Urban Population

Urban Population

S No. State / UT Persons Males Females 1 India@ 286,119,689 150,554,098 135,565,591 2 Andaman & Nicobar Islands 116,198 64,011 52,187 3 Andhra Pradesh 20,808,940 10,590,209 10,218,731 4 Arunachal Pradesh 227,881 125,261 102,620 5 Assam 3,439,240 1,837,092 1,602,148 6 Bihar 8,681,800 4,648,799 4,033,001 7 Chandigarh 808,515 450,122 358,393 8 Chhattisgarh 4,185,747 2,166,775 2,018,972 9 Dadra & Nagar Haveli 50,463 29,834 20,629 10 Daman & Diu 57,348 28,906 28,442 11 Delhi 12,905,780 7,085,147 5,820,633 12 Goa 670,577 346,703 323,874 13 Gujarat 18,930,250 10,067,806 8,862,444 14 Haryana 6,115,304 3,310,965 2,804,339 15 Himachal Pradesh 595,581 331,867 263,714 16 Jammu & Kashmir 2,516,638 1,383,274 1,133,364 17 Jharkhand 5,993,741 3,205,441 2,788,300 18 Karnataka 17,961,529 9,249,960 8,711,569 19 Kerala 8,266,925 4,017,332 4,249,593 20 Lakshadweep 26,967 13,940 13,027 21 Madhya Pradesh 15,967,145 8,412,559 7,554,586 22 Maharashtra 41,100,980 21,941,919 19,159,061 23 Manipur 575,968 286,681 289,287 24 Meghalaya 454,111 229,088 225,023 25 Mizoram 441,006 226,383 214,623 26 Nagaland 342,787 187,425 155,362 27 Orissa 5,517,238 2,911,600 2,605,638 28 Pondicherry 648,619 323,258 325,361 29 Punjab 8,262,511 4,468,449 3,794,062 30 Rajasthan 13,214,375 6,993,371 6,221,004 31 Sikkim 59,870 32,710 27,160 32 Tamil Nadu 27,483,998 13,869,415 13,614,583 33 Tripura 545,750 278,587 267,163 34 Uttar Pradesh 34,539,582 18,407,899 16,131,683 35 Uttaranchal 2,179,074 1,181,334 997,740 36 West Bengal 22,427,251 11,849,976 10,577,275

Source: Census of India 2001Note : - Includes estimated population of Paomata, Mao Maram and Purul Sub-division of Senapati district of Manipur.Note: @ The total population and rural population include estimated population of 127,108 for Mao Maram, Paomata and Purul sub-divisions of Senapati district of Manipur. India’s population without the estimated population of these areas is 1,028,610,328 (532,156,772 males and 496,453,556 females)

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Major Industries and its Centres

Major Industries and its Centres

Cotton Textiles Mumbai, Sholapur, Nagpur, Pune, Ahmedabad, Surat, Vadodara, Indore; Chennai, Madurai and Coimbatore, Kanpur and Kolkata. Jute Textiles West Bengal, Bihar, Andhra Pradesh, U.P. and M.P. Silk Textiles Asom, Jammu & Kashmir, Karnataka, Jharkhand, Orissa, U.P., M.P., W. Bengal, Bihar, Maharashtra and Punjab. Woollen Textile The chief centres of woollen textiles are Punjab, U.P., Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh, Karnataka, West Bengal. Sugar Industry U.P., Bihar and some centres are there in Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal and Punjab. Cement Industry Jharkhand, M.P., Chattisgarh, Rajasthan, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh, Tamil Nadu, Gujarat, Haryana, U.P. and Orissa have some factories also. Paper Industry West Bengal, Maharashtra, U.P., Bihar, Orissa, Punjab, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Gujarat. Iron and Steel Industry Jamshedpur, Bokaro (Jharkhand), Bhilai (Chattisgarh), Durgapur, Hirapur, Kulti, Burnpur (West Bengal), Rourkela (Orissa), Bhadrawati (Karnataka), Rourkela (Orissa) and Neyveli (Tamil Nadu). Leather Industry Chennai, Agra, Kolkata, Delhi, Kanpur, Mumbai, Deonaar, Deevaghat. Aluminium Alwaye (Kerala), Muri (Jharkhand), Hirakud (Orissa), Renukoot (U.P.), Bailur (W. Bengal), Koyna Mettur (Tamilnadu) and Hirakud (Orissa). Matches Bareilly, Kolkata, Chennai, Gwalior and Hyderabad. Photo Film Industry Ootacamund (Tamil Nadu). Glass Ferozabad, Shikohabad, Bahjoi, Naini, Haorah, Bangalore and Belgaon. Chemical Industry Delhi, Pimpri, Pune, Kolkata, Mumbai, Chennai, Rishikesh, Bangalore and Amritsar. Rubber-Goods Industry Kolkata, Chennai, Delhi, Bangalore, Mumbai, Hyderabad, Ballabhgarh, Shahaganj, Chamanacheri and Ambatoor. Locomotive Industry Chittaranjan (West Bengal), Varanasi in U.P., Perambur (Tamil Nadu). Automobile Industry Mumbai, Kolkata, Chennai, Jamshed<%0>pur, Pune and Gurgaon. Antibiotic Industry Rishikesh, Pimpri and Delhi. Aircraft Manufacturing Industry Bangalore, Kanpur, Nasik, Koraput and Hyderabad. Fertilizers Industry Durgapur, Kanpur, Foolpur (Uttar Pradesh), Haldia, Namrup, Rourkela, Vadodara, Barauni, Vishakhapatnam, Gorakhpur, etc. Plastic Industry Mumbai, Kolkata, Amritsar, Kanpur, Hyderabad and Coimbatore. Petro-Chemical Industry Vadodara and Mumbai, Bongaigoan, Asom

Towns Associated with Industries Agra : Stoneware, leather, carpets and marbles. Ahmedabad : Cotton-textiles. Aligarh : Cutlery, locks and dairy-industries. Ambala : Scientific goods. Amritsar : Cloth-printing, carpets, woollen goods, shawls. Bangalore : Watches, telephone, aircraft industry. Bareilly : Rubber factory, match factory, wood work. Bhagalpur : Silk. Chennai : Integral coach factory, leather, cigarette, cotton. Mumbai : Chemicals, oil refineries, fertilizers, film, industry, woollen goods, cotton manufacturing. Chittaranjan : Electrical locomotives. Churk : Cement. Cochin : Coffee, coconut oil, ship-building. Dalmianagar : Cement. Darjeeling : Tea, orange. Delhi : Textiles, chemicals, electronics, sewing machines. Dhariwal : Woollen goods. Ferozabad : Glass-bangles. Hardwar : Heavy electricals. Jamshedpur : Iron and steel works, train coaches locomotives. Jallandhur : Sports articles and surgical goods. Jaipur : Ivory work, brass work, jewellery, pottery, cloth painting. Kolkata : Iron and steel, jute, paper, pottery. Kanpur : Leather, cotton, aircraft factories, woollen mills, soap, iron, flour mills. Kolar : Gold-fields. Lucknow : Embroidery, gold, silver, lac work. Ludhiana : Hosiery, cycle. Mirzapur : Carpet, pottery, stoneware and brass. Moradabad : Brassware, cutlery, enamel industry. Karnataka : Sandalwood oil, ivory work, silk goods. Renukoot : Hindustan Aluminium Works. Saharanpur : Paper mill. Srinagar : H.M.T. factory, woodwork, embroidery, paper machine, woollen shawls. Surat : Cotton textiles. Tarapur : Atomic power plant. Titagarh : Paper and jute. Trombay : Oil refineries, atomic-reactors. Varanasi : Diesel-locomotives, brass-wares, lac bangles. Vishakhapatnam : Ship-building.

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