The People of India India's population, numbering 1.027 billion as of 2001, resides mainly in rural areas with India having a population density of about 305 people per square km. Second only to China in population size, India is the home of 16 percent of the world's population. The country accounts though for only 2.42 percent of the total world area.
Cultural diversity is what makes up India, which is evident with the many different states.
In spite of the cultural and ethnic diversity, the physical characteristics of the Indian people are essentially the same. With various shades of brown skin, straight black hair and for the most part brown eyes, the Indian people do not have specific physical characteristics that differentiate them from many of the other different ethnic groups. AsianInfo.org - All Rights Reserved.