The total population of the State of Haryana as at 0:00 hours of 1st March 2001 stood at 21,082,989 persons as per the provisional results of the Census of India 2001. Haryana has shown a population growth of 28.06% between 1991-2001 as compared to 21.34 at the national average during the same period. The sex ratio (i.e., the number of females per thousand males) of population was recorded as 861 declining from 865 as at the 1991 Census. Total literacy rose to 68.59% from 55.85% in 1991 Census.
| Population : |
| Persons : 21,082,989 |
| Males : 11,327,658 |
| Females : 9,755,331 |
| Sex Ratio : 861 |
| Decadal Growth 1991 - 2001 |
| Persons : (+) 28.06 % |
| Males : (+) 28.32 % |
| Females : (+) 27.75 % |
| Population (0 - 6 years): |
| Persons : 3,259,080 |
| Males : 1,790,758 |
| Females : 1,468,322 |
| Sex Ratio : 906 |
| Percentage of Population (0-6) to Total Population : |
| Persons : 15.46 % |
| Males : 15.81 % |
| Females : 15.05 % |
| Number of Literates : |
| Persons : 12,225,036 |
| Males : 7,558,443 |
| Females : 4,666,593 |
| Percentage of Literates to Total population : |
| Persons : 68.59 % |
| Males : 79.25 % |
| Females : 56.31% |
(Source: Provisional Population Totals: India. Census of India 2001, Paper 1 of 2001)