Highlights of 2011 Census [ 15th ] of India
The motto of 2011 Census : ”Our Census , Our Future”
The census covered 640 districts , 5942 sub-districts , 7935 towns and 4041 statutory towns
Census Commissioner : C Chandramouli
Largest Union Territory : Andaman and Nicobar [ As per 2011 Census ]
Smallest Union territory : Lakshadweep
Largest district : Kachchh / Kutch [ in Gujarat ]
Smallest district : Mahe [ in Pondicherry ]
State with highest literacy rate : Kerala [ 93.91 % ]
State with lowest literacy rate : Bihar [ 63. 82 % ]
State with highest sex ratio : Kerala [ 1084 ]
State with lowest sex ratio : Haryana [ 879 ]
State with highest population density : Bihar [ 1106 ]
State with lowest population density : Arunachal Pradesh [ 17 ]
District with highest literacy rate : Serchhip [ in Mizoram ]
District with lowest literacy rate : Alirajpur [ in Madhya Pradesh ]
Least populated district : Dibang valley [ Arunachal Pradesh ]
Most populated district : Thane [ Maharashtra ]
Population : 121,0854977
Males : 623,724,568 [ 51.54 % ]
Females : 586,469,294 [ 48.46 % ]
Most Populous State : Uttar Pradesh [ 19.98 crore ]
Least Populous State : Sikkim [ 6.11 lakh ]
Literacy : 74. 04 %
Males : 82.10%
Females : 65.46%
Population density of India : 382 person per square km
Largest tribal group in India : Bhil
Q As per Census 2011 , India’s population was 121.1 Crore with ___ female population .
1 46.5 %
2 48.5 %
3 42.5 %
4 44.5 %
The population of the country as per the provisional figures of Census 2011 is 1210.19 million of which 623.72 million (51.54%) are males and 586.46 million (48.46%) are females.
Q How many questions were canvassed during Population Enumeration in the 2011
Census of India?
1 29
2 23
3 21
4 16
Q As per Census 2011, which of the following states has the highest percentage of
Scheduled Tribe population in the country?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Nagaland
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Mizoram
Q __ tribe is one of India’s largest tribal groups, according to the 2011 census.
1 Kodava
2 Bhil
3 Khasi
4 Bhutia
Q According to the Census of India 2011 ,what was the percentage of Sikh communities in the total population in India?
1 1.7%
2 14.2%
3 0.4%
4 79.8%
Percentage of communites of total population in India : Hindu [ 79.8 % ] , Muslim [ 14. 2 % ] , Christian [ 2.3 % ] , Sikh [ 1.7 % ] , Buddhist [ 0.7 % ] and Jain [ 0.4 % ]
Q What is the percentage increase in the total literacy rate in 2011 over 2001?
1 8.99%
2 8.67%
3 7.90%
4 9.21%
The literacy rate increased by 9.21 % percentage points from 64.83 % percent in 2001 to 74.04 percent in 2011
Q According to the Census of India 2011 , what was the percentage of Sikh communities in the total population in India?
1 1.7%
2 14.2%
3 0.4%
4 79.8%
QAs per the Census of India 2011, the male population of the country increased by
_ between 2001 and 2011.
1 29.08%
2 9.34%
3 32.45%
4 17.19%
Male Population : 17.19 %
Female Population : 18.12 %
Q Prior to the 1991 Census of India , the concept of literacy was defined as essentially illiterate children below the age of __ years.
1 8
2 5
3 7
4 6
Q According to census 2011 , what is the population [ nearest value ] of tribals in India ?
1 10.42 crores
2 12.45 crores
3 16.45 crores
4 14.45 crores
Q According to Census of India 2011, the growth rate of Hindu population in the decade
2001-2011 was __
1 10.0%
2 16.8%
3 20.1%
4 8.6%
Growth Rate of Populaton [ 2001 to 2011 ] : Hindus : 16.8% , Muslim : 24.6% , Christian : 15.5% , Sikh : 8.4% , Buddhist: 6.1% and Jain : 5.4%
Q What is the national female workforce participation rate as per the Census of India
2011?
