1971 census of India

1971 census of India
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General information
CountryIndia
Results
Total population547,949,809 (24.84%)
Most populous ​regionUttar Pradesh (88,340,000)

The 1971 census of India was the 11th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1872.[1]

The population of India was counted as 547,949,809 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 from the original (PDF) on 19 November 2008. Retrieved 25 March 2021.
  2. ^ D. Natarajan (29 March 1972). "Intercensal Growth of Population" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 4 May 2021. Retrieved 4 May 2021.