Population Test - 10

The first census was conducted in India in 1872, but regular census started in 1881. A systematic and modern population census, in its present form was conducted non- synchronously between 1865 and 1872 in different parts of the country. This effort culminating in 1872 has been popularly labeled as the first population census of India However, the first synchronous census in India was held in 1881. Since then, censuses have been undertaken uninterruptedly once every ten year.

According to Ministry of  Statistics and  Programme Implementation 2011Three states have population more than 10 crore. Twenty states and one union territory (Delhi) have a population of over ten million.

National Population Policy of India was formulated in the year 2000 with the long term objective of achieving a stable population by 2045, at a level consistent with the requirements of sustainable economic growth, social development, and environmental protection.

With a growth rate of 9.42%, Maharashtra is second most populous state of India with 112,374,333 people. The rural population is about 61,545,441 i.e. (54.77%) and the urban population is 50,827,531 i.e. (45.23%).The sex ratio is 946.