Demographics of India
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Population | 1,236,344,631 (July 2014 est.)[1] (2nd) |
Density | 383 people per.sq.km (2011 est.) |
Growth rate | 1.25% (2013) (94th) |
Birth rate | 20.22 births/1,000 population (2013 est.) |
Death rate | 7.4 deaths/1,000 population (2013 est.) |
Life expectancy | 68.89 years (2009 est.) |
• male | 67.46 years (2009 est.) |
• female | 72.61 years (2009 est.) |
Fertility rate | 2.3 children born/woman (SRS 2013) |
Infant mortality rate | 40 deaths/1,000 live births (2013 est.) |
Age structure | |
0–14 years | 31.2% (male 190,075,426/female 172,799,553) (2009 est.) |
15–64 years | 63.6% (male 381,446,079/female 359,802,209) (2009 est.) |
65 and over | 5.3% (male 29,364,920/female 32,591,030) (2009 est.) |
Sex ratio | |
At birth | 1.10 male(s)/female (2013 est.) |
Under 15 | 1.10 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
15–64 years | 1.06 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
65 and over | 0.90 male(s)/female (2009 est.) |
Nationality | |
Major ethnic | See Ethnic Groups of India |
Language | |
Official | See Languages of India |
India is the second most populous country in the world, with over 1.322 billion people (2016), more than a sixth of the world's population. Already containing 17.5% of the world's population, India is projected to be the world's most populous country by 2022, surpassing China, its population reaching 1.6 billion by 2050.[5][6] Its population growth rate is 1.2%, ranking 94th in the world in 2013.[7] The Indian population had reached the billion mark by 1998.
India has more than 50% of its population below the age of 25 and more than 65% 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; and, by 2030, India's dependency ratio should be just over 0.4.[8]
India has more than two thousand ethnic groups,[9] and every major religion is represented, as are four major families of languages (Indo-European, Dravidian, Austroasiatic and Sino-Tibetan languages) as well as two language isolates (the Nihali language[10] spoken in parts of Maharashtra and the Burushaski language spoken in parts of Jammu and Kashmir).
Further complexity is lent by the great variation that occurs across this population on social parameters such as income and education. Only the continent of Africa exceeds the linguistic, genetic and cultural diversity of the nation of India.[11]
History
It has been estimated that the population was about 100 million in 1600 and remained nearly static until the late 19th century. It reached 255 million according to the first census taken in 1881.[12][13]
Studies of India's population since 1881 have focused on such topics as total population, birth and death rates, growth rates, geographic distribution, literacy, the rural and urban divide, cities of a million, and the three cities with populations over eight million: Delhi, Greater Mumbai (Bombay), and Kolkata (Calcutta).[14]
Mortality rates fell in the period 1920–45, primarily due to biological immunisation. Other factors included rising incomes, better living conditions, improved nutrition, a safer and cleaner environment, and better official health policies and medical care.[15]
Salient features
India occupies 2.4% of the world's land area but supports over 17.5% of the world's population. At the 2001 census 72.2% of the population[16] lived in about 638,000 villages[17] and the remaining 27.8%[16] lived in more than 5,100 towns and over 380 urban agglomerations.[18]
India's population has exceeded that of the entire continent of Africa by 200 million people.[19] However, because Africa's population growth is nearly double that of India, it is expected to surpass both China and India by 2025.
Comparative demographics
Category | Global Ranking | Notes (Reference) |
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Area | 7th | [20] |
Population | 2nd | [20] |
Population growth rate | 102nd of 212 | in 2010[21] |
Population density (people per square kilometer of land area) |
24th of 212 | in 2010[21] |
Male to Female ratio, at birth | 12th of 214 | in 2009[22] |
List of states and union territories by demographics
S.No. | Census Year | Population [23] | % Change [23] |
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1 | 1951 | 361,088,000 | ----- |
2 | 1961 | 439,235,000 | 21.6 |
3 | 1971 | 548,160,000 | 24.8 |
4 | 1981 | 683,329,000 | 24.7 |
5 | 1991 | 846,387,888 | 23.9 |
6 | 2001 | 1,028,737,436 | 21.5 |
7 | 2011 | 1,210,726,932 | 17.7 |
S.No. | State / Union Territory | Type | Population[24] | %[25] | Area (km²)[26] | Density (per km²) | Males[24] | Females[24] | Sex Ratio[27] | Literacy | Rural Population[24] | Urban Population[24] |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Uttar Pradesh | State | 166,197,921 | 16.50 | 240,928 | 828 | 87,565,369 | 78,632,552 | 912 | 67.68 | 131,658,339 | 34,539,582 |
2 | Maharashtra | State | 96,878,627 | 9.28 | 307,713 | 365 | 50,400,596 | 46,478,031 | 929 | 82.34 | 55,777,647 | 41,100,980 |
3 | Bihar | State | 82,998,509 | 8.60 | 94,163 | 1,102 | 43,243,795 | 39,754,714 | 918 | 61.80 | 74,316,709 | 8,681,800 |
4 | West Bengal | State | 80,176,197 | 7.54 | 88,752 | 1,030 | 41,465,985 | 38,710,212 | 950 | 76.26 | 57,748,946 | 22,427,251 |
5 | Madhya Pradesh | State | 60,348,023 | 6.00 | 308,245 | 236 | 31,443,652 | 28,904,371 | 931 | 69.32 | 44,380,878 | 15,967,145 |
6 | Tamil Nadu | State | 62,405,679 | 5.96 | 130,058 | 555 | 31,400,909 | 31,004,770 | 996 | 80.09 | 34,921,681 | 27,483,998 |
7 | Rajasthan | State | 56,507,188 | 5.66 | 342,239 | 201 | 29,420,011 | 27,087,177 | 928 | 66.11 | 43,292,813 | 13,214,375 |
