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| Q. |
According to India's Report of 2001 percentage of population living in rural areas is – |
| A. | 70 |
| B. | 72 |
| C. | 74 |
| D. | 80 |
| Answer» B. 72 | |
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Explanation: As per the 2001 Census of India, in a total population of 1027 million in India, about 742 million (or 72.2%) lived in rural areasand 285 million (or 27.8%) lived in urban areas. There had been an increase of 2.1 percentage points in the proportion of urban population in India during 1991-2001. According to 2011 census, population of rural India is 31.1% and urban India is 68.9%. |
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