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New Delhi: India's Population Now Stands at 1.21 Billion

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New Delhi: India's Population Now Stands at 1.21 Billion

New Delhi, Mar 31 (PTI): India's population is now pegged at 1.21 billion, an increase of more than 181 million in the last 10 years, according to the provisional 2011 Census report released today. 

The population comprising 623.7 million males and 586.5 million females is almost equal to the combined population of the United States, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan put together.

The population has increased by more than 181 million during the decade 2001-2011, the report said. The growth rate in 2011 is 17.64 per cent in comparison to 21.15 per cent in 2001.

The 2001-2011 period is the first decade -- with exception of 1911-1921 -- which has actually added lesser population compared to the previous decade, Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner of India C Chandramauli said in presence of Home Secretary Gopal K Pillai.

Among the states and Union territories, Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state with 199 million people and Lakshadweep the least populated at 64,429. The combined population of UP and Maharashtra is bigger than that of the US.

The highest population density is in Delhi's north-east district (37,346 per sq km) while the lowest is in Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh (just one per sq km). Child sex ratio in 2011 is 914 female against 1,000 male--the lowest since Independence.

According to the data, literates constitute 74 per cent of the total population aged seven and above and illiterates form 26 per cent. The literacy rate has gone up from 64.83 per cent in 2001 to 74.04 per cent in 2011 showing an increase of 9.21 per cent. 

  

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  • Shivanand Shetty, Mangalore/Bangalore/USA

    Sat, Apr 02 2011

    @Jossey Saldanha, Mapusa do you feel population growth is good and that's the reason you are thanking UPA govt.

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mapusa

    Fri, Apr 01 2011

    @Nagesh Nayak,
    You seem to have problems understanding English too.
    India is No. 1 Human Resource Provider to the World.

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  • Thomas Pascal Andrade, Valencia / Toronto

    Fri, Apr 01 2011

    Shahnawaz Kukkikatte spoke my mind and gave a befitting reply to Nagesh Nayak, who always writes childish comments. He writes his comments in capital letters so that others will not miss them. He tells others not to bring dirty politics in their comments but he never stops his dirty politics in his each and every comment. He never misses an opportunity to lambast Sonia Gandhi whom he calls "Italian madam" and her son "gay". As Shahanawaz rightly said, Nagesh Nayak must have got an "invitation" from Rahul Gandhi that made him to know that Rahul is a gay. From his comments one can imagine how much he hates these two people. He should be aware that these two people are highly respected not only in India but outside India too. Not a single politician from his party except Mr. Vajapai could match these people. If this Italian madam wanted to become PM of India, she could have easily become but she is not power-hungry.
    This is a public forum and I hope Nagesh Nayak knows his limit when he submits his comments.

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  • Michael Machado, Mangalore

    Fri, Apr 01 2011

    Dear Shahnawaz,

    Even SRS Supremo Pramod Muthalik is an unmarried bachelor, still searching for his beloved Valentine to increase the population of India..

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mapusa

    Fri, Apr 01 2011

    I guess I may have to start writing in Kannada only for your benefit.
    India is No. 1 in providing Human Resources to the World.
    Now do not ask me what are Human Resources?


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  • shahnawaz kukkikatte, dubai/udupi

    Fri, Apr 01 2011

    Nagesh Nayak, Bangalore,

    Why are you nagging Rahul Gandhi for not marrying. Its his personal choice and who gave u the mandate to probe ones personal life whom you dislike. Some times you call him gay. How do you know he is gay. Has he acted mischief with you..so you came to know he is gay???? What about Narendra Modi? He is more than 65 and still a bachelor and how about our respected ex PM Sir Vajapayee? He too is unmarried... Its their personal choice... Whats the contribution of Modi and Vajapayee to the population growth of India... Before criticising others just do some introspection about yourself... lets start respecting human beings based on their personality, based on the belief that they are like our own being and not because of the party or ideology one represent... We all are Indians first. For us Indianess is far supreme than congressman or BJPman... Open your eyes. Cool and lets all pray for the victory of team india on 2/4/11 and lets all cheer our players and lets see that we win the World cup.

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  • Alwyn, Mangalore - USA

    Fri, Apr 01 2011

    The reservation system should be revised as follow:
    1.No religion should be considered in jobs.
    2.No person must get the government job if he/she is having more than one sibling
    3.Person looking for government job should not allow marrying till age 30 years old for man and 28 years for female.
    4. All the government employees including politicians must serve a minimum three years in military or national security force.
    5.All reservation like SC, ST and caste based priorities need very strict order to have only one child.
    6.All the facilities and government aid should be banned if any family has more than two children.
    7.Government of India and the State governments must equally share the responsibilities and implementations of definite rules.

