The document discusses key details from India's 2011 Census:
- India's population increased 181 million from 2001 to 1.21 billion in 2011. The gap with China narrowed but widened with the US.
- Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra have the highest populations, while Thane district has the most people of any district.
- India's sex ratio improved to 940 females per 1000 males, the highest since 1971.
- Literacy rates vary widely by state, from over 98% in Mizoram to 37% in one MP district.
- Mobile phone ownership exceeds access to toilets, with landlines at 10% and mobiles at 59% penetration.