Category Archives: Census

Gujarat Urban areas – Sex ratios are declining sharply

Posted on February 2, 2013 by SRRF

As per Census 2011 most of the major urban centres in Gujarat showed skewed child sex ratio. The worst among them is the Surat District with 788 females to 1000 (2001: 810). This is for the district as a whole, … Continue reading →

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Improvements in Economic Front – Census 2011

Posted on January 26, 2013 by SRRF

Household census of 2011 has thrown some interesting details, which indicates a definite progress in standard of living alongwith several contradictions. Here are a few facts for you to chew upoin: Total number of houses in the country 26.93 crores, … Continue reading →

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50 % Indians have mobiles, but defecate in the open

Posted on March 20, 2012 by SRRF

According to the Census 2011 data, nearly half of the country’s population does not have a bathroom at home and defecates in open places, but 63.2% people own mobile phone or have a telephone connection. Top 3 States having no … Continue reading →

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Census 2011 – Sex Ratio – 12 worst districts

Posted on September 17, 2011 by SRRF

Continuing with the series of sharing Census data, today’s post highlights some of the worst districts regarding Sex Ratio. For example, while Arunachal Pradesh overall has a sex ratio of 920 but the ratio for Tawang is as bad as … Continue reading →

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Census 2011- Child Sex Ratio

Posted on September 16, 2011 by SRRF

Last few posts indicated the good news of Slow down of population increase and Marginal improvement in sex ratio. However today’s post shows a deeply disturbing set of statistics, i.e., a steep fall in the child sex ratio, which ultimately is … Continue reading →

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Significant boost in the literacy rate – Census 2011

Posted on September 16, 2011 by SRRF

Some good tidings on the literacy front, as it have increased from 64.8 % in the past decade to touch 74 % in 2011. Significantly, the female literacy level saw a noteworthy jump as compared to males. The female literacy … Continue reading →

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Census 2011- Improvement in Sex Ratio

Posted on September 16, 2011 by SRRF

The good news of marginal improvement of 0.75% in the sex ratio from 933 (in 2001) to 940 (in 2011) is marred with the unpleasant news of severe decline in the child sex ratio. However first the good news and … Continue reading →

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Census 2011 -Population growth rate finally drops

Posted on September 13, 2011 by SRRF

India’s population of 1.21 billion is 17.5 % of World Population. During the decade 2001-11 it has grown at 17.64%. This decadal growth rate is almost 4% (3.9% to be exact) less than the decadal growth of 21.54% during 1991-2001. … Continue reading →

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Census 2011

Posted on September 9, 2011 by SRRF

Some of the pertinent information as per Census 2011 provisional: Population                            : 1.2 billion (2001: 1.02 billion)  (121,01,93,422 to be exact) 2011 2001 Decadal Growth          : 17.64% 21.54% Rural                             : 68.84% 72.19% Sex Ratio                      : Rural              : Urban             : … Continue reading →

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