| 1.10 GROWTH OF POPULATION-GUJARAT AND INDIA - 1901 TO 2001 | |||||||
| Sr. | Year | Total | Decadal | Density | Sex Ratio | Literacy | Percen- |
| No. | Popul- | Growth | (Persons | (Females | Rate | tage of | |
| ation | Rate | per Sq. | per 1000 | Urban | |||
| (lakh) | km.) | males) | Popu- | ||||
| lation | |||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 |
| GUJARAT | |||||||
| 1 | 1901 | 91 | - | 46 | 954 | 7.93 | 22.33 |
| 2 | 1911 | 98 | +7.79 | 50 | 946 | 9.12 | 19.25 |
| 3 | 1921 | 102 | +3.79 | 52 | 944 | 10.85 | 20.15 |
| 4 | 1931 | 115 | +12.92 | 59 | 945 | 11.98 | 20.50 |
| 5 | 1941 | 137 | +19.25 | 70 | 941 | N.A. | 23.79 |
| 6 | 1951 | 163 | +18.69 | 83 | 952 | 21.82 | 27.23 |
| 7 | 1961 | 206 | +26.88 | 105 | 940 | 31.47 | 25.77 |
| 8 | 1971 | 267 | +29.39 | 136 | 934 | 36.95 | 28.08 |
| 9 | 1981 | 341 | +27.67 | 174 | 942 | 44.92 | 31.10 |
| 10 | 1991 | 413 | +21.19 | 211 | 934 | 61.29 | 34.49 |
| 11 | 2001 | 506 | +22.48 | 258 | 921 | 69.97 | 37.67 |
| INDIA | |||||||
| 1 | 1901 | 2384 | - | 77 | 972 | 5.35 | 10.84 |
| 2 | 1911 | 2521 | +5.75 | 82 | 964 | 5.92 | 10.29 |
| 3 | 1921 | 2513 | -0.31 | 81 | 955 | 7.16 | 11.18 |
| 4 | 1931 | 2790 | +11.00 | 90 | 950 | 9.50 | 11.99 |
| 5 | 1941 | 3187 | +14.22 | 103 | 945 | 16.10 | 13.86 |
| 6 | 1951 | 3611 | +13.31 | 117 | 946 | 18.33 | 17.29 |
| 7 | 1961 | 4392 | +21.64 | 142 | 941 | 28.30 | 17.97 |
| 8 | 1971 | 5482 | +24.80 | 177 | 930 | 34.45 | 19.91 |
| 9 | 1981 | 6833 | +24.66 | 216 | 934 | 43.57 | 23.34 |
| 10 | 1991 | 8434 | +23.86 | 267 | 927 | 52.21 | 25.73 |
| 11 | 2001 | 10270 | +21.34 | 324 | 933 | 65.38 | 27.78 |
| Note : | (1) Literacy rate for 1901 to 1941 are crude literacy rate. | ||||||
| (2) Literacy rate for 1901 to 1931 are for undivided India. | |||||||
| (3) As a consequence of the revised figures of 1981 census, the decadal growth rate | |||||||
| for India during 1971-81 has been estimated at 24.66 percent. | |||||||
| (4) Density of population, Literacy percentage and Sex Ratio for India for 1981 are | |||||||
| based on unrevised figures. | |||||||
| (5) The figures of India for 1991 Census are excluding Jammu and Kashmir. | |||||||
| (6) Literacy rate for 1991 and 2001 is based on population aged 7 years and above. | |||||||
| (7) Figures for the census 2001 are provisional | |||||||
| (8) For Gujarat, Population, Decennial Growth Rate, Density, Sex ratio, Literacy | |||||||
| have been calculated including the estimated figures and percentage urban population | |||||||
| excludes the figures of earthquake affected area, where census 2001 was postponed. | |||||||
| Source: (1) Director of Census Operation, Gujarat State. | |||||||
| (2) Registrar General & Census Commissioner, India. | |||||||
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