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1981 census of India Country India Total population 685,184,692 (25.04%) Most populous region Uttar Pradesh (105,113,300)Least populous region Sikkim (316,840)
The 1981 census of India was the 12th in a series of
1872.
[1] The population of India was counted as 685,184,692 people.
[2]
Population by state
Population of Indian states and union territories in 1981
State/Union Territory
Population
Andhra Pradesh
53,549,673
Assam [a]
19,896,843
Bihar
69,914,734
Gujarat
34,085,799
Haryana
12,922,618
Himachal Pradesh
4,280,818
Jammu and Kashmir
5,987,389
Karnataka
37,135,714
Kerala
25,453,680
Madhya Pradesh
52,178,844
Maharashtra
62,784,171
Manipur
1,420,953
Meghalaya
1,335,819
Nagaland
774,930
Orissa
26,370,271
Punjab
16,788,915
Rajasthan
34,261862
Sikkim
316,385
Tamil Nadu
48,408,077
Tripura
2,053,058
Uttar Pradesh
110,862,013
West Bengal
54,580,647
Andaman and Nicobar Islands (UT)
188,741
Arunachal Pradesh (UT)
631,839
Chandigarh (UT)
451,610
Dadra and Nagar Haveli (UT)
103,676
Delhi (NCT)
6,220,406
Goa , Daman and Diu (UT)
1,086,730
Lakshadweep (UT)
40,249
Mizoram (UT)
493,757
Pondicherry (UT)
604,471
Religious demographics
Population trends for major religious groups in India (1981)[3]
Religious group
Population % (1981)
Hindu
82.64%
Muslim
11.35%
Christian
2.43%
Sikh
1.97%
Buddhist
0.71%
Other religions & persuasions
0.42%
Religion not stated
0.01%
See also
References
External links
Post-Independence
National censuses Other censuses