The 1971 census of India was the 11th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1872.
The population of India was counted as 547,949,809 people.
Population by state + Population of Indian states and union territories in 1971 State/Union TerritoryPopulationAndhra Pradesh 43,500,000 Assam14,900,000 Bihar56,300,000 Gujarat26,600,000 Haryana10,030,000 Himachal Pradesh3,460,000 Jammu and Kashmir 4,610,000 Kerala21,300,000 Madhya Pradesh41,640,000 Maharashtra50,400,000 Manipur1,070,000 Mysore29,290,000 Nagaland516,449Orissa21,940,000 Punjab13,510,000 Rajasthan25,700,000 Tamil Nadu41,190,000 Tripura1,550,000 Uttar Pradesh88,340,000 West Bengal44,310,000 Andaman and Nicobar Islands115,133Arunachal Pradesh465, 511Chandigarh257,251Dadra and Nagar Haveli74,170Delhi4,060,000 Goa, Daman and Diu857,771Lakshadweep31,810Pondicherry471,707
Information The schedule contained 35 questions. Name of the person Relationship to head (of the household) Sex Age Marital Status For currently married women only: Age at marriage Any child born in the last one year Birth Place Place of birth Rural/Urban District State/CountryLast Residence Place of last residence Rural/Urban District State/Country Duration of Residence at the village or town of enumeration Religion S.C. or S.T. Literacy (L or O) Educational level Mother tongue Other languagesMain Activity Broad category Worker (C, AL, HHI, OW) Non-worker (H, S, T, R, D, B, I, O) Place of work (Name of Village/Town) Name of Establishment Nature of Industry, Trade, Profession or Service Description of Work Class of worker Secondary Work Broad Category (C, AL, HHI, OW) Place of work (Name of Village/Town) Name of Establishment Nature of Industry, Trade, Profession or Service Description of Work Class of Worker
See also Demographics of India
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