Census 2011 (जनगणना)

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👉 1st Census — 1872 (Lord Mayo) SSC CGL के हर

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👉 Literacy rate in India — 81.14% (M)
👉 Sex ratio of India — 940/1000 M
👉 Highest Urban Population — Maharashtra
👉 Highest Population Density — Bihar (1102)
 Census-2011
• Census 2011 was the seventh census after the independence and

fifteenth census overall.

• 2011 Census Commissioner of India – C. Chandramouli
• Moto of Census – ‘Our Census, Our Future’
• Henry Walter is known as the father of Indian census
• The census was first started Under British viceroy lord Mayo in 1872
• ननयनमत रूप से 1881 में lord Ripon के समय से चालू हुई
• The responsibility of conducting the decennial Census rests with the Office of
the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India under the Ministry of
Home Affairs, Government of India.
• It is conducted in every 10 year.
• Census is a process of collecting, compiling, analyzing, evaluating, publishing
and disseminating statistical data regarding the population of a country.
• It covers demographic, social and economic data.

The Census 2021 will be conducted in 18 languages out of the 22 scheduled

languages (under the 8th schedule) and English. The Census of 2011 was
conducted in 16 languages.
• Census of India 2011 was conducted in two stages:
1. House listing & Housing Census : (April to September 2010)
2. Population Enumeration (9th to 28 February 2011)
Total population of india according to census
2011 - 121 crore
Male - 51.47 %
Female – 48.53%
According to census 2011 what is the
population density of India - 382

What is the total number districts in

India as per census 2011? - 640

According to Census 2011, India has the

what % of World’s population ? 17.5%
High/Top Population States: Low/Bottom Population ut:
1. Uttar Pradesh 1. Lakshadweep
2. Maharashtra 2. Daman & Diu
3. Bihar 3. Dadar & Nagar Haveli
4. West Bengal 4. Andaman and Nicobar Islands

Top Literate States :

Bottom Literate States:
1. Kerala: 94.00 %
1. Bihar : 63.82
2. Lakshadweep: 91.85 %
3. Mizoram: 91.33 % 2. Arunachal Pradesh : 66.95
4. Goa: 88.70 %
 Bottom populated state
1.Sikkim
2.Mizoram
3.Arunachal Pradesh
4.goa

Literacy Rate in India (Category)

Males - 82.14%
Females - 65.46%
Overall Literacy - 74%

What is the sex ratio of India as per the 2011

Census?
The sex ratio in India is 943 females per 1000 males
Top 5 states with highest SC Top 5 states with highest
population ST population
1. Uttar Pradesh 1.Madhya pradesh
2.West bengal 2.Maharastra
3.Bihar 3.Odisha
4.Tamilnadu 4.Rajasthan
5.Andhra Pradesh 5.guzarat
 Census-2011

• State with Highest Female Sex Ratio -(Kerala): 1,058

• State with Lowest Female Sex Ratio -(Haryana): 861
• UT with Highest Female Sex Ratio -(Puducherry): 1,001
• UT with Lowest Female Sex Ratio- (Daman & Diu): 710
• District with Highest Female Sex Ratio -(Mahe, Pondicherry)
: 1,147
• District with Lowest Female Sex Ratio – Daman & Diu): 591
According to census 2011 data , sex ratio Sikh community in India has the
lowest sex ratio

According to census 2011 data,Sonbhadra is the district with the highest

number of scheduled tribes in Uttar Pradesh

Himachal Pradesh has the highest Percentage of rural population as per census
2011

According to census 2011, gross fertility rate is 2.4

According to census 2011, Jainism is the most literate in india

State which has Highest urban population – Maharashtra

Least populated State in India - Sikkim

According to Census 2011 which Indian state has highest fertility

rate? – Meghalaya

State with Highest population density – Bihar (1102)

State with Lowest population density – Arunachal pradesh (17)

 Dibang Valley of Arunachal Pradesh is the least populated.

Thane district of Maharashtra is the most populated district of India.

Aizawl city of Mizoram has the highest literacy rate of 98.76 Percent.

