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According to Census of India 2011, which state recorded negative population growth rate?
Manipur
Nagaland
Sikkim
Kerala
Nagaland
Nagaland was the only Indian state to record a negative decadal growth rate of -0.58 percent during the 2001-2011 census period. This demographic anomaly was largely attributed to the correction of inflated population figures recorded during the 2001 census.
Nagaland was the only Indian state to record a negative decadal growth rate of -0.58 percent during the 2001-2011 census period. This demographic anomaly was largely attributed to the correction of inflated population figures recorded during the 2001 census.
The Census of India is conducted under the provisions of the Census Act, 1948, and is carried out by the Office of the Registrar General and Census Commissioner under the Ministry of Home Affairs.
Nagaland recorded a decadal growth rate of -0.58 percent in the 2011 Census.
The 2001 Census of India showed an abnormally high growth rate for Nagaland, which was later identified as a result of administrative and reporting errors.
India's overall decadal population growth rate for 2001-2011 was 17.64 percent.
Meghalaya recorded the highest decadal growth rate among states during the 2011 Census at 27.95 percent.
Manipur, Sikkim, and Kerala all recorded positive decadal growth rates in the 2011 Census, unlike Nagaland.
The 2011 Census was the 15th official census of India and the 7th after independence.
B is correct тАФ Nagaland was the only state in India to report a negative decadal growth rate of -0.58 percent in the 2011 Census.
When studying Census 2011, always compare growth rates with literacy rates and sex ratios, as these demographic parameters are frequently linked in UPSC and SSC paper setters' thematic questions.