Question : POPULATION IN RURAL AND URBAN AREAS



(a) the total population in rural and urban areas in the country as per the Census 2001 and 2011; and

(b) the total rural population and the percentage of population in the age group of 13-40 years?

Answer given by the minister


MINISTER OF THE STATE IN THE MINISTRY OF HOME AFFAIRS (SHRI JITENDRA SINGH)

(a): Total population in rural and urban areas in the country as per the Census 2001 and 2011 is as under:

Census

2001 2011 (Provisional)

Total 1,028,610,328 1,210,193,422

Rural 742,490,639 833,087,662

Urban 286,119,689 377,105,760

The final figures of Census 2011 are not yet released.

(b): As per Census 2001, the total rural population is 742,490,639 and the percentage of population in the age group of 13-40 years out of total rural population is 46.1. The age-wise data for Census 2011 is not available.