World population day is celebrated on 11th july

Lakshadweep has the highest female literacy rate, according to census

2011
Top 4 highly dense states
1. Bihar – 1,106
2. West Bengal – 1,028
3. Kerala – 860
4. Uttar Pradesh - 829
Highest sex ratio Top five states
1. Kerala – 1084
2. Puducherry – 1037
3. Tamil Nadu - 996
4. Andhra Pradesh – 993

Top five highly dense union territories

1. Delhi – 11,320
2. Chandigarh – 9,258
3. Puducherry – 2,547
4. Daman and Diu – 2,191
5. Lakshadweep – 2,149
Q.1.

Which is the smallest state in India geographically?

भौगोनलक दृनि से भारत का सबसे छोटा राज्य कौन सा है?

a) Assam • The total geographical area of

Goa is about 1,429 square
b) Goa
miles (3,702 square km).
c) Sikkim • Goa became a full-fledged
state on 30th May 1987.
d) Tripura

Option : b
Q.2.
According to 2011 census, which of the following
states has the largest rural population?
2011 की जनगणना के अनुसार ननम्न में से नकस राज्य में सबसे अनिक
ग्रामीण जनसंख्या है ?

a) Madhya Pradesh • Uttar Pradesh rural population-

155,111,022
b) Maharashtra • Maharastra rural population-
61,545,441
c) Punjab
• Madhya Pradesh rural
d) Uttar Pradesh population- 52,537,899
• Punjab rural population-
17,316,800
Option : d
Q.3.
Which of the following states has the lowest population
density, according to Census 2011 ?
2011 की जनगणना के अनुसार ननम्न में से नकस राज्य का जनसंख्या घनत्व
सबसे कम है ?

a) Sikkim • Density of population –

Number of persons per sq.km.
b) Arunachal Pradesh • The population density of India in
2011 was 382 per sq.km.
c) Nagaland
• Highest density state
d) Goa 1. Bihar (1106)
2. West bengal (1028)
3. Kerala (860)
Option : B
Q.4.
In which State of India, the scheduled caste Population
is zero as per census 2011?
2011 की जनगणना के अनुसार भारत के नकस राज्य में अनुसूनचत जानत
की जनसंख्या शून्य है?

a) Kerala
State / UT ST. SC
b) Nagaland Nagaland 0.0 89.1
Kerala 9.8 1.1
c) Sikkim Sikkim 5.0 20.6
d) Assam Assam 6.9 12.4

Option : b
 Imp Facts
• The total number of males was 62.31 crores and females were 58.74
crores.
• The percentage of population growth during the decade was - 17.7%.
• Sex ratio was - 943 females/1000 males
• Child sex ratio - 919 females/1000 males
• State with highest sex ratio – Kerala (1084 females/1000 males)
• UT with highest sex ratio – Puducherry (1029 females/1000 males)
• State with lowest sex ratio – Haryana (877 females/1000 males)
• UT with lowest sex ratio – Daman and Diu (618 females/1000 males)
Q.5.
Which of the following states has maximum SC
population in India?
ननम्ननलखित में से नकस राज्य में भारत में अनिकतम अनुसूनचत जानत
जनसंख्या है?

a) Uttar Pradesh
b) Bihar • Uttar Pradesh has 16.6% of
India’s SC population
c) Tamil Nadu
d) None of the above

Option : A
Q.

Number of villages covered in 2011 Census of India is

भारत की 2011 की जनगणना में शानमल गांवों की संख्या है

a) 6,40,930 • No. of districts: 640

• No. of towns: 7933
b) 6,30,867 • No.of villages: 640930
• Child Sex Ratio: 919( Rural- 923, Urban- 905)
c) 5,67894
• The density of Population: 382 Person/Km2
d) 45,8969 • Literacy Rate: 74.04% of the total population(
males: 82.14% and females: 65.46%)
• Population Growth Rate during the decade:
Option : a 17.7%
Q.

When was the first economic census conducted in India?

भारत में पहली आनथिक जनगणना कब हुई थी ?

a) 1971
b) 1973
c) 1977
d) 1983

Option : C
Q..
Which of the following is the state has negative
population growth is according to Census 2011?
2011 की जनगणना के अनुसार ननम्न में से नकस राज्य की जनसंख्या
वृखि ऋणात्मक है?

a) Kerala • According to census 2011,

Nagaland’s population growth
b) Nagaland rate is – 0.58%.
c) Goa
d) Tamil Nadu

Option : b
Q..
According to Census 2011, what was the population
growth rate of India from 2001 to 2011?
2011 की जनगणना के अनुसार 2001 से 2011 तक भारत की
जनसंख्या वृखि दर नकतनी थी?

