Census 2011

Important facts:

(I) Useful data including Census 2011** data

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Population

1.21 Million ( 121 Crore)#

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Most Populous state

UP

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Least Populous state

Sikkim

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Most populous Union Territory

NCT of Delhi

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Density of population in India

382/sqkm

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Most densely populated UT

NCT of Delhi, 11,297/sqkm

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Most densely populated state

Bihar, 1102/sqkm

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Least densely populated state

Arunachal Pradesh, 17/sqkm

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Most densely populated District

North Eastern area of NCT of Delhi, 37,346/sqkm

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Least densely populated District

Dibang Valley ( Arunachal P), 1/sqkm

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Literacy rate

74%

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Literacy rate ( Males)

82.14%

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Literacy rate (Females)

65.46 %

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State with highest literacy rate

Kerala, 93.97%

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State with lowest literacy rate

Bihar, 63.82%

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Total States/UT

35

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Districts

640

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Sub-districts

5,924

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Towns

7,936

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Villages

640867

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Percent Growth Rate

17.64%

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State with highest percentage of Growth rate

Dadra & Nagar Haveli, 55%

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State with lowest percentage of Growth rate

Nagaland, -0.47%

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District with largest population

Thane, Maharashtra, 1,10,54,131

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District with lowest population

Dibang Valley, Arunachal Pradesh, 7,948

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Population ( 0-6 years), an indicator of fall and rise in fertility

13.1%

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Sex ratio

940/1000 males

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State with highest sex ratio

Kerala, 1084

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State with lowest sex ratio

Daman & Diu, 618

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District with highest sex ratio

Mahe, Pondicherry, 1174

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District with lowest sex ratio

Daman ( Daman & Diu ), 533

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Child Sex ratio$

914/1000 males

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State with highest child sex ratio

Mizoram, 971

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State with lowest child sex ratio

Haryana, 830

** Census 2011 is the 15th 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

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Crude Birth rate

22.5

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Crude Death rate

7.3

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Total fertility Rate

2.6

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Maternal Mortality ratio

212

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Infant Mortality Rate

50

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Contraceptive prevalence rate

54.1

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Neonatal mortality rate

35

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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.