2001 STATES' STATISTICS
Provisional Population
India/States/Union Territories
Males
Females
Total
Sex
India
531,277,078
495,738,169
1,027,015,247
933
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
192,985
163,280
356,265
846
Andhra Pradesh
38,286,811
37,440,730
75,727,541
978
Arunachal Pradesh
573,951
517,166
1,091,117
901
Assam
13,787,799
12,850,608
26,638,407
932
Bihar
43,153,964
39,724,832
82,878,796
921
Chandigarh
508,224
392,690
900,914
773
Chatisgarh
10,452,426
10,343,530
20,795,956
990
Dadra and Nager Haveli
121,731
98,720
220,451
811
Daman and Diu
92,478
65,581
158,059
709
Delhi
7,570,890
6,212,086
13,782,976
821
Goa
685,617
658,381
1,343,998
960
Gujarat
26,344,053
24,252,939
50,596,992
921
Haryana
11,327,658
9,755,331
21,082,989
861
Himachal Pradesh
3,085,256
2,991,992
6,077,248
970
Jammu and Kashmir
5,300,574
4,769,343
0,069,917
900
Jharkhand
13,861,277
13,048,151
26,909,428
941
Karnataka
26,856,343
25,877,615
52,733,958
964
Kerala
15,468,664
16,369,955
31,838,619
1058
Lakshadweep
31,118
29,477
60,595
947
Madhya Pradesh
31,456,873
28,928,245
60,385,118
920
Maharastra
50,334,270
46,417,977
96,752,247
922
Manipur
1,207,338
1,181,296
2,388,634
978
Meghalaya
1,167,840
1,138,229
2,306,069
975
Mizoram
459,783
431,275
891,058
938
Nagaland
1,041,686
946,950
1,988,636
909
Odisha
18,612,340
18,094,580
36,706,920
972
Pondicherry
486,705
487,124
973,829
1001
Punjab
12,963,362
11,325,934
24,289,296
874
Rajasthan
29,381,657
27,091,465
56,473,122
922
Sikkhim
288,217
252,276
540,493
875
Tamilnadu
31,268,654
30,842,185
62,110,839
986
Tripura
1,636,138
1,555,030
3,191,168
950
Uttar Pradesh
87,466,301
78,586,558
166,052,859
898
Uttaranchal
4,316,401
4,163,161
8,479,562
964
West Bengal
41,487,694
38,733,477
80,221,171
934
Source:2001 census of India
Literacy Rates (in % )
India/States/Union Territories
Total
Males
Females
1991 Rate
Change
(1991-2001)
(1991-2001)
INDIA
65.38
75.96
54.28
51.63
13.75
Andaman
& Nicobar Islands
81.18
86.07
75.29
73.02
8.17
Andhra
Pradesh
61.11
70.85
51.17
44.09
17.02
Arunachal
Pradesh
54.74
64.07
44.24
41.59
13.15
Assam
64.28
71.93
56.03
52.89
11.52
Bihar
47.53
60.32
33.57
37.49
10.04
Chandigargh
81.76
85.65
76.65
77.81
3.94
Chhatisgarh
65.18
77.86
52.40
42.91
22.27
Dadra &
Nagar Haveli
60.03
73.32
42.99
40.71
19.33
Daman &
Diu
81.09
88.40
70.37
71.20
9.89
Delhi
81.82
87.37
75.00
75.29
6.53
Goa
82.32
88.88
75.51
75.51
6.81
Gujarat
69.97
80.50
58.60
61.29
8.68
Haryana
68.59
79.25
56.31
55.85
12.74
Himachal
Pradesh
77.13
86.02
68.08
63.86
13.27
Jammu
& Kashmir
54.46
65.75
41.82
NA
NA
Jharkhand
54.13
67.94
39.38
41.39
12.74
Karnataka
67.04
76.29
57.45
56.04
11.00
Kerala
90.92
94.20
87.86
89.81
1.11
Lakshadweep
87.52
93.15
81.56
81.78
5.74
Madhya
Pradesh
64.11
76.80
50.28
44.67
19.41
Maharashtra
77.27
86.27
67.51
64.87
12.39
Manipur
68.87
77.87
59.70
59.89
8.97
Meghalaya
63.31
66.14
60.41
49.10
14.21
Mizoram
88.49
90.69
86.13
82.27
6.22
Nagaland
67.11
71.77
61.92
61.65
5.45
Odisha
63.61
75.95
50.97
49.09
14.52
Pondicherry
81.49
88.89
74.13
74.74
6.74
Punjab
69.95
75.63
63.55
58.51
11.45
Rajasthan
61.03
76.46
44.34
38.55
22.48
Sikkim
69.68
76.73
61.46
56.94
12.61
Tamil Nadu
73.47
82.33
64.55
62.66
10.81
Tripura
73.66
81.47
65.41
60.44
13.22
Uttar Pradesh
57.36
70.23
42.98
40.71
16.65
Uttaranchal
72.28
84.01
60.26
57.75
14.53
West Bengal
69.22
77.58
60.22
57.70
11.52
Source: 2001 Census of India