    If the population is increasing such speed surely one day people will eat human meat. Let us have the control now.

    Teach, practice and follow.

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  • nagesh nayak, bangalore

    Fri, Apr 01 2011

    hey, Jossey Saldanha, Mapusa,

    I do not undestand your mindset.

    Why you have to give thanks to UPA for population growth.

    Your 43 years old ...hero is unmarried & contribution towards population is nothing.

    DO NOT BRING YOUR DIRTY POLITICS IN EACH & EVERY ISSUES.

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  • shahnawaz kukkikatte, dubai/udupi

    Thu, Mar 31 2011

    One should be realistic in their comments. We really cant the population explosion in India. Even if we have one child norm like china, we still have a formidable growth... India is the labour market for rest of the world. Let rest of the world, who source India's manpower invest in India for training world human resource requirement. Family planning is allowed in all religions but abortion is a taboo. Abortion amounts homicide and its a crime. People should not resort to abortion but they can opt for family plannig and birth control measures. Infact the govts machinery has failed to educate public on birth control. Govt should be pro active and infant mortality n india is high compared to rest of the world. The low health standards, post natal deaths, gender discrimination are the main reason that prompts the couple to have more children. If one has girl child, because of our social and religious teachings, he keeps on trying for a boy as he feels that he cant enter paradise without having a son. This thinking is deep rooted in villages and in uneducated classes.. Unless and until we bring about changes in the thinking of our countrymen, we cant put a break into the population growth....Media have greater role to play..

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  • loboprem, Bangalore

    Thu, Mar 31 2011

    The analysis should be shown in terms of religion. It will surely help where education especially sexual education is required.
    Govt of India fooling people and Religions fooling the Govt.

    Whos gonna control the problem of our major politicians who have more than one wife.

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  • ashenoy, mangloor

    Thu, Mar 31 2011

    India's population growth is culturistic. Out culture plays a predominent role in the population surge."Mooru beku, Yeradu saku" a slogan to control population and various attempts and promotion to restrict population will seldom work in our society where Indians in general do not believe in what is called"Standard of living" unlike the western world. The cost of living in India is the lowest in comparison to the other parts of the world. Children even grow up is slums not that they should. The dogma of materialism seldom exists in the vast population base. Someone might call them illiterate.

    Many countries like Singapore and some western countries controlled population and today these countries are looking for head count. The massive migration happens from India to other parts of the world populating other countries and same Indians cannot afford or have the will to have more children like the locals. Why? Having babies cost them more. Looking after them is another can of worms.
    India's young population will be an asset to the world for business
    and economics. Look at the economic purchasing power in India and influx of companies to do business in India.
    What we need in India is a planned focus to provide basic necessities and that has to come from government plans for the people. India has enough resources to feed the hungry but we do not have the will and aspiration to do the same. Our government sleeps around and our politicians make the nation corrupt indeed

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  • ashenoy, mangloor

    Thu, Mar 31 2011

    India's population growth is culturistic. Out culture plays a predominent role in the population surge."Mooru beku, Yeradu saku" a slogan to control population and various attempts and promotion to restrict population will seldom work in our society where Indians in general do not believe in what is called"Standard of living" unlike the western world. The cost of living in India is the lowest in comparison to the other parts of the world. Children even grow up is slums not that they should. The dogma of materialism seldom exists in the vast population base. Someone might call them illiterate.

    Many countries like Singapore and some western countries controlled population and today these countries are looking for head count. The massive migration happens from India to other parts of the world populating other countries and same Indians cannot afford or have the will to have more children like the locals. Why? Having babies cost them more. Looking after them is another can of worms.
    India's young population will be an asset to the world for business
    and economics. Look at the economic purchasing power in India and influx of companies to do business in India.
    What we need in India is a planned focus to provide basic necessities and that has to come from government plans for the people. India has enough resources to feed the hungry but we do not have the will and aspiration to do the same. Our government sleeps around and our politicians make the nation corrupt indeed

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  • Don, Mangalore/Canada

    Thu, Mar 31 2011

    According to WHO India is now neck to neck with China in terms of population, and by the way we are going we will soon be the most populace country in the world.

    The basic necessity of every person is Food, Clothing & Shelter and unless every Indian realizes this fact and provides for the same, it is pointless bringing children into the world only to make them suffer and add to their miseries.

