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Population -
As per 2001 census 1,027,015,247. As per 2004 estimates - 1,065,070,607.
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Population growth
rate - 1.44% (2004 estimates). |
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Population density
- 324 persons per square kilometre. |
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Urban population
(% of total population) - 27%. |
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Sex ratio -
Total population: 1.07 male(s)/female (2004 estimates). |
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Age structure
- 0-14 years: 31.7%, 15-64 years: 63.5%, 65 years and over:
4.8% (2004 estimates). Median age: total: 24.4 years, male: 24.4 years,
female: 24.4 years (2004 estimates). |
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Life expectancy
at birth - Total population: 63.99 years, male: 63.25 years,
female: 64.77 years (2004 estimates) |
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Religions -
Hinduism (80.5%), Islam (13.4%), Christianity (2.3%), Buddhism (0.8%),
Sikhism (1.9%), Jainism (0.4%). |
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Languages -
Hindi is the official language of India and therefore it has also
the status of official language in the states. Another language that
has a official status in all states is English. English is spoken
as a second language by more than ten million Indians. Languages recognized
by the Indian constitution - Assamese, Bengali, Gujarati, Hindi, Kannada,
Kashmiri, Konkani, Malayalam, Manipuri, Marathi, Nepali, Oriya, Punjabi,
Sanskrit, Sindhi, Tamil, Telugu, Urdu. |
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