1 30.02%
2 53.26%
3 53.03%
4 25.51%
As per Census 2011, the workforce participation rate for females is 25.51% against 53.26% for males
Q As per the census of 2011, what is the annual growth rate in population of India from 2001 to 2011?
1 2.16 percent
2 2.22 percent
3 1.97 percent
4 1.64 percent
Q In which census, it was decided to calculate literacy rate for the population seven
years and above?
1 1981
2 1971
3 1991
4 2001
Q What is the percentage increase in the total literacy rate in 2011 over 2001?
1 8.99%
2 8.67%
3 7.90%
4 9.21%
Q The records of population density 2011 of India state that the density has increased
from a figure of __ to that of 382 per square kilometre, as per census 2011.
1 324
2 334
3 314
4 344
Q Who is known as the father of Indian Census?
1 Thomas Jefferson
2 Henry Walter
3 Yuzo Morita
4 Chandra Sumsher Rana
Q What was the slogan of the 2011 Census of India?
1 Our Census – Our Pride
2 Our Census – Secured Future
3 India’s Census – India’s Pride
4 Our Census – Our Future
Q According to census 2011, number of literates in India is __ million.
1. 767.5
2 765.5
3 769.5
4 763.5
Q According to the Census of India 2011 , what is the sex ratio of Daman and Diu?
1 518
2 718
3 818
4 618
Q Select the option representing the given communities and their total population in correct percentage, according to Census of India 2011.
Ans 1. Hindu – 79.8%, Muslim – 14.2%, Christian – 2.3%
2. Hindu – 79.8%, Muslim – 14.2%, Christian – 6.3%
3. Hindu – 79.8%, Muslim – 16.2%, Christian – 2.3%
4. Hindu – 89.8%, Muslim – 14.2%, Christian – 2.3%
Q According to the 2011 census, what is the difference in the male and female literacy rates in India?
Ans 1. 15.23 percent
2. 16.68 percent
3. 17.98 percent
4. 14.96 percent
Q Which state recorded the highest female literacy rate in India in the 2011 census ?
1 Kerala
2 Maharashtra
3 Mizoram
4 Haryana
Q According to census 2011, the child sex ratio was __ females per 1000 males.
1. 919
2 909
3 929
4 939
Q The number of villages in India according to Census 2011 lies between:
1 570000 and 580000
2 640000 and 650000
3 590000 and 600000
4 620000 and 630000
Q What is the percentage of the source of lighting through electricity for households in
India as per the 2011 Census?
1 67.2 %
2 66.2 %
3 62.7 %
4 69.8 %
Q Which of the following statements is true about the number of ‘million plus cities’ in
India during 2001 to 2011?
1 Increased from 35 to 53
2 Increased from 45 to 53
3 Decreased from 53 to 43
4 Decreased from 53 to 35
Q What was the literacy rate of India as per the 1951 Census ?
1 18.33 %
2 20.42 %
3 19.23 %
4 24.46 %
Q According to the Census of India 2011, what is the percentage of the urban
population?
1 31.16 %
2 25.71 %
3 27.78 %
4 23.34 %
According to the Census of India 2011, the percentage of the urban population was 31.16 % and rural population was 68.84 %
Q According to the 2011 census, which of the following forms the largest religious
minority in India?
1 Muslims
2 Jains
3 Christians
4 Sikhs
Muslim [ 17. 22 crore [ 14. 2 % ] , Christian [ 2.78 crore [ 2.3 % ] Sikh [ 2.08 crore [ 1.7 % ] , Buddhist [ 0.84 crore [ 0.7 % ] and Jain [ 0.45 crore ] [ 0.4 % ]
Q What is the sex ratio (Approx) of India as per Census 2011?
1 840 females per 1000 males
2 940 females per 1000 males
3 740 females per 1000 males
4 640 females per 1000 males
Q What is the sex ratio of Goa as per 2011 census ?
1 940
2 973
4 979
4 985
Goa [ 973 ] , Tamil Nadu [ 996 ] , Manipur [ 985 ] , Orissa [ 979 ]
Q According to Census of India 2011 , what was the sex ration of Daman and Diu ?
