Table: Distribution of Population, Literacy, Sex Ratio, Workers & Non-Workers by sex-wise for Major Cities in India, 1981-2001

 

 

G.Mumbai

Kolkata

Delhi

Chennai

Bangalore

Hyderabad

Ahmedabad

Population

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1981 Male

4641083

5140019

3159737

2215522

1538796

1316689

1346730

Female

3586249

4025631

2553844

2061113

1374741

1211509

1168465

1991 Male

6891222

6022489

4601590

2805566

2170985

2251452

1753320

Female

5705021

4999429

3817494

2616419

1959303

2092985

1558896

2001 Male

9021789

7064138

7069371

3355524

2988561

2973472

2401422

Female

7412597

6141559

5808099

3204718

2712885

2768564

2123591

Literacy rate

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1981 Male

73.93

70.95

69.04

73.14

69.22

64.84

70.41

Female

60.23

58.62

54.29

57.87

55.91

45.68

54.80

1991 Male

88.31

82.04

82.42

88.08

85.34

78.56

86.61

Female

75.82

71.04

68.62

74.46

72.87

62.27

71.78

2001 Male

81.27

78.75

75.15

81.24

78.97

73.28

78.31

Female

71.31

70.52

64.10

72.11

70.34

63.28

68.02

Sex Ratio

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1981

773

783

808

930

893

920

868

1991

827

830

829

932

902

929

889

2001

822

869

822

955

907

931

884

Workers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1981 Male

55.37

51.93

52.28

48.18

49.40

47.28

50.05

Female

9.12

5.80

6.62

8.49

8.89

10.06

75.86

1991 Male

54.68

51.29

52.15

50.98

52.76

47.00

49.95

Female

10.91

5.55

7.56

8.54

11.52

8.26

6.03

2001 Male

56.20

55.58

52.25

54.40

57.61

48.65

52.47

Female

12.63

10.79

9.29

13.32

17.48

10.73

8.73

Non-workers

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

1981 Male

44.62

48.06

47.71

51.81

50.59

52.71

49.94

Female

90.87

94.19

93.37

91.50

91.10

89.93

24.13

1991 Male

45.31

48.70

47.84

49.01

47.23

52.99

50.04

Female

90.08

94.44

92.43

91.45

88.47

91.7

93.96

2001 Male

43.79

44.41

47.74

45.95

42.38

51.34

47.52

Female

87.36

89.20

90.70

86.67

82.51

89.26

91.26

 

Source: Census of India 1981, Series I, Part II B(i), Primary Census Abstract General Population

Census of India 1981,Series I, Paper 3 of 1981, Provisional Population Tables Workers & Non-Workers Census of India,1991, Series I,Part II A(ii) A series Towns & Urban Agglomerations, 1991 with their  Population 1901- 1991, table A4.

 

 

 

 

 

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