India : Population (Part – VI)

As per Census 2011,

Thus, the Scheduled Caste (SC) population in Nagaland is zero, as per Census, 2011.

North-Eastern States of India are tribal-dominated and there is a very small number of Scheduled Caste population in these States. On the other hand, these States have agricultural land including fallow is about 22.2% (varying between 37.43% in Assam and 4.40% in Arunachal Pradesh) as against about 54.5% in India. Hence, both the Assertion and Reason are correct, but Reason does not explain the Assertion.

In 1991, the per capita gross domestic product of Punjab (at 1993-94 prices) was Rs. 11776, which was the highest at that time among all States. But at present (as per the data of 2020- 21), Goa is the highest per capita income State in India. As per Census 2001, the proportion of Scheduled Castes in the total population of Punjab was 28.9 percent (31.9% as per 2011 Census), which was (is) the highest in India. The replacement level of population (bringing the gross fertility rate to 2.1) had not been achieved by Punjab. Hence Statement (III) is not true.

As per Census 2001, the proportion of Scheduled Tribes in the total population of India was 8.2 percent. According to the final figures of Census 2011, the proportion of Scheduled Tribes in the total population of the country is 8.6 percent.

According to the Census 1991 and 2011, the percentage of Scheduled Tribes in total population of Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Mizoram and Odisha (Shown in the map as 1, 2, 3 and 4 respectively) are as follows:

Hence, the correct descending order is 3, 1, 2, 4. According to the Census 2011, the five States/UTs with highest percentage of Scheduled Tribes population are as follows: 1. Lakshadweep (94.8%) 2. Mizoram (94.4%) 3. Nagaland (86.5%) 4. Meghalaya (86.1%), 5. Arunachal Pradesh (68.8%).

As per 2011 Census, the highest percentage of tribal population to its total population is in Mizoram (94.4%) among all the States in India, while among the Union Territories, it is highest in Lakshadweep (94.8%).

As per 2011 Census, top five States with highest tribal (ST) population in descending order are as follows: 1. Madhya Pradesh (15316784), 2. Maharashtra (10510213), 3. Odisha (9590756), 4. Rajasthan (9238534), 5. Gujarat (8917174).

As per Census 2011, Punjab, Haryana, Chandigarh, Delhi and Puducherry do not have any Scheduled Tribes population.

As per the Census 2011, the correct ascending order of the given States in terms of Scheduled Tribes population is as follows: Arunachal Pradesh (951821), Mizoram (1036115), Nagaland (1710973), Meghalaya (2555861).

As per Census 2011, the State of Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh jointly have the highest number of Scheduled Tribes population in the above mentioned pairs of States of India.