The statistic displays the main states and union territories with the highest number of people living in urban areas in India in 2011. In that year, the state of Maharashtra had the highest population with over 50 million people living in urban areas. The population density in India from 2004 to 2014 can be seen here.

According to projections, *** percent of the population of NCT Delhi, Chandigarh and Lakshadweep in India were expected to live in urban areas by 2035. By contrast, slightly over *** percent of the population of Himachal Pradesh was expected to live in urban areas by the same year, which has the least share compared to the other states.

The dataset contains year-, month-, state- and gender-wise compiled data on urban population of India from the year 2011 to 2036. The figures of population given for different years are the projected figures, except for the census year of 2011.

India Census: Population: Urban data was reported at 377,106,125.000 Person in 2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 286,119,689.000 Person for 2001. India Census: Population: Urban data is updated yearly, averaging 70,690,156.000 Person from Mar 1901 (Median) to 2011, with 12 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 377,106,125.000 Person in 2011 and a record low of 25,851,873.000 Person in 1901. India Census: Population: Urban data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Census of India. The data is categorized under Global Database’s India – Table IN.GAB001: Census: Population.

India Census: Population: Urban: Female data was reported at 181,616,925.000 Person in 2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 135,565,591.000 Person for 2001. India Census: Population: Urban: Female data is updated yearly, averaging 158,591,258.000 Person from Mar 2001 (Median) to 2011, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 181,616,925.000 Person in 2011 and a record low of 135,565,591.000 Person in 2001. India Census: Population: Urban: Female data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Census of India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAB001: Census: Population.

In 1951, India’s rural population was approximately 298.6 million, while the urban population was just 62.4 million. In 2011, the rural and urban populations of India rose to 833.7 million and 377.1 million, respectively. The rural population steadily increased by approximately 179% over 60 years. However, the urban population experienced a dramatic rise. It increased by approximately 504% during the same timeframe.

About 85 percent of the urban population living in India knew how to read or write as of 2011. Urban regions have better education infrastructure as compared to rural regions of the country. However, the literacy rate was lower in rural regions of India at about 69 percent for the same year.

India Census: Population: Urban: Female: Age: 35 data was reported at 4,353,859.000 Person in 2011. This records a decrease from the previous number of 4,485,840.000 Person for 2001. India Census: Population: Urban: Female: Age: 35 data is updated yearly, averaging 4,353,859.000 Person from Mar 1991 (Median) to 2011, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,485,840.000 Person in 2001 and a record low of 3,756,823.000 Person in 1991. India Census: Population: Urban: Female: Age: 35 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Census of India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAD004: Census: Population: by Single Age: Urban.

India Census: Population: Urban: Male: Age: 3 data was reported at 3,214,653.000 Person in 2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 3,014,960.000 Person for 2001. India Census: Population: Urban: Male: Age: 3 data is updated yearly, averaging 3,014,960.000 Person from Mar 1991 (Median) to 2011, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,214,653.000 Person in 2011 and a record low of 2,717,763.000 Person in 1991. India Census: Population: Urban: Male: Age: 3 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Census of India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAD004: Census: Population: by Single Age: Urban.

The Spatial Data from the 2011 India Census contains gridded estimates of India population at a resolution of 1 kilometer along with two spatial renderings of urban areas, one based on the official tabulations of population and settlement type (statutory town, outgrowth, census town), and the second, remotely-sensed measures of built-up land derived from the Global Human Settlement Layer. This data set includes a constructed hybrid representation of the urban settlement continuum by cross-classifying the census and remotely-sensed data.

As per the Census data dated 2011, the slum dwellers population in Mumbai was the highest among all other major metropolitan cities of India, at around ************. Hyderabad and Delhi followed it. A total of about ** million people were estimated to be living in slums across the country.

Dataset

This dataset was created by Aravind M

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Contents

India Census: Population: Urban: Male data was reported at 195,489,200.000 Person in 2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 150,554,098.000 Person for 2001. India Census: Population: Urban: Male data is updated yearly, averaging 173,021,649.000 Person from Mar 2001 (Median) to 2011, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 195,489,200.000 Person in 2011 and a record low of 150,554,098.000 Person in 2001. India Census: Population: Urban: Male data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Census of India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAB001: Census: Population.

