| 1961 census of India | |
|---|---|
| General information | |
| Country | India |
| Results | |
| Total population | 438,936,918 (21.62) |
| Most populous | Uttar Pradesh (70,144,160) |
| Least populous | Sikkim (162,863) |
The1961 census of India was the tenth in a series ofcensuses held inIndia every decade since1872.[1]
The population of India was counted as 438,936,918 people.[2]
| State/Union Territory | Population |
|---|---|
| Andhra Pradesh | 35.99 million |
| Assam | 11.87 million |
| Bihar | 46.45 million |
| Gujarat | 20.63 million |
| Jammu and Kashmir | 3.56 million |
| Kerala | 16.9 million |
| Madhya Pradesh | 32.37 million |
| Madras | 33.68 million |
| Maharashtra | 41.64 million |
| Maharashtra | 39.55 million |
| Mysore | 23.58 million |
| Orissa | 17.54 million |
| Punjab | 20.3 million |
| Rajasthan | 21.15 million |
| Uttar Pradesh | 73.74 million |
| West Bengal | 34.92 million |
| Andaman and Nicobar Islands | 63,548 |
| Delhi | 2.65 million |
| Himachal Pradesh | 1.35 million |
| Lakshadweep | 24,108 |
| Manipur | 780,037 |
| Tripura | 1.14 million |
| Dadra and Nagar Haveli | 57,963 |
| Goa, Daman and Diu | 626,978 |
| North-East Frontier Agency | 336,558 |
| Nagaland | 369,200 |
| Pondicherry | 369,079 |
| Sikkim | 162,189 |
The 1961 census recognized 1,652mother tongues, counting all declarations made by any individual at the time when the census was conducted.[2] However, the declaring individuals often mixed names of languages with those of dialects, sub-dialects and dialect clusters or even castes, professions, religions, localities, regions, countries and nationalities.[2] The list therefore includes "languages" with barely a few individual speakers as well as 530 unclassified "mother tongues" and more than 100 idioms that are non-native to India, including linguistically unspecificdemonyms such as "African", "Canadian" or "Belgian".[2] Modifications were done by bringing in two additional components- place of birth i.e. village or town and duration of stay (if born elsewhere).