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Historical indicator · 2011

Population and settlement in Census 2011

People enumerated in the final Census 2011 Primary Census Abstract. This is a historical count, not a present-day estimate.

India · Census 20111,210,854,977people

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Find the scale of a place before comparing its services, households or work. A large population is not a density measure.

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All 35 historical states and union territories
Historical state / UTpeople2011 state code
Andaman and Nicobar Islands380,58135
Andhra Pradesh84,580,77728
Arunachal Pradesh1,383,72712
Assam31,205,57618
Bihar104,099,45210
Chandigarh1,055,45004
Chhattisgarh25,545,19822
Dadra and Nagar Haveli343,70926
Daman and Diu243,24725
Goa1,458,54530
Gujarat60,439,69224
Haryana25,351,46206
Himachal Pradesh6,864,60202
Jammu and Kashmir12,541,30201
Jharkhand32,988,13420
Karnataka61,095,29729
Kerala33,406,06132
Lakshadweep64,47331
Madhya Pradesh72,626,80923
Maharashtra112,374,33327
Manipur2,855,79414
Meghalaya2,966,88917
Mizoram1,097,20615
NCT of Delhi16,787,94107
Nagaland1,978,50213
Odisha41,974,21821
Puducherry1,247,95334
Punjab27,743,33803
Rajasthan68,548,43708
Sikkim610,57711
Tamil Nadu72,147,03033
Tripura3,673,91716
Uttar Pradesh199,812,34109
Uttarakhand10,086,29205
West Bengal91,276,11519

Alphabetical order; states and union territories are identified in their profiles. India is shown separately and not included in state rankings.

Ten districts with the highest published or derived values

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District view · historical 2011 boundaries
DistrictHistorical state / UTpeople
ThaneMaharashtra11,060,148
North Twenty Four ParganasWest Bengal10,009,781
BangaloreKarnataka9,621,551
PuneMaharashtra9,429,408
Mumbai SuburbanMaharashtra9,356,962
South Twenty Four ParganasWest Bengal8,161,961
BarddhamanWest Bengal7,717,563
AhmadabadGujarat7,214,225
MurshidabadWest Bengal7,103,807
JaipurRajasthan6,626,178

Ordered by this indicator, with names resolving ties. This descriptive ordering is not a quality or causal ranking. Use the explorer for all 640 districts.

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Source and calculation

Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India: Primary Census Abstract, 2011, India/state/district workbook. The retained extract reconciles state and district counts and records source sheet/row locators on each place profile. Percentages are displayed to two decimals; undefined ratios remain unavailable.

Official PCA workbookField definitions and original codes

Literacy: literates ÷ population aged 7+ × 100. Participation: workers ÷ all residents × 100. Worker-category shares: the named main and marginal counts ÷ all workers × 100. Shares use compatible counts from one record; current boundaries are never assumed.