Country India Percent change 21.5% | Total population 1,028,737,436 | |
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The 2001 Census of India was the 14th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871.
The population of India was counted as 1,028,737,436, consisting of 532,223,090 males and 496,514,346 females. Total population increased by 182,310,397, 21.5% more than the 846,427,039 people counted during the 1991 census.
Religious demographics
Hindus comprises 82.75 crore (80.45%) and Muslims were 13.8 crore (13.4%) in 2001 census. Census 2001 showed 108 faiths under the head “Other Religions and Persuasion” (ORP) in India.
References
2001 Census of India Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA