]

[edit] Literacy
Any one above age 7 who can read and write in any language with an ability to understand was considered a literate. In censuses before 1991, children below the age 5 were treated as illiterates. The literacy rate taking the entire population into account is termed as "crude literacy rate", and taking the population from age 7 and above into account is termed as "effective literacy rate". Effective literacy rate increased to a total of 74.04% with 82.14% of the males and 65.46% of the females being literate.[15] Census year Total (%) Male (%) Female (%) 1901 1911 1921 1931 1941 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011

5.35 5.92 7.16 9.5 16.1 16.67 24.02 29.45 36.23 42.84 64.83 74.04

9.83 10.56 12.21 15.59 24.9 24.95 34.44 39.45 46.89 52.74 75.26 82.14

0.60 1.05 1.81 2.93 7.3 7.93 12.95 18.69 24.82 32.17 53.67 65.46

The table lists the "crude literacy rate" in India from 1901 to 2011.