Q. Consider the following statements:

1. Population density is calculated as the number of persons per unit area.
2. Only Bangladesh and China have higher average population densities than India.
3. The population density of India in the year 2011 was 482 persons per sq km.

Which of the above mentioned statements is/ are incorrect?
Answer: Only 2 and 3
Notes: Population density is calculated as the number of persons per unit area. India is one of the most densely populated countries of the world. Only Bangladesh and Japan have higher average population densities than India. The population density of India in the year 2011 was 382 persons per sq km. Densities vary from 1,102 persons per sq km in Bihar to only 17 persons per sq. km. in Arunachal Pradesh.

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