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In 2015, India's population was predicted to reach 1.7 billion by 2050. [10] [11] In 2017 its population growth rate was 0.98%, ranking 112th in the world; in contrast, from 1972 to 1983, India's population grew by an annual rate of 2.3%. [12]
With an estimated 1,428,627,663 residents in 2023, India is the world's most populous country. [ 14 ] 1,210,193,422 residents were reported in the 2011 provisional census report. [ 360 ] Its population grew by 17.64% from 2001 to 2011, [ 361 ] compared to 21.54% growth in the previous decade (1991–2001). [ 361 ]
Based on ComScore data 65% of eCommerce transactions in Q4 2017 in the United States were with free shipping. This figure has been consistent for the last few years (ranging between 58% and 69%). Moreover, US respondents asked in the survey listed free shipping (54% mentions) as a most important factor for online shipping.
Road transport is the primary mode of transport for most Indian citizens, and India's road transport systems are among the most heavily used in the world. The Golden Quadrilateral connects the four major metro cities of India, viz., Delhi (north), Kolkata (east), Chennai (south) and Mumbai (west). India's road network is the second-largest ...
List of countries by population (United Nations) This is a list of countries and other inhabited territories of the world by total population, based on estimates published by the United Nations in the 2024 revision of World Population Prospects. It presents population estimates from 1950 to the present. [2]
India is a union consisting of 28 states and 8 union territories. [1] As of 2022, with an estimated population of 1.4 billion, India is the world's most populous country. India occupies 2.4% of the world's area and is home to 17.5% of the world's population. [2] The Indo-Gangetic Plain has one of the world's biggest stretches of fertile not ...
Population. The population of India as per 2011 census was 1,210,854,977. [31] India added 181.5 million to its population since 2001, slightly lower than the population of Brazil. India, with 2.4% of the world's surface area, accounts for 17.5% of its population. Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state with roughly 200 million people.
Kolkata, [a] also known as Calcutta[b] (its official name until 2001), is the capital and largest city of the Indian state of West Bengal. It lies on the eastern bank of the Hooghly River, 80 km (50 mi) west of the border with Bangladesh. It is the primary financial and commercial centre of eastern and northeastern India. [16]