1 618 female per 1000 males
2 1084 females per 1000 males
3 940 females per 1000 males
4 877females per 1000 males
Q As per India Census 2011 , which of the following languages after Hindi is spoken by the maximum number of people in India ?
1 Bengali
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Urdu
4 Marathi
As per Census 2011 , 43.63 % [ 52.8 crore ] of Indian speak Hindi as their mother tongue . Bengali , with 8.03 % speakers is second in the list , followed by Marathi at 3rd with 6.86 % percent speakers , Telugu at 4th with 6.7 % speakers and Tamil at 5th with 5.7 % percent speakers
Q Which is the Indian state with highest percentage of Scheduled Castes [ SCs ] in their population as per the Census of 2011 ?
1 Punjab
2 Himachal Pradesh
3 Uttar Pradesh
4 Haryana
Q According to the census reports of Indian Census 2011, the population of India is 1,210,854,977 with 623, 724, 248 males and _____females.
1 5,56,469,174
2 5,86,469,174
3 5,76,469,174
4 5,66,469,174
Q According to the Census 2011 , how many ‘million plus cities’ were there in India ?
1 53
2 47
3 58
4 40
Q As per India Census 2011 figures , after Hindus and Muslims which is the largest religious group in India ?
1 Christians
2 Sikhs
3 Jains
4 Buddhists
Total population of 2011 is 121.9 crores : Hindus [ 96.63 crore [ 79.8 % ] ] , Muslim [ 17. 22 crore [ 14. 2 % ] , Christian [ 2.78 crore [ 2.3 % ] Sikh [ 2.08 crore [ 1.7 % ] , Buddhist [ 0.84 crore [ 0.7 % ] and Jain [ 0.45 crore ] [ 0.4 % ]
Q In the decade of 2001-2011, which of the following state experienced a negative growth rate in population growth?
Ans 1. Assam
2. Tripura
3. Mizoram
4. Nagaland
Q According to the Census of India 2011 , what is the approximate population of Sikkim ?
1 9.93 lakh
2 4.56 lakh
3 2.37 lakh
4 6.11 lakh
Q According to the Census of India 2011 , _____ has the highest sex ratio of 1084 females per 1000 males .
1 Kerala
2 Karnataka
3 Punjab
4 Tamil Nadu
Daman and Diu [ Union Territory ] has the least sex ratio OF 618 female per 1000 males in India as per Census 2011
Q According to Census of India 2011 , in which of the following states was Scheduled Caste population NOT recorded ?
1 Nagaland
2 Assam
3 Sikkim
4 Tripura
Q According to the population census of 2011 , what is the percentage of Christian population in India ?
1 2.3 %
2 5.2 %
3 3.8 %
4 4 %
Q What is the sex ratio of Kerala as per census 2011?
1. 1024
2 1084
3 1044
4 1064
Q As per Census of India 2011, which state has the highest percentage of Scheduled
Tribe population to total Scheduled Tribe population in India?
1. Chhattisgarh
2 Mizoram
3 Jharkhand
4 Gujarat
Q As per the Census 2011, what is the percentage of the population that is involved in
agricultural & allied activities?
1 54.6%
2 67.3%
3 49.7 %
4 44.7%
Q In which census , it was decided to calculate literacy rate for the population seven
years and above?
1 1981
2 1971
3 1991
4 2001
Q Out of the given options, which of the following states has the highest in the list of
urbanized state as per 2011 census?
1 Mizoram
2 West Bengal
3 Kerala
4 Tamil Nadu
As per 2011 census , Tamil Nadu tops the list of urbanized states with 48.45 % of its population living in urban areas , followed by Kerala [ 47.72 % and Maharashtra [ 45.23 % ]
Q Which of the following languages had a negative a decadal [ 2001-11 ] growth rate [ its speakers ] according to Census of India , 2011 ?
1 Urdu
2 Bengali
3 Telugu
4 Sanskrit
Q As per state census 2011, which of the following is the least populous state of India?
