Question

Account for the overall distribution of population in India.

Answer 1

Answer:

The current population of India contributes to 17% of the global population. Also, all these people are unevenly distributed across 3.28 million square kilometers of our geographical area. According to the 2001 Census, Uttar Pradesh is the highest populated state in India with a total number of 166 million people.

Answer 2

Answer:

Tutorialspoint The density of population in India as per 2011 census is 382 persons per square km.

• Bihar with 1102 people per square km is the most densely populated state of India followed by West Bengal (1029) and Uttar Pradesh (828).

• Physiological density refers to the total population divided by the net cultivated area.