Statement  5 : Distribution of Youth Population in India - Age-Group 15-34 years
  Total Rural Urban Sex-Ratio
  Persons Male Female Persons Male Female Persons Male Female Total Rural Urban
India 33.8 33.7 33.9 32.5 32.2 32.7 37.3 37.4 37.2 940 960 897
Northern Region 34.4 34.5 34.3 32.9 32.8 33.0 37.4 37.7 37.0 885 916 833
Haryana 35.3 35.5 35.1 34.6 34.9 34.3 36.9 36.8 36.9 851 851 850
Himachal Pradesh 35.5 35.4 35.7 35.0 34.7 35.3 40.2 40.5 39.7 978 1006 779
Jammu & Kashmir 34.7 34.9 34.6 33.6 33.5 33.6 38.3 38.7 37.7 884 919 797
Punjab 35.3 35.1 35.7 34.4 34.0 34.9 37.1 37.1 37.1 892 916 849
Rajasthan 32.3 32.3 32.3 31.2 31.1 31.3 36.1 36.2 35.9 921 936 882
Chandigarh 40.5 41.5 39.2 46.8 49.9 41.7 39.8 40.5 38.9 733 518 766
Delhi 38.8 39.5 37.8 38.2 38.8 37.5 38.8 39.6 37.8 785 782 786
North-Eastern Region 35.0 34.3 35.8 34.2 33.5 35.0 39.0 38.1 40.0 978 985 945
Arunachal Pradesh 33.4 32.9 34.0 31.8 31.3 32.3 39.5 38.7 40.6 922 944 860
Assam 34.6 33.8 35.4 33.9 33.2 34.8 38.9 38.0 40.0 980 990 919
Manipur 37.5 36.9 38.1 37.5 36.9 38.0 37.7 37.0 38.4 1009 996 1047
Meghalaya 33.5 32.6 34.4 32.1 31.3 33.0 39.2 38.0 40.3 1027 1023 1040
Mizoram 37.3 37.4 37.3 34.5 34.6 34.4 40.2 40.2 40.2 935 918 950
Nagaland 38.3 38.0 38.7 37.8 37.6 38.0 40.8 39.9 42.0 916 926 873
Tripura 35.5 34.8 36.2 35.0 34.4 35.6 38.0 36.8 39.3 985 977 1024
Eastern Region 32.7 32.3 33.1 31.9 31.4 32.4 36.2 36.1 36.4 960 979 892
Bihar 30.1 29.6 30.6 29.7 29.1 30.3 33.8 34.3 33.2 948 963 841
Jharkhand 31.8 31.5 32.0 30.5 30.1 31.0 36.1 36.3 35.8 955 990 858
Orissa 34.2 33.5 34.9 33.5 32.7 34.3 38.5 38.2 38.8 1013 1035 910
Sikkim 38.0 37.7 38.2 37.2 37.0 37.5 44.0 43.7 44.5 887 893 845
West Bangal 34.9 34.6 35.3 34.3 34.0 34.6 36.6 36.2 37.1 951 966 917
A & N Islands 39.9 39.9 39.9 38.6 38.3 38.9 42.6 43.2 41.9 844 874 791
Central Region 31.8 31.8 31.9 30.8 30.6 30.9 35.6 35.8 35.4 916 930 876
Chattisgarh 32.6 32.5 32.6 31.4 31.3 31.5 37.2 37.2 37.1 991 1010 929
Madhya Pradesh 32.9 33.1 32.8 31.7 31.9 31.6 36.3 36.4 36.1 910 919 889
Uttar Pradesh 31.3 31.1 31.4 30.3 30.0 30.5 35.1 35.3 34.9 905 918 866
Uttarkhand 33.5 33.0 34.1 32.3 31.4 33.2 37.1 37.3 36.8 993 1065 833
Western Region 35.5 35.9 35.0 33.3 33.5 33.0 38.7 39.3 38.0 897 939 847
Goa 38.8 39.7 37.9 39.0 40.0 37.9 38.7 39.3 38.0 919 936 902
Gujarat 36.0 36.0 35.9 34.5 34.4 34.6 38.5 38.7 38.3 918 952 871
Maharashtra 35.1 35.8 34.4 32.5 32.9 32.1 38.7 39.5 37.8 888 935 836
Dadra Nagar & Haveli 40.9 44.4 36.5 38.6 42.0 34.6 48.6 51.9 43.8 667 701 583
Daman & Diu 48.0 54.0 39.5 51.9 59.1 39.7 41.1 42.8 39.3 519 393 902
Southern Region 35.5 35.2 35.8 34.3 34.1 34.5 37.8 37.4 38.3 1005 1008 998
Andhra Pradesh 35.3 35.1 35.5 34.0 33.9 34.2 38.7 38.2 39.1 990 991 989
Karnataka 35.3 35.4 35.3 33.7 33.8 33.6 38.5 38.5 38.6 962 972 944
Kerala 35.4 35.0 35.8 35.4 34.9 35.8 35.5 35.1 35.8 1084 1086 1081
Tamil Nadu 35.9 35.3 36.5 34.6 34.2 35.1 37.5 36.8 38.2 1020 1020 1019
Lakshadweep 35.3 34.7 35.8 35.1 35.2 35.1 35.4 34.2 36.7 977 957 1004
Pondicherry 38.3 37.9 38.7 37.7 37.6 37.8 38.6 38.1 39.1 1021 997 1032
Source: Report and Tables on Age, Census of India 2001