Population growth rate: 1.64% (1996 est.)
Birth rate: 25.94 births/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Death rate: 9.61 deaths/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Net migration rate: 0.04 migrant(s)/1,000 population (1996 est.)
Sex ratio:
at birth: 1.05 male(s)/female
under 15 years: 1.06 male(s)/female
15-64 years: 1.08 male(s)/female
65 years and over: 0.98 male(s)/female
all ages: 1.07 male(s)/female (1996 est.)
Infant mortality rate: 71.1 deaths/1,000 live births (1996 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: total population: 59.71 years male: 59.12 years female: 60.32 years (1996 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.2 children born/woman (1996 est.)
Nationality: noun: Indian(s) adjective: Indian
Ethnic divisions: Indo-Aryan 72%, Dravidian 25%, Mongoloid and
other 3%