India's population in 2009

At the end of 2009, it was estimated that:

• 1.1 billion people were living in India
• 750 million of them lived in rural villages
• 360 million of the villagers were women
• 225 million of the villagers were under 15
• 45 million of the villagers were disabled

And India’s population is expected to continue to grow by about 20 million people per year