Census rankings
The same Census 2011 figures that sit on every state and district page, sorted so you can see where each place stands. State tables cover all 36 states and union territories; district tables show the top 50 out of more than six hundred.
Most populated states and union territories
States and union territories of India ranked by population as recorded in the Census of India 2011, with the share of the national total.
All states and union territories
States ranked by literacy rate
Indian states and union territories ranked by literacy rate from the Census of India 2011, counting everyone aged 7 and above who can read and write.
All states and union territories
States ranked by sex ratio
Indian states and union territories ranked by sex ratio, the number of females per 1000 males, from the Census of India 2011.
All states and union territories
States ranked by area
Indian states and union territories ranked by geographical area in square kilometres, alongside population and population density.
All states and union territories
Most populated districts
The most populous districts of India by Census 2011 population, with the state each belongs to.
Top 50 districts
Districts ranked by literacy rate
Indian districts ranked by literacy rate from the Census of India 2011, with the state each district belongs to.
Top 50 districts
Districts ranked by sex ratio
Indian districts ranked by sex ratio, the number of females per 1000 males, from the Census of India 2011.
Top 50 districts
States ranked by share of urban population
Indian states and union territories ranked by the share of their population living in urban areas, from the Census of India 2011.
All states and union territories
States ranked by share of rural population
Indian states and union territories ranked by the share of their population living in rural areas, from the Census of India 2011.
All states and union territories
Districts ranked by share of urban population
Indian districts ranked by the share of their population living in urban areas, from the Census of India 2011, with the state each belongs to.
Top 50 districts
Districts ranked by share of rural population
Indian districts ranked by the share of their population living in rural areas, from the Census of India 2011, with the state each belongs to.
Top 50 districts
States ranked by child sex ratio
Indian states and union territories ranked by child sex ratio, the number of girls per 1000 boys aged zero to six, from the Census of India 2011.
All states and union territories
Districts ranked by child sex ratio
Indian districts ranked by child sex ratio, the number of girls per 1000 boys aged zero to six, from the Census of India 2011, with the state each belongs to.
Top 50 districts
Districts ranked by decadal population growth
Indian districts ranked by population growth rate over the decade to 2011, from the Census of India 2011, with the state each belongs to.
Top 50 districts
Districts ranked by lowest population growth
Indian districts with the lowest, or most negative, population growth rate over the decade to 2011, from the Census of India 2011, with the state each belongs to.
Top 50 districts
Source: Census of India 2011. See about the data for how these figures are handled, and the glossary for what each measure means.