According to the provisional 2011 Census report, India's population is pegged at 1,210.2 million
Male -- 623.7 million and
Female -- 586.5 million


The Salient features of the report are:


1. Uttar Pradesh (200 million) is the most populous State in the country.

2. India's population growth in 2011 is 17.64 per cent in comparison to 21.15 per cent in 2001.

3. Highest population density is in Delhi's north-east district (37,346 per sq km) while the lowest is in Dibang  Valley in Arunachal Pradesh (just one per sq km).

4. The child sex ratio in 2011 is 914 female against 1,000 male -- the lowest since Independence.

5. Population wise Top 5 States/UTs
     Uttar Pradesh        19,95,81,477
     Maharashtra          11,23,72,972
     Bihar                    10,38,04,637
     Bengal                   9,13,47,736
     Andhra Pradesh      8,46,65,533

6. Population wise Bottom 5 States/UTs
 
    Lakshadweep                 64,429
   Daman & Diu                2,42,911
   Dadra & N. Haveli          3,42,853

   Andeman & N. Islands   3,79,944
    Sikkim                        6,07,688
 
7. States/UTs ranked as per % Growth of Population 2011
 Top 2 States/UTs                                          Bottom 2 States/UTs
Dadra & Nagar Haveli   55.50                            Nagaland       -0.47
Daman & Diu                 53.54                             Kerala             4.86


8. Sex ratio has increased by 7 points since Census 2001 to reach 940 at Census 2011.


9. Top 2 States/UTs                             Bottom 2 States/UTs
   Kerala            1,084                                Daman & Diu                   618
  Puducherry    1,038                                Dadra & Nagar Haveli     775

10.  The Child Sex Ratio at India level 914 is lowest since Independence.

11.      Top 2 States/UTs                 Bottom 2 States/UTs
            Mizoram        971                  Haryana         830
            Meghalaya    970                  Punjab           846

12. Literacy rate has gone up to 74.04  per cent in 2011.

                                      2001          2011

            Persons           64.83         74.04 
            Males              75.26          82.14
            Females          53.67         65.46


13. Ranking of States/UTs-Literacy Rate-2011
          Top 2                                               Bottom 2
        Kerala                93.91                    Bihar                           63.82
        Lakshadweep   92.28                   Arunachal Pradesh    66.95

14.  Density increases from 325 to 382 in 2011.


For more informatin visit Census India website.