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Projected people, published in July 2020. These are not newly enumerated counts. Retain the report’s boundaries and rounding; state/UT totals are 1,000 below its national total.
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States and UTs · government projections, 1 March 2026
District, town and village figures retain Census 2011 codes and boundaries. A 2026 state projection does not update a district or city count. A survey rate uses its stated population group; a difference between two percentages is expressed in percentage points.