1961 census of India

1961 census of India
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General information
CountryIndia
Results
Total population438,936,918 (21.62)
Most populous ​regionUttar Pradesh (70,144,160)
Least populous ​regionSikkim (162,863)

The 1961 census of India was the tenth in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1872.[1]

The population of India was counted as 438,936,918 people.[2]

  1. ^ Vijayanunni, M. (26–29 August 1998). "Planning for the 2001 Census of India based on the 1991 Census" (PDF). 18th Population Census Conference. Honolulu, Hawaii, US: Association of National Census and Statistics Directors of America, Asia, and the Pacific. Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ Mallikarjun, B. (5 August 2002). "Mother Tongues of India According to the 1961 Census". Languages in India. 2. M. S. Thirumalai. ISSN 1930-2940. Retrieved 11 December 2014.