By Haryananewswire4u
CHANDIGARH, MAY 22
Directorate
of Census Operations (DCO), Haryana has released the final Population figures
of Census 2011 here today. The key indicators of the data which was released
included Population (Males/Females), Population (Rural/Urban), 0 to 6
Population (Males/Females), Sex Ratio, Child Sex Ratio, Density, Scheduled
Castes, Literacy and Literacy Rate and Main workers and Marginal workers. The
data was released at district level and up to village level in rural area and
up to ward level in urban area.
While
stating this here today, Joint Director, DCO Haryana, Mr. G. Bapuji said that
as per 2011 Census, the population of Haryana is 2,53,51,462, which
comprises 1,34,94,734 male and 1,18,56,728 female population, whereas
1,65,09,359 persons live in rural area and 88,42,103 population belongs to
urban area.
He
said that the decadal growth of population is 19.9 per cent with an absolute
number of 42,06,898 persons. There is a considerable growth in urban area that
is 44.6 per cent as compared to 9.8 per cent in rural area. It reveals that
people are shifting from rural to urban areas for better infrastructural
facilities, education and employment opportunities whereas the overall urban
growth rate of India as a whole is 31.8 per cent. The density of the State is
573 as compared to 382 of India.
Mr.
Bapuji said that the sex-ratio which was 861 in 2001 has now increased during
2011 Census to 879 with a gain of 18 points. However it is less than the all
India Sex Ratio which is 943. Highest sex ratio has been reported in district
Mewat (907) followed by Fatehabad (902) and Rewari (898). The lowest sex ratio
has been reported in district Gurgaon (854), Sonipat (856) and Jhajjar (862).
District Panchkula has shown a commendable improvement of 50 points from 823 in
2001 to 873 in 2011. Sex ratio has increased in all the districts except
Mahendragarh where it decreased by 23 points from 918 to 895 and Rewari where
it decreased by 1 point from 899 to 898 in 2011.
He
said that the Child Sex Ratio (0-6 Sex ratio) of Haryana has increased from 819
in 2001 census to 834 in 2011 census. But still Haryana is the lowest as
compared to other states of the country. During last decade highest gain of 47
points have been registered in Kurukshetra district from 771 in 2001 to 818 in
2011, followed by Sirsa 45 points (from 817 in 2001 to 862 in 2011) and
Panchkula 34 points (from 829 in 2001 to 863 in 2011). Maximum fall have been
reported in Mahendragarh (-43) from 818 in 2001 to 775 in 2011, Rewari (-24) from
811 in 2001 to 787 in 2011, Jhajjar (-19) from 801 in 2001 to 782 in 2011 and
Bhiwani (-9) from 841in 2001 to 832 in 2011.
Deputy
Director, DCO Haryana, Mr. Vinod Babbarn said that Haryana has shown a little
higher level literacy as compared to India as a whole. In India 73.0 per cent
population has been reported as literates while in Haryana state 75.6 per cent
population has been reported as literates. Literacy level has increased from
67.9 per cent in 2001 to 75.6 per cent in 2011. Maximum literacy rate has been
recorded in Gurgaon district (84.7 per cent), Panchkula 81.9, Ambala 81.7
whereas the lowest literacy rate has been recorded in Mewat, which is 54.1 per
cent, while it is adjacent to the maximum literate district that is Gurgaon.
He
said that the percentage share of scheduled castes in Haryana has increased to
20.2 per cent as compared to 19.3 per cent in 2001 Census. Maximum SC
population has been recorded in district Fatehabad that is 30.2 per cent,
followed by Sirsa 29.9 per cent and Ambala 26.3 per cent. Mewat with 6.9 per
cent has reported the lowest SC population share, he added.
Mr.
Babbarn said that the work participation has increased in urban area from 31.5
per cent in 2001 to 32.9 per cent in 2011 census whereas in rural area it has
decreased from 42.9 per cent in 2001 to 36.4 per cent in 2011. It indicates
that population is shifting to urban areas, may be for better employment
opportunities.
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