2001 census of India

14th census of India March 2020 14th census of India Stamp of India - 2001 - Colnect 160740 - Census of India.jpeg 2001 Census logo on a postal stamp India 9 to 28 February 2001 1,028,737,436 21.5% state Uttar Pradesh (166,053,600) Sikkim (541,902) 1991 census of India 1991 2011 census of India 2011 The 2001 census of India was the 14th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871.http://www.ancsdaap.org/cencon98/papers/india/india.pdf Planning for the 2001 Census of India based on the 1991 Census Vijayanunni, M. 26–29 August 1998 18th Population Census Conference Honolulu, Hawaii, US Association of National Census and Statistics Directors of America, Asia, and the Pacific 19 November 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20081119080707/http://www.ancsdaap.org/cencon98/papers/india/india.pdf 17 December 2014 The population of India was counted as 1,028,737,436 consisting of 532,223,090 males and 496,514,346 females. http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/India_at_glance/glance.aspx Home/Census Data 2001/India at a glance 2001 Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, Ministry of Home Affairs New Delhi 8 November 2013 The total population increased by 182,310,397, 21.5% more than the 846,427,039 people counted during the 1991 census. Religious demographics Hindus comprise 82.75 crore (80.45%) and Muslims were 13.8 crore (13.4%) in the 2001 census.http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/census-hindu-share-dips-below-80-muslim-share-grows-but-slower/ Census: Hindu share dips below 80%, Muslim share grows but slower Abantika Ghosh, Vijaita Singh Indian Express 24 January 2015http://scroll.in/article/694975/with-current-trends-it-will-take-220-years-for-indias-muslim-population-to-equal-hindu-numbers With current trends, it will take 220 years for India's Muslim population to equal Hindu numbers Dilip D’Souza Scroll.in 16 December 2014 Census 2001 showed 108 faiths under the head "Other Religions and Persuasion" (ORP) in India.https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/india-religion-census-fewer-minor-faiths-in-india-now-finds-census-number-of-their-adherents-up-2946824/ Fewer minor faiths in India now, finds Census; number of their adherents up 1 August 2016 700,000 people did not state their religion.https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/govind-pansare-mm-kalburgi-gauri-lankesh-murder-5316465/ Indian rationalism, Charvaka to Narendra Dabholkar 21 August 2018 + Population trends for major religious groups in India (2001) Religiousgroup Population % Hindu 80.45 Muslim 13.4 Christian 2.34 Sikh 1.89 Buddhist 0.74 Animist, others 0.43 Jain 0.46 Language demographics Languages of India Hindi is the most widely spoken language in northern parts of India. The Indian census takes the widest possible definition of "Hindi" as a broad variety of "Hindi languages". According to 2001 census, 53.6% of Indian population know Hindi, in which 41% of them have declared Hindi as their native language or mother tongue.https://qz.com/india/239073/these-four-charts-break-down-indias-complex-relationship-with-hindi/ These four charts break down India's complex relationship with Hindi John Samuel Raja D Quartz 24 July 2014 https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/nearly-60-of-indians-speak-a-language-other-than-hindi/articleshow/36922157.cms Nearly 60% of Indians speak a language other than Hindi | India News – Times of India The Times of India 21 June 2014 https://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/Statement5.aspx Census of India: Comparative speaker's strength of Scheduled Languages-1971, 1981, 1991 and 2001 www.censusindia.gov.in English is known to 12.18% Indians in the 2001 census. The number of bilingual speakers in India is 25.50 crore, which is 24.8% of the population in 2001.https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/hindi-migrants-speaking-marathi-rise-to-60-lakh/articleshow/66061624.cms Hindi migrants speaking Marathi rise to 60 lakh | Mumbai News – Times of India The Times of India 4 October 2018 India (780) has the world's second highest number of languages, after Papua New Guinea (839).https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/seven-decades-after-independence-many-small-languages-in-india-facing-extinction-threat/articleshow/60038323.cms Seven decades after Independence, many small languages in India face extinction threat G. Seetharaman The Economic Times 13 August 2017 + First, second, and third languages by number of speakers in India (2001 census) Language First language speakers Second languagespeakers Third languagespeakers Total speakers number ORGI Census of India: Comparative speaker's strength of Scheduled Languages-1971, 1981, 1991 and 2001 http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/Statement5.aspx dead 18 May 2017 6 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191206044024/http://censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_Data_Online/Language/Statement5.aspx S Rukmini 24 November 2014 Sanskrit and English: there's no competition https://www.thehindu.com/data/Sanskrit-and-English-there%E2%80%99s-no-competition/article60097397.ece live The Hindu 27 June 2018 18 May 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20180627091940/http://www.thehindu.com/data/sanskrit-and-english-theres-no-competition/article6630269.ece % of total pop.Census of India : India at a glance / Population https://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/India_at_glance/popu1.aspx dead www.censusindia.gov.in 16 September 2021 15 September 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210915121516/https://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/India_at_glance/popu1.aspx number http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Indiaspeak-English-is-our-2nd-language/articleshow/5680962.cms Indiaspeak: English is our 2nd language The Times of India 14 March 2010 % of total pop.Hindi422,048,64241.0398,207,18031,160,696551,416,51853.60English226,4490.0286,125,22138,993,066125,344,73612.18Bengali83,369,7698.106,637,2221,108,08891,115,0798.86Telugu74,002,8567.199,723,6261,266,01984,992,5018.26Marathi71,936,8946.999,546,4142,701,49884,184,8068.18Tamil60,793,814 5.914,992,253956,33566,742,4026.49Urdu51,536,1115.016,535,4891,007,91259,079,5125.74Kannada37,924,011 3.6911,455,2871,396,42850,775,7264.94Gujarati46,091,6174.483,476,355703,98950,271,9614.89Odia33,017,4463.213,272,151319,52536,609,1223.56Malayalam33,066,3923.21499,188195,88533,761,4653.28Sanskrit14,1350.01 <0.01%1,234,9313,742,2234,991,2890.49 Graphical summaries See also 1991 census of India 2011 census of India Demographics of India References 28em External links https://censusindia.gov.in/census.website/ Census of India, 2001 Category:Censuses in India Category:Political history of India India