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TABLE 6.2: GROWTH OF POPULATION IN INDIA , 1901-2001
Year |
Population |
Average annual rate of growth |
Multiple of 1901 population |
1901 |
238,396,327 |
|
1.00 |
1911 |
252,093,390 |
0.57 |
1.06 |
1921 |
251,321,213 |
-0.03 |
1.05 |
1931 |
278,977,238 |
1.10 |
1.17 |
1941 |
318,660,580 |
1.42 |
1.34 |
1951 |
361,088,090 |
1.33 |
1.51 |
1961 |
439,234,771 |
2.16 |
1.84 |
1971 |
548,159,652 |
2.48 |
2.30 |
1981 |
683,329,097 |
2.47 |
2.87 |
1991 |
846,302,688 |
2.38 |
3.55 |
2001* |
1,028,737,436 |
2.16 |
4.32 |
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Note: *The total population and rural population include estimated population of 127,108 for Mao Maram, Paomata and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur. India's population without the estimated population of these areas is 1,028,610,328 (532,156,772 males and 496,453,556 females). |
