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Download Solution PDFWhat percent of the population resides in rural areas, according to the Census of India 2011?
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 68.8%.Key Points:
- More than two-thirds of India's population, or 833 million people, reside in rural areas.
- Rural-urban distribution is 68.8% and 31.2% respectively.
- Urban areas contributed more (91.0 million) than rural areas to the overall rise of 181.4 million people between 2001 and 2011.
- Between 2001 and 2011, the urban population grew by 31.8% more than the rural population did.
- Since 1991, India's rural population growth has been continuously falling.
- In both urban and rural areas over the past ten years, female population growth has outpaced male population growth.
Additional Information:
- Rural population growth from 2001 to 2011 was 12.18%.
- Since 1981–1991 India's rural population growth has been progressively falling.
- Among States, Meghalaya (27%) and Bihar (23%) experienced the highest population growth.
- Between 2001 and 2011, a rural population loss was noted in four states.
- These are Sikkim (5%), Goa (19%), Nagaland (15%), and Kerala (by 26%).
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