India in numbers. What makes India an amazing country?

India is a special country on the earth. 

Lets understand India and its specialty in numbers

Population

Population: 1,210,193,422 (121 Cr) (62.37 Cr males and 58.64 Cr females).

Population Growth Rate: The average annual exponential growth rate stands at 1.64 per cent during 2001-2011.

Birth Rate:    The Crude Birth rate was 18.3 in 2009.

Death Rate:     The Crude Death rate was 7.3 in 2009.

Life Expectancy Rate:     65.8 years (Males); 68.1 years (Females) in the period 2006-2011.

Sex Ratio: 940 females per 1000 males according to 2011 census

Population density: 382 per sq km (2011).

Education

According to the provisional results of the 2011 census, the literacy rate in the Country stands at 74.04 per cent, 82.14% for males and 65.46% for females.

No. of Primary school: 11.96 Lakhs

Secondary school: 1.50 Lakhs

Higher Secondary school: 1.42 Lakhs 

Total school: 14.89 Lakhs

College: 45,473

Universities: 1,168

Central Universities: 54 (2024)

State Universities: 442 (2024)

Standalone institutions: 12,002

IITs: 23 (2024)

IISERs: 7 (2024)

NITs: 31 (2024)

AIIMS: 23 (2024) 

Medical college: 766 (2024) 

Ph.D. enrolment: 2.13 lakh (2022)

Madrasas: 38,000 (28,107 recognised and approximately 10,039 unrecognised) (2024)

 

No. of students/enrolment:

School: 26.52 crore 

Higher education: 4.33 crore

Skilling institutions: >11 crore. 

MBBS seats: 1,15,812 (1.15 Lakh) (2024)

Post-graduates seat (MD+ Super specialty):  80,000 (2023)

Engg. seat: 14.90 Lakh B.Tech. seats (2024-25 Academic year)

 

No. of teachers: 

School education: 94.8 lakh

Higher education: 15.98 lakh 

Medical college teachers: less than one lakh (2023)

 

Pass out every year: 

Engineer: 15 Lakh every year 

• 8.3L Engineering & Technology, 

• 2.68L IT and Computer,  

• 3.29L Polytechnic,  

• 1.25L Post Graduate Programs

Doctor: 1,50,000 (1.5 Lakh) (2021)

Science Bachelors:

Science Masters:

PhDs

Academic journal published/year 

Gross Expenditure on R&D (GERD): ₹1,27,381 crore in 2021

 

Healthcare 

No. of hospitals: 23,581 (Private + Govt.) (2019)

Central including AIIMS: 22 (2019)

Registered doctors

Allopathy: 13,08,009 (2022)

Homeopathy:

AYUSH: 5.65 lakh (2022)

Nurse: 34.33 lakh

Allied and healthcare professionals: 13 lakh

Important index

Doctor-population ratio: 1:834

Religion

Hinduism:  96.6Cr (79.8%)(2011)

Muslim: 17.2Cr (14.2%) (2011)

Christian: 

Buddhism: 

Jainism: 

Others: 

Size

Size: 32,87,263 sq. km

Coast line: 7,516.6 km

Communication

Length of Railway lines: 68,584 km (2022-23) (4th largest)

Length of Road: 45.35 lakh km (2019)

Business

Number of Unicorns: 67 (2024) (3rd worldwide)

Number of billionaires: 334 (2024) (3rd worldwide)

Economy

Income Tax payers: Only 2.2% of adult population. (France 78.3%, USA 50.1%, Germany 61.3%, UK 59.7%) (2021-22)

Income tax Returns (ITR) filled: 7.28 crore (2024-25), 6.22Cr (2021-22) 

Income tax paid: 1.93Cr individuals paid Income Tax (2021-22). 4.29Cr paid ZERO Income tax. (2021-22)

Direct tax amount: Rs 19.6 lakh crore (2023-24) (Corporate, personal IT, STT, Other Tax)

Personal income tax:  Rs 10,45,139 crore (2023-24), Rs 8,33,987Cr (2022-23)

GDP

Nominal GDP: $3.798 Trillion (2024)

Defense

Employees:  15Lakh (2024)

• Indian Army: 12.4Lakh
  
• Indian Navy: 0.7Lakh
  
• Indian Air Force: 1.40Lakh
  
• Indian Coast Guard: 0.11Lakh
  
• Border Rorad Organization: 0.33Lakh
  

Budget:Rs 6.22 lakh crore (fourth-largest global spender)

Internet

Mobile connections: 117 crore  (2024)

Internet connections: 93 crore (2024)

Total internet subscribers: 954.40 million vs 251.59 million (March 2024 vs March 2014)

India ranking in avg Internet Download Speed [Ookla speed test]: 16 (March 2024) (from 130 as on March 2014) 

The average data consumption per user in India per month: 20.27 GB vs 0.26 GB (March 2024 vs March 2014)

Cost of Internet: Rs 7.18/GB (Data only pack Rs 359/50GB, Jio)

Investment

PAN Card issued: 78 crore (2024)

TAN Card issued: 73.28 lakh (2024)

DEMAT account issued: 17.5 Cr (09.2024)

Mutual fund investor: 5 Cr (09.2024)

Cryptocurrency investor:  2 Cr (2023)

Money

Cash in circulation: Rs 35.66 lakh crore (09.2024)

Digital currency:

eRupyee: 

No. of transactions per year 

NEFT

RTGS

UPI

IMPS

Transaction charges:

Poverty

 

Poor

Definition: Those who earns $2.15 (about Rs 181) a day

People below poverty level: 12.9 Cr (2024) (43.1 Cr 1990)

Middle class 

Definition: Those who earns 

• Rs. 5L to Rs. 30L per household per annum or 
• between Rs. 298 and Rs. 1,770 per person per day 
• $ 12.60-76.16 per person per day in 2021 PPP-adjusted terms.
  

Population: 43.2Cr (2020-21)

Rich

Definition: Those who earn 

• more than Rs. 30L per household per annum or 
• Rs. 1,770 per person per day 
• >$76.16 per person per day in 2021 PPP-adjusted terms.
  

Super rich

Millionaire

Billionaire: 334 (2024) (3rd worldwide)

Trillionaire: 0 (2024) (0 worldwide)

Earning

Per capita income:  Rs. 98,374 in 2022-23

People earning >Per capita income

Import and Export

Export in USD:  USD 776.68 Billion in FY 2023-24

Import in USD: USD 854.80 Billion in FY 2023-24

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