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The '''2001 Census of India''' was the 14th in a series of [[census of India|censuses]] held in [[India]] every decade since since [[1871 India Census|1871]].<ref name="ancsdaap"/>

The population of India was counted as 1,028,737,436, consisting of 532,223,090 males and 496,514,346 females.<ref name="glance2001"/> Total population increased by 182,310,397, 21.5% more than the 846,427,039 people counted during the 1991 census.<ref name="glance2001"/>

==Graphical summaries==
<gallery heights=150px mode=packed>
India census 2001 pyramid.jpg|Overview of 2001 population, separated by gender and age bracket.
Demographics of India.jpg|2001 overview based on religious affiliation and language.
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Demographics of India]]

== References ==
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<ref name="glance2001">{{cite web| url= http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/India_at_glance/glance.aspx | title= Home/Census Data 2001/India at a glance | year=2001 | publisher= Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, [[Ministry of Home Affairs]] | location= [[New Delhi]]| accessdate= 2013-11-08}}</ref>
<ref name="ancsdaap">{{cite web| url= http://www.ancsdaap.org/cencon98/papers/india/india.pdf‎ | format= [[PDF]] | title= Planning for the 2001 Census of India Based on the 1991 Census | author= Dr. M. Vijaynunni | work= [http://www.ancsdaap.org/cencon98/agenda.htm 18th Population Census Conference] | date= 26-29 August 1998 | location= Honolulu, Hawaii, USA | publisher= Association of National Census and Statistics Directors of America, Asia, and the Pacific| accessdate= 2013-11-08}}</ref>
}}

==External links==
*{{official website|http://censusindia.gov.in/}}

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Increase in population from 1901 to 2011.

The 2001 Census of India was the 14th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since since 1871.[1]

The population of India was counted as 1,028,737,436, consisting of 532,223,090 males and 496,514,346 females.[2] Total population increased by 182,310,397, 21.5% more than the 846,427,039 people counted during the 1991 census.[2]

Graphical summaries

See also

References

  1. ^ Dr. M. Vijaynunni (26–29 August 1998). "Planning for the 2001 Census of India Based on the 1991 Census" (PDF). 18th Population Census Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii, USA: Association of National Census and Statistics Directors of America, Asia, and the Pacific. Retrieved 2013-11-08. {{cite web}}: External link in |work= (help)CS1 maint: date format (link)
  2. ^ a b "Home/Census Data 2001/India at a glance". New Delhi: Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India, Ministry of Home Affairs. 2001. Retrieved 2013-11-08.