| (Thousands) | | State/Union Territory | 1951 | 1961 | 1971 | 1981 | 1991 | 2001 | 2011 | | Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 31 | 64 | 115 | 189 | 281 | 356 | 381 | | Andhra Pradesh | 31115 | 35983 | 43503 | 53551 | 66508 | 76210 | 84581 | | Arunachal Pradesh | - | 337 | 468 | 632 | 865 | 1098 | 1384 | | Assam | 8029 | 10837 | 14625 | 18041 | 22414 | 26656 | 31206 | | Bihar | 29085 | 34841 | 42126 | 52303 | 64531 | 82999 | 104099 | | Chandigarh | 24 | 120 | 257 | 452 | 642 | 901 | 1055 | | Chhattisgarh | 7457 | 9154 | 11637 | 14010 | 17615 | 20834 | 25545 | | Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 42 | 58 | 74 | 104 | 138 | 220 | 344 | | Daman and Diu | 49 | 37 | 63 | 79 | 102 | 158 | 243 | | Delhi | 1744 | 2659 | 4066 | 6220 | 9421 | 13851 | 16788 | | Goa | 547 | 590 | 795 | 1008 | 1170 | 1348 | 1459 | | Gujarat | 16263 | 20633 | 26697 | 34086 | 41310 | 50671 | 60440 | | Haryana | 5674 | 7591 | 10036 | 12922 | 16464 | 21145 | 25351 | | Himachal Pradesh | 2386 | 2812 | 3460 | 4281 | 5171 | 6078 | 6865 | | Jammu and Kashmir | 3254 | 3561 | 4617 | 5987 | 7837 | 10144 | 12541 | | Jharkhand | 9697 | 11606 | 14227 | 17612 | 21844 | 26946 | 32988 | | Karnataka | 19402 | 23587 | 29299 | 37136 | 44977 | 52851 | 61095 | | Kerala | 13549 | 16904 | 21347 | 25454 | 29099 | 31841 | 33406 | | Lakshadweep | 21 | 24 | 32 | 40 | 52 | 61 | 64 | | Madhya Pradesh | 18615 | 23218 | 30017 | 38169 | 48566 | 60348 | 72627 | | Maharashtra | 32003 | 39554 | 50412 | 62783 | 78937 | 96879 | 112374 | | Manipur | 578 | 780 | 1073 | 1421 | 1837 | 2294 | 2856 | | Meghalaya | 606 | 769 | 1012 | 1336 | 1775 | 2319 | 2967 | | Mizoram | 196 | 266 | 332 | 494 | 690 | 889 | 1097 | | Nagaland | 213 | 369 | 516 | 775 | 1210 | 1990 | 1979 | | Odisha | 14646 | 17549 | 21945 | 26370 | 31660 | 36805 | 41974 | | Puducherry | 317 | 369 | 472 | 604 | 808 | 974 | 1248 | | Punjab | 9161 | 11135 | 13551 | 16789 | 20282 | 24359 | 27743 | | Rajasthan | 15971 | 20156 | 25766 | 34262 | 44006 | 56507 | 68548 | | Sikkim | 138 | 162 | 210 | 316 | 406 | 541 | 611 | | Tamil Nadu | 30119 | 33687 | 41199 | 48408 | 55859 | 62406 | 72147 | | Tripura | 639 | 1142 | 1556 | 2053 | 2757 | 3199 | 3674 | | Uttar Pradesh | 60274 | 70144 | 83849 | 105137 | 132062 | 166198 | 199812 | | Uttarakhand | 2946 | 3611 | 4493 | 5726 | 7051 | 8489 | 10086 | | West Bengal | 26300 | 34926 | 44312 | 54581 | 68078 | 80176 | 91276 | | ALL INDIA | 361088 | 439235 | 548160 | 683329 | 846421 | 1028737 | 1210855 | -: Not Available.
Notes: 1. In Arunachal Pradesh, the census was conducted for the first time in 1961.
2. The 1981 Census could not be held in Assam. Total Population for 1981 has been worked out by Interpolation.
3. The 1991 Census could not be held in Jammu and Kashmir. Total Population for 1991 has been worked out by Interpolation.
4. 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.
5. Efforts have been made to cover newly created States, wherever possible.
Source: Economic Survey, Government of India, various issues. | |