Bangalore Urban with a population of 95.88 lakh (95,88,910) is the most populous district in the State with a decadal growth of 46.68 per cent as against the State average of 15.67 per cent, according to the provisional Census 2011 data released here on Wednesday. Bangalore Urban district accounts for 15.69 per cent of the State's population. In 2001, the population of Bangalore Urban district was 65,37,124, which was 12.37 per...
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Hazare insists on joint panel to draft Lokpal Bill
72-year-old Hazare, who has lost 1.5 kg in the past three days, said there was no need for anyone to worry about his health as he can go with the fast for another seven days As his fast-unto-death on the Lokpal issue entered the third day, Gandhian Anna Hazare on Thursday stuck to the demand for a joint committee of civil society members and government representatives to draft a strong Lokpal...
More »Low literacy translates into high child Sex Ratio in Haryana, shows Census by Chitleen K Sethi
The story of national shame continues for the second decade in a row for Haryana. Provisional census figures for 2011 show the districts of Jhajjar and Mahendergarh have the lowest child Sex Ratio in the country. There are 18.02 lakh boys under the age of 6 in Haryana; the number of girls in the same age group is 14.95 lakh. Though the overall child Sex Ratio has shown an improvement from...
More »JK’s Sex Ratio at new low by Muddasir Ali
In a disturbing trend, Jammu and Kashmir has shown a decline in the child Sex Ratio in 2011 Census, the figures of which would be released soon. The overall Sex Ratio has also gone down. While the population has been pegged at more than 1.25 crore, indicating a decadal growth of more than 23 per cent, the literacy rate has shown encouraging trends. The area of grave concern for the state would...
More »Census 2011: Mumbai's Sex Ratio is worst in Maharashtra
The country's financial hub, which overshot the capital in per capita income this year, cannot boast of any achievement where its women are concerned. Mumbai seems to prefer its men to women in all age categories, according to the provisional Census 2011 figures released on Friday. Mumbai's per capita income is currently poised at a healthy Rs 1.25 lakh, but it has emerged as the worst performer in Maharashtra in terms...
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