In Census 2011, for the first time three options was introduced under the ‘Gender’ column. Apart from the 'Male' and 'Female' column, 'Other' category was also inserted. Apart from that houseless people was covered in Census 2011.  NGOs helped   in covering people who do not have houses. There have been both economic and population growth in Kerala, Karnataka, and Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, and Tamil Nadu.  The reason for decreasing population trends was because more Indians are having fewer children for maintaining better quality of life. Over last decade, Indian economy has grown over 8% a year on an average.  More people have been successful in getting employments, job and a better lifestyle compared to the previous decade. Economic factor has strongly affected the people's expectations and aspirations and has ultimately led to slower growth in future population. 

The Census 2011 revealed that the literacy gap between the males and females has been narrowed by 16.6 %.  In fact , females literacy rate has rose to the to the extent of 12 points while as males in literacy segment  has rose to the extent of 7 points only.  Women from rural pockets of the country are getting trained on employability skills to make themselves economically productive and employable.