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Name the leading states in terms of number of villages in India and concentration of rural population. |
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Answer» Leading states in terms of number of villages – In 2011, number of total villages in the country was 6,40,867. Following are the leading states in terms of number of villages in India – Uttar Pradesh (1,06,704), Madhya Pradesh (54,903), Odisha (51,313), Bihar (44,874), Rajasthan (44,672), Maharashtra (43,663) and West Bengal (40,203). States having high percentage of rural population in total population of the state – Himachal Pradesh (89.96), Bihar (88.70), Assam (85.92), Odisha (83.32), Meghalaya (79.92), Uttar Pradesh (77.72), Arunachal Pradesh (77.33) etc. |
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