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  • Frederick Pinto, Shirva

    Thu, Mar 31 2011

    To control population of India firstly we need to educate people specially in rural area. Most of the rural area peoples doesn't know about the various tools that availabe in the local market which can be used to prevent pregnancy. Even if they know they don't want to use it. Rural or urban people still wants to have a baby boy so even after having two girls, they go for third,fourth child. The law of maximum two child per family should be strictly followed all religious,if the government is serious in its efforts. Third or more child should be penalized. Government should bring maximum two child law per family if they want to save our country. 'Ham do... Hamare do...'

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  • Jerry Fernandes, Tivolim, Goa

    Thu, Mar 31 2011

    In a funny way, we Indians are like a bunch of cockroaches. And just like how cockroaches multiply in hot and humid conditions, similarly, due to our hot and humid weather patterns we too multiply at the same rate. Just look at some of the colder countries, like Sweden, Norway, Canada, or Switzerland. I don't think they multiply like cockroaches because it is very cold there.

    Also, we must stop eating so many onions, masalas and chillies. It makes us hot n' spicy (on the inside and outside) - if you know what i mean, and then we ultimately multiply like cock....hes.

    If our population is only 120 crores / 1.2 billion, then each Indian cricketer is representing almost 13 crore or 130 million Indian citizens, which is 33 times the population of New Zealand (as New Zealand's entire population is only 4 million) and that's a SCARY THOUGHT..

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  • Jossey Saldanha, Mapusa

    Thu, Mar 31 2011

    If you look at the Demographics, India has more than 50% of its population below the age of 25 and more than 65% hovers below the age of 35. It is expected that, in 2020, the average age of an Indian will be 29 years, compared to 37 for China and 48 for Japan.
    Today India is the largest provider of Human Resources to the World.
    Thanks to UPA, we are also No. 1 also in this field.

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  • steve, Kuwait

    Thu, Mar 31 2011

    In Gulf countries it is mandatory to show the marriage certificate or proof to deliver a baby. I think this rule will curtail illegal babies.

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  • Antony Herbert Crasta, Mangalore/Sydney,Australia

    Thu, Mar 31 2011

    The present growth rate of 17.64% in population is very alarming and a matter of great concern, and every effort should be made to contain it to 5 - 10%, the maximum. India cannot afford to have this high level of population growth if it has to uplift the standard of living of its people. Widespread literacy and stringent family planning and control measures can only acheive this target, and these measures should be especially directed to the states like Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, Orissa, Rajasthan, West Bengal and Jammu & Kashmir, where there is high illiteracy and comparatively higher growth in population.

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  • mansoor, abudhabi

    Thu, Mar 31 2011

    Just see the picture and rest self explanatary!!!! No need to comment. Let every one see the picture and understand what is all about??

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  • Rakesh Sharma, Bajegoli/Karkala

    Thu, Mar 31 2011

    we need common civil code..to control birth rate..only last solution..it's now possible up to UPA in centre..

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  • Max & Jessie Rasquinha, Mangalore/Houston, Texas

    Thu, Mar 31 2011

    The ever-increasing population of India that has now reached 1.21 billion (or perhaps more) is a reality that cannot be denied. The very fact that we have determined that fact that we are controlling the growth in population better than the last decade is a clear indication that we are marching ahead with a progress. As Indians each and everyone of us have a duty to take care of each other and make sure that we move forward with a sign of progress. Our progress in literacy should help us to respect our process of democracy so that we help our leaders to follow the path of prosperity in every step of the way. Our basic daily needs of food, water, clean air and shelter added with progress in all our basic requirements of transportation, communication, education and a peaceful social and political environment should allow us to survive with safety and stability.

    Rest is in the hands of God who will guide us and protect us to exist and co-exist slowly and steadily, one day at a time.

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  • Shammi, Karnataka

    Thu, Mar 31 2011

    Good to know abt Literacy.I think the majority family have all two children per parents.
    Indian govt should tackle those kids born out of illegal sex.Should have stringent measures on it.Orphanage centres are 70% filled with abandoned kids due to illegal sex.
    Man n woman should be loyal to their partners n try to be one man woman n one woman man.Only this can save us from population explosion n AIDS.

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  • Peter, Bangalore

    Thu, Mar 31 2011

    Nuclear families concept and High raise in educational fee from primary schools to college made people to think twice before to have second child.
    Anyhow good to see that the Growth rate is decreased.

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  • M.Bhat, Dubai

    Thu, Mar 31 2011

    we need a strict rule like China for the Birth control.
    "Navibbaru-Namagibbaru" Ashte?....

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