What do you know about the size and distribution of India’s population on the basis of the 2011 Census?

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What do you know about the size and distribution of India’s population on the basis of the 2011 Census?
Answer:
According to the Census 2011 data

  • UP with a population size of 199.5 million people is the most populous state of India.
  • The Himalayan state of Sikkim has a population of just about 0.6 million and Lakshadweep has a population of only 64 thousand people.
  • Almost half of India’s population live in just five states: (a) UP, (b) Maharashtra, © Bihar, (d) West Bengal and (e) Andhra Pradesh.