1981 census of India

1981 census of India
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General information
CountryIndia
Results
Total population685,184,692 (25.04%)
Most populous ​regionUttar Pradesh (105,113,300)
Least populous ​regionSikkim (316,840)

The 1981 census of India was the 12th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1872.[1] The population of India was counted as 685,184,692 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. ^ V. S. Verma (18 April 1988). "Census of India 1981 - A Hand Book of Population Statistics" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 19 May 2021. Retrieved 19 May 2021.