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Download Solution PDFAccording to the 2011 census, the sex ratio for India's population is ________.
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Answer (Detailed Solution Below)
Option 1 : 943
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Key Points
- Census 2011
- It was the 15th Census of India and the 7th Census of Independent India.
- Census 2011 Commissioner: C. Chandramouli
- Slogan: Our Census, Our Future
- No. of districts: 640
- No. of towns: 7933
- No.of villages: 640930
- The total population of India as per the Census 2011 is 1210.19 million of which 623.7 million were males and 586.46 million were females.
- Sex Ratio: 943 Females/1000 Males (Hence option 1 is correct)
- Child Sex Ratio: 919( Rural- 923, Urban- 905)
- The density of Population: 382 Person/Km2
- Literacy Rate: 74.04% of the total population( males: 82.14% and females: 65.46%)
- Population Growth Rate during the decade: 17.7%
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