8 | Karnataka | State | 52,850,562 | 5.05 | 191,791 | 319 | 26,898,918 | 25,951,644 | 973 | 75.36 | 34,889,033 | 17,961,529 |
9 | Gujarat | State | 50,671,017 | 4.99 | 196,024 | 308 | 26,385,577 | 24,285,440 | 919 | 78.03 | 31,740,767 | 18,930,250 |
10 | Andhra Pradesh (pre-bifurcation) | State | 76,210,007 | 4.08 | 160,200 | 308 | 38,527,413 | 37,682,594 | 996 | 67.41 | 34,776,389 | 14,610,410 |
11 | Odisha | State | 36,804,660 | 3.47 | 155,707 | 269 | 18,660,570 | 18,144,090 | 979 | 72.87 | 31,287,422 | 5,517,238 |
12 | Telangana | State | 35,193,978 | 2.9 | 114,845 | 308 | 42,442,146 | 42,138,631 | 990 | 66.83 | 20,624,678 | 6,198,530 |
13 | Kerala | State | 31,841,374 | 2.76 | 38,863 | 859 | 15,468,614 | 16,372,760 | 1084 | 95.50 | 23,574,449 | 8,266,925 |
14 | Jharkhand | State | 26,945,829 | 2.72 | 79,714 | 414 | 13,885,037 | 13,060,792 | 948 | 66.41 | 20,952,088 | 5,993,741 |
15 | Assam | State | 26,655,528 | 2.58 | 78,438 | 397 | 13,777,037 | 12,878,491 | 958 | 72.19 | 23,216,288 | 3,439,240 |
16 | Punjab | State | 24,358,999 | 2.29 | 50,362 | 550 | 12,985,045 | 11,373,954 | 895 | 75.84 | 16,096,488 | 8,262,511 |
17 | Chhattisgarh | State | 20,833,803 | 2.11 | 135,191 | 189 | 10,474,218 | 10,359,585 | 991 | 70.28 | 16,648,056 | 4,185,747 |
18 | Haryana | State | 21,144,564 | 2.09 | 44,212 | 573 | 11,363,953 | 9,780,611 | 879 | 75.55 | 15,029,260 | 6,115,304 |
19 | Delhi | UT | 13,850,507 | 1.39 | 1484 | 11297 | 7,607,234 | 6,243,273 | 868 | 86.21 | 944,727 | 12,905,780 |
20 | Jammu and Kashmir | State | 10,143,700 | 1.04 | 222,236 | 56 | 5,360,926 | 4,782,774 | 889 | 67.16 | 7,627,062 | 2,516,638 |
21 | Uttarakhand | State | 8,489,349 | 0.83 | 53,483 | 189 | 4,325,924 | 4,163,425 | 963 | 78.82 | 6,310,275 | 2,179,074 |
22 | Himachal Pradesh | State | 6,077,900 | 0.57 | 55,673 | 123 | 3,087,940 | 2,989,960 | 972 | 82.80 | 5,482,319 | 595,581 |
23 | Tripura | State | 3,199,203 | 0.30 | 10,486 | 350 | 1,642,225 | 1,556,978 | 960 | 94.65 | 2,653,453 | 545,750 |
24 | Meghalaya | State | 2,318,822 | 0.25 | 22,429 | 132 | 1,176,087 | 1,142,735 | 989 | 74.43 | 1,864,711 | 454,111 |
25 | Manipur | State | 2,293,896 | 0.21 | 22,327 | 122 | 1,161,952 | 1,131,944 | 992 | 79.21 | 1,590,820 | 575,968 |
26 | Nagaland | State | 1,990,036 | 0.16 | 16,579 | 119 | 1,047,141 | 942,895 | 931 | 79.55 | 1,647,249 | 342,787 |
27 | Goa | State | 1,347,668 | 0.12 | 3,702 | 394 | 687,248 | 660,420 | 973 | 88.70 | 677,091 | 670,577 |
28 | Arunachal Pradesh | State | 1,097,968 | 0.11 | 83,743 | 17 | 579,941 | 518,027 | 938 | 65.38 | 870,087 | 227,881 |
29 | Pondicherry | UT | 974,345 | 0.10 | 479 | 2,598 | 486,961 | 487,384 | 1037 | 85.85 | 325,726 | 648,619 |
30 | Mizoram | State | 888,573 | 0.09 | 21,081 | 52 | 459,109 | 429,464 | 976 | 91.33 | 447,567 | 441,006 |
31 | Chandigarh | UT | 900,635 | 0.09 | 114 | 9,252 | 506,938 | 393,697 | 818 | 86.05 | 92,120 | 808,515 |
32 | Sikkim | State | 540,851 | 0.05 | 7,096 | 86 | 288,484 | 252,367 | 890 | 81.42 | 480,981 | 59,870 |
33 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | UT | 356,152 | 0.03 | 8,249 | 46 | 192,972 | 163,180 | 876 | 86.63 | 239,954 | 116,198 |
34 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | UT | 220,490 | 0.03 | 491 | 698 | 121,666 | 98,824 | 774 | 76.24 | 170,027 | 50,463 |
35 | Daman and Diu | UT | 158,204 | 0.02 | 112 | 2,169 | 92,512 | 65,692 | 618 | 87.10 | 100,856 | 57,348 |
36 | Lakshadweep | UT | 60,650 | 0.01 | 32 | 2,013 | 31,131 | 29,519 | 946 | 91.85 | 33,683 | 26,967 |
TOTAL | India | 29 + 7 | 1,210,726,932 | 100 | 3,287,240 | 382 | 623,724,248 | 586,469,174 | 940 | 74.04 | 833,087,662 | 377,105,760 |
States and union territories
Rank | India/State/UT | No. of Districts in 2001 |
No. of Districts in 2014 |
No. of Districts without any geographical change |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Uttar Pradesh | 45 | 71 | - |
2 | Madhya Pradesh | 45 | 51 | - |
3 | Bihar | 37 | 40 | 34 |
4 | Maharashtra | 35 | 36 | 31 |
5 | Rajasthan | 32 | 33 | 18 |
6 | Tamil Nadu | 30 | 32 | 25 |
7 | Karnataka | 27 | 30 | 24 |
8 | Odisha | 30 | 30 | 26 |
9 | Assam | 23 | 27 | 15 |
10 | Gujarat | 25 | 33 | 20 |
11 | Jharkhand | 18 | 24 | 9 |
12 | Andhra Pradesh | 23 | 13 | 13 |
13 | Jammu and Kashmir | 14 | 22 | 5 |
14 | Haryana | 19 | 21 | 17 |
15 | Punjab | 17 | 22 | 8 |
16 | West Bengal | 18 | 20 | 17 |
17 | Chhattisgarh | 16 | 27 | 8 |
18 | Kerala | 14 | 14 | 14 |
19 | Arunachal Pradesh | 13 | 17 | 10 |
20 | Uttarakhand | 13 | 13 | 11 |
21 | Himachal Pradesh | 12 | 12 | 12 |
22 | Nagaland | 8 | 11 | 3 |
23 | Delhi | 9 | 11 | 9 |
24 | Manipur | 9 | 9 | 9 |
25 | Mizoram | 8 | 8 | 4 |
26 | Meghalaya | 7 | 11 | 4 |
27 | Sikkim | 4 | 4 | 4 |
28 | Tripura | 4 | 8 | 2 |
29 | Puducherry UT | 4 | 4 | 4 |
30 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands UT | 2 | 3 | 1 |
31 | Goa | 2 | 2 | 2 |
32 | Daman and Diu UT | 2 | 2 | 2 |
33 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli UT | 1 | 1 | 1 |
34 | Chandigarh UT | 1 | 1 | 1 |
35 | Lakshadweep UT | 1 | 1 | 1 |
36 | Telangana | 0 | 10 | 10 |
Total | INDIA | 593 | 640 | 464 |
Religious demographics
This section needs to be updated. The reason given is: 2011 data released in August 2015: http://www.censusindia.gov.in/2011census/C-01/DDW00C-01%20MDDS.XLS. (August 2015) |
The table below summarises India's demographics (excluding Mao-Maram, Paomata and Purul subdivisions of Senapati District of Manipur state due to cancellation of census results) according to religion at the 2001 census in per cent. The data is "unadjusted" (without excluding Assam and Jammu and Kashmir); The 1981 census was not conducted in Assam and the 1991 census was not conducted in Jammu and Kashmir.
