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Table 1. Metric Conversion Coefficients and Factors
When you know
Multiply by
To find
Millimeters
0.04
inches
Centimeters
0.39
inches
Meters
3.3
feet
Kilometers
0.62
miles
Hectares
2.47
acres
Square kilometers
0.39
square miles
Cubic meters
35.3
cubic feet
Liters
0.26
gallons
Kilograms
2.2
pounds
Metric tons
0.98
long tons
1.1
short tons
2,204.0
pounds
Degrees Celsius (Centigrade)
1.8 and add 32
degrees Fahrenheit
Table 2. Annual Climatic Statistics, Selected Stations,
1990
Station
Approximate Precipitation (in
millimeters)
Average Temperature Range (in
degrees Celsius)
Minimum
Maximum
Bangalore
750
14.5
34.7
Bombay
877
19.8
33.2
Calcutta
2,167
14.2
34.5
Darjiling
2,783
1.7
21.6
Hyderabad
1,596
15.0
38.8
Madras
1,058
19.8
36.1
New Delhi
911
8.3
39.9
Patna
1,011
9.4
36.4
Port Blair
2,257
22.1
31.9
Shillong
2,427
7.1
24.2
Shimla
1,767
4.0
25.3
Srinagar
1,239
-1.7
30.8
Thiruvananthapuram
2,357
22.1
33.6
Vishakhapatnam
2,004
21.0
32.9
Source: Based on information from India, Ministry of
Planning, Department of Statistics, Central Statistical
Organisation, Statistical Pocket Book, 1991 ,
New Delhi, 1992, 225-28.
Table 3. Area, Population, and Population Density by
State and Union Territory, 1981 and 1991
State or Union Territory
Area (in square kilometers)
Population (in thousands)
Population Density (persons per
square kilometer)
1981
1991
1981
1991
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
8,249
189
281
23
34
Andhra Pradesh
275,045
53,550
66,508
195
242
Arunachal Pradesh
83,743
632
865
8
10
Assam
78,438
18,041
22,414
230
286
Bihar
173,877
69,915
86,374
402
497
Chandigarh
114
452
642
3,961
5,632
Dadra and Nagar Haveli
491
104
138
211
282
Daman and Diu
112
79
102
705
907
Delhi
1,483
6,220
9,420
4,194
6,352
Goa
3,702
1,008
1,170
272
316
Gujarat
196,024
34,086
41,310
174
211
Haryana
44,212
12,922
16,464
292
372
Himachal Pradesh
55,673
4,281
5,171
77
93
Jammu and Kashmir
222,236
5,987
7,719
59
76
Karnataka
191,791
37,136
44,977
194
235
Kerala
38,863
25,454
29,098
655
749
Lakshadweep
32
40
52
1,258
1,616
Madhya Pradesh
443,446
52,179
66,181
118
149
Maharashtra
307,713
62,784
78,937
204
257
Manipur
22,327
1,421
1,837
64
82
Meghalaya
22,249
1,336
1,774
60
79
Mizoram
21,081
494
690
23
33
Nagaland
16,579
775
1,210
47
73
Orissa
155,707
26,370
31,660
169
203
Pondicherry
492
604
807
1,229
1,642
Punjab
50,362
16,789
20,282
333
403
Rajasthan
342,239
34,262
44,005
100
129
Sikkim
7,096
316
406
45
57
Tamil Nadu
130,058
48,408
55,859
372
429
Tripura
10,486
2,053
2,757
196
263
Uttar Pradesh
294,411
110,863
139,112
377
473
West Bengal
88,752
54,581
68,078
615
767
INDIA
3,287,263
683,329
846,303
216
257
Source: Based on information from India, Ministry of
Home Affairs, Registrar General and Census Commissioner,
Census of India 1991: Final Population Totals: Brief
Analysis of Primary Census Abstract, Series-1, Paper-2
of 1992 , New Delhi, 1993, 78-97.
Table 4. Population and Population Density, Actual and
Projected, Selected Years, 1901-2020
Year
Population
Population Density (persons per square
kilometer)
1901
238,396,327
77
1911
252,093,390
82
1921
251,321,213
81
1931
278,977,238
90
1941
318,660,580
103
1951
361,088,090
117
1961
439,234,771
142
1971
548,159,652
177
1981
683,329,097
216
1991
846,302,688
267
1995
936,545,814
284
20002
1,018,105,000
309
20102
1,173,621,000
357
20202
1,320,746,000
401
Source: Based on information from India, Ministry of
Home Affairs, Registrar General and Census Commissioner,
Census of India 1991, Provisional Population Totals,
Series-1, Paper-1 of 1991 , New Delhi, March 1991,
43; India, Ministry of Home Affairs, Registrar General
and Census Commissioner, Census of India 1991, Final
Population Totals: Brief Analysis of Primary Census
Abstract, Series-1, Paper-2 of 1992 , New Delhi,
1993, 78 and 86; and United States, Bureau of the
Census, World Population Profile: 1994 ,
Washington, February 1994, A-5.
