[1] The population of India was counted as 1,028,737,436 consisting of 532,223,090 males and 496,514,346 females.
[2] The total population increased by 182,310,397, 21.5% more than the 846,427,039 people counted during the 1991 census.
[3][4] Census 2001 showed 108 faiths under the head "Other Religions and Persuasion" (ORP) in India.
[6] Hindi is the most widely spoken language in northern parts of India.
[10] India (780) has the world's second highest number of languages, after Papua New Guinea (839).