Composition | Hindus[30] | Muslims[31] | Christians[32] | Sikhs[33] | Buddhist[34] | Jains[35] | Others1[36] |
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% of total population | 79.80% | 14.23% | 2.30% | 1.72% | 0.70% | 0.37% | 0.89% |
10-year growth % (est. 2001-2011)[37] | 16.8% | 24.6% | 15.5% | 8.4% | 6.1% | 5.4% | 103.1% |
No. of females per 1000 males (average = 943) | 939 | 951 | 1023 | 903 | 965 | 954 | 995 |
Literacy rate (65% for age 7 and above, 2001 census)[38] | 64.5% | 60.0% | 80.3% | 70.4% | 73.0% | 95.0% | 50.0% |
Work participation rate | 40.4 | 31.3 | 39.7 | 37.7 | 40.6 | 32.9 | 48.4 |
Rural sex ratio[37] | 923 | 953 | 1001 | 895 | 958 | 937 | 995 |
Urban sex ratio[37] | 922 | 907 | 1026 | 886 | 944 | 941 | 966 |
Child sex ratio (0–6 yrs) | 925 | 950 | 964 | 786 | 942 | 870 | 976 |
^1 including Bahá'ís, Jews, and Parsis. Tribal Animists (and non religious) are included after 1926 (1931 census onwards)
Religious group |
Population % 1951 |
Population % 1961 |
Population % 1971 |
Population % 1981 |
Population % 1991 |
Population % 2001 |
Population % 2011[43] |
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Hinduism | 84.1% | 83.45% | 82.73% | 82.30% | 81.53% | 80.46% | 79.80% |
Islam | 9.8% | 10.69% | 11.21% | 11.75% | 12.61% | 13.43% | 14.23% |
Christianity | 2.3% | 2.44% | 2.60% | 2.44% | 2.32% | 2.34% | 2.30% |
Sikhism | 1.79% | 1.79% | 1.89% | 1.92% | 1.94% | 1.87% | 1.72% |
Buddhism | 0.74% | 0.74% | 0.70% | 0.70% | 0.77% | 0.77% | 0.70% |
Jainism | 0.46% | 0.46% | 0.48% | 0.47% | 0.40% | 0.41% | 0.37% |
Zoroastrianism | 0.13% | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.09% | 0.08% | 0.06% | n/a |
Other religions / No religion | 0.43% | 0.43% | 0.41% | 0.42% | 0.44% | 0.72% | 0.9% |
Neonatal and infant demographics
The table below represents the infant mortality rate trends in India, by gender, in the last 15 years. In the urban areas of India, average male infant mortality rates are slightly higher than the female infant mortality rates.
Year | Infant (0–1 year), male | Infant (0–1 year), female | Reference |
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1998 | 70 | 74 | [45] |
2005 | 56 | 58 | [46] |
2009 | 49 | 52 | [47] |
Some activists believe India's 2011 census shows a serious decline in the number of girls under the age of seven - activists fear eight million female foetuses may have been aborted between 2001 and 2011.[48] These claims are controversial. Scientists who study human sex ratios and demographic trends suggest that birth sex ratio between 1.08 to 1.12 can be because of natural factors, such as the age of mother at baby's birth, age of father at baby's birth, number of babies per couple, economic stress, endocrinological factors, etc.[49] The 2011 census birth sex ratio in India, of 917 girls to 1000 boys, is similar to 870-930 girls to 1000 boys birth sex ratios observed in Japanese, Chinese, Cuban, Filipino and Hawaiian ethnic groups in the United States between 1940 to 2005. They are also similar to birth sex ratios below 900 girls to 1000 boys observed in mothers of different age groups and gestation periods in the United States.[50][51]
Population within the age group of 0–6
State/UT Code | India/State/UT | Person | Males | Females |
---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Jammu and Kashmir | 2,008,670 | 1,080,662 | 927,982 |
02 | Himachal Pradesh | 763,864 | 400,681 | 363,183 |
03 | Punjab | 2,941,570 | 1,593,262 | 1,348,308 |
04 | Chandigarh | 117,953 | 63,187 | 54,766 |
05 | Uttarakhand | 1,328,844 | 704,769 | 624,075 |
06 | Haryana | 3,297,724 | 1,802,047 | 1,495,677 |
07 | Delhi | 1,970,510 | 1,055,735 | 914,775 |
08 | Rajasthan | 10,504,916 | 5,580,212 | 4,924,004 |
09 | Uttar Pradesh | 29,728,235 | 15,653,175 | 14,075,060 |
10 | Bihar | 18,582,229 | 9,615,280 | 8,966,949 |
11 | Sikkim | 61,077 | 31,418 | 29,659 |
12 | Arunachal Pradesh | 202,759 | 103,430 | 99,330 |
13 | Nagaland | 285,981 | 147,111 | 138,870 |
14 | Manipur | 353,237 | 182,684 | 170,553 |
15 | Mizoram | 165,536 | 83,965 | 81,571 |
16 | Tripura | 444,055 | 227,354 | 216,701 |
17 | Meghalaya | 555,822 | 282,189 | 273,633 |
18 | Assam | 4,511,307 | 2,305,088 | 2,206,219 |
19 | West Bengal | 10,112,599 | 5,187,264 | 4,925,335 |
20 | Jharkhand | 5,237,582 | 2,695,921 | 2,541,661 |
21 | Odisha | 5,035,650 | 2,603,208 | 2,432,442 |
22 | Chhattisgarh | 3,584,028 | 1,824,987 | 1,759,041 |
23 | Madhya Pradesh | 10,548,295 | 5,516,957 | 5,031,338 |
24 | Gujarat | 7,564464 | 3,974,286 | 3,519,890 |
25 | Daman and Diu | 25,880 | 13,556 | 12,314 |
26 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 49,196 | 25,575 | 23,621 |