1. Sikkim
2 Tamil Nadu
3 Kerala
4 Odisha
Q As per census 2011 , which of the following is the most thickly populated state in India ?
1 Bihar
2 West Bengal
3 UP
4 Maharashtra
Bihar is the most thickly populated state [ 1106 person /km square ] while Delhi is the most thickly populated [ 11320 ]
Q As per the Census of 2011 which district of India is the most populous?
1 Theni , Tamil Nadu
2 Thane , Maharashtra
3 Churu , Rajasthan
4 Gaziabad , Uttar Pradesh
Q The least populated district of India as per 2011 Census is located in which of the following states ?
1 Uttarakhand
2 Himachal Pradesh
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Assam
Dibang valley is the least populated district in India as per Census 2011
Q As per the Census 2011, which of the following states/union territories claimed second rank in terms of literacy rate?
1 Kerala
2 Mizoram
3 Goa
4 Lakshadweep
Kerala [ 94 % ] has the highest literacy rate in India as per Census 2011 followed by Lakshadweep [ 91.85 % ] and Mizoram [ 91.33 % ]
Q According to the Census 2011, what is the population density of India?
1. 372 per sq. km
2 382 per sq. km
3 352 per sq. km
4 362 per sq. km
Q According to the 2011 census , Which of the following has the largest rural population ?
1 Madhya Pradesh
2 Uttar Pradesh
3 Punjab
4 Maharashtra
Q According to the 2011 census , What is the literacy rate of India ?
1 74.04 %
2 94.01 %
3 64.04 %
4 84.04 %
Q According to the 2011 census , the total percentage of Muslims in India is :
1 10.2 %
2 12.4 %
3 16.6 %
4 14.2 %
Q As per the provisional population totals of Census 2011, which of the following states has the highest population density?
1. Uttar Pradesh
2 Bihar
3 West Bengal
4 Andhra Pradesh
Q As per the Census of India 2011, which of the following Union Territories is least densely
populated as compared with the other three mentioned in the following options?
1 Andaman & Nicobar Islands
2 Chandigarh
3 Lakshadweep
4 Puducherry
The population density of Andaman and Nicobar Island is 46 person per square km
The population density of Chandigarh is 9258 person per square km
The population density of Lakshadweep is 2149 person per square km
The population density of Puducherry is 2547 person per square km
Q As per the practices followed by Census of India, sex ratio is defined as the number of
females per __ males in the population.
1. 10
2 100
3 10000
4 1000
Q What was the sex ration of India as per census 2011 ?
Ans 940 females per 1000 males
Q Which state has the highest sex ratio in 2011 census ?
Ans Kerala [ 1084 females per 1000 males ]
Q Which state has the lowest sex ratio in 2011 census ?
Ans Haryana [ 877 females per 1000 males ] , while Daman and Diu [ Union Territory ] has the lowest sex ratio [ 618 females per 1000 males ]
Q In which of the following years did Census of India record an increase in the sex ratio in India as compared to the immediately preceding census?
1. 2001
2 1971
3 1981
4 1991
Q The Census of India 2011 was the ______ national census after independence.
1 seventh
2 eight
3 ninth
4 fifeenth
Q What was the most popular source of drinking water , as per the Census of India 2011 , reported by more than 41 % household ?
1 River
2 Tap
3 Well
4 Handpump / Tube well
Q Which district among the following has the lowest literacy rate as per the Census of
2011?
1. Dantewada
2 Alirajpur
2 Bijapur
4 Kutch
Alirajpur [ Madhya Pradesh ] has the lowest literacy rate in India as per Census 2011 while Serchhip [ Mizoram ] has the highest literacy rate in India as per Census 2011
Q Which city in India has the lowest population density as per the 2011 census?
1. Kapurthala – Punjab
2 Datia – Madhya Pradesh
3 Kasganj – Uttar Pradesh
4 Banswara – Rajasthan
Kapurthala [ in Punjab ] has the lowest population city in India as per Census 2011
Q As per Census 2011 which one of the following states does NOT fall in the Empowered
Action Group (EAG) states?
