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Population facts
Total land area
3,000,000 square kms (approx)
Population density
324 per square km
Percentage of the population who were literate (2001)
65%
Percentage of the population who are under 6 (2001)
15%
Percentage population growth (1992 - 2001)
21%
Natural hazards
Natural resources
Drought
Flash floods
Coal
Iron ore
Manganese
Natural gas
Diamonds
Bauxite
Chromite
Mica
Titanium ore
Famine
Severe Thunderstorms
Earthquakes
River
Length
Ganges
2414 km
Brahmaputra
2897 km
Main religions
Hindu
Islam
Christian
Sikh
Buddhists
Jains
