As per the 2011 Census, the child population in the age group of 0-6 years is 158,789,287 (158.8 million). The child population comprises of 13.12% of the total population of the country. The rural child population in India is 11,75,85,514 (74.05% to the total child population), while urban child population comprises of 4,12,03,773 (25.95% to the total).