1. Rajasthan
2 Jharkhand
3 Bihar
4 Punjab
In India , the eight socioeconomically backward states of Bihar , Chhattisgarh , Jharkhand , Madhya Pradesh , Orissa , Rajasthan , Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand referred to as the Empowered Action Group [ EAG ] states
Q As per the Census of India–2011, there are __ statutory towns in the country.
1. 10,756
2 1,362
3 4,041
4 7,935
As per the Census of India- 2011 , there are 4041 statutory towns and 7935 towns in the country
Q As per the census 2011, what was the sex ratio (females per 1000 males) of urban
population of India?
1 926
2 933
3 941
4 938
Q As per the 2011 census, Hindi has retained its position as a predominant language spoken
by about __ of the population.
1. 46. 25
2 37.63
3 43.63
4 39.36
Q Which Indian state has the second highest population after Uttar Pradesh as per Census 2011?
1. Maharashtra
2 Madhya Pradesh
3 Bihar
4 West Bengal
Q As per Census 2011, which state of India has the lowest sex ratio, i.e., number of females
per 1000 males?
1. Uttarakhand
2 Haryana
3 Maharashtra
4 Bihar
Haryana has the lowest sex ratio [ 877 females per 1000 males ] in Indian states while Daman Diu [ Union Territory ] has the lowest sex [ 618 females per 1000 males ]
Q What is the literacy rate in India as per Census 2011?
1. 74.04%
2 76.04%
3 78.04%
4 72.04%
Q The total forest cover in India as per the 2011 census is ____
1 22.07 %
2 21.05 %
3 17.80 %
4 23.42 %
Q As per the Census of India 2011, Bihar is the least literate state with a literacy rate of
_ %.
1. 66.95
2 67.06
3 65.46
4 63.82
Q Which of the following states’ population density was more than 800 as per Census
2011?
1. Maharashtra
2 Kerala
3 Karnataka
4 Haryana
As per 2011 census , the population density of Kerala is 860 , Maharashtra 365 , Haryana 573 , Karnataka 319
Q As per Census 2011, which of the following states’ sex ratio is less than 900?
1 Haryana
2 Assam
3 Jharkhand
4 Madhya Pradesh
Haryana has the lowest sex ratio [ 877 females per 1000 males ] in Indian states while Daman Diu [ Union Territory ] has the lowest sex [ 618 females per 1000 males ]
Q As per the Census of India 2011, the Decadal Growth Rate of India was approximately:
1. 19.3%
2 17.7%
3 20.5%
4 15.6%
Q Which of the following states has the lowest density of population in India as per
Census 2011?
1. Sikkim
2 Nagaland
3 Arunachal Pradesh
4 Mizoram
Arunachal Pradesh has the lowest population density [ 17 persons per square km ]
The population density of India in the year 2011 was 382 persons per square km
Q As per the Census of India 2011, a person aged __ and above, who can both read
and write with understanding in any language, is treated as literate.
1. 6
2 4
3 7
4 5
Q As per the Census of 2011 which district of India is the most populous?
1. Theni, Tamil Nadu
2 Thane, Maharashtra
3 Churu, Rajasthan
4 Gaziabad, Uttar Pradesh
Q Which year census was called the year of ‘The Great Divide’ in the demographic history of India ?
1 1921
2 1931
3 1941
4 1951
Q Which of the following is the most literate district in India as per Census 2011?
1 Serchhip
2 Champhai
3 Ernakulam
4 Kottayam
Most literate district in India : Serchhip district [ Mizoram ]
Least literate district in India : Alirajpur [ Madhya Pradesh ]
Q What is the percentage of the source of lighting through electricity for households in
India as per the 2011 Census?
1 67.2 %
2 66.2 %
3 62.7 %
4 69.8 %
Q What is the approximate percentage of adolescents (10-19 years) in India as per
Census 2011?
1 22.6%
2 18.3%
3 24.3%
4 20.9%
The total number of adolescents aged 10 -19 years in India is 25, 31 , 60 , 473 as per Census 2011
