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| Population
Clock |
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Population Foundation of India has developed Population clocks
for India and various States.
The clock is being used by Doordarshan for its various
News bulletins.
For
every minute there are 29 births
in India.
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Birth rate
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22.8 /1,000
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Death
rate
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8.38 /1,000
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Fertility
rate
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2.85 children /woman
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Male Life Expectancy
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63.25
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Female Life Expectancy
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64.77
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Infant
Mortality Rate
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57.92 deaths/1,000 live births
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| Religious
distribution of the Population |
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Religion |
%
of Total population |
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Hindus |
81.3%, |
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Muslims |
12% |
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Christians |
2.3% |
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Sikhs |
1.9%, |
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Buddhists |
2.5% |
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Jains |
2.5% |
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Judaists |
0.005
% |
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| Source: 2004 census of India. |
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