Current Population of India

This map shows current population of India in 2011 census. Census 2011 is the 15th Census of India since 1872. Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner, India published provisional population totals for Census 2011 on 31-March-2011.

Total population Persons: 1,210.2 million
Total population Males: 623.7 million
Total population Females: 586.5 million

Population Highlights

• The population of India has increased by more than 181 million during the decade 2001-2011.
• The absolute addition is slightly lower than the population of Brazil, the fifth most populous 10 country in the world.
• The population of India, at 1,210.2 million, is almost equal to the combined population of U.S.A., Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Japan put together (1,214.3 million).