27 | Maharashtra | 12,848,375 | 6,822,262 | 6,026,113 |
28 | Andhra Pradesh | 8,642,686 | 4,448,330 | 4,194,356 |
29 | Karnataka | 6,855,801 | 3,527,844 | 3,327,957 |
30 | Goa | 139,495 | 72,669 | 66,826 |
31 | Lakshadweep | 7,088 | 3,715 | 3,373 |
32 | Kerala | 3,322,247 | 1,695,889 | 1,626,358 |
33 | Tamil Nadu | 6,894,821 | 3,542,351 | 3,352,470 |
34 | Puducherry | 127,610 | 64,932 | 62,678 |
35 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 39,497 | 20,094 | 19,403 |
INDIA | 158,789,287 | 82,952,135 | 75,837,152 |
Population above the age of 7
State/UT code |
Name | Population | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | Male | Female | ||
1 | Jammu and Kashmir | - | - | - |
2 | Himachal Pradesh | - | - | - |
3 | Punjab | - | - | - |
4 | Chandigarh | - | - | - |
5 | Uttarakhand | - | - | - |
6 | Haryana | 22,055,357 | 11,703,083 | 10,352,274 |
7 | Delhi | 14,782,725 | 7,920,675 | 6,862,050 |
8 | Rajasthan | 58,116,096 | 30,039,874 | 28,076,222 |
9 | Uttar Pradesh | 169,853,242 | 88,943,240 | 80,910,002 |
10 | Bihar | 85,222,408 | 44,570,067 | 40,652,341 |
11 | Sikkim | 546,611 | 290,243 | 256,368 |
12 | Arunachal Pradesh | 1,179,852 | 616,802 | 563,050 |
13 | Nagaland | 1,694,621 | 878,596 | 816,025 |
14 | Manipur | 2,368,519 | 1,187,080 | 1,181,439 |
15 | Mizoram | 925,478 | 468,374 | 457,104 |
16 | Tripura | 3,226,977 | 1,644,513 | 1,582,464 |
17 | Meghalaya | 2,408,185 | 1,210,479 | 1,197,706 |
18 | Assam | 26,657,965 | 13,649,839 | 13,008,126 |
19 | West Bengal | 81,235,137 | 41,740,125 | 39,495,012 |
20 | Jharkhand | 27,728,656 | 14,235,767 | 13,492,889 |
21 | Odisha | 36,911,708 | 18,598,470 | 18,313,238 |
22 | Chhattisgarh | 21,956,168 | 11,002,928 | 10,953,240 |
23 | Madhya Pradesh | 62,049,270 | 32,095,963 | 29,953,307 |
24 | Gujarat | 52,889,452 | 27,507,996 | 25,381,456 |
25 | Daman and Diu | 217,031 | 136,544 | 80,487 |
26 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 293,657 | 167,603 | 126,054 |
27 | Maharashtra | 99,524,597 | 51,539,135 | 47,985,462 |
28 | Andhra Pradesh | 76,022,847 | 38,061,551 | 37,961,296 |
29 | Karnataka | 54,274,903 | 27,529,898 | 26,745,005 |
30 | Goa | 1,318,228 | 668,042 | 650,186 |
31 | Lakshadweep | 57,341 | 29,391 | 27,950 |
32 | Kerala | - | - | - |
33 | Tamil Nadu | 65,244,137 | 32,616,520 | 32,627,617 |
34 | Puducherry | 1,116,854 | 545,553 | 571,301 |
35 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 340,447 | 182,236 | 158,211 |
India[28] | 1,051,404,135 | 540,772,113 | 510,632,022 |
Literacy rate
State /UT Code |
India/State/UT | Literate Persons (%) | Males (%) | Females (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
01 | Jammu and Kashmir | 86.61 | 87.26 | 86.23+- |
02 | Himachal Pradesh | 83.78 | 90.83 | 76.60 |
03 | Punjab | 76.6 | 81.48 | 71.34 |
04 | Chandigarh | 86.43 | 90.54 | 81.38 |
05 | Uttarakhand | 79.63 | 88.33 | 70.70 |
06 | Haryana | 76.64 | 85.38 | 66.77 |
07 | Delhi | 86.34 | 91.03 | 80.93 |
08 | Rajasthan | 67.06 | 80.51 | 52.66 |
09 | Uttar Pradesh | 69.72 | 79.24 | 59.26 |
10 | Bihar | 63.82 | 73.39 | 53.33 |
11 | Sikkim | 82.20 | 87.29 | 76.43 |
12 | Arunachal Pradesh | 66.95 | 73.69 | 59.57 |
13 | Nagaland | 80.11 | 83.29 | 76.69 |
14 | Manipur | 79.85 | 86.49 | 73.17 |
15 | Mizoram | 91.58 | 93.72 | 89.40 |
16 | Tripura | 87.75 | 92.18 | 83.15 |
17 | Meghalaya | 75.48 | 77.17 | 73.78 |
18 | Assam | 73.18 | 78.81 | 67.27 |
19 | West Bengal | 77.08 | 82.67 | 71.16 |
20 | Jharkhand | 67.63 | 78.45 | 56.21 |
21 | Odisha | 72.9 | 82.40 | 64.36 |
22 | Chhattisgarh | 71.04 | 81.45 | 60.59 |
23 | Madhya Pradesh | 70.63 | 80.53 | 60.02 |
24 | Gujarat | 79.31 | 87.23 | 70.73 |
25 | Daman and Diu | 87.07 | 91.48 | 79.59 |
26 | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 77.65 | 86.46 | 65.93 |
27 | Maharashtra | 83.2 | 89.82 | 75.48 |
28 | Andhra Pradesh | 67.66 | 75.56 | 59.74 |
29 | Karnataka | 75.60 | 82.85 | 68.13 |
30 | Goa | 87.40 | 92.81 | 81.84 |
31 | Lakshadweep | 92.28 | 96.11 | 88.25 |
32 | Kerala | 93.91 | 96.02 | 91.98 |
33 | Tamil Nadu | 80.33 | 86.81 | 73.86 |
34 | Puducherry | 86.55 | 92.12 | 81.22 |
35 | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 86.27 | 90.11 | 81.84 |
INDIA | 74.03 | 82.14 | 65.46 |
Linguistic demographics
41.03% of the Indians speak Hindi while the rest speak Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Odia, Punjabi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu and a variety of other languages.
The table immediately below excludes Mao-Maram, Paomata and Purul subdivisions of Senapati District of Manipur state due to cancellation of census results.
