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1981 census of India | ||
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General information | ||
Country | India | |
Results | ||
Total population | 685,184,692 (25.04%) | |
Most populous | Uttar Pradesh (105,113,300) | |
Least populous | Sikkim (316,840) |
The 1981 census of India was the 12th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1872.[1] The population of India was counted as 685,184,692 people.[2]
Population by state
State/Union Territory | Population |
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Andhra Pradesh | 53,549,673 |
Assam[a] | 19,896,843 |
Bihar | 69,914,734 |
Gujarat | 34,085,799 |
Haryana | 12,922,618 |
Himachal Pradesh | 4,280,818 |
Jammu and Kashmir | 5,987,389 |
Karnataka | 37,135,714 |
Kerala | 25,453,680 |
Madhya Pradesh | 52,178,844 |
Maharashtra | 62,784,171 |
Manipur | 1,420,953 |
Meghalaya | 1,335,819 |
Nagaland | 774,930 |
Orissa | 26,370,271 |
Punjab | 16,788,915 |
Rajasthan | 34,261,862 |
Sikkim | 316,385 |
Tamil Nadu | 48,408,077 |
Tripura | 2,053,058 |
Uttar Pradesh | 110,862,013 |
West Bengal | 54,580,647 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands (UT) | 188,741 |
Arunachal Pradesh (UT) | 631,839 |
Chandigarh (UT) | 451,610 |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli (UT) | 103,676 |
Delhi (NCT) | 6,220,406 |
Goa, Daman and Diu (UT) | 1,086,730 |
Lakshadweep (UT) | 40,249 |
Mizoram (UT) | 493,757 |
Pondicherry (UT) | 604,471 |
- ^ projected figure for 1981
Religious demographics
See also
References
- ^ Vijayanunni, M. (26–29 August 1998). "Planning for the 2001 Census of India based on the 1991 Census" (PDF). 18th Population Census Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii, US: Association of National Census and Statistics Directors of America, Asia, and the Pacific. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ^ V. S. Verma (18 April 1988). "Census of India 1981 - A Hand Book of Population Statistics" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
- ^ V. S. Verma (4 July 1984). "Household Population by Religion of Head of Household, Series-1, Paper 3 of 1984, India". Retrieved 1 December 2021.