1961 census of India

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1961 census of India

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1971  

General information
Country India
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Total population438,936,918 (21.62)
Most populous region Uttar Pradesh (70,144,160)
Least populous region Sikkim (162,863)

The 1961 census of India was the tenth in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1872. [1]

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The population of India was counted as 438,936,918 people. [2]

Population by state

Population of Indian states and union territories in 1961 [3]
State/Union TerritoryPopulation
Andhra Pradesh 35.99 million
Assam 11.87 million
Bihar 46.45 million
Gujarat 20.63 million
Jammu and Kashmir 3.56 million
Kerala 16.9 million
Madhya Pradesh 32.37 million
Madras 33.68 million
Maharashtra 41.64 million
Maharashtra 39.55 million
Mysore 23.58 million
Orissa 17.54 million
Punjab 20.3 million
Rajasthan 21.15 million
Uttar Pradesh 73.74 million
West Bengal 34.92 million
Andaman and Nicobar Islands 63,548
Delhi 2.65 million
Himachal Pradesh 1.35 million
Lakshadweep 24,108
Manipur 780,037
Tripura 1.14 million
Dadra and Nagar Haveli 57,963
Goa, Daman and Diu 626,978
North-East Frontier Agency 336,558
Nagaland 369,200
Pondicherry 369,079
Sikkim 162,189

Language data

The 1961 census recognized 1,652 mother tongues, counting all declarations made by any individual at the time when the census was conducted. [2] However, the declaring individuals often mixed names of languages with those of dialects, sub-dialects and dialect clusters or even castes, professions, religions, localities, regions, countries and nationalities. [2] The list therefore includes "languages" with barely a few individual speakers as well as 530 unclassified "mother tongues" and more than 100 idioms that are non-native to India, including linguistically unspecific demonyms such as "African", "Canadian" or "Belgian". [2] Modifications were done by bringing in two additional components- place of birth i.e. village or town and duration of stay (if born elsewhere).

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References

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