Social Statistics
Population
1961
1971
1981 !
1991 #
Population
(in crore)
43.9
54.8
68.3
84.6
Male
(percent)
51.5
51.8
51.7
51.9
Female
(percent)
48.5
48.2
48.3
48.1
Scheduled Caste
(percent)
14.7
14.6
15.8
16.5
Scheduled Tribe
(percent)
6.8
6.9
7.8
8.0
Rural
(percent)
82.0
80.1
76.7
74.3
Urban
(percent)
18.0
19.9
23.3
25.7
Below 15 Years
(in crore)
18.0
23.0
26.3
31.2
Above 60 Years
(in crore)
2.5
3.3
4.3
6.1
Population by religion @
Hindus
(in lakhs)
3665
4534
5497
6876
Muslims
(in lakhs)
469
614
756
1016
Sikhs
(in lakhs)
78
104
131
163
Christians
(in lakhs)
107
142
162
196
Others
(in lakhs)
69
87
107
134
! - Includes the interpolated population of Assam where census could not be held owing to the disturbed conditions then prevailing there
# - Includes the projected population of Jammu & Kashmir where census could not be held owing to the disturbed conditions prevailing there.
* - Excludes Assam
@ - Figures for 1981 and 1991 do not include breakup of the population of Assam (estimated 199 lakhs) and Jammu and Kashmir (estimated 77 lakhs) respectively where census was not held in respective years. &Excludes Jammu & Kashmir