India is the seventh-largest country in terms of area on the planet and the second-most populated nation (after China). There are 28 States and 8 Union Territories. It takes up 32,872,63 square feet of space. km (1,269,346 sq mi), from the southern tropical rain forests to the snow-capped Himalayan highlands. The largest state in terms of both land and population in India is described in detail on this page. There are 1,210,193,422 people residing in India as per the 2011 Census (623.7 million males and 586.4 million females).

The average annual exponential growth rate from 2001 to 2011 was 1.64 percent. India has conducted censuses every ten years since 1947; the first one following the country's independence was taken in 1951.

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