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 POPULATION
DISTRIBUTION OF INDIA
POPULATION OF INDIA - 1.3 BILLION
MALE POPULATION OF INDIA - 660 MILLION
FEMALE POPULATION OF INDIA - 640 MILLION
SEX RATIO F/M - 0.95
URBAN POPULATION (30%) - 350 MILLION
RURAL POPULATION (70%) - 850 MILLION
AVERAGE LIFE EXPECTANCY - 70 YEARS
POPULATION GROWTH RATE ~ 1%

POPULATION
SPREAD OF METROS
MUMBAI, DELHI= 20 M
BANGALORE, HYDERABAD, CHENNAI =10M
AHMEDABAD, KOLKATA, SURAT, PUNE=
5M
 AGE WISE
POPULATION BREAKDOWN
0-14 – 30% - 350 MILLION
15-24 – 20% - 250 MILLION
25-34 – 15% - 200 MILLION
35-44 – 10% - 150 MILLION
45-54 – 10% - 150 MILLION
ABOVE 54 – 10% - 150 MILLION

HOUSEHOLD INCOME
DISTRIBUTION IN INDIA
LOW INCOME (< RS. 45,000) - 20%
MIDDLE INCOME (45,000 TO 1,80,000) - 60%
HIGH INCOME (>1,80,000) - 20%
 INCOME AND EXPENDITURES
AVG INDIAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME - RS. 75,000 AVG.
URBAN HOUSEHOLD INCOME - RS. 1,00,000 AVG.
RURAL HOUSEHOLD INCOME - RS. 50,000 URBAN
SAVINGS - 30%
RURAL SAVINGS - 20%
AVG. INDIAN PERCENTAGE FOOD EXPENSES - 50%
AVG. INDIAN PERCENTAGE TRAVEL EXPENSES - 10%
Indian Urban Rural

Household Income

Savings

Food Expenses

Travel Expenses

0
25,000 50,000 75,000 100,000
RELIGIOUS DEMOGRAPHICS
HINDUS - 80%
MUSLIMS - 15%
CHRISTIANS - 2%
OTHERS - 3%
Others
3%

Muslims
15%

Hindus
80%
 INDIAN HOUSEHOLD SIZE
AVERAGE INDIAN HOUSEHOLD SIZE ~ 4.5
AVERAGE URBAN INDIAN HOUSEHOLD SIZE ~ 4
AVERAGE RURAL INDIAN HOUSEHOLD SIZE ~ 5

Avg. Indian Household Size

Avg. Rural Indian Household Size 4.5
5

Avg. Urban Indian Household Size

4
 SECTOR WISE
EMPLOYMENT DISTRIBUTION

SECTOR INDIA URBAN RURAL

AGRI
40% 5% 60%
-CULTURE

INDUSTRIES 20%
10% 5%

SERVICES 50% 75% 35%

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