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Demography

Total Population (2001) 1,027,015,247
Growth rate(1991-2001) 1.8 %
Life Expectancy at Birth-2000* 63
Infant Mortality per 1000-(Under-5)* 88
Sex Ratio (Per 1000 male) 933
Literacy Rate 65.38 %

Male

75.85 %

Female

54.16 %
Source: Provisional Population Totals : India . Census of India 2001, Paper 1 of 2001
*Source: World Development Report 2003, Page 234.
 
  1997 2000 2001
Fertility rate (total births per woman) 3.3 3.1 -
Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 71.0 69.2 -
Under-5 mortality rate (per 1,000 live births) 95.0 87.7 -
Illiteracy rate, male (% of males 15+) 33.6 31.6 31.0
Illiteracy rate, female (% of females 15+) 57.5 54.6 53.6
Source: World Development Indicators database, April 2002
 
Human Development Index and Environment
 
  1997 2000 2001
Surface area ( million sq. km) 3.3 3.3 3.3
Forest area ('000 sq. km) - 641.1 -
Annual deforestation (% of change) - -0.1 -
Freshwater resources per capita (cubic meters) - 1,877.9 -
CO2 emissions (metric tons per capita) 1.1 - -
Improved water source (% of total population with access) - 88.0 -
Improved sanitation facilities, urban (% of urban population with access) - 73.0 -
Energy use per capita (kg of oil equivalent) 484.5 - -
Electricity use per capita (kwh) 347.3 - -
 
Trade and Finance
 
  1997 2000 2001
Trade in goods as a share of GDP (%) 18.7 20.3 -
High-technology exports (% of manufactured exports) 4.8 - -
Foreign direct investment, net inflows in reporting country (current US$) 3.6 billion 2.3 billion -
Trade in goods as a share of GDP (%) 18.7 20.3 -
 
Technology and Infrastructure
 
  1997 2000 2001
Fixed line and mobile telephones (per 1,000 population) 19.5 35.5 -
Personal computers (per 1,000 population) 2.1 4.5 -
Internet users (in million) 0.7 5.0 -
Source: World Development Indicators database, April 2002
 
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