Demographic Profile of Indian States
Dr T R Dilip,
International Institute for Population Sciences
Course C1: Introduction to Demography and History of Population
MBD/MA/MSc/MPS
10th Sept 2021

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30. Sikkim
29. Mizoram
28. Puducherry
27. Arunachal Pradesh
26. Goa
25. Nagaland
24. Manipur
23. Meghalaya
22. Tripura
21. Himachal Pradesh
20. Uttarakhand
19. Jammu and Kashmir
18. Delhi
17. Haryana
16. Chhattisgarh
15. Punjab
14. Assam
13. Jharkhand
12. Kerala
11. Odisha
10. Gujarat
9. Karnataka
8. Rajasthan
7. Tamil Nadu
6. Madhya Pradesh
5. Andhra Pradesh
4. West Bengal
3. Bihar
2. Maharashtra
1. Uttar Pradesh
Poulation of Indian States in 2011 Census ( in millions)

AP
7%
Assam
3%
Bihar
9%
Chhattisgarh
2%
Delhi
1%
Gujarat
5%
Haryana
2%
J&K
1%
Jharkhand
3%
Karnataka
5%
Kerala
3%
Maharashtra
9%
MP
6%
Odisha
3%
Other states/UT
2%
Punjab
2%
Rajasthan
6%
Tamil Nadu
6%
UP
17%
Uttarakhand
1% West
Bengal
8%
Distribution of poulation across states, 2011 (%)

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Nagaland
Kerala
Goa
Andhra Pradesh
Sikkim
Himachal Pradesh
West Bengal
Punjab
Odisha
Tripura
Karnataka
Tamil Nadu
Maharashtra
Assam
ALL INDIA
Uttarakhand
Gujarat
Haryana
Uttar Pradesh
Madhya Pradesh
Delhi
Rajasthan
Jharkhand
Chhattisgarh
Mizoram
Jammu and Kashmir
Manipur
Bihar
Arunachal Pradesh
Meghalaya
Puducherry
Inter censal growth rate(2001-2011) in percentage

States
TABLE 1: STATE-WISE TOTAL POPULATION (RELATIVE SIZE)
(Thousands) Ratio Popn
2011/1961
State/Union Territory 1961 2011
ALL INDIA 439235 1210855 2.8
Uttar Pradesh 70144 199812 2.8
Maharashtra 39554 112374 2.8
Bihar 34841 104099 3.0
West Bengal 34926 91276 2.6
Andhra Pradesh 35983 84581 2.4
Madhya Pradesh 23218 72627 3.1
Tamil Nadu 33687 72147 2.1
Rajasthan 20156 68548 3.4
Karnataka 23587 61095 2.6
Gujarat 20633 60440 2.9
Odisha 17549 41974 2.4
Kerala 16904 33406 2.0
Jharkhand 11606 32988 2.8
Assam 10837 31206 2.9
Punjab 11135 27743 2.5
Chhattisgarh 9154 25545 2.8
Haryana 7591 25351 3.3
Delhi 2659 16788 6.3
Jammu and Kashmir 3561 12541 3.5
Uttarakhand 3611 10086 2.8
Himachal Pradesh 2812 6865 2.4
Tripura 1142 3674 3.2

States
• Empowered Action Group (EAG) states: Bihar,
Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand, Orissa, Madhya
Pradesh, Rajasthan, Uttarakhand & Uttar
Pradesh (45.9 % India’s Population & growth
rate of 21 % between 2001-2011)
• BIMARU States (Bose 1980’s Bihar, Madhya
Pradesh, Rajasthan and Uttar Pradesh)

State with highest urban population
Ran
k India / State/Union Territory
Urban
Popn2011
(Thousands)
% Urban
Decadal
Urban
growth rate
(2001-
2011) %
ALL INDIA 377106 31.1 31.8
1Maharashtra 50818 45.2 23.6
2Uttar Pradesh 44495 22.3 28.8
3Tamil Nadu 34917 48.4 27.0
4West Bengal 29093 31.9 29.7
5Andhra Pradesh 28219 33.4 35.6
6Gujarat 25745 42.6 36.0
7Karnataka 23626 38.7 31.5
8Madhya Pradesh 20069 27.6 25.7
9Rajasthan 17048 24.9 29.0
10Delhi 16369 97.5 26.8

