Decadal growth rate of population between 2001-2011 is ______.

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SSC CGL 2022 Tier-I Official Paper (Held On : 01 Dec 2022 Shift 4)

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The correct answer is 17.70 percent.Key Points

According to preliminary Census 2011 data, there are 1210.19 million people living in the nation.
Out of these, 623.72 million (51.54%) are men and 586.46 million (48.46%) are women.
The following are the main points of the Census 2011 (Provisional figures):
- Over the decade from 2001 to 2011, India's population grew by more than 181 million people.
- Percentage growth in 2001-2011 is 17.64; males 17.19 and females 18.12.
- With the exception of 1911–1921, the decade from 2001–2011 is the first in which population growth was lower than that of the prior decade.
- The most populous State in the nation is Uttar Pradesh, with 199.5 million people, followed by Maharashtra, with 112 million.

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Other main points of the Census 2011:
- In comparison to 15 States/UTs with a share of roughly 42% during the period 1991-2001, where 25 States/UTs with a share of nearly 85% of the nation's population had an annual growth rate of less than 2%.
- Between 2001 and 2011, 15 States/UTs experienced annual growth rates of less than 1.5%, compared to just 4 in the prior decade.
- There are 158.8 million kids in the 0 to 6 age range overall (5 million since 2001).
- Over a million kids between the ages of 0 and 6 are presently present in twenty States and Union Territories.
- The sex ratio has decreased in three important States (J&K, Bihar, and Gujarat) when compared to Census 2001.
- Kerala with 1084 has the highest sex ratio followed by Puducherry with 1038, and Daman & Diu has the lowest sex ratio of 618.
- Mizoram has the highest child sex ratio (0-6 years) of 971 followed by Meghalaya with 970.
- Punjab comes in second with a ratio of 846 while Haryana is last with a ratio of 830.
- The literacy rate increased by 9.21 percentage points from 64.83 per cent in 2001 to 74.04 per cent in 2011.
- The percentage increase in literacy between 2001 and 2011 is 38.82; for men, it is 31.98% and for women, it is 49.10%.
- The population is aged seven and older are made up of 74% literate people and 26% illiterate people.