Capital:

New Delhi

Area :

32,87,263 sq km

Population (2001 Census data):

1,027,015,247

Urban Population (Census 2001):

Rural population (Census 2001):

Percentage Decadal Growth
(1981-91):
(1991-01):

23.86%
21.34%

Annual growth rate (1995):

Literacy rate 2001:
Male:
Female:

65.38%
75.85%
54.16%

Density (2001):

Sex ratio (females/1000 males) Census 2001:

GNP/capita (2003 -04):

GDP growth rate at factor cost (at current prices: 90-02):

Inflation rate (2001):

Exports (2003-04):

Imports (2003-04):

States (29):

Andhra Pradesh,
Arunachal Pradesh,
Assam,
Bihar,
Chhattisgarh,
Goa,
Gujarat,
Harayana,
Himachal Pradesh,
Jammu & Kashmir,
Jharkhand,
Karnataka,
Kerala,
Madhya Pradesh,
Maharashtra,
Manipur,
Meghalaya,
Mizoram,
Nagaland,
National Capital Territory of Delhi,
Orissa,
Punjab,
Rajasthan,
Sikkim,
Tamil Nadu,
Tripura,
Uttaranchal,
Uttar Pradesh,
West Bengal.

Union Territories (7):

Andaman & Nicobar Islands,
Chandigarh,
Dadra Nagar Haveli,
Daman & Diu,
Delhi,
Lakshwadeep,
Pondicherry.

Source: Malayalam Manorama, 2005