1991 census of India
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| 1991 census of India | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Country | India |
| Date taken | 1991 |
| Total population | 838,583,988 |
| Percent change | 22.38% |
| Most populous region | Uttar Pradesh (132,062,800) |
| Least populous region | Sikkim (406,000) |
The 1991 census of India was the 13th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871.[1]
The population of India was counted as 838,583,988.[2] The number of enumerators was 1.6 million.[1]
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Religious demographics
Hindus comprises 69.01 crore(81.53%) and Muslims were 5.67 crore(12.61%) in 1991 census.[3]
- Population trends for major religious groups in India (1991)
| Religious group | Population % 1991 |
|---|---|
| Hindu | 81.53% |
| Muslim | 12.61% |
| Christian | 2.32% |
| Sikh | 1.94% |
| Buddhist | 0.77% |
| Jain | 0.40% |
| Parsi | 0.08% |
| Animist, others | 0.44% |
Language data
The 1991 census recognizes 1,576 classified "mother tongues". According to the 1991 census, 22 'languages' had more than a million native speakers, 50 had more than 100,000 and 114 had more than 10,000 native speakers. The remaining accounted for a total of 566,000 native speakers (out of a total of 838 million Indians in 1991).[4] The number of Sanskrit speakers in India in 1991 census was 49,736.[5]
Other statistics
- Census towns in 1991 census of India were 1,702.[6]
- Jammu and Kashmir was excluded from census-taking in 1991 due to Insurgency in Jammu and Kashmir.[7] The number for J&K was derived by interpolation for the population of religious communities in the state.[8]
- Census was not conducted in Assam in the previous census in 1981 due to separatist movements that time. The census data for Assam was done based on interpolation.[9]
See also
References
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