Rank | Language | Speakers | Percentage |
---|---|---|---|
1 | Hindi dialects[55] | 422,048,642 | 41.03% |
2 | Bengali | 83,369,769 | 8.11% |
3 | Telugu | 74,002,856 | 7.19% |
4 | Marathi | 71,936,894 | 6.99% |
5 | Tamil | 60,793,814 | 5.91% |
6 | Urdu | 51,536,111 | 5.01% |
7 | Gujarati | 46,091,617 | 4.48% |
8 | Kannada | 37,924,011 | 3.69% |
9 | Malayalam | 33,066,392 | 3.21% |
10 | Odia | 33,017,446 | 3.21% |
11 | Punjabi | 29,102,477 | 2.83% |
12 | Assamese | 13,168,484 | 1.28% |
13 | Maithili | 12,179,122 | 1.18% |
14 | Bhili/Bhilodi | 9,582,957 | 0.93% |
15 | Santali | 6,469,600 | 0.63% |
16 | Kashmiri | 5,527,698 | 0.54% |
17 | Nepali | 2,871,749 | 0.28% |
18 | Gondi | 2,713,790 | 0.26% |
19 | Sindhi | 2,535,485 | 0.25% |
20 | Konkani | 2,489,015 | 0.24% |
21 | Dogri | 2,282,589 | 0.22% |
22 | Khandeshi | 2,075,258 | 0.20% |
23 | Kurukh | 1,751,489 | 0.17% |
24 | Tulu | 1,722,768 | 0.17% |
25 | Meitei (Manipuri) | 1,466,705* | 0.14% |
26 | Bodo | 1,350,478 | 0.13% |
27 | Khasi - Garo | 1,128,575 | 0.112% |
28 | Mundari | 1,061,352 | 0.105% |
29 | Ho | 1,042,724 | 0.103% |
Largest cities
Template:Largest cities of India
Vital statistics
UN estimates
Period | Births per year | Deaths per year | Natural change per year | CBR1 | CDR1 | NC1 | TFR1 | IMR1 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1950–1955 | 16,832,000 | 9,928,000 | 6,904,000 | 43.3 | 25.5 | 17.7 | 5.90 | 165.0 |
1955–1960 | 17,981,000 | 9,686,000 | 8,295,000 | 42.1 | 22.7 | 19.4 | 5.90 | 153.1 |
1960–1965 | 19,086,000 | 9,358,000 | 9,728,000 | 40.4 | 19.8 | 20.6 | 5.82 | 140.1 |
1965–1970 | 20,611,000 | 9,057,000 | 11,554,000 | 39.2 | 17.2 | 22.0 | 5.69 | 128.5 |
1970–1975 | 22,022,000 | 8,821,000 | 13,201,000 | 37.5 | 15.0 | 22.5 | 5.26 | 118.0 |
1975–1980 | 24,003,000 | 8,584,000 | 15,419,000 | 36.3 | 13.0 | 23.3 | 4.89 | 106.4 |
1980–1985 | 25,577,000 | 8,763,000 | 16,814,000 | 34.5 | 11.8 | 22.7 | 4.47 | 95.0 |
1985–1990 | 26,935,000 | 9,073,000 | 17,862,000 | 32.5 | 10.9 | 21.5 | 4.11 | 85.1 |
1990–1995 | 27,566,000 | 9,400,000 | 18,166,000 | 30.0 | 10.2 | 19.8 | 3.72 | 76.4 |
1995–2000 | 27,443,000 | 9,458,000 | 17,985,000 | 27.2 | 9.4 | 17.8 | 3.31 | 68.9 |
2000–2005 | 27,158,000 | 9,545,000 | 17,614,000 | 24.8 | 8.7 | 16.1 | 2.96 | 60.7 |
2005–2010 | 27,271,000 | 9,757,000 | 17,514,000 | 23.1 | 8.3 | 14.8 | 2.73 | 52.9 |
1 CBR = crude birth rate (per 1000); CDR = crude death rate (per 1000); NC = natural change (per 1000); TFR = total fertility rate (number of children per woman); IMR = infant mortality rate per 1000 births |
Source: United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs website > World Population Prospects: The 2010 revision.[56]
Sample Registration System
Average population (x 1000) |
Live births1 | Deaths1 | Natural change | Crude birth rate (per 1000) |
Crude death rate (per 1000) |
Natural change (per 1000) |
Total Fertility Rate | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1981 | 716 493 | 24 289 000 | 8 956 000 | 15 333 000 | 33.9 | 12.5 | 21.4 | |
1982 | 733 152 | 24 781 000 | 8 725 000 | 16 056 000 | 33.8 | 11.9 | 21.9 | |
1983 | 750 034 | 25 276 000 | 8 925 000 | 16 351 000 | 33.7 | 11.9 | 21.8 | |
1984 | 767 147 | 26 006 000 | 9 666 000 | 16 340 000 | 33.9 | 12.6 | 21.3 | |
1985 | 784 491 | 25 810 000 | 9 257 000 | 16 553 000 | 32.9 | 11.8 | 21.1 | |
1986 | 802 052 | 26 147 000 | 8 903 000 | 17 244 000 | 32.6 | 11.1 | 21.5 | |
1987 | 819 800 | 26 316 000 | 8 936 000 | 17 380 000 | 32.1 | 10.9 | 21.2 | |
1988 | 837 700 | 26 388 000 | 9 215 000 | 17 173 000 | 31.5 | 11.0 | 20.5 | |
1989 | 855 707 | 26 185 000 | 8 814 000 | 17 371 000 | 30.6 | 10.3 | 20.3 | |
1990 | 873 785 | 26 388 000 | 8 476 000 | 17 912 000 | 30.2 | 9.7 | 20.5 | 3.8 |
1991 | 891 910 | 26 133 000 | 8 741 000 | 17 392 000 | 29.3 | 9.8 | 19.5 | |
1992 | 910 065 | 26 392 000 | 9 192 000 | 17 200 000 | 29.0 | 10.1 | 18.9 | |
1993 | 928 226 | 26 640 000 | 8 633 000 | 18 007 000 | 28.7 | 9.3 | 19.4 | |
1994 | 946 373 | 27 161 000 | 8 801 000 | 18 360 000 | 28.7 | 9.3 | 19.4 | |
1995 | 964 486 | 27 295 000 | 8 680 000 | 18 615 000 | 28.3 | 9.0 | 19.3 | 3.5 |
1996 | 982 553 | 26 824 000 | 8 745 000 | 18 079 000 | 27.3 | 8.9 | 18.4 | |
1997 | 1 000 558 | 27 215 000 | 8 905 000 | 18 310 000 | 27.2 | 8.9 | 18.3 | |
1998 | 1 018 471 | 26 989 000 | 9 166 000 | 17 823 000 | 26.5 | 9.0 | 17.5 | |
1999 | 1 036 259 | 26 943 000 | 9 015 000 | 17 928 000 | 26.0 | 8.7 | 17.3 | |
2000 | 1 053 898 | 27 191 000 | 8 958 000 | 18 233 000 | 25.8 | 8.5 | 17.3 | 3.2 |
2001 | 1 071 374 | 27 213 000 | 9 000 000 | 18 213 000 | 25.4 | 8.4 | 17.0 | |
2002 | 1 088 694 | 27 217 000 | 8 818 000 | 18 399 000 | 25.0 | 8.1 | 16.9 | |
2003 | 1 105 886 | 27 426 000 | 8 847 000 | 18 579 000 | 24.8 | 8.0 | 16.8 | |
2004 | 1 122 991 | 27 064 000 | 8 422 000 | 18 642 000 | 24.1 | 7.5 | 16.6 | |
2005 | 1 140 043 | 27 133 000 | 8 664 000 | 18 469 000 | 23.8 | 7.6 | 16.2 | 2.9 |
2006 | 1 157 039 | 27 190 000 | 8 678 000 | 18 512 000 | 23.5 | 7.5 | 16.0 | |
2007 | 1 173 972 | 27 119 000 | 8 687 000 | 18 432 000 | 23.1 | 7.4 | 15.7 | |
2008 | 1 190 864 | 27 152 000 | 8 812 000 | 18 340 000 | 22.8 | 7.4 | 15.4 | 2.6 |
2009 | 1 207 740 | 27 174 000 | 8 817 000 | 18 357 000 | 22.5 | 7.3 | 15.2 | 2.6 |
2010 | 1 224 614 | 27 064 000 | 8 817 000 | 18 247 000 | 22.1 | 7.2 | 14.9 | 2.5 |
2011 | 1 242 738 | 27 092 000 | 8 823 000 | 18 268 000 | 21.8 | 7.1 | 14.7 | 2.44 |
2012 | 1 261 006 | 27 237 000 | 8 827 000 | 18 410 000 | 21.6 | 7.0 | 14.6 | 2.4 |
2013 | 1 279 416 | 27 379 500 | 8 956 000 | 18 423 600 | 21.4 | 7.0 | 14.4 | 2.3 |
1 The numbers of births and deaths were calculated from the birth and death rates and the average population.
Sources: United Nations Statistics Division website > Demographic Yearbooks,[58] Census of India website > Vital Statistics > Sample Registration System.[59]
Structure of the population [60]
Structure of the population (01.05.2010) (Census) (Includes data for the Indian-held part of Jammu and Kashmir, the final status of which has not yet been determined) :
Age Group | Male | Female | Total | % |
---|---|---|---|---|
Total | 623 270 258 | 587 584 719 | 1 210 854 977 | 100 |
0-4 | 58 632 074 | 54 174 704 | 112 806 778 | 9,32 |
5-9 | 66 300 466 | 60 627 660 | 126 928 126 | 10,48 |
10-14 | 69 418 835 | 63 290 377 | 132 709 212 | 10,96 |
15-19 | 63 982 396 | 56 544 053 | 120 526 449 | 9,95 |
20-24 | 57 584 693 | 53 839 529 | 111 424 222 | 9,20 |
25-29 | 51 344 208 | 50 069 757 | 101 413 965 | 8,38 |
30-34 | 44 660 674 | 43 934 277 | 88 594 951 | 7,32 |
35-39 | 42 919 381 | 42 221 303 | 85 140 684 | 7,03 |
40-44 | 37 545 386 | 34 892 726 | 72 438 112 | 5,98 |
45-49 | 32 138 114 | 30 180 213 | 62 318 327 | 5,15 |
50-54 | 25 843 266 | 23 225 988 | 49 069 254 | 4,05 |
55-59 | 19 456 012 | 19 690 043 | 39 146 055 | 3,23 |
60-64 | 18 701 749 | 18 961 958 | 37 663 707 | 3,11 |
65-69 | 12 944 326 | 13 510 657 | 26 454 983 | 2,18 |
70-74 | 9 651 499 | 9 557 343 | 19 208 842 | 1,59 |
75-79 | 4 490 603 | 4 741 900 | 9 232 503 | 0,76 |
80-84 | 2 927 040 | 3 293 189 | 6 220 229 | 0,51 |
85-89 | 1 120 106 | 1 263 061 | 2 383 167 | 0,20 |
90-94 | 652 465 | 794 069 | 1 446 534 | 0,12 |
95-99 | 294 759 | 338 538 | 633 297 | 0,05 |
100+ | 289 325 | 316 453 | 605 778 | 0,05 |
unknown | 2 372 881 | 2 116 921 | 4 489 802 | 0,37 |
Age group | Male | Female | Total | Percent |
---|---|---|---|---|
0-14 | 194 351 375 | 178 092 741 | 372 444 116 | 30,76 |
15-64 | 394 175 879 | 373 559 847 | 767 735 726 | 63,40 |
65+ | 32 370 123 | 33 815 210 | 66 185 333 | 5,47 |
Fertility rate
From the Demographic Health Survey:[61]
Crude Birth Rate (CBR) and Total Fertility Rate (TFR) (Wanted Fertility Rate):
Year | CBR (Total) | TFR (Total) | CBR (Urban) | TFR (Urban) | CBR (Rural) | TFR (Rural) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1992-1993 | 28,7 | 3,39 (2,64) | 24,1 | 2,70 (2,09) | 30,4 | 3,67 (2,86) |
1998-1999 | 24,8 | 2,85 (2,13) | 20,9 | 2,27 (1,73) | 26,2 | 3,07 (2,28) |
2003-2005 | 23,1 | 2,68 (1,9) | 18,8 | 2,06 (1,6) | 25,0 | 2,98 (2,1) |
TFR = total/wanted fertility rate, CBR = crude birth rate.
