The 1981 census of India was the 12th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1872. The population of India was counted as 685,184,692 people.

Population by state + Population of Indian states and union territories in 1981State/Union TerritoryPopulationAndhra Pradesh AssamBiharGujaratHaryanaHimachal PradeshJammu and Kashmir KarnatakaKeralaMadhya PradeshMaharashtraManipurMeghalayaNagalandOrissaPunjabRajasthanSikkimTamil NaduTripuraUttar PradeshWest BengalAndaman and Nicobar Islands (UT)Arunachal Pradesh (UT)Chandigarh (UT)Dadra and Nagar Haveli (UT)Delhi (NCT)Goa, Daman and Diu (UT)Lakshadweep (UT)Mizoram (UT)Pondicherry (UT)

Religious demographics

See also Demographics of India

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