India: Statistical Overview

Total Population: 1,450,935,791

Natural Increase: 0.9%

Density: 479 Inhabitants/km²

Urban Population: 36.9%

Population of main agglomerations: Mumbai (Bombay) (18,395,000); Delhi (16,349,900); Kolkata (14,058,000); Chennai (Madras) (8,653,600); Bangalore (8,520,500); Hyderabad (7,677,100); Ahmadabad (6,357,700); Poona (5,057,800); Surat (4,591,300); Jaipur (3,046,200)

Ethnic Origins: There are hundreds of ethnic groups in India, dominated by the Indo-Aryans (Assamese, Bengalis, Punjabi, Koli, etc.), who make up 75% of the population, and the Dravidians (Tamils, Kannadigas, Malayalis, Telugus, etc.), who account for about 20%. The Austro-Asian, Sino-Tibetan, Tai-Kadai and other ethnicities account for about 5% of the population. (Ministry of Statistics)

Official Language: Hindi (spoken by more than 50% of the country’s population) and English.

Other Languages Spoken: 22 languages are recognised by the Constitution of India: Hindi, Urdu, Bengali, Nepali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, Manipuri , Konkani and Sanskrit are among them. Around 2000 dialects have been identified.

Business Language(s): English

Religion: Hindu 79.8%, Muslim 14.2%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.7%, other and unspecified 2%

Literacy Rate: 61.0%

Area: 3,287,260 km²

Type of State: India is a federal republic state based on parliamentary democracy.

Type of Economy: Lower middle income, strong agriculture and growing services..
The Indian economy is one of the most dynamic in the world, with very strong growth driven by exports and investments, which has helped reduce public debt despite a slowdown in urban consumption.

HDI*: 0.685/1

HDI (World Rank): 133/192

Telephone Code:
To call from India, dial 00
To call India, dial +91

Internet Suffix: .in

Households with a computer: 10.7 per 100 Inhabitants

Telephone Lines: 2.5 per 100 Inhabitants

Internet Users: 55.9 per 100 Inhabitants

Access to Electricity: 99.5% of the Population