DECENNIAL POPULATION GROWTH RATE (2001–2011)
Highest Growth
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli – 55.50%
- Daman & Diu – 53.50%
- Meghalaya – 27.80%
- Puducherry – 27.70%
- Arunachal Pradesh – 25.90%
- Bihar – 25.10%
Lowest Growth
- Andhra Pradesh – 10.98%
- Goa – 8.20%
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands – 6.70%
- Lakshadweep – 6.20%
- Kerala – 4.90%
- Nagaland – –0.5% (Negative growth)
SEX RATIO (Females per 1000 Males)
Highest Sex Ratio
- Kerala – 1084
- Puducherry – 1037
- Tamil Nadu – 996
- Andhra Pradesh – 993
- Manipur – 992
Lowest Sex Ratio
- Jammu & Kashmir – 889
- Haryana – 879
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands – 876
- Delhi – 868
- Chandigarh – 818
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli – 774
- Daman & Diu – 618 (Lowest in India)
LITERACY RATE
Highest Literacy
- Kerala – 94.00%
- Lakshadweep – 91.85%
- Mizoram – 91.33%
- Goa – 88.70%
- Tripura – 87.22%
- Daman & Diu – 87.10%
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands – 86.63%
- Delhi – 86.21%
- Chandigarh – 86.05%
- Puducherry – 85.85%
Lowest Literacy
- Jammu & Kashmir – 67.16%
- Andhra Pradesh – 67.02%
- Jharkhand – 66.41%
- Rajasthan – 66.11%
- Arunachal Pradesh – 65.38%
- Bihar – 61.80% (Lowest)
POPULATION DENSITY (Persons per sq km)
Highest Density
- Delhi – 11,297
- Chandigarh – 9,252
- Puducherry – 2,598
- Daman & Diu – 2,169
- Lakshadweep – 2,013
- Bihar – 1,102
- West Bengal – 1,030
- Kerala – 859
- Uttar Pradesh – 828
- Dadra & Nagar Haveli – 698
- Haryana – 573
Lowest Density
- Madhya Pradesh – 236
- Rajasthan – 201
- Chhattisgarh – 189
- Uttarakhand – 189
- Meghalaya – 132
- Himachal Pradesh – 123
- Manipur – 122
- Nagaland – 119
- Sikkim – 86
- Jammu & Kashmir – 56
- Mizoram – 52
- Andaman & Nicobar Islands – 46
- Arunachal Pradesh – 17 (Lowest in India)
EXAM QUICK FACTS
- Highest Growth: Dadra & Nagar Haveli
- Negative Growth: Nagaland
- Highest Sex Ratio: Kerala
- Lowest Sex Ratio: Daman & Diu
- Highest Literacy: Kerala
- Lowest Literacy: Bihar
- Highest Density: Delhi
- Lowest Density: Arunachal Pradesh