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  2. Census of India - Wikipedia

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    Census of India. The decennial census of India has been conducted 15 times, as of 2011. While it has been undertaken every 10 years, beginning in 1872 under Viceroy Lord Mayo, the first complete census was taken in 1881. [1] Post 1949, it has been conducted by the Registrar General and Census Commissioner of India under the Ministry of Home ...

  3. Demographics of India - Wikipedia

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    India is the most populous country in the world with one-sixth of the world's population.According to estimates from the United Nations (UN), India has overtaken China as the country with the largest population in the world, with a population of 1,425,775,850 at the end of April 2023.

  4. 1951 census of India - Wikipedia

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    The first census of the Indian Republic began on February 10, 1951. [3] The population of India was counted as 361,088,090 (1000:946 male:female) [4] Total population increased by 42,427,510, 13.31% more than the 318,660,580 people counted during the 1941 census. [5] No census was done for Jammu and Kashmir in 1951 and its figures were ...

  5. List of countries by past and projected future population ...

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    The Serbian population refers only to that of the "residual" Yugoslav republic under that name, after secession of Montenegro (Crna Gora) and, more recently, Kosovo (the latter being recognized as an independent state by the United States government on 18 February 2008, the U.S. Census Bureau reflects the resulting demographic change ...

  6. History of India (1947–present) - Wikipedia

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    In April 2023, India surpassed China to become the most populous country on the earth with a population of over 1.425 billion. India was selected as the host for the 2023 G20 New Delhi summit at the International Exhibition Convention Centre, Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from 9 to 10 September 2023.

  7. List of states in India by past population - Wikipedia

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    During the decade of 2001–2011, India's annual population rising rate has slowed down from 2.15 to 1.76. [6] Based on decennial census data, Dadra and Nagar Haveli shows the highest growth rate of 55.5 percent. It is followed by Daman and Diu (53.5 percent), Meghalaya (27.8 percent) and Arunachal Pradesh (25.9 percent).

  8. World population - Wikipedia

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    Estimates of world population by their nature are an aspect of modernity, possible only since the Age of Discovery.Early estimates for the population of the world date to the 17th century: William Petty, in 1682, estimated the world population at 320 million (current estimates ranging close to twice this number); by the late 18th century, estimates ranged close to one billion (consistent with ...

  9. India - Wikipedia

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    IN. Internet TLD. .in ( others) India, officially the Republic of India ( ISO: Bhārat Gaṇarājya ), [21] is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by area; the most populous country as of June 2023; [22] [23] and from the time of its independence in 1947, the world's most populous democracy.