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The 2011 census of India was the seventh national census after independence.
The first Census of Independent India began in 1951.
As per the 2011 census, the sex ratio of Uttar Pradesh is 912.
As per the 2011 census, the sex ratio of Maharashtra is 929.
As per the 2011 census, the sex ratio of Gujarat is 919.
As per the 2011 census, the sex ratio of Rajasthan is 928.
An official enumeration of population done periodically is known as a census.
The state that has the highest population growth rate as per the Government of India Report 2011-2019 is Bihar.
The first economic census in India was conducted in 1977.
The first census conducted in India non-synchronously in different parts was during 1865-1872.
The National Population Commission was established in India on 11 May 2000.
The life expectancy at birth for women in India for the period 2011-15 was 70 years.
According to the National Population Policy (2000), the target year for reaching stability in population is 2045.
In the year 2019, the infant mortality rate was 28.3 deaths per 1000 live births.
The Optimum Population Theory was propounded by Edwin Kennan.
The Social Mal-adjustment Theory was propounded by Henry George.
The Population Food Supply Relationship theory was propounded by Malthus.
In India, the period of steady population growth referred to decades of 1921-1951.
The number of people per unit area of arable land is termed as physiological density.
The period referred to as 'steady population growth' is 1921-1951.
As per the 2011 census, the lowest female literacy rate is in Bihar.
The only state with negative population growth (2001-2011) is Nagaland.