States & Population ( In Thousands)

Sl No	State	Year 1951	Year 1961	Year 1971	Year 1981	Year 1991	Year 2001	Year 2011
1.	ANDHRA PRADESH	31,115	35,983	43,503	53,551	66,508	76,210	84,581
2.	ARUNACHAL PRADESH	-	337	468	632	865	1,098	1,384
3.	ASSAM	8,029	10,837	14,625	18,041	22,414	26,656	31,206
4.	BIHAR	29,085	34,841	42,126	52,303	64,531	82,999	1,04,099
5.	CHHATTISGARH	7,457	9,154	11,637	14,010	17,615	20,834	25,545
6.	GOA	547	590	795	1,008	1,170	1,348	1,459
7.	GUJARAT	16,263	20,633	26,697	34,086	41,310	50,671	60,440
8.	HARYANA	5,674	7,591	10,036	12,922	16,464	21,145	25,351
9.	HIMACHAL PRADESH	2,386	2,812	3,460	4,281	5,171	6,078	6,865
10.	JAMMU AND KASHMIR	3,254	3,561	4,617	5,987	7,837	10,144	12,541
11.	JHARKHAND	9,697	11,606	14,227	17,612	21,844	26,946	32,988
12.	KARNATAKA	19,402	23,587	29,299	37,136	44,977	52,851	61,095
13.	KERALA	13,549	16,904	21,347	25,454	29,099	31,841	33,406
14.	MADHYA PRADESH	18,615	23,218	30,017	38,169	48,566	60,348	72,627
15.	MAHARASHTRA	32,003	39,554	50,412	62,783	78,937	96,879	1,12,374
16.	MANIPUR	578	780	1,073	1,421	1,837	2,294	2,856
17.	MEGHALAYA	606	769	1,012	1,336	1,775	2,319	2,967
18.	MIZORAM	196	266	332	494	690	889	1,097
19.	NAGALAND	213	369	516	775	1,210	1,990	1,979
20.	ODISHA	14,646	17,549	21,945	26,370	31,660	36,805	41,974
21.	PUNJAB	9,161	11,135	13,551	16,789	20,282	24,359	27,743
22.	RAJASTHAN	15,971	20,156	25,766	34,262	44,006	56,507	68,548
23.	SIKKIM	138	162	210	316	406	541	611
24.	TAMIL NADU	30,119	33,687	41,199	48,408	55,859	62,406	72,147
25.	TRIPURA	639	1,142	1,556	2,053	2,757	3,199	3,674
26.	UTTAR PRADESH	60,274	70,144	83,849	1,05,137	1,32,062	1,66,198	1,99,812
27.	UTTARAKHAND	2,946	3,611	4,493	5,726	7,051	8,489	10,086
28.	WEST BENGAL	26,300	34,926	44,312	54,581	68,078	80,176	91,276

Union Territories & Population ( In Thousands)

Sl No	Union Territory	Year 1951	Year 1961	Year 1971	Year 1981	Year 1991	Year 2001	Year 2011
1.	ANDAMAN AND NICOBAR ISLANDS	31	64	115	189	281	356	381
2.	CHANDIGARH	24	120	257	452	642	901	1,055
3.	DADRA AND NAGAR HAVELI	42	58	74	104	138	220	344
4.	DAMAN AND DIU	49	37	63	79	102	158	243
5.	DELHI	1,744	2,659	4,066	6,220	9,421	13,851	16,788
6.	LAKSHADWEEP	21	24	32	40	52	61	64
7.	PUDUCHERRY	317	369	472	604	808	974	1,248

Notes:
1. In Arunachal Pradesh, the census was conducted for the first time in 1961.
2. The 1981 Census could not be held in Assam. Total Population for 1981 has been worked out by Interpolation.
3. The 1991 Census could not be held in Jammu and Kashmir. Total Population for 1991 has been worked out by Interpolation.
4. India and Manipur figures include estimated population for those of the three sub-divisions viz., Mao Maram, Paomata and Purul of Senapati district of Manipur as census result of 2001 in these three sub-divisions were cancelled due to technical and administrative reasons.
5. Efforts have been made to cover newly created States, wherever possible.
6. All population figuers are in Thousands.
Source: Economic Survey, Government of India, various issues.