The then territory of undivided India contained about 283 million people in 1900. In terms of modern areas, 238m lived in India, 29m in Bangladesh and 16.5m in Pakistan.
The name "india" orignates from the ancient Indo-Aryan tribes that migrated to the Indus valley from the Caucus Mtns. India may have been called by the native Dravidians living on the Indus. Origins...