According to a newly released Census data, population of students in India drastically increased by 38% from 2001 to 2011. This is a tremendous growth if compared with the overall population grown in the same period, which was about 18%.
According to the census data released on 25 August, the share of Hindus in India’s population has come down from 80.5% in 2001 to 79.8% in 2011, while the share of Muslims has risen from 13.4% to 14.2%.
Registrar General & Census Commissioner of India on 31 July 2024 released the Census 2011 data on Highest Education Level Attained. The data relates to population of 7 years and above by age and sex for total, Scheduled Castes (SCs) and Scheduled Tribes (STs) up to district levels.
According to a report from the 2011 census the share of Muslim population in India has been increased to 14.2% from that of 13.4% in the period of 2001 to 2011. The report also shows that there has been 24% rise in the population of Muslims from 2001 to 2011. However, the growth rate of the Muslim population has slowed down to 24% from earlier 29%. But, this growth rate is still higher than the national average of 18% for the decade.
