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Date : Dec 09, 2024
Table 2: State-wise Population in Rural Area
(Thousands)
State/Union Territory 1951 1961 1971 1981 1991 2001 2011
Andaman & Nicobar Islands 23 49 89 139 206 240 237
Andhra Pradesh 25,695 29,709 35,100 41,063 48,621 55,401 56,362
Arunachal Pradesh - 337 450 590 754 870 1,066
Assam 7,684 10,056 13,336 16,259 19,927 23,216 26,807
Bihar 27,219 32,261 38,770 47,158 57,819 74,317 92,341
Chandigarh 24 21 24 29 66 92 29
Chhattisgarh 7,093 8,392 10,430 11,952 14,550 16,648 19,608
Dadra & Nagar Haveli 42 58 74 97 127 170 183
Daman & Diu 30 23 39 50 54 101 60
Delhi 307 299 419 452 949 945 419
Goa 477 503 592 685 690 677 552
Gujarat 11,835 15,317 19,201 23,484 27,064 31,741 34,695
Haryana 4,705 6,283 8,263 10,095 12,409 15,029 16,509
Himachal Pradesh 2,232 2,634 3,219 3,955 4,722 5,482 6,176
Jammu & Kashmir 2,797 2,968 3,758 4,727 6,043 7,627 9,108
Jharkhand 8,937 10,273 11,950 14,038 17,203 20,952 25,055
Karnataka 14,948 18,320 22,177 26,406 31,069 34,889 37,469
Kerala 11,723 14,350 17,881 20,682 21,418 23,574 17,471
Lakshadweep 21 24 32 22 23 34 14
Madhya Pradesh 15,846 19,353 24,440 29,640 36,292 44,381 52,557
Maharashtra 22,802 28,391 34,701 40,789 48,396 55,778 61,556
Manipur 575 712 931 1,045 1,332 1,718 2,022
Meghalaya 547 652 865 1,094 1,445 1,865 2,371
Mizoram 189 252 295 372 372 448 525
Nagaland 209 350 465 655 1,001 1,647 1,408
Odisha 14,052 16,439 20,099 23,260 27,425 31,287 34,971
Puducherry 317 280 273 288 291 326 395
Punjab 7,171 8,568 10,335 12,141 14,289 16,096 17,344
Rajasthan 13,015 16,874 21,222 27,051 33,939 43,293 51,500
Sikkim 135 155 190 265 369 481 457
Tamil Nadu 22,786 24,696 28,734 32,456 36,781 34,922 37,230
Tripura 596 1,039 1,394 1,827 2,335 2,653 2,712
Uttar Pradesh 52,049 61,160 72,195 86,387 106,090 131,658 155,317
Uttarakhand 2,545 3,115 3,758 4,577 5,417 6,310 7,037
West Bengal 20,018 26,385 33,345 40,134 49,370 57,749 62,183
ALL INDIA 298,644 360,298 439,046 523,867 628,856 742,618 833,749
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Notes: 1. The population figures exclude population of areas under unlawful occupation of Pakistan and China, where Census could not be taken.
2. In Arunachal Pradesh, the census was conducted for the first time in 1961.
3. Population data of Assam include Union Territory of Mizoram, which was carved out of Assam after the 1971.
4. The 1981 Census could not be held in Assam. Total population for 1981 has been worked out by interpolation.
5. The 1991 Census could not be held in Jammu & Kashmir. Total population for 1991 has been worked out by interpolation.
6. India and Manipur figures include estimated population for those of the three sub-divisions viz., Mao Maram, Paomata and Purul of Senapati district of Manipur as census result of 2001 in these three sub-divisions were cancelled due to technical and administrative reasons.
Source: Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India.

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