Census 2011

Important facts:

(I) Useful data including Census 2011** data

SN	Particulars	Figure
1	Population	1.21 Million ( 121 Crore)#
2	Most Populous state	UP
3	Least Populous state	Sikkim
4	Most populous Union Territory	NCT of Delhi
5	Density of population in India	382/sqkm
6	Most densely populated UT	NCT of Delhi, 11,297/sqkm
7	Most densely populated state	Bihar, 1102/sqkm
8	Least densely populated state	Arunachal Pradesh, 17/sqkm
9	Most densely populated District	North Eastern area of NCT of Delhi, 37,346/sqkm
10	Least densely populated District	Dibang Valley ( Arunachal P), 1/sqkm
11	Literacy rate	74%
12	Literacy rate ( Males)	82.14%
13	Literacy rate (Females)	65.46 %
14	State with highest literacy rate	Kerala, 93.97%
15	State with lowest literacy rate	Bihar, 63.82%
16	Total States/UT	35
17	Districts	640
18	Sub-districts	5,924
19	Towns	7,936
20	Villages	640867
21	Percent Growth Rate	17.64%
22	State with highest percentage of Growth rate	Dadra & Nagar Haveli, 55%
23	State with lowest percentage of Growth rate	Nagaland, -0.47%
24	District with largest population	Thane, Maharashtra, 1,10,54,131
25	District with lowest population	Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh, 7,948
26	Population ( 0-6 years), an indicator of fall and rise in fertility	13.1%
27	Sex ratio	940/1000 males
28	State with highest sex ratio	Kerala, 1084
29	State with lowest sex ratio	Daman & Diu, 618
30	District with highest sex ratio	Mahe, Pondicherry, 1174
31	District with lowest sex ratio	Daman ( Daman & Diu ), 533
32	Child Sex ratio$	914/1000 males
33	State with highest child sex ratio	Mizoram, 971
34	State with lowest child sex ratio	Haryana, 830

** Census 2011 is the 15^th census of India, since 1872

# India is second to China (1.34 million) in comparison to USA (308.7 million ) with a fact that India with China and USA constitute 40% of World’s population

India alone constitute 17.64% of world’s population

$ Lowest since independence

(II) Some more useful data@ for PGMEE

SN	Particulars	Figure
1	Crude Birth rate	22.5
2	Crude Death rate	7.3
3	Total fertility Rate	2.6
4	Maternal Mortality ratio	212
5	Infant Mortality Rate	50
6	Contraceptive prevalence rate	54.1
7	Neonatal mortality rate	35
8	Percent unmet need of family planning	21.3%

@ NRHM Progress report March 31, 2011

Interview with our topper Dr Gagandeep Singh_Gagandeep Singh

Dr Gagandeep Singh _did his MBBS from_UCMS_and joined DAMS T & D Batch
He secured Rank _50_ IN _UPSC_Exam

DAMS: Congratulations on securing a good ranks. What is the secret of your success in this exam?

Dr Gagandeep Singh : - There is no secret. The right knowledge applied at the right time always brings dividends.

DAMS: How did y:our parents, family and friends contribute to your success?
Dr Gagandeep Singh . They supported me by all means possible is never doubted me.

DAMS: Who influenced you to take up Medicine?
Dr Gagandeep Singh : My father.

DAMS: We appreciate the fact that preparing for an extremely competitive exam must be really challenging. During your preparation, did you ever doubt your ability to succeed in it?
Dr Gagandeep Singh : Never.

DAMS: Which books did you read for the theory part?
Dr Gagandeep Singh : Harrisons, Bailey & love, Robbins

DAMS : Which books did you read for MCQ revision? Which revision books were the most productive and which were least?
Dr Gagandeep Singh : DAMS papers, Amit Ashish, Mudit Khanna, Dr Gagandeep Singh SumerSethi’s book for Radiology.

DAMS : How important you think was DAMS in your preparation ?
Dr Gagandeep Singh : I was vital as it helped me to get out of my self study comfort zone

DAMS: What do you think is the better way of preparation between selective, intensive study and wide, extensive study? What did you choose as your style of studying?
Dr Gagandeep Singh : A selective intensive study for minor subjects and a wide extensive study for major subjects is the ideal combination

DAMS: Indian PG entrances are highly competitive so to compete them students end up in appearing in multiple PG exams , kindly extend your views on this and also their pros and cons of appearing in multiple PG entrances .
Dr Gagandeep Singh : This concept is now absolute after introduction of NEET.

DAMS: Which subjects did you focus on?
Dr Gagandeep Singh :Medicine, Surgery and Pathology.

DAMS: What was your strategy for the exam day ? How many questins did you attempt and why ?

Dr Gagandeep Singh : I attempted all questions. It was a calculated risk.

DAMS: Which teachers in DAMS influenced you most and what do you like about DAMS and would recommend to your juniors?
Dr Gagandeep Singh : Dr Gagandeep Singh Sumer Sethi for his valuable guidance in radiology and stresswise, Surgery and Medicine Faculty.

I will recommend DAMS because of :

- Great Faculty.

- Up to date information

- Course finished on time.

- Appreciation by student feedback.