Regional vital statistics
The below table gives the vital statistics (Births, Deaths, IMR and NGR) for the year 2010, according to the Registrar Gen., India.[62]
State | Birth Rate |
BR Rural |
BR Urban |
Death Rate |
DR Rural |
DR Urban |
NGR | NGR Rural |
NGR Urban |
IMR |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Andhra Pradesh | 17.9 | 18.3 | 16.7 | 7.6 | 8.6 | 5.4 | 1.02% | 0.97% | 1.13% | 46 |
Assam | 23.2 | 24.4 | 15.8 | 8.2 | 8.6 | 5.8 | 1.49% | 1.58% | 1.01% | 58 |
Arunachal Pradesh | 28.1 | 28.8 | 22.0 | 6.8 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 2.13% | 2.18% | 1.64% | 48 |
Chhattisgarh | 25.3 | 26.8 | 18.6 | 8.0 | 8.4 | 6.2 | 1.73% | 1.84% | 1.24% | 51 |
Delhi | 17.8 | 19.7 | 17.5 | 4.2 | 4.6 | 4.1 | 1.36% | 1.50% | 1.34% | 30 |
Gujarat | 21.8 | 23.3 | 19.4 | 6.7 | 7.5 | 5.5 | 1.51% | 1.58% | 1.40% | 44 |
Haryana | 22.3 | 23.3 | 19.8 | 6.6 | 7.0 | 5.6 | 1.57% | 1.63% | 1.43% | 48 |
Jammu and Kashmir | 18.3 | 19.5 | 13.5 | 5.7 | 5.9 | 4.7 | 1.26% | 1.36% | 0.88% | 43 |
Jharkhand | 25.3 | 26.7 | 19.3 | 7.0 | 7.4 | 5.4 | 1.83% | 1.93% | 1.39% | 42 |
Karnataka | 19.2 | 20.2 | 17.5 | 7.1 | 8.1 | 5.4 | 1.21% | 1.21% | 1.21% | 38 |
Kerala | 14.8 | 14.8 | 14.8 | 7.0 | 7.1 | 6.7 | 0.78% | 0.77% | 0.81% | 13 |
Madhya Pradesh | 27.3 | 29.2 | 20.5 | 8.3 | 9.0 | 6.0 | 1.89% | 2.02% | 1.45% | 62 |
Maharashtra | 35.1 | 34.6 | 26.4 | 26.3 | 25.5 | 22.3 | 3.06% | 3.02% | 3.11% | 78 |
Odisha | 20.5 | 21.4 | 15.2 | 8.6 | 9.0 | 6.6 | 1.19% | 1.24% | 0.86% | 61 |
Punjab | 16.6 | 17.2 | 15.6 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 5.8 | 0.96% | 0.95% | 0.98% | 34 |
Rajasthan | 26.7 | 27.9 | 22.9 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.0 | 2.00% | 2.09% | 1.69% | 55 |
Tamil Nadu | 15.9 | 16.0 | 15.8 | 7.6 | 8.2 | 6.9 | 0.83% | 0.78% | 0.89% | 24 |
Uttar Pradesh | 28.3 | 29.2 | 24.2 | 8.1 | 8.5 | 6.3 | 2.02% | 2.07% | 1.79% | 61 |
West Bengal | 16.8 | 18.6 | 11.9 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 6.3 | 1.07% | 1.26% | 0.56% | 31 |
Bihar | 20.5 | 22.1 | 14.6 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 2.3 | 1.46% | 1.52% | 1.23% | 31 |
Goa | 13.2 | 12.6 | 13.7 | 6.6 | 8.1 | 5.7 | 0.66% | 0.45% | 0.80% | 10 |
Himachal Pradesh | 16.9 | 17.5 | 11.5 | 6.9 | 7.2 | 4.2 | 1.00% | 1.03% | 0.73% | 40 |
Manipur | 14.9 | 14.8 | 15.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.0 | 1.07% | 1.05% | 1.13% | 14 |
Meghalaya | 24.5 | 26.6 | 14.8 | 7.9 | 8.4 | 5.6 | 1.66% | 1.82% | 0.92% | 55 |
Mizoram | 17.1 | 21.1 | 13.0 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 3.7 | 1.25% | 1.57% | 0.93% | 37 |
Nagaland | 16.8 | 17.0 | 16.0 | 3.6 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 1.32% | 1.33% | 1.27% | 23 |
Sikkim | 17.8 | 18.1 | 16.1 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 3.8 | 1.23% | 1.23% | 1.23% | 30 |
Tripura | 14.9 | 15.6 | 11.5 | 5.0 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 0.99% | 1.08% | 0.58% | 27 |
Uttarakhand | 19.3 | 20.2 | 16.2 | 6.3 | 6.7 | 5.1 | 1.30% | 1.35% | 1.11% | 38 |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 15.6 | 15.5 | 15.8 | 4.3 | 4.8 | 3.3 | 1.13% | 1.07% | 1.26% | 25 |
Chandigarh | 15.6 | 21.6 | 15.0 | 3.9 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 1.16% | 1.79% | 1.10% | 22 |
Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 26.6 | 26.0 | 28.6 | 4.7 | 5.1 | 3.3 | 2.19% | 2.09% | 2.53% | 38 |
Daman and Diu | 18.8 | 19.1 | 18.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 1.39% | 1.42% | 1.36% | 23 |
Lakshadweep | 14.3 | 15.5 | 13.2 | 6.4 | 6.1 | 6.7 | 0.80% | 0.95% | 0.65% | 25 |
Puducherry | 16.7 | 16.7 | 16.7 | 7.4 | 8.2 | 7.0 | 0.93% | 0.85% | 0.96% | 22 |
CIA World Factbook demographic statistics
The following demographic statistics are from the CIA World Factbook, unless otherwise indicated.
- Total population
1,166,079,217 (July 2009 est. CIA);[63] 1,210 million (2011 census)[64]
- Rural population
72.2%; male: 381,668,992, female: 360,948,755 (2001 census)
- Age structure
0–14 years: 30.8%; male: 188,208,196, female: 171,356,024
15–64 years: 64.3%; male: 386,432,921, female: 364,215,759
65+ years: 4.9%; male: 27,258,259, female: 30,031,289 (2007 est.)
- Median age
25.1 years
- Population growth rate
1.548% (2009 est.)
- Literacy rate
74% (age 7 and above, in 2011)[53]
81.4% (total population, age 15-25, in 2006)[66]
- Per cent of population below poverty line
22% (2006 est.)
- Unemployment rate
7.8%
- Net migration rate
−0.05 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2007 est.)
- Sex ratio
At birth:
1.12 male(s)/female
Under 10 years:
1.14 male(s)/female
15–24 years:
1.09 male(s)/female
24–64 years:
1.06 male(s)/female
65 years and over:
0.908 male(s)/female
Total population:
1.08 male(s)/female (2011 est.)
- Life expectancy at birth
Total population: 65.8 years (source: UN Human Development Report, 2013)
- Total fertility rate
2.72 children born/woman (2009 est.), although more up-to-date statistics indicate that India's TFR was 2.6 in 2008[67]
The TFR (total number of children born per women) according to religion in 2001 was: Hindus 2.4, Muslims 2.8, Sikhs 2.1, Christians 2.1, Buddhists 2.1, Jains 1.4, animists and others 2.99, tribals 3.16, scheduled castes 2.89[citation needed]
- Religions
Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.8%, Buddhists 0.8%, Jains 0.4%, others 0.7%, unspecified 0.1% (2001 census)[68][69][70][71]
- Scheduled castes and tribes
Scheduled castes: 16.6% (2011 census);[72][73] scheduled tribes: 8.6% (2011 census)
- Languages
See Languages of India and List of Indian languages by total speakers. There are 216 languages with more than 10,000 native speakers in India. The largest of these is Hindi with some 337 million, and the second largest is Bengali. 22 languages are recognised as official languages. In India, there are 1,652 languages and dialects in total.[74][75]
Population projections
India is projected to overtake China as the world's most populous nation by 2030. India's population growth has raised concerns that it would lead to widespread unemployment and political instability.[76][77] Note that these projections make assumptions about future fertility and death rates which may not turn out to be correct in the event. Fertility rates also vary from region to region, with some higher than the national average and some lower.
Source:[78]
- 2020: 1,326,093,000
- 2030: 1,460,743,000
- 2040: 1,571,715,000
- 2050: 1,656,554,000
2020 estimate
In millions (example: 361 = 361,000,000)
Source:[79]
Year | Under 15 | 15–64 | 65+ | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|
2000 | 361 | 604 | 45 | 1010 |
2005 | 368 | 673 | 51 | 1093 |
2010 | 370 | 747 | 58 | 1175 |
2015 | 372 | 819 | 65 | 1256 |
2020 | 373 | 882 | 76 | 1332 |
Ethnic groups
The national Census of India does not recognise racial or ethnic groups within India,[80] but recognises many of the tribal groups as Scheduled Castes and Tribes (see list of Scheduled Tribes in India).
According to a 2009 study published by Reich et al., the modern Indian population is composed of two genetically divergent and heterogeneous populations which mixed in ancient times (about 1,200-3,500 BC), known as Ancestral North Indians (ANI) and Ancestral South Indians (ASI). ASI corresponds to the Dravidian-speaking population of southern India, whereas ANI corresponds to the Indo-Aryan-speaking population of northern India.[81][82]
For a list of ethnic groups in the Republic of India (as well as neighboring countries) see ethnic groups of the Indian subcontinent or the tree diagram above.
Genetics
Y-chromosome DNA
Y-Chromosome DNA Y-DNA represents the male lineage, The Indian Y-chromosome pool may be summarised as follows where haplogroups R-M420, H, R2, L and NOP comprise generally more than 80% of the total chromosomes.[84]
Mitochondrial DNA
Mitochondrial DNA mtDNA represents the female lineage. The Indian mitochondrial DNA is primarily made up of Haplogroup M[86]
- Haplogroup M ~ 60%
- Haplogroup UK ~ 15%
- Haplogroup N ~ 25% (Excluding UK)
Autosomal DNA
Numerous genomic studies have been conducted in the last 15 years to seek insights into India's demographic and cultural diversity. These studies paint a complex and conflicting picture.
- In a 2003 study, Basu, Majumder et al. have concluded on the basis of results obtained from mtDNA, Y-chromosome and autosomal markers that "(1) there is an underlying unity of female lineages in India, indicating that the initial number of female settlers may have been small; (2) the tribal and the caste populations are highly differentiated; (3) the Austroasiatic tribals are the earliest settlers in India, providing support to one anthropological hypothesis while refuting some others; (4) a major wave of humans entered India through the northeast; (5) the Tibeto-Burman tribals share considerable genetic commonalities with the Austroasiatic tribals, supporting the hypothesis that they may have shared a common habitat in southern China, but the two groups of tribals can be differentiated on the basis of Y-chromosomal haplotypes; (6) the Dravidian speaking populations were possibly widespread throughout India but are regulated to South India now ; (7) formation of populations by fission that resulted in founder and drift effects have left their imprints on the genetic structures of contemporary populations; (8) the upper castes show closer genetic affinities with Central Asian populations, although those of southern India are more distant than those of northern India; (9) historical gene flow into India has contributed to a considerable obliteration of genetic histories of contemporary populations so that there is at present no clear congruence of genetic and geographical or sociocultural affinities."[87]
- In a later 2010 review article, Majumder affirms some of these conclusions, introduces and revises some other. The ongoing studies, concludes Majumder, suggest India has served as the major early corridor for geographical dispersal of modern humans from out-of-Africa. The archaeological and genetic traces of the earliest settlers in India has not provided any conclusive evidence. The tribal populations of India are older than the non-tribal populations. The autosomal differentiation and genetic diversity within India's caste populations at 0.04 is significantly lower than 0.14 for continental populations and 0.09 for 31 world population sets studied by Watkins et al., suggesting that while tribal populations were differentiated, the differentiation effects within India's caste population was less than previously thought. Majumder also concludes that recent studies suggest India has been a major contributor to the gene pool of southeast Asia.[88][89]
- Another study covering a large sample of Indian populations allowed Watkins et al. to examine eight Indian caste groups and four endogamous south Indian tribal populations. The Indian castes data show low between-group differences, while the tribal Indian groups show relatively high between-group differentiation. This suggests that people between Indian castes were not reproductively isolated, while Indian tribal populations experienced reproductive isolation and drift. Furthermore, the genetic fixation index data shows historical genetic differentiation and segregation between Indian castes population is much smaller than those found in east Asia, Africa and other continental populations; while being similar to the genetic differentiation and segregation observed in European populations.[89]
- In 2006, Sahoo et al. reported their analysis of genomic data on 936 Y-chromosomes representing 32 tribal and 45 caste groups from different regions of India. These scientists find that the haplogroup frequency distribution across the country, between different caste groups, was found to be predominantly driven by geographical, rather than cultural determinants. They conclude there is clear evidence for both large-scale immigration into ancient India of Sino-Tibetan speakers and language change of former Austroasiatic speakers, in the northeast Indian region.[90][91]
- The genome studies through 2010 have been on relatively small population sets. Many are from just one southeastern state of Andhra Pradesh (including Telangana, which was part of the state until June 2014). Any conclusions on demographic history of India must therefore be interpreted with caution. A larger national genome study with demographic growth and sex ratio balances may offer further insights on the extent of genetic differentiation and segregation in India over the millenniums.[88]
See also
Government
Lists
- List of most populous cities in India
- List of most populous metropolitan areas in India
- List of million-plus urban agglomerations in India
- List of states and union territories of India by population
- List of Kerala cities by population
Notes
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External links
- Census of India; government site with detailed data from 2001 census
- Census of India map generator; generates maps based on 2001 census figures
- Demographic data for India; provides sources of demographic data for India
- 2001 maps; provides maps of social, economic and demographic data of India in 2001
- Population of India 2011 map; distribution of population amongst states and union territories
- India's Demographic Outlook: Implications and Trends
- United Nations "World Population Prospects": Country Profile - India
- Aggregated demographic statistics from Indian and global data sources
- Demographic statistics for India - online on Bluenomics
- India comparing with China population projection graph Based on data from database of UN Population Division