Census Year

No. of Towns

Total Population

Decadal Growth Rate (Total)

Urban Population

Decadal Growth Rate (Urban)

Percent Urban

1901

166

9,094,748

-

2,030,738

-

22.33

1911

155

9,803,587

7.8

1,886,775

−7.1

19.25

1921

166

10,174,989

3.8

2,050,339

8.7

20.15

1931

172

11,489,828

12.9

2,355,009

14.9

20.50

1941

191

13,701,551

19.2

3,259,955

38.4

23.79

1951

24f

16,262,657

18.7

4,427,896

35.8

27.23

1961

181

20,633,350

26.9

5,316,624

20.1

25.77

1971

216

26,697,475

29.4

7,496,500

41.0

28.08

1981

255

34,085,799

27.7

10,601,653

41.4

31.10

1991

264

41,309,582

21.2

14,246,061

34.4

34.49

2001

242

48,387270*

17.1

18,227,051*

27.9

37.67*