The 2001 census of India was the 14th in a series of
censuses held in
India
India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...
every decade since
1871
Events January–March
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.
The population of India was counted as 1,028,737,436 consisting of 532,223,090 males and 496,514,346 females.
The total population increased by 182,310,397, 21.5% more than the 846,427,039 people counted during the
1991 census
It was the final year of the Cold War, which had begun in 1947. During the year, the Soviet Union collapsed, leaving fifteen sovereign republics and the CIS in its place. In July 1991, India abandoned its policies of dirigism, license r ...
.
Religious demographics
Hindus comprise 82.75
crore
Crore (; abbreviated cr) denotes the quantity ten million (107) and is equal to 100 lakh in the Indian numbering system. In many international contexts, the decimal quantity is formatted as 10,000,000, but when used in the context of the India ...
(80.45%) and Muslims were 13.8 crore (13.4%) in the 2001 census. Census 2001 showed 108 faiths under the head "Other Religions and Persuasion" (ORP) in India. 700,000 people did not state their religion.
Language demographics
Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (, ), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the Standard language, standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in the Devanagari script. It is an official language of India, official language of the Government ...
is the most widely spoken language in
northern parts of India. The Indian census takes the widest possible definition of "Hindi" as a broad variety of "
Hindi languages". According to 2001 census, 53.6% of Indian population know Hindi, in which 41% of them have declared Hindi as their native language or mother tongue.
English is known to 12.18% Indians in the 2001 census. The number of bilingual speakers in India is 25.50 crore, which is 24.8% of the population in 2001. India (780) has the world's second highest number of languages, after
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(839).
Graphical summaries
India Muslim census 2001 pyramid.jpg, Overview of 2001 population, separated by gender and age bracket.
Demographics of India.jpg, 2001 overview based on religious affiliation and language.
See also
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1991 census of India
The 1991 census of India was the 13th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871.
The population of India was counted as 838,583,988. Developed under the Auspices of the UNESCO, EOLSS Publishers, Paris, France Retrieved 17 De ...
*
2011 census of India
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Demographics of India
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Between 1975 and 2010, the population ...
References
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India, officially the Republic of India, is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area; the List of countries by population (United Nations), most populous country since ...