According to the 2011 Census data, the Indian state of Assam is ranked ____ in India in terms of the population.

The Correct Answer is Option 4, i.e. 15 th . According to the 2011 census Assam's total population was 31,169,272. In the last ten years, the state's overall population has grown from 26,638,407 to 31,169,272 with a growth rate of 16.93 per cent. Of the 33 districts, eight districts reported an improvement in the decadal rate of population growth. In 2011, the state literacy rate was 73.18%. The rate of male literacy was 78.81% and the rate of female literacy was 67.27%. In 2001 , the census recorded 63.3% of literacy in Assam with 71.3% of male literacy and 54.6% of female literacy.