AIZAWL, Sep 18 (IANS): The central government has sanctioned 134 projects worth Rs.2,610 crore for poverty alleviation, development of infrastructure and providing basic services in the urban areas of the eight northeastern states, an official release said here Sunday. "Under the Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM), 134 projects …
Srinagar: Even as a majority of the population of Jammu and Kashmir resides in villages, there is an increasing trend of urbanisation in the state, according to Census- 2011. The Director, Census Operations, Farooq Ahmad Factoo, released the details of the urban-rural population of the state here today. As per …
Paper-II on Census 2011 released SRINAGAR: As a large number of people have migrated to the urban areas during past three decades in Jammu and Kashmir, there has been sharp decline of 7 percent in rural population, according to the recently released census data. Addressing a press conference here, Director …
AGARTALA: Tripura’s current population stands at 36, 71,032, having registered a growth of 9.12 percent in urban population in 2011 compared with the preceding 2001 when the urban population stood at 17.06 percent, according reports in Tripura media. Successful implementation of the literacy programmes like ‘Sarva Shiksha’ has helped the …
This is your empowerment, Gehlot tells women Fighting the ignominy of being among the worst States in the country when it comes to mother mortality rate (MMR) and infant mortality rate (IMR), the Rajasthan Government on Monday launched a major initiative to protect newborns and mothers. Thousands of people including …
IMPHAL: As per the provisional report of Census 2011 released by the Directorate of Census Operations Manipur on Monday, the total population of Manipur as on March 1, 2011 is estimated at 2,721,756 out of which 1,639,737 are male and 1,351,992 are female. The provisional report entitled “Census of India, …
The poor progress made by states in stemming the declining sex ratio (of the number of girls in the 0-6 age group for every 1,000 boys) in the country has prompted Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to write to the 28 state chief ministers on the issue. The recent census showed …
Total fertility rate dips in state, most urban families not going for children Himachal Pradesh’s early exuberance over 12.81 per cent decline in the population growth rate, especially in the urban towns like Shimla reflected in the 2011 census data is, turning out to be a warning signal for the …
Mizoram has a population of 10,91,014 including 5,38,675 women, according to the final figure of the Census 2011 released by State chief secretary Van Hela Pachuau. According to the Census figure, the sex ratio was 975 females per 1,000 males and there are 1,65,536 children below the age of six …
GANDHINAGAR: The state's population has reached 6.04 crore in 2011, experiencing an overall decadal growth of 19.17 per cent. Gujarat has also experienced a 35.83 per cent growth in urban population between 2001 and 2011, as compared to rural areas' 9.23 per cent, which could prove to be a major …
GUWAHATI, July 27 – The Census of India-2011 Provisional Population Totals (Rural-Urban Distribution Assam) which was released on Monday has recorded a decadal urbanisation growth of 27.61, which is much lower than the corresponding figure of 38.24 per cent of the previous decade. The urban population of Assam now stands …
The census of India’s poor began on June 29 in Tripura, in the Northeast, with a methodology Jairam Ramesh, who was made Union rural development minister in the recent reshuffle, didn’t get a chance to contribute to. It has some improvements over the method followed in the previous census, but …
KOCHI: With 11 municipalities and a municipal corporation, Ernakulam tops the list of the most urbanised districts in Kerala with 68.07 percent of its residents living in urban areas, according to Census 2011 findings. Of the total population of 32,79,860 in the coastal district, 22,32,564 live in urban areas, according …
The rural population of the state has dropped to 66.51 per cent in 2011 census compared with the 72.7 per cent in 2001 census. On the contrary, the proportion of urban population in the state increased from 27.30 to 33.49 per cent, according to the latest district-wise rural and urban …
Experts differ on why and on what this means; want data on migration, development parameters. More of the countryside is turning into towns and more village folk are moving to cities. The tempo of urbanisation has picked up to a three-decade high, say demographers on the 2011 census data on …
Urbanisation was the most significant between 1991 and 2001: data Nearly half the population of Tamil Nadu live in urban areas, as the State continues to maintain its status as one of the country's most urbanised ones. Provisional data released by the Census Directorate based on the 2011 headcount shows …
The preliminary report on the 5th Population and Housing Census, 2011 has been revealed on Saturday. The 5th census was held on March 15-19 this year across the country. The report revealed that the population of Bangladesh now stands at 14, 23,19,000 and of the total population, 7,12,55,000 are male …
The country's population now stands at 14.23 crore, which is 1.8 crore more than a decade ago. The annual growth rate is 1.34 percent, according to preliminary findings of the Population and Housing Census 2011. The number of people living in every square kilometre is 964, compared to 834 in …
The population of Bangladesh now stands at 14, 23,19,000, according to the preliminary report on Population and Housing Census, 2011 revealed on Saturday. The 5th census was held on March 15-19 this year across the country. The report revealed that of the total population, 7,12,55,000 are male while 7,10,64,000 are …
Census 2011: Rapid urbanisation sees dip in numbers since the last headcount Of the 6.11 crore population in Karnataka, 61.43 per cent live in rural areas, but their number has drastically declined since the last Census, giving an indication of the increased preference of the people to shift to cities. …
