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India: Census 2011 - Short Trick

Biggest and smallest states, density, sex ratio, literacy and SC-ST — one sentence each

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  • Guru Ram Each coloured word = one name in the list, shown below in the same colour
  • Panda Two colours in one word = two names
  • ➜ Order the numbered order matters · ⇄ Any order no order
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At a Glance

The six countries India’s population equals, and the optimum population theory.

Trick 1

India’s population ≈ these six countries together

⇄ Any order

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  1. Pakistan
  2. Indonesia
  3. Bangladesh
  4. Brazil
  5. Japan
  6. USA (United States)

Census 2011 — the 15th (since 1872), 7th after Independence · total 1,210,854,977 (≈ 121.09 crore) · 2.4% of the world’s land, 17.5% of its people · next — Census 2027 (16th), the first digital census.

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Theory

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Optimum population theory=Edwin Cannan (British economist) — the population at which resources are fully used and income per head is highest

Above the optimum = over-population · below = under-population.

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Distribution of Population

The five most populous states, the five with under 10 lakh people, and the district records.

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Population Growth

The four phases of growth, the 1921 divide, and the fastest and slowest growth in 2001–11.

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Population Density

The densest and sparsest states, and the extremes among union territories.

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Sex Ratio

The highest and lowest sex ratios, the extremes of the child sex ratio, and the UTs above the average.

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Literacy

The most and least literate states and UTs.

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Scheduled Castes and Tribes

The top five states by number and by percentage — Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes.

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Population Policy

The Cairo conference, the goals of the National Population Policy 2000 and the birth of Aastha.

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