NCERT Important Questions Class 9 Social Science Geography
Important NCERT Extra Questions
Chapter 6 Population,
NCERT Book Extra Questions for Session 2022-2023
CBSE Board and UP Board Others state Board
What do you know about the size and distribution of India’s population on the basis of the 2001 Census?
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According to the Census 2001 data:
(i) UP with a population size of 166 million people is the most populous state of India.
(ii) The Himalayan state of Sikkim has a population of just about 0.5 million and Lakshadweep has a population of only 60 thousand people.
(iii) Almost half of India’s population live in just five states: (a) UP (b) Maharashtra, (c) Bihar, (d) West Bengal and (e) Andhra Pradesh.