The population of India has increased by more than 181 million during the decade 2001-2011 according to Census 2011, the 15th Census of India since 1872. It also states that 2001-2011 is the first decade (with the exception of 1911-1921) which has actually added lesser population compared to the previous decade.
JAIPUR: The population of Rajasthan has grown by 21.44% in the last decade and currently stands at 68,621,012. The number of males in the state stands at 35,620,086 while that of females is 33,000,926.
The celebrations unfolding about 16% increase in tiger numbers (to 1,706) across the country deserve a closer look. To demand such scrutiny is not to deny the essential fact that the central government and some of the states have taken important steps to conserve tigers after the debacles of 2004-2006.
Nagaland appeared to have sprung a surprise by registering a negative population growth - minus 0.47 per cent , implying its population has decreased since last count.
This was, however, easily explained from the fact that the base figure was unreliable.
For the first time ever, the number of people made literate in India is more than the number added to its population. Consequently, there has been a net decline of over 31 million in the total number of illiterates in the country.
That is one of many heartening figures that have emerged out of Census 2011.
The child sex ratio has dropped to a new low, 914 girls per 1,000 boys from 927 in 2001, and activists in the area say this is because states have been dragging their feet on the implementation of the Preconception and Prenatal Diagnostic Techniques Act.
Sabu George, who in 2000 filed the PIL that led to a ban on sex determination tests, said the regulation mechanism is weak and more cases need
Census 2011 counted five million children fewer than Census 2001. The drop in the 0-6 age group from 163.8 million to 158.8 million marks a negative growth of 3.08 per cent, Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner C Chandramouli said while releasing the report.
