Demographic Data of India

Population

• India's population as of 1 March 2011 was 1,21,05,69,573.
• 62,31,21,843 were males and 58,74,47,730 were females.
• India accounts for 16.7% of the world population, despite having only 2.4% of the world's surface area.
• India is the second most populous country in the world, after China.

Sex Ratio

• The sex ratio in India is 943 females per 1000 males.

Literacy Rate

• The overall literacy rate in India is 74.04%.
• The literacy rate for males is 82.14% and for females is 65.46%.

Comparison with Other Countries

• The three most populous countries in the world are China, India, and the United States, accounting for 40% of the world's population.

Census Moment

• The census moment, or the time at which the snapshot of the population is taken, was 00.00 hours on 1 March 2011.
• Prior to the 1991 Census, the sunrise of 1 March was taken to be the census moment.