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Population — Social Studies STD 9 — Question

CBSE BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9Social StudiesPopulation3 Marks
Question
What does the 2011 census data reveal?
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Answer

  1. The 2011 census data reveals that India's population is 1.21 billion. These 1.21 billion people are unevenly distributed over country's vast area.
  2. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state of India. It accounts for about 19 percent of the country's population. On the other hand, the Himalayan state, Sikkim, has a population of just about 0.6 million and Lakshadweep has only 64,429 people.
  3. Almost half of India's population lives in just five states-Uttar Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, West Bengal and Andhra Pradesh.

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