2001 census of India

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The 2001 census of India was the 14th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871.[1]

CountryIndia
Total population1,028,737,436 (21.5%)
MostpopulousstateUttar Pradesh (166,053,600)
LeastpopulousstateSikkim (541,902)
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CountryIndia
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Total population1,028,737,436 (21.5%)
Most populous stateUttar Pradesh (166,053,600)
Least populous stateSikkim (541,902)
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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.[2] The total population increased by 182,310,397, 21.5% more than the 846,427,039 people counted during the 1991 census.[2]

Religious demographics

Hindus comprise 82.75 crore (80.45%) and Muslims were 13.8 crore (13.4%) in the 2001 census.[3][4] Census 2001 showed 108 faiths under the head "Other Religions and Persuasion" (ORP) in India.[5] 700,000 people did not state their religion.[6]

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Population trends for major religious groups in India (2001)
Religious
group		 Population
%
Hindu
80.45%
Muslim
13.4%
Christian
2.34%
Sikh
1.89%
Buddhist
0.74%
Animist, others
0.43%
Jain
0.46%
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Language demographics

Main article: Languages of India

Hindi 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.[7][8][9] 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.[10] India (780) has the world's second highest number of languages, after Papua New Guinea (839).[11]

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First, second, and third languages by number of speakers in India (2001 census)
Language First language speakers Second language
speakers[12]		 Third language
speakers[12]		 Total speakers
number [13][12] % of total pop.[14] number [15][12] % of total pop.[14]
Hindi 422,048,642
41.03%
 98,207,180 31,160,696 551,416,518
53.60%
English 226,449
0.02%
 86,125,221 38,993,066 125,344,736
12.18%
Bengali 83,369,769
8.10%
 6,637,222 1,108,088 91,115,079
8.86%
Telugu 74,002,856
7.19%
 9,723,626 1,266,019 84,992,501
8.26%
Marathi 71,936,894
6.99%
 9,546,414 2,701,498 84,184,806
8.18%
Tamil 60,793,814
5.91%
 4,992,253 956,335 66,742,402
6.49%
Urdu 51,536,111
5.01%
 6,535,489 1,007,912 59,079,512
5.74%
Kannada 37,924,011
3.69%
 11,455,287 1,396,428 50,775,726
4.94%
Gujarati 46,091,617
4.48%
 3,476,355 703,989 50,271,961
4.89%
Odia 33,017,446
3.21%
 3,272,151 319,525 36,609,122
3.56%
Malayalam 33,066,392
3.21%
 499,188 195,885 33,761,465
3.28%
Sanskrit 14,135
<0.01%
 1,234,931 3,742,223 4,991,289
0.49%
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Graphical summaries

  • Overview of 2001 population, separated by gender and age bracket.
    Overview of 2001 population, separated by gender and age bracket.
  • 2001 overview based on religious affiliation and language.
    2001 overview based on religious affiliation and language.

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