Census of India – 2011 Data
The 15th Census of India was conducted in 2011.
Facts – Census 2011
| State with the highest population density | Bihar |
| State with the lowest population density | Arunachal Pradesh |
| Union territory with least population | Lakshadweep |
| State with the highest population | Uttar Pradesh |
| State with the lowest population | Sikkim |
| State with the highest sex ratio | Kerala |
| State with the lowest sex ratio | Haryana |
| State with the highest literacy rate | Kerala |
| State with the lowest literacy rate | Bihar |
Literacy Rate
| Literacy Rate in India (Category) | Data from Census of India 2011 |
| Males | 82.14% |
| Females | 65.46% |
| Overall Literacy | 74% |
| Questions | Answers |
| Which state of India has the lowest Literacy rate as per the 2011 Census? | Bihar, with a literacy of 63.82% |
| What is the sex ratio of India as per the 2011 Census? | The sex ratio in India is 940 females per 1000 males |
| What is the position of Madhya Pradesh with respect to the total population in India? | Madhya Pradesh is the fifth largest populated state |
| What is the percentage of the urban population in India as per the 2011 Census? | 31.165 % of the total population can be categorized under Urban population |
| What is the population of India according to the 2011 census? | The population of India is 1,210,854,977 with 623, 724, 248 males and 586,469, 174 females |
| Which state of India has the highest population density as per the 2011 census? | Bihar (1102/sq.km) |
| Which state of India has the least population as per the 2011 census? | Sikkim with a population of 6.71 lakhs. |
| Which state of India has the least population density as per the 2011 census? | Arunachal Pradesh with a population density of just 17 per square kilometre |
| Which state has the highest urban population in India as per the 2011 census? | Goa is the most urbanized state with 62.17% of the population living in urban areas. |
| What is the literacy rate of India as per the 2011 census? | The overall literacy rate in India is 74% |
| Which district of Punjab has the highest population according to the 2011 census of India? | Ludhiana is the most populated district in the state of Punjab. |
| Which state of India has a negative population growth rate as per the 2011 census? | Nagaland |
| Name the most densely populated state of India as per the 2011 census. | Bihar |
| Which is the largest tribal group of India as per census 2011? | Bhil is the most populous tribe with a total population of 4,618,068, constituting 37.7 percent of the total ST population. |
| Which state of India has the lowest sex ratio as per census-2011? | Haryana features the lowest sex ratio in India with just 877 women per 1000 males. |
| According to the census of 2011, which is the second most spoken language in India? | Bengali is the second most spoken language in India. |
| According to the census 2011, Which state has the highest population of tigers in India? | Madhya Pradesh has the highest number of tigers in India which is 526. |
| What is the second most populated state of India? | Maharashtra |
| Who is the 2011 census commissioner of India? | C M Chandramauli was the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India for the 2011 Indian Census. |