In the following states which one recorded the lowest population growth rate in 2011?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Tamil Nadu
Decadal growth rate of population, 2001-11 (per cent), from the state-wise table of population:
Option (1) Rajasthan — 21.44
Option (2) Bihar — 25.07
Option (3) Tamil Nadu — 15.60, the lowest of the four
Option (4) Gujarat — 19.17
NCERT (2025-26): “Regional Variation in Population Growth … The growth rate of population during 1991-2001 in Indian States and Union Territories shows very obvious pattern. The States like Kerala, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha, Puducherry, and Goa show a low rate of growth not exceeding 20 per cent over the decade. Kerala registered the lowest growth rate (9.4) not only in this group of states but also in the country as a whole. A continuous belt of states from west to east in the north-west, north, and north central parts of the country has relatively high growth rate than the southern states. It is in this belt comprising Gujarat, Maharashtra, Rajasthan, Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim, Assam, West Bengal, Bihar, Chhattisgarh, and Jharkhand, the growth rate on the average remained 20-25 per cent. During 2001-2011, the growth rates of almost all States and Union Territories have registered a lower figure compared to the previous decade, namely, 1991-2001.…”
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