a) 7.28%
b) 21.8%
c) 11.25%
d) 17.72%

Option : d
Q..
Which of the following Union Territories has the
lowest population density?
ननम्ननलखित में से नकस केंद्र शानसत प्रदे श का जनसंख्या घनत्व सबसे
कम है?

a) Daman and Diu

• Daman and Diu – 2191
b) Dadra and Nagar Haveli • Dadra and Nagar Haveli – 1809
• Andaman and Nicobar – 46
c) Andaman and Nicobar • Puducherry - 2547
d) Puducherry

Option : C
 Imp Facts

• Population density (persons per sq. • Population density (persons

km) by state per sq. km) by state
• Highest • Lowest

• Bihar – 1106 • Arunachal Pradesh – 17

• West Bengal – 1028 • Mizoram – 52
• Kerala – 859 • Sikkim – 86
• Uttar Pradesh – 828 • Nagaland – 119
• Haryana – 573 • Manipur - 122
Q..
When was the first animal census was conducted in
India?
भारत में पहली पशु जनगणना कब की गई थी?

a) 1909-1910 • Since then it has been conducted

once every five years.
b) 1919-1920 • Livestock Census is conducted
c) 1929-1930 by the Ministry of Agriculture,
Department of Animal
d) 1930-1940 Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries,
Government of India, New Delhi.

Option : b
Q..
Which of the following topics does the Census of India
cover ?
ननम्ननलखित में से कौन सा नवषय भारत की जनगणना को कवर करता है ?

a) Demographics
b) Migration
c) Literacy
d) All of the above

Option : D
Q..
As per the 2011 Census data, in which of the following
union territories the female population out numbers
the male population?

a) Chandigarh • The Union Territory with the

highest sex ratio (1037
b) Lakshadweep females/ 1000 males).
c) Andaman & Nicobar
• Largest Union Territory: Ladakh
d) Puducherry • Most densely populated Union Territory: Delhi
• Lowest Sex ratio Union Territory: Daman & Diu
• Least Literate Union Territory: Daman and Diu
Option : D
Q..
What is the place of Uttar Pradesh in the states of
India in terms of area?
क्षेत्रफल की दृनि से उत्तर प्रदे श का भारत के राज्यों में कौन-सा स्थान है

a) Fourth Area wise state Population wise

b) Fifth 1.Rajasthan state
2.Madhya .1.Uttar Pradesh
c) Second Pradesh 2.Maharshtra
3.Bihar
d) Third 3.Maharashtra
4.West Bengal
4.Uttar Pradesh
Option : a
 Q..
As per census 2011 the percentage of urban population
in India was __________
2011 की जनगणना के अनु सार भारत में शहरी आबादी का प्रनतशत __________ था

a) 31.16 • The total urban population in the

country as per Census 2011 is more
b) 41.8 than 377 million forming 31.16% of
the total population.
c) 25.8
d) 21.8 The data shows that Goa is the most urbanised state with 62.17% of the
population living in urban areas. But if one goes by geographical area
and total population , Tamil Nadu is the most urbanised state followed
by Kerala (47.7 per cent) upstaging Maharashtra (45.2 per cent).
Option : A
Q..
Which of the following statements is not correct in
the context of Census 2011?
(A) Population of Andaman and Nicobar is the lowest among Census 2011.
(B) Kerala's population growth rate is highest in all states.
(C) Goa's population growth rate has been lower than India's population
growth rate during 2001 to 2011.
(D) The population growth rate of Assam has been almost the same as the
population growth rate of India during 2001 to 2011.

• Kerala’s population growth rate is

Option : b the lowest (4.91%) of all states
 Revise Imp Facts

• State with the highest population density – Bihar

• State with the lowest population density – Arunachal Pradesh
• Union territory with Highest population – New Delhi
• Union territory with least population – Lakshadweep
• State with the highest population – Uttar Pradesh
• State with the lowest population – Sikkim
• State with the highest sex ratio – Kerala
• State with the lowest sex ratio – Haryana
• State with the highest literacy rate – Kerala
• State with the lowest literacy rate – Bihar
 Question for You
2011 की जनगणना के अनुसार नकस राज्य की साक्षरता दर सवाि निक है ?
Which state has the highest Literacy rate according to
census 2011 ?

a) Kerala
b) Uttar Pradesh
c) Bihar
d) Assam
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