<p>This has been the findings of the Census of India’s 2011 Provisional Population Totals of Rural-Urban Distribution report. <br /><br />“For the first time since independence, the increase in population is more in urban areas than in rural areas. The rural–urban distribution is 68.84 per cent and 31.16 per cent respectively,” Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner C Chandramouli told reporters here on Friday.<br /><br />The report also says that the level of urbanisation increased from 27.81 per cent in the 2001 Census to 31.16 per cent in the 2011 Census, while the proportion of rural population declined from 72.19 per cent to 68.84 per cent.<br /><br />The slowing down of the overall growth rate of population is attributed to decline in the growth rate in rural areas, while the growth rate in urban areas remains almost the same, says Chandramouli.<br /><br />However, according to the report, the number of births in rural areas have increased by nine crore in the last decade.<br /><br />The statistics reveal that while the maximum number of people living in rural areas in Uttar Pradesh is 15.5 crore, Mumbai tops the list having the maximum number of people in urban areas at 5 crore. <br /><br />The data also reflects that 18.62 per cent of the country's rural population lives in Uttar Pradesh and 13.48 per cent urban population lives in Maharashtra.<br /><br />During 2001-11, the rate of growth of rural population has been 12.18 per cent. The growth of the country’s rural population is steadily declining since 1991, the report said.<br /><br />Alarming figures<br /><br />According to the report, though the urban child sex ratio is far worse than that in rural areas, the fall in child sex ratio in rural areas is around four times that in urban areas. However, the decline in the child sex ratio is more gradual in urban areas, the report said.<br /><br />There is a decline of 8.9 million children in rural areas while urban areas have shown increase of 3.9 million children.<br /><br />Furhter, the report says of the total population of the country nearly 70 per cent lives in the rural areas. This means that of the 121 crore Indians, 83.3 crore live in rural areas while 37.7 crore stay in urban areas.</p>
<p>This has been the findings of the Census of India’s 2011 Provisional Population Totals of Rural-Urban Distribution report. <br /><br />“For the first time since independence, the increase in population is more in urban areas than in rural areas. The rural–urban distribution is 68.84 per cent and 31.16 per cent respectively,” Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner C Chandramouli told reporters here on Friday.<br /><br />The report also says that the level of urbanisation increased from 27.81 per cent in the 2001 Census to 31.16 per cent in the 2011 Census, while the proportion of rural population declined from 72.19 per cent to 68.84 per cent.<br /><br />The slowing down of the overall growth rate of population is attributed to decline in the growth rate in rural areas, while the growth rate in urban areas remains almost the same, says Chandramouli.<br /><br />However, according to the report, the number of births in rural areas have increased by nine crore in the last decade.<br /><br />The statistics reveal that while the maximum number of people living in rural areas in Uttar Pradesh is 15.5 crore, Mumbai tops the list having the maximum number of people in urban areas at 5 crore. <br /><br />The data also reflects that 18.62 per cent of the country's rural population lives in Uttar Pradesh and 13.48 per cent urban population lives in Maharashtra.<br /><br />During 2001-11, the rate of growth of rural population has been 12.18 per cent. The growth of the country’s rural population is steadily declining since 1991, the report said.<br /><br />Alarming figures<br /><br />According to the report, though the urban child sex ratio is far worse than that in rural areas, the fall in child sex ratio in rural areas is around four times that in urban areas. However, the decline in the child sex ratio is more gradual in urban areas, the report said.<br /><br />There is a decline of 8.9 million children in rural areas while urban areas have shown increase of 3.9 million children.<br /><br />Furhter, the report says of the total population of the country nearly 70 per cent lives in the rural areas. This means that of the 121 crore Indians, 83.3 crore live in rural areas while 37.7 crore stay in urban areas.</p>
