India Statistics
| Population | 1,079.7 million |
| Population annual growth rate | 1.6% |
| Urban population | 29% |
| Major ethnic and linguistic groups | Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and other 3%. |
| Languages | Hindi (30%), Bengali, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Urdu, Gujarati, Malayalam, Kannada, Oriya, Punjabi, Assamese, Kashmiri, Sindhi, and Sanskrit (all official), Hindustani, and English. |
| Religion | Hindu 80.5%, Muslim 13.4%, Christian 2.3%, Sikh 1.9%. |
| Life expectancy (at birth) | 63 years |
| Infant mortality (under one) | 63 per 1,000 live births |
| Under five mortality | 87 per 1,000 live births |
| Maternal mortality rate | 540 per 100,000 live births |
| Adult HIV prevalence rate (ages 15-49) | 0.9% |
| Percentage population with access to safe drinking water | 84% |
| Adult literacy rate | 61% |
| Gross Domestic Product (US$ billions) | 688.7 |
| Gross National Income (GNI) per capita (US$) | 620 |
| Proportion of population living on below $1 a day | 34.7% |
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