Population
Census of India figures, in millions.
Growth since independence
Population by state
Uttar Pradesh · 199.8M (each figure = 10M)
Maharashtra · 112.4M (each figure = 10M)
Bihar · 104.1M (each figure = 10M)
West Bengal · 91.3M (each figure = 10M)
Andhra Pradesh* · 84.6M (each figure = 10M)
Madhya Pradesh · 72.6M (each figure = 10M)
Literacy rate
- Kerala94%
- Maharashtra82.3%
- Tamil Nadu80.1%
- Gujarat78%
- West Bengal76.3%
- Karnataka75.4%
- Odisha72.9%
- Madhya Pradesh69.3%
- Uttar Pradesh67.7%
- Andhra Pradesh*67%
- Rajasthan66.1%
- Bihar61.8%
Females per 1,000 males
- Kerala1084
- Tamil Nadu996
- Andhra Pradesh*993
- Odisha979
- Karnataka973
- West Bengal950
* Undivided Andhra Pradesh (incl. Telangana) as of 2011.