India's population is now estimated at 1,210.2 million including 623.7 million male and 586.5 million female. Releasing the provisional 2011 Census report on Thursday in New Delhi, Registrar General of India and Census Commissioner Dr. C. Chandramauli said country's population growth in 2011 is 17.64 per cent in comparison to 21.15 per cent in 2001. Population has also increased 181 million in the last 10 years.He said India's population is now bigger than the combined population of USA, Indonesia, Brazil, Pakistan and Bangladesh. The census report says, Uttar Pradesh is the most populous state and the combined population of UP and Maharashtra is bigger than USA.Mr Chandamauli said child sex ratio in 2011 is 914 female against 1,000 male’the lowest since Independence.He said Delhi's north-east district has the highest population density as 37,346 persons live per square kilo metre while the lowest is in Dibang Valley in Arunachal Pradesh with only one person per square kilo metre.The report says, Jammu and Kashmir, Bihar and Gujarat show decline in sex ratio while 29 states show an increase.Mr Chandramauli said literates constitute 74 per cent of the total population aged seven and above. He said the literacy rate has gone up from 64.83 per cent in 2001 to 74.04 per cent in 2011 showing an increase of 9.21 per cent.