State with highest urban population share out of total population
Rank India / State/Union Territory
Urban
Popn2011
(thiusands) % Urban
Decadal
Urban growth
rate (2001-
2011) - %
ALL INDIA 377106 31.1 31.8
1Himachal Pradesh 689 10.0 15.6
2Bihar 11758 11.3 35.4
3Assam 4399 14.1 27.9
4Odisha 7004 16.7 27.0
5Meghalaya 595 20.1 31.1
6Uttar Pradesh 44495 22.3 28.8
7Arunachal Pradesh 317 22.9 39.0
8Chhattisgarh 5937 23.2 41.8
9Jharkhand 7933 24.0 32.3
10Rajasthan 17048 24.9 29.0

State with highest urban population share out of total population
Rank India / State/Union Territory
Urban
Popn2011 % Urban
Decadal
Urban
growth rate
(%)
ALL INDIA 377106 31.1 31.8
1Delhi 16369 97.5 26.8
2Puducherry 853 68.3 31.4
3Goa 907 62.2 35.2
4Mizoram 572 52.1 29.7
5Tamil Nadu 34917 48.4 27.0
6Kerala 15935 47.7 92.8
7Maharashtra 50818 45.2 23.6
8Gujarat 25745 42.6 36.0
9Karnataka 23626 38.7 31.5
10Punjab 10399 37.5 25.9

Srl
State/Union
Territory
1961 2011
ALL INDIA 28.3 73.0
1Kerala 55.1 94.0
2Lakshadweep 27.2 91.9
3Mizoram 44.0 91.3
4Goa 35.4 88.7
5Tripura 20.2 87.2
6Daman and Diu - 87.1
7Andaman &Nicobar 40.1 86.6
8Delhi 62.0 86.2
9Chandigarh - 86.1
10Puducherry 43.7 85.9
11Himachal Pradesh - 82.8
12Maharashtra 35.1 82.3
13Sikkim - 81.4
14Tamil Nadu 36.4 80.1
15Nagaland 22.0 79.6
16Uttarakhand 18.1 78.8
17Gujarat 31.5 78.0
18Manipur 36.0 76.9
19West Bengal 34.5 76.3
Srl
State/Union
Territory
1961 2011
ALL INDIA 28.3 73.0
20
Dadra and Nagar
Haveli
- 76.2
21Punjab - 75.8
22Haryana - 75.6
23Karnataka 29.8 75.4
24Meghalaya 26.9 74.4
25Odisha 21.7 72.9
26Assam 33.0 72.2
27Chhattisgarh 18.1 70.3
28Madhya Pradesh 21.4 69.3
29Uttar Pradesh 20.9 67.7
30Jammu and Kashmir 13.0 67.2
31Andhra Pradesh 21.2 67.0
32Jharkhand 21.1 66.4
33Rajasthan 18.1 66.1
34Arunachal Pradesh 7.1 65.4
35Bihar 22.0 61.8
Literacy rate-%

Expectation at life at birth in years

Source: Special Bulletin
of SRS
MMR-
maternal deaths
during a given time
period per 100,000 live
births
Target 3.1 of
Sustainable
Development
Goals (SDG) is
70/ 100,000 live
births

Human resources for heath
Source: Government of India Economic Survey 20-21. https://www.indiabudget.gov.in/economicsurvey/

Sustainable Development Goals

State level population data resources
• Census data 1. https://censusindia.gov.in/2011-Common/Archive.html & 2.
https://rbi.org.in/Scripts/AnnualPublications.aspx%3Fhead%3DHandbook%20of%20Statistics%20o
n%20Indian%20States
• Sample Registration Report: https://censusindia.gov.in/vital_statistics/SRS_Statistical_Report.html
• SRS based abridged life tables
https://censusindia.gov.in/vital_statistics/Appendix_SRS_Based_Life_Table.html
• Maternal Mortality Estimates:
https://censusindia.gov.in/vital_statistics/SRS_Bulletins/MMR%20Bulletin%202016-18.pdf
• Statistical Year Book India http://mospi.nic.in/publication/statistical-year-book-india
• National Health Profile:
https://www.cbhidghs.nic.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=1&sublinkid=75&lid=1135
• National Family Health Survey Related Indicator: www.statcompiler.com (Select India and
Indicators that you needed)
• Sustainable development Goals National Progress Reports:
http://mospi.nic.in/sites/default/files/publication_reports/SDGProgressReport2020.pdf

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