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Q.As per the 2011 Census, which of the following is NOT correct about India's population?

(a) Total population was about 121 crore
(b) Population density was about 382 persons per sq. km.
(c) Sex ratio was 943 females per 1,000 males
(d) More than half the population was recorded as urban
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✓ Free question

As per the 2011 Census: total population was about 121 crore (a, correct), density was about

382 persons per sq. km. (b, correct), and sex ratio was 943 females per 1,000 males (c,

correct). However, roughly 69% of India's population was recorded as RURAL in 2011, with

only about 31% urban — so statement (d), "more than half the population was recorded as urban,"

is INCORRECT.

✓Final answer

Option (d) is incorrect — the 2011 Census recorded about 69% of the population as rural, not

more than half as urban.

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