Category

India

Population – 121 crores (17.5 % of world population)

Bihar

10,40,99,452 (8.6% of India) (3rd)

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Male – 51.5%

Female – 48.5%

↑UP

↓Sikkim

Male – 52.14%

Female – 47.86%

↑Patna

↓Sheikhpura

Population Density

382/km2  

↑Bihar – 1106/km2 (1st position)

↓Arunachal Pradesh – 17/ km2

1106/km2

↑Sheohar – 1880/km2

↓Kaimur – 488/km2

Growth Rate (Decade)

17.7% increase

↑Meghalaya (27.9%)

↓Nagaland (-0.6%)

(The only state where population decreased)

25.4% increase (3rd)

↑Madhepura (31.1%)

↓Gopalganj (19%)

Child Sex Ratio (0-6 yrs)

919

↑Arunachal Pradesh (972)

↓Haryana – 834

935 

↑Kishanganj (971)

↓Vaishali (904)

Sex Ratio

943 

↑Kerala (1084)

↓Haryana (879)

918 

↑Gopalganj (1021)

↓Munger (876)

Rural Population

68.8% Rural

31.2% Urban

Village –

↑UP (in numbers)

↑Himachal Pradesh (90% in Percentage)

City –

↑Maharashtra (in numbers)

↑Goa (62% in percentage)

88.7% Rural

11.3% Urban Bihar

↑Samastipur (Rural)

↑Patna (Urban)

Literacy

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↑Kerala – (94%)

↓Bihar – (61.8%)

61.8%

↑Rohtas – 73.37%

↓Purnia – 51.08%

Male Literacy

80.9% 

↑Kerala (96%)

↓Bihar (71%)

Male (71.2%)

↑Rohtas

↓Purnia

Female Literacy

64.6%

↑Kerala (92%)

↓Bihar (51.5%)

Female (51.5%)

↑Rohtas

↓Saharsa 

Scheduled Caste

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↑Punjab in % terms(31.9%)

↑UP (in numbers)

↓Nagaland

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↑Gaya 

↓Sheohar

Scheduled Tribe

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↑Mizoram (94.4%)

↑In terms of numbers – Madhya Pradesh 

↓Meghalaya (2.5%)

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↑West Champaran

↑Kishanganj in terms of percentage 

↓Sheohar

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Population

↑Delhi (1st)

↓Lakshadweep (last)

Decadal Growth

↑Dadra Nagar Haveli (55.9%)

↓Lakshadweep (6.3%)

Sex Ratio

↑Puducherry (1037)

↓Daman and Diu (618)

Literacy

↑Lakshadweep (91.8%)

↓Dadra Nagar Haveli (76%)

Scheduled Caste

↑Chandigarh (18.9%)

↑In terms of numbers – Delhi

↓Dadra Nagar Haveli (1.9%)

Scheduled Tribe

↑Lakshadweep (94.8%)

↓Andaman and Nicobar (8.3%)