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Disability in India, Census 2011
Census 2011 recorded 26,814,994 people with a disability, 2.21% of all residents counted in table C-14. Categories use the definitions in the 2011 questionnaire. The display uses “intellectual disability” for the corresponding historical workbook category.
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| Disability category | Persons | Males | Females | Share of recorded disability count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Seeing | 5,033,431 | 2,639,028 | 2,394,403 | 18.77% |
| Hearing | 5,072,914 | 2,678,584 | 2,394,330 | 18.92% |
| Speech | 1,998,692 | 1,122,987 | 875,705 | 7.45% |
| Movement | 5,436,826 | 3,370,501 | 2,066,325 | 20.28% |
| Intellectual disability | 1,505,964 | 870,898 | 635,066 | 5.62% |
| Mental illness | 722,880 | 415,758 | 307,122 | 2.70% |
| Other disability | 4,927,589 | 2,728,125 | 2,199,464 | 18.38% |
| Multiple disabilities | 2,116,698 | 1,162,712 | 953,986 | 7.89% |
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| Age group | Persons | Males | Females | Share of recorded disability count |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-4 | 1,291,637 | 690,506 | 601,131 | 4.82% |
| 5-9 | 1,955,926 | 1,081,831 | 874,095 | 7.29% |
| 10-19 | 4,617,073 | 2,610,723 | 2,006,350 | 17.22% |
| 20-29 | 4,190,732 | 2,419,434 | 1,771,298 | 15.63% |
| 30-39 | 3,636,301 | 2,113,099 | 1,523,202 | 13.56% |
| 40-49 | 3,116,130 | 1,851,895 | 1,264,235 | 11.62% |
| 50-59 | 2,492,780 | 1,430,952 | 1,061,828 | 9.30% |
| 60-69 | 2,657,913 | 1,394,443 | 1,263,470 | 9.91% |
| 70-79 | 1,769,486 | 884,940 | 884,546 | 6.60% |
| 80-89 | 723,632 | 337,195 | 386,437 | 2.70% |
| 90+ | 225,588 | 97,417 | 128,171 | 0.84% |
| Age Not Stated | 137,796 | 76,158 | 61,638 | 0.51% |
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| 2011 state or union territory | People with a recorded disability |
|---|---|
| State-JAMMU & KASHMIR | 361,153 |
| State-HIMACHAL PRADESH | 155,316 |
| State-PUNJAB | 654,063 |
| State-CHANDIGARH | 14,796 |
| State-UTTARAKHAND | 185,272 |
| State-HARYANA | 546,374 |
| State-NCT OF DELHI | 234,882 |
| State-RAJASTHAN | 1,563,694 |
| State-UTTAR PRADESH | 4,157,514 |
| State-BIHAR | 2,331,009 |
| State-SIKKIM | 18,187 |
| State-ARUNACHAL PRADESH | 26,734 |
| State-NAGALAND | 29,631 |
| State-MANIPUR | 58,547 |
| State-MIZORAM | 15,160 |
| State-TRIPURA | 64,346 |
| State-MEGHALAYA | 44,317 |
| State-ASSAM | 480,065 |
| State-WEST BENGAL | 2,017,406 |
| State-JHARKHAND | 769,980 |
| State-ODISHA | 1,244,402 |
| State-CHHATTISGARH | 624,937 |
| State-MADHYA PRADESH | 1,551,931 |
| State-GUJARAT | 1,092,302 |
| State-DAMAN & DIU | 2,196 |
| State-DADRA & NAGAR HAVELI | 3,294 |
| State-MAHARASHTRA | 2,963,392 |
| State-ANDHRA PRADESH | 2,266,607 |
| State-KARNATAKA | 1,324,205 |
| State-GOA | 33,012 |
| State-LAKSHADWEEP | 1,615 |
| State-KERALA | 761,843 |
| State-TAMIL NADU | 1,179,963 |
| State-PUDUCHERRY | 30,189 |
| State-ANDAMAN & NICOBAR ISLANDS | 6,660 |
Source and coverage
Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. Census 2011, table C-20. The CSV includes total, rural and urban rows for India and 35 Census-era states and union territories. Residence totals overlap with their components.
Official table catalogue · Original workbook
Source checked 2026-11-03. Download rows retain the original workbook row number. Counts describe 2011 boundaries and categories.