Table 5. Distribution of Urban Population by Size of
City, Selected Years, 1901-91 (in percentages of total
urban population)
Size of Urban Center and Number of Inhabitants
1901
1951
1961
1971
1981
19911
Class I (100,000 and above)
26.0
44.6
51.4
57.2
60.4
65.2
Class II (50,000 to 99,999)
11.3
10.0
11.2
10.9
11.6
10.9
Class III (20,000 to 49,999)
15.6
15.7
16.9
16.0
14.3
13.2
Class IV (10,000 to 19,999)
20.8
13.6
12.8
10.9
9.5
7.8
Class V (5,000 to 9,999)
20.1
13.0
6.9
4.5
3.6
2.6
Class VI (less than 5,000)
6.1
3.1
0.8
0.4
0.5
0.3
Total
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
100.0
Source: Based on information from Tata Services,
Department of Economics and Statistics, Statistical
Outline of India, 1994-95 , Bombay, 1994, 48.
Table 6. Population and Population Increase in Urban
Agglomerates with More Than 1 Million Persons, 1971-91
Urban Agglomerate
Population in 1991 (in thousands)
Population Increase, 1971-81 (in percentages)
Population Increase, 1981-91 (in percentages)
Bombay
12,572
42.9
33.4
Calcutta
10,916
23.9
18.7
Delhi
8,375
57.1
46.2
Madras
5,361
35.3
25.0
Hyderabad
4,280
42.7
67.0
Bangalore
4,087
75.6
39.9
Ahmadabad
3,298
45.9
28.9
Pune
2,485
48.6
47.4
Kanpur
2,111
23.5
28.8
Nagpur
1,661
40.8
36.2
Lucknow
1,642
23.8
63.0
Surat
1,517
87.4
64.2
Jaipur
1,514
59.4
49.2
Kochi
1,140
48.8
38.1
Coimbatore
1,136
25.0
23.4
Vadodara
1,115
67.4
42.5
Indore
1,104
47.9
33.1
Patna
1,099
66.7
19.6
Madurai
1,094
27.6
20.5
Bhopal
1,064
74.4
58.5
Vishakhapatnam
1,052
66.1
74.3
Varanasi
1,026
25.5
28.8
Kalyan
1,014
36.7
645.4
Ludhiana
1,012
51.3
66.7
Source: Based on information from Tata Services,
Department of Economics and Statistics, Statistical
Outline of India, 1994-95 , Bombay, 1994, 50-52.
Table 7. Infant Mortality, Selected Years, 1911-95
Period
Deaths per 1,000 Live Births
1911-15
204
1916-20
219
1921-25
174
1926-30
178
1931-35
174
1936-40
161
1941-45
161
1946-50
134
1951-61
146
1961-71
129
1975-81
133
1992
91
1994
78
1995 (estimate)
76
Source: Based on information from Sudipto Mundle,
"Recent Trends in the Condition of Children in India: A
Statistical Profile," World Development
[London], 12, No. 3, 1984, 301; "World Population Data
Sheet of the Population Reference Bureau, Inc.,"
Washington, 1992; United States, Bureau of the Census,
World Population Profile: 1994 , Washington,
February 1994, A-28; and United States, Central
Intelligence Agency, The World Factbook, 1995 ,
Washington, 1995, 196.
Table 8. Health Care Services, Selected Fiscal Years,
1960-91 (in thousands)
Service
1960
1973
1984
1991
Primary health centers
2.8
5.3
7.3
22.4
Hospitals
4.0
4.0
7.4
11.2
Dispensaries
9.9
10.8
21.9
27.4
Hospital beds
186.0
406.0
625.0
811.0
Physicians (registered)
76.0
172.4
297.0
394.0
Nurses (registered)
32.7
94.0
171.0
n.a.
Source: Based on information from Tata Services,
Department of Economics and Statistics, Statistical
Outline of India, 1988-89 , Bombay, 1988, 175; and
Tata Services, Department of Economics and Statistics,
Statistical Outline of India, 1994-95 , Bombay,
1994, 190.
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