Template:Infobox census The 1971 Census of India was the 11th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1872.[1]
The population of India was counted as 547,949,809 people.[2]
Population by state
| State/Union Territory | Population |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 43,500,000 |
| AssamTemplate:Efn | 14,900,000 |
| Bihar | 56,300,000 |
| Gujarat | 26,600,000 |
| Haryana | 10,030,000 |
| Himachal Pradesh | 3,460,000 |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 4,610,000 |
| Kerala | 21,300,000 |
| Madhya Pradesh | 41,640,000 |
| Maharashtra | 50,400,000 |
| Manipur | 1,070,000 |
| MysoreTemplate:Efn | 29,290,000 |
| Nagaland | 516,449 |
| Orissa | 21,940,000 |
| Punjab | 13,510,000 |
| Rajasthan | 25,700,000 |
| Tamil Nadu | 41,190,000 |
| Tripura | 1,550,000 |
| Uttar Pradesh | 88,340,000 |
| West Bengal | 44,310,000 |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 115,133 |
| Arunachal Pradesh | 465, 511 |
| Chandigarh | 257,251 |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 74,170 |
| Delhi | 4,060,000 |
| Goa, Daman and Diu | 857,771 |
| Lakshadweep | 31,810 |
| Pondicherry | 471,707 |
Information
The schedule contained 35 questions.[4]
| Name of the person Relationship to head (of the household) Sex Age Marital Status For currently married women only:
Birth Place
|
Last Residence
Duration of Residence at the village or town of enumeration
|
Main Activity
Secondary Work
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See also
References
- ↑ Planning for the 2001 Census of India based on the 1991 Census, Vijayanunni, M.. 18th Population Census Conference. Association of National Census and Statistics Directors of America, Asia, and the Pacific(26–29 August 1998). Retrieved 25 March 2021.
- ↑ Intercensal Growth of Population(29 March 1972). Retrieved 4 May 2021.
- ↑ Census of India Final Population.
- ↑ Census of India - Questions - 1971: Individual Slip. Retrieved 22 July 2021.