RAS question
Rajasthan's population density per sq.km. as per Census 2011 is:
Correct answer: (A) 200.
As per Census 2011, Rajasthan's population density was 200 persons per sq. km.
Explanation
Census 2011 places Rajasthan's population density at 200 persons per sq. km. Rajasthan's geographical area is 3.42 lakh sq. km, its Census 2011 population was 6.85 crore, and the state's population density was 200. India's corresponding Census 2011 density was 382, so 382 is the national average, not Rajasthan's figure. Rajasthan had 6.85 crore people in Census 2011 and one of the lowest population densities in the country. Rajasthan's state-specific Census density is the relevant figure, not a later projection or an all-India comparator.
Why the other options are wrong
- (B) 382 is the Census 2011 population density for India, not Rajasthan's state density.
- (C) 500 is far above the Census 2011 figure of 200 persons per sq. km for Rajasthan.
- (D) 150 understates Rajasthan's Census 2011 density of 200 persons per sq. km.
Concept
RAS geography treats Rajasthan's Census 2011 demographic profile as a state-specific factual area, especially the distinction between state indicators and all-India averages. Census facts recur in RAS geography because they provide exact, comparable state indicators.