India Census: Population: Urban: Female: Age: 25 data was reported at 4,425,790.000 Person in 2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 4,136,368.000 Person for 2001. India Census: Population: Urban: Female: Age: 25 data is updated yearly, averaging 4,136,368.000 Person from Mar 1991 (Median) to 2011, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 4,425,790.000 Person in 2011 and a record low of 3,859,988.000 Person in 1991. India Census: Population: Urban: Female: Age: 25 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Census of India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAD004: Census: Population: by Single Age: Urban.

Census: Population: Madhya Pradesh: Urban data was reported at 20,069,405.000 Person in 03-01-2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 15,967,145.000 Person for 03-01-2001. Census: Population: Madhya Pradesh: Urban data is updated decadal, averaging 18,018,275.000 Person from Mar 2001 (Median) to 03-01-2011, with 2 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 20,069,405.000 Person in 03-01-2011 and a record low of 15,967,145.000 Person in 03-01-2001. Census: Population: Madhya Pradesh: Urban data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Office of the Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAB003: Census: Population: by Stratum.

India Census: Population: Urban: Female: Age: 14 data was reported at 3,370,086.000 Person in 2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 2,983,231.000 Person for 2001. India Census: Population: Urban: Female: Age: 14 data is updated yearly, averaging 2,983,231.000 Person from Mar 1991 (Median) to 2011, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 3,370,086.000 Person in 2011 and a record low of 2,217,749.000 Person in 1991. India Census: Population: Urban: Female: Age: 14 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Census of India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAD004: Census: Population: by Single Age: Urban.

Analysis of ‘India Census 2011’ provided by Analyst-2 (analyst-2.ai), based on source dataset retrieved from https://www.kaggle.com/danofer/india-census on 13 February 2022.

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Context

2011 India census data. Includes population/demographic data and housing data for each district.

Content

• india-districts-census-2011.csv - Population enumeration data with expanded columns.
• hlpca-total.csv: Housing statistics for total (rural + urban) population by district.
• pca-colnames.csv: Mapping of PCA column names to expanded names.

Data is raw counts per district, not normalized percentages!

Acknowledgements

Gathered from 2 sources: https://github.com/pigshell/india-census-2011 https://github.com/nishusharma1608/India-Census-2011-Analysis

Original census data released (and owned by) the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India under the Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

Inspiration

• Where are differences between urbal and rural areas greatest? Between casts? Between men and women?
• Use data with other datasets in India!

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India Census: Population: Urban: Age: 13 data was reported at 6,790,510.000 Person in 2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 5,586,302.000 Person for 2001. India Census: Population: Urban: Age: 13 data is updated yearly, averaging 5,586,302.000 Person from Mar 1991 (Median) to 2011, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 6,790,510.000 Person in 2011 and a record low of 4,011,384.000 Person in 1991. India Census: Population: Urban: Age: 13 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Census of India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAD004: Census: Population: by Single Age: Urban.

India Census: Population: Urban: Male: Age: 80 data was reported at 385,334.000 Person in 2011. This records an increase from the previous number of 348,381.000 Person for 2001. India Census: Population: Urban: Male: Age: 80 data is updated yearly, averaging 348,381.000 Person from Mar 1991 (Median) to 2011, with 3 observations. The data reached an all-time high of 385,334.000 Person in 2011 and a record low of 303,268.000 Person in 1991. India Census: Population: Urban: Male: Age: 80 data remains active status in CEIC and is reported by Census of India. The data is categorized under India Premium Database’s Demographic – Table IN.GAD004: Census: Population: by Single Age: Urban.

The statistic displays the number of elderly people living in rural and urban areas in India between 1961 and 2011. In 2011, over 30 million people with the age of 60 years or above were living in urban areas in India. A